Bio-Rad Bio-Plex Pro™ Wash Stations - Manual (Page 18)

Basic Operation and Maintenance
18 Bio-Plex Pro and Bio-Plex Pro II Wash Stations
Changing the Vacuum Configuration
You must set the vacuum system appropriately for the plate carrier used. This is
done through the VACUUM FILTR menu. Follow the procedure shown below to:
• Enable Low VAC when using the vacuum carrier
• Disable Low VAC when
1). using the magnetic carrier
2). using the standard ELISA plate carrier
Disabling/Enabling the Vacuum Carrier
Go through these menus to disable or enable the vacuum carrier. If you are disabling
the vacuum, the menus will display “Disable” in place of “Enable.”
The instrument must be turned off and then back on for the change to take effect.
OPTIONS
- + EXIT OK
EDIT LLD CHANNEL
- + EXIT OK
Select and press OK for OPTIONS
System places you in the Options menu at EDIT
LLD CHANNEL. EXIT to Primary menu (press
EXIT until it is no longer an option)
PROGRAM
< > OK
Enable Low VAC
Enable Low VAC
EXIT YES
Enable vacuum carrier by choosing YES
(“Disable Low VAC” will be displayed if already enabled)
SETTINGS
< > OK
Navigate to Settings in the Primary menu
and press OK
System enables vacuum carrier
VACUUM FILTR.
- + EXIT OK
Select and press OK for VACUUM FILTR.
Failure to set
Vacuum Filtration
settings
appropriately for the
installed plate
carrier will result in
a MANIFOLD HEAD
UP error. This
indicates that the
manifold arm cannot
lower appropriately.