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2 Installing the Bravo Platform
Installing the liquid-handling head
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Bravo deck locations (top view)
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Ensure that the Bravo Platform is turned off. Check that the power switch located
on the right side is set to off (o) and the status lights on the device front are not lit.
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Bravo Platform status lights (front) and power switch (right side)
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Carefully remove the liquid-handling head and protective stand from the packaging.
While the head remains seated in the stand, pull out and twist the two head-retainer
pins one-quarter turn so that they remain retracted. See the following figure.
Do not rest the bottom of a liquid-handling head on any surface. Doing so can
damage the barrels, pins, or probes.
To prevent potential contamination, do not touch the liquid-handling head barrels,
tips, or probes with your hands.
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Remove the head from the stand as follows:
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Disposable-tip heads. Rest the bottom of the stand on a clean, dry surface. Slide
the head out of the stand as the following figure shows, so that the barrels are
facing down.
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