Bio-Rad iMark Microplate Absorbance Reader - Manual (Page 7)

iMark Microplate Absorbance Reader Instruction Manual
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Introduction
Description
The iMark™ Microplate Absorbance Reader (catalog #168-1130) is an eight-channel, vertical pathlength
photometer that measures the absorbance of the contents in the wells of a 96-well microtitration plates. It can
perform single or dual wavelength measurements and can report absorbance values to three decimal places.
The iMark reader can be programmed by entering commands through the membrane keypad to define plate
reading and data analysis parameters as testing protocols and select report types. Hard copy reports can be
produced by an optional on-board thermal printer or external printer.
The iMark reader can also be controlled by the Windows-based Microplate Manager® software (catalog #
168-9520) program, through its built-in USB 2.0 interface device. Microplate Manager software provides a
complete, user-friendly solution for protocol programming as well as data analysis, for all microplate absorbance
readers from Bio-Rad Laboratories.
USB Interface
The iMark Microplate Reader has a built-in USB interface. This allows external computers to control the
instrument. When an external computer is in control of the microplate reader, the printer and the membrane keys,
except for the Start/Stop and Open/Close keys, are automatically deactivated, and the LCD display appears as
below.
The reader will remain in remote control mode until it is released or until the Start/Stop key is pressed on the
reader.
Built-in Printer
The iMark Microplate Reader has a built-in printer. It can generate all types of reports, including graphs and
kinetic plots.
Remote mode