Luminex 100 IS Version 2.2 - Manual (Page 113)

x MAP Technology Using Luminex 100 IS 2.2 Software
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defined number of wells on the microtiter plate. The skipped wells
are displayed on the plate graphic on the Run Batch tab as empty
wells colored solid white.
The Insert Command section contains a list box, multiplier field, and
Apply button. See Figure 57. In the list box you select Acquire
Patient or Skip well command.
• Acquire Patient—Use this command to add new patient fields to
the command list. After adding the patients you define the
Sample ID and Dilution Factor for each new patient. The
Dilution Factor defaults to 1.
• Skip [wells]—Use the Skip command to deliberately bypass
specific wells during batch acquisition. This may be useful
where a certain sample failed.
Figure 57. Insert Command Section
‹ To insert the Acquire Patient or Skip command:
1. Click New Batch on the Home Tab.
2. At the Open Template dialog box, select the desired template.
3. The Luminex Batch Setup window appears with the Insert
Command section at the top. See Figure 57 and Figure 58.
4. Click the drop down arrow and select the desired command.
5. In the multiplier field, enter the number of patients that you want
to add to the list or the number of wells that you want to skip and
click Apply.
6. The Luminex Batch Setup screen reflects the new information.
Figure 58 shows that eight patients were added. The Dilution
Factor defaults to 1. The figure also shows that 16 wells were
skipped (9 to 24). Skipped wells and patient wells added to the
batch are shown as green wells on the microtiter plate image.
Note: When you use the
Load Patient List feature all the
Sample IDs and Dilution
Factors are predefined. See
“Add a Patient List” on page 6-
66 for additional information.