Bio-Rad Bio-Plex Manager™ MP Software Upgrade - Manual (Page 16)

2 | Creating Protocols
14 | Bio-Plex Manager MP Software
Formatting Plates
The array reader uses the plate formatting to identify which wells are to be read and
Bio-Plex Manager MP uses it to determine how to analyze the different samples in
each well.
Note: Only formatted wells are read by the array reader. Undefined wells are
not read.
To format a plate
1. Navigate to the protocol dialog box.
2. Click Format Plate.
3. Click the button in the toolbar for the type of well you want to format.
4. Click the wells in the template that you want defined with this well type.
Formatted wells are colored blue with a specific shape to identify the well type.
Control, Standard, and Unknown wells are numbered. Blank wells are specified
with the letter B. For more information on the well types, see Well Types on
page 16 .