Eppendorf Xplorer® – Short instructions Eppendorf Xplorer® – Short instructions

Dis and Ads modes = Dispensing and Automatic dispensing These short instructions are a supplement to the operating manual and not a substitute.
Read the operating manual before using the Xplorer for the first time!
Procedure These short instructions are valid from software version 01.05.00
In the Dis and Ads modes the aspirated liquid is dispensed in
defined individual steps.
Front view of upper part
The display shows the volume per step and the total number of
individual steps (Steps).
The Ads mode also shows the delay between the dispensing steps 1 Selection dial
(Time).

Ads
s
Di 1 The arrow indicates the selected mode.
In the Ads mode the rocker is held down to perform all dispensing Off 2
Pip Available modes:
steps. Automatic dispensing may be interrupted by releasing the M
P/ Ads = Automatic dispensing

Man

Opt
rocker.
Dis = Dispensing
Aspiration 1. Press the rocker up. Pip = Pipetting
P/M = Pipetting and Mixing
Man = Manual pipetting
Opt = Options
3 Off = Power off

Reverse stroke After aspiration the reverse Edit Help

2 Red hardware reset button
after aspiration stroke must be discarded. 3 Display
2. Press the rocker down. The display shows the selected mode, the set volume, as
4
well as the aspiration and dispensing speed. The Counter
counts each finished dispensing step in the Pipetting
mode.*
Before the first 3. Press the rocker down for
dispensing step the first dispensing step. The display dims during usage intervals and switches off
5 after prolonged usage intervals.
In the Ads mode the rocker
is held down. 4 Softkeys
1 2 3 4 5 The softkeys have variable functions. The active functions
are shown in the bottom line of the display on both the left
Before the 4. Press the rocker down
and right sides.
second again. 6
Press the Help softkey for additional information.
dispensing step
5 Rocker
1 2 3 4 5 The rocker is used to move the piston during dispensing
operations.
Hint During the editing procedure the selected parameter will be
To abort the Dis or Ads modes press the Empty softkey to empty liquid from the tip. changed.
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When all 5. Press the rocker up to Power on: 6 Ejector

dispensing steps aspirate liquid again.  Press the rocker or a softkey. Press the ejector to eject the pipette tip. Pressing the
are finished: Or:  Then select a mode. ejector when the tip is filled moves the piston to the basic
position.*
1. Security step: Press the
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rocker down once. * This feature can be switched off or on in the options.

2. Press the rocker down again

to discard the residual liquid
in the tip.
3. Eject the tip.
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 Eppendorf Xplorer® – Short instructions Eppendorf Xplorer® – Short instructions

Option: Language selection Edit Pipetting mode (Pip) Pipetting mode (Pip) Pipetting and Mixing mode (P/M)

The language English is set by default on delivery. Procedure Procedure

1. Turn the selection
Aspiration and dispensing are performed like in the

Ads
1. Turn the selection Di
dial to Pip. Aspiration 1. Press the rocker up.
Pip s
P/M

Pip mode. Mixing occurs automatically after the

Di
M Off
dial to Opt.
an
s Pip
Ads M
Opt P/

Man
liquid has been dispensed.

Opt
Before
Off

Piston in basic
2. Select the Language
position.
option with the
rocker. 2. Press the Edit
softkey.
3. Open the Language
option with the
Select softkey. 3. Select the volume
4. Select your with the rocker.
language with the Dispensing
rocker. 4. Press the Next
softkey to select the
5. Open your language
next parameter.
with the Select
5. Select the aspiration
softkey.
speed with the
The number of
rocker.
languages available
depends on the 6. Press the Next
software version. softkey to select the
next parameter.
6. To change the
7. Select the Blow
language, press the
Yes softkey. dispensing speed
with the rocker.
8. Press the Next
softkey to select the
The new language next parameter.
is activated.
Optional parameter:
Counter indicates
the number of
performed
dispensing steps.
The display also shows the
mixing volume (Mix) and the
number of mixing cycles
(Cycles).
After If the rocker is held down during mixing, mixing
occurs until the rocker is released. After mixing, the
2. Press the rocker down.
Blow step (Blow) must be performed.
Before
Stopping the mixing process:
Press the rocker up to stop the mixing
process.
Hint
Editing the pipetting volume automatically
changes the mixing volume.
After The mixing volume can be edited
separately after pressing the Next softkey
3. Press the rocker down.
to reach the Mix parameter.
Before
Manual pipetting mode (Man)
Procedure
The Manual pipetting procedure
is the equivalent of operation
with a mechanical piston-stroke
pipette:
After
Edit Help

9. Select the new Repeat Blow or Next aspiration – Liquid is aspirated as long as the rocker is
Hint
Turn the selection dial to exit the options. number with the pressed up.
rocker. – Piston movement stops when the rocker is
Hint: Adjustment 10.Press the End released.
A wrench in the left part of the header softkey to save the – Liquid is dispensed as long as the rocker is held
Press the rocker Press the rocker up
indicates that the factory setting has been changes and to exit down.
down
changed. the edit mode. – Piston movement stops when the rocker is
No symbol appears in the header if the The pipette is ready Hint for the Pip and Dis modes: released.
factory setting is active. for aspiration with Stopping the piston movement! – After each stop, the direction of piston movement
new parameters. Press the rocker in the other direction to can be changed.
stop the piston movement. Restart the – During use, the display always shows the current
piston movement by pressing the rocker volume in the tip. The Max line shows the
up or down. maximum aspiration volume selected during the
editing procedure.
The editing procedure is the same in all operating
modes.