Bio-Rad Model 680 Microplate Reader Accessories - Manual (Page 62)

Microplate Manager User Guide
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It is useful to format your template before reading the microplate so that this
information can be included in the Protocol File. This allows reports to be
automatically generated, displayed, and printed immediately after plate reading.
Note that the template does not affect how a plate is read. All wells in the
microplate will be read by the reader, regardless of any template formatting.
Ultramark only: Microplate Manager allows you to capture and display an image of
your microplate using the Custom Template feature. If you create or select a custom
template, you can view the resulting image using the Raw Image Report. This
feature also allows you to specify any plate dimensions up to 1,536 wells.
Opening a Template
Opening an Existing Template
To open an existing template, select Open from the FILE menu or click on the Pick
Template… button from within a Protocol dialog box. This will open the File Open
dialog box. Select the appropriate directory and double-click on the template file to
open it.
Template files have a .mpm extension—that is, they are saved as Data Files, even if
no data has been read into the template. Templates with no data have “0.000” entered
into the data fields.
Opening a New Template
To open a new template, select New Template from the FILE menu. (See page 24 for
information on selecting a new template from within a Protocol dialog box.)
Plate types are listed in terms of numbers of columns and rows. For example, a
96-well microplate will have the dimensions of 12 columns
× 8 rows. A 1536-well
microplate will have the dimensions of 48 Ч 32.