13 Multi-Aspiration (MULTI-ASP)
'STEP volume' filling mode
'Sequential' filling mode
13.4 Dispensing liquid
You can switch back and forth between liquid aspirating and dispensing using the
a. Tap on the
ð The message 'Hold STEP to empty' appears.
b. To dispense liquid, hold down the STEP button.
To cancel liquid dispensing, press the X button. If the tip is drained, the program switches back to liq-
uid aspiration.
13.5 Creating and editing an aliquot list for liquid aspiration
a. Select 'Sequential' filling mode.
b. Select Options > 'Edit aliquots' or tap on #1 ... #10.
c. Create and edit the aliquot list as described in the 'Sequential Dispensing' operating mode in the
section Editing an aliquot list, p. 90.
13.6 Switching the operating mode
a. Tap on the
b. If the tip is filled, a message appears asking if you would like to switch modes with the filled tip.
c. If only a residual amount is still present, a message then appears asking if you would like to dis-
card the liquid. Once you confirm the message, the liquid is dispensed.
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Operating manual
button.
button.
In 'STEP volume' filling mode, you set the STEP volume be-
fore liquid aspiration. Each time the STEP button is pressed,
the set volume is aspirated, and this continues until the nom-
inal volume is reached.
In 'Sequential' filling mode, you control liquid aspiration an
aliquot list (1 ... 10 aliquots). In this table, different volumes
can be defined, which are aspirated successively in this oper-
ating mode. Each time the STEP button is pressed, the cur-
rent volume is aspirated. The program then switches to the
next volume in the aliquot list, and this continues until all
preset aliquots are aspirated. In the operating mode, you
then see up to 3 entries of the aliqout list. These entries –
specifically, the previous, current and next entry – are indi-
cated by a number sign (#). If an aliquot is aspirated, the dis-
play moves down the list (1, #2,
The device automatically switches to liquid dispensing when
the desired volume or the nominal volume is reached.
#1, 2, #3
#2, 3, #4 #10).
and
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buttons.