Luminex xPONENT for MAGPIX 4.2 - Manual (Page 18)

9. Delta Cal Temperature 10. XY Status
11. Power Off button
System Status Button - This button has two functions: When clicked, it opens the system
log. It also displays the current status of the system. If there are no warnings or errors, the
System Status button is green with a check mark. If there is a warning, out of calibration
condition, or other important user notification, the button is yellow with an exclamation point.
Connection Status - Displays the status of the analyzer’s connection to the PC (Connected
or Disconnected). To ensure the analyzer connects to the PC, turn on the analyzer before
you start xPONENT.
Check Cal/Ver - If this displays a white X, there is a failed calibration or verification. Click the
scales to open the System Information tab to see details about the last calibration and other
important instrument information.
Command Display - Displays the following:
• The command currently running.
• The system state (i.e. running, idle, etc.).
• Date and time.
Progress - Displays a bar graph showing the progress of the current command or routine; if
the command or routine is finished, it displays a full progress bar and the command status as
Complete.
Pause - Pauses the system after the current command completes. Pause does not stop the
system in the middle of running a command. You cannot run another command while the
system is paused. Pause the system before stopping it so that it will finish the current
command and store the pending batch and then resume exactly where it left off.
Stop - Stops the system, regardless of command status. Use this only if it does not matter
whether the data from the current well is lost.
Eject - Ejects the plate. Once the plate is ejected, the Eject button changes to Retract.
Retract retracts the plate, and the Retract button changes back to Eject.
Temp - Displays the difference in temperature between the current reading and the reading
when the system was calibrated, in degrees Celsius. If the temperature is out of tolerance,
this shows a high or low arrow. When clicked, it opens the Auto Maint tab.
XY Status - Displays the current location of the command, and the temperature of the plate
heating block in degrees Celsius. When clicked, it opens the Probe & Heater tab.
Drive Fluid Level - The Drive Fluid liquid level sensor warns you when the Drive Fluid is low.
There can be enough Drive Fluid left in the container to finish a plate. The system does NOT
stop until a air bubble is detected in the line coming from the Drive Fluid container.
Waste Fluid Level - The waste fluid container liquid level sensor stops the current plate if the
waste container is full.
Help
To display online help for the tab in which you are currently working, click the blue “i” icon at
the upper right of the xPONENT window. This opens a help window with information specific
to that tab.
To display system-level help, click the blue question mark at the top of the xPONENT
window, then click Contents and Index. The online help opens and you can navigate to any
available topic.
Introduction
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