Bio-Rad Model 680 Microplate Reader Accessories - Manual (Page 54)

Microplate Manager User Guide
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From this dialog box you can enter the main Twister control panel by clicking on the
Twister Configuration/Training button. See the Twister User Guide for instructions
on configuring the Twister using this panel.
After you exit the Twister control panel, you will have to click on the Run button
again to reenter the Plate Handler Options dialog box.
After you have defined your plate types and other configurations in the Twister
control panel, select the appropriate plate type from the pull-down menu under Plate
Type in the Plate Handler Options dialog box.
The Restacking Option buttons allow you to specify whether and how you will
restack your plates. Restack at End of Rack will restack the plates after each rack is
emptied. Restack at End of Batch will wait to restack the plates until all the plates in
all the racks have been read.
If you have a rack for storing lids on your Twister (specified in the Twister control
panel), you can select the appropriate option in the Lid Configuration field.
If the Twister Extended Capacity platform has been installed, you can select the Use
Extended Capacity checkbox. If you do not want to use the extended capacity racks,
deselect this checkbox.
If a barcode reader is installed with your Twister, the Scan Barcode checkbox will
appear checked. If you do not want to scan barcodes, deselect this checkbox. If a
plate has a barcode, it will be stored in the plate file and printed on all the reports. (It
will not be visible in the reports displayed on the screen.) If a plate has no barcode,
the barcode reader will return a blank string.
As the plate loader progresses through a stack of plates, the Num of Plates Read field
in the Protocol window will indicate the number of plates that have been read.
Saving Files from Multiple Plate Readings
In the course of a batch of Multiple Plate readings, each data set will be automatically
saved as soon as each reading is complete. You can save your multiple plate data as
.mpm files only, or you can also export it in text format.