Bio-Rad EXQuest Spot Cutter - Manual (Page 269)

PDQuest User Guide
8-4
Click on Lower Tip to drop the cutting tip to its lowest position. In this position,
manually adjust the cutting tip height as described in the hardware manual until it
presses lightly against the surface of the cutting mat.
Raise Tip raises the cutting tip. Test Cut performs a test cut in the center of the gel.
Click Done to accept the settings and return the cutting tip to home position.
The cutting tip height only needs to be set once, unless the spot cutter gets out of
alignment.
8.1.c Spot Cutter Settings
Click the Spot Cutter Settings button to open the settings dialog box for
the cutter.
Fig. 8-3. Spot cutter settings.
In the dialog box, select the communications robot port to the spot cutter by clicking
COM 1 or COM 2.
Under Miscellaneous, specify the microtiter plate size you are using by clicking 96
wells or 384 wells.