Luminex xPONENT for MAGPIX - Manual (Page 100)

Initial Startup
When you turn on the system for the first time, perform the following procedures.
1. Adjust the Sample Probe Height
2. Revive After Storage (Luminex) Routine
3. Calibration/Verification Routine
Adjusting the Sample Probe Height
Adjust the sample probe height to ensure that the probe drops far enough into the well to
acquire sample.
NOTE: Ensure that there is no liquid in the wells or reservoirs before
adjusting the sample probe height.
1. On the Home page, click Probe and Heater under Daily Activities. The Probe &
Heater tab opens.
2. Based on the type of plate you are using, place alignment disks or an alignment sphere
from the Height Alignment Kit in the well, as specified below:
• Filter-bottom plate - two (2) 5.08mm disks
• Mylar-bottom plate - two (2) 5.08mm disks
• Conical (V-shaped) plate - one (1) sphere
If you are using a standard 96-well plate, you do not need to use any of the disks or
spheres in the Height Alignment Kit.
3. Ensure that the well location is selected on the plate image. Luminex recommends that
you use well D6 (this is the center of a standard 96-well plate). A green pin marks the
selected well.
4. Click Eject to eject the plate holder.
5. Place a strip well in the off-plate reagent block.
6. In the Strip Wells section, click D1.
Chapter 4: Performing System
Maintenance
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