Bio-Rad BioFrac™ Fraction Collector - Manual (Page 71)

Collect by Windows
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Collect by Windows
Fig. 25. Running a Collect by Windows method.
To run a Collect by Windows method
1. To select a rack, press Rack (F2) and then choose a rack from the Rack menu.
Choose whether you want the diverter valve to divert to waste during fraction
advances.
2. (Optional) If you are collecting in microplates or Titertube tubes, choose a
collection pattern: Serpentine, Row, or Column.
3. Whenever a new rack is selected, the start tube and end tube values are
updated to reflect the maximum number of tubes available for the selected
rack.
4. Choose the appropriate MultiRun mode for your experiment (see Table 4 on
page 37 for a description of the MultiRun function.
5. Set the start tube and end tube rack position and tube number. The fraction
collector stops when the last tube is reached unless a stop command is
received before reaching the last tube. At the end of a run, the start tube