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FL UOstar OPTIMA Software User Manual
BMG Labtechnologies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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1.2
A VERSION OF F L U O S T A R OPTIMA SOFTWARE IS ALREADY INSTALLED
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1.3
1.3.1
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
EXCEL INSTALLATION
FLUOSTAR OPTIMA SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
UNINSTALLING THE F L U O S T A R OPTIMA SOFTWARE
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2.1
2.1.1
2.2
2.3
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3.1
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
3.2
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.4
3.5
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1.3.2
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INSTALLATION
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.4
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.5
4.5.1
4.6
4.7
4.7.1
4.7.2
4.8
4.8.1
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
CONTROL SOFTWARE OVERVIEW
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LOGIN SCREEN
USER DIRECTORIES
MAIN SCREEN
ICONS AND MENU COMMANDS
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SETUP
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INSTRUMENT SETUP
READER CONFIGURATION
CONNECTION
FILTERS
READER OFFSETS
MICROPLATES
FIRMWARE UPDATE
PROGRAM CONFIGURATION
PREFERENCES SHEET
VIEW SHEET
ASCII EXPORT FUNCTION
R U N STATISTICS
LOGIN
DATA PATH
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DEFINING PROTOCOLS
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PROTOCOL SELECTION WINDOW
CREATING A NEW TEST PROTOCOL
PLATE MODE FLUORESCENCE TESTS
BASIC PARAMETERS - PLATE MODE
TIME-RESOLVED TEST PROTOCOLS
KINETIC WINDOWS-PLATE MODE
WELL MODE FLUORESCENCE TESTS
BASIC PARAMETERS - WELL MODE
KINETIC WINDOWS-WELL MODE
LAYOUT DEFINITION
USING LAYOUT GROUPS
CONCENTRATIONS / VOLUMES / SHAKING
INJECTION TIMING
INJECTION TIMING-PLATE MODE
INJECTION TIMING-WELL MODE
MULTICHROMATICS
MULTICHROMATICS IN TLME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE
TIMING OVERVIEW
ABSORBANCE TESTS
LUMINESCENCE TESTS
FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION TESTS
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