ChemoMetec SP-100 User Manual

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5 Operation of NucleoCounter SP-100

Display Text Type 8

Save parameters?

↵

: Save

Esc: Cancel

c: Cancel

Figure 33.

Shall the Correction Factor value be saved and used as the new default

value?

Press “↵

↵

” to save or “

Esc” if the present default value shall not be overwritten.

5.7

Choosing Animal Species (F11, only firmware v1.24 or higher)

The instrument settings of the NucleoCounter SP-100 vary from species to species.

Semen from bulls, stallions, dogs, rams, he-goats and bucks (rabbit) can be tested with
the same instrument settings.

Semen from boars requires different instrument settings due to weaker fluorescense
signals from boar sperm cells compared to sperm cells from most other species.

If the instrument firmware version is

1.23 or lower, the type of species is set from the

factory and this setting cannot be changed by the operator.

If firmware version

1.24 – 1.30 is installed in the instrument, the species can be

selected using the F11 command. However, the F11 command does only affect the
settings used for a Total Count. The settings for the Non-Viable Count is not changed by
the F11 command and therefore the factory settings is being used. This can produce
erroneous results. Contact ChemoMetec for more information about changing to the
correct Non-Viable settings.

If firmware version

1.31 or higher is installed in the instrument, the species can be

selected using the F11 command. Furthermore, the F11 command will in addition to
selection of the correct settings for a Total Count, also select the correct settings for a
Non-Viable Count.

With the limitations as mentioned above the species can be chosen using the

F11

command. Press “F11 +

F11 +

F11 + ↵

↵

” and the following display text type will be shown:

Display Text Type 14

Species? boar

1: Up

2: Down

↵

store

Figure 34. The animal species can be chosen with the F11 command