Options: General; Options: Edit: Units - HP D300 Operating Manual

4-4-1 Options: General

From the main operating window, click Setup, then Options , then General to open the General
pane of the Options dialog box. See
show the Offline mode message when you use the software when not connected to an HP D300
Digital Dispenser. When in Offline mode, you can choose how rapidly to ―pseudo-dispense‖ upon
using the Go button using the Offline mode simulation speed. You can also choose whether to
show the requested volume or the dispensed volume, or both, in the Well Pop-ups, as described
below. For small volumes, the dispensed volume may be slightly different than the requested
volume due to the integer number of drops resolution of the Digital Dispenser.
Well pop-ups are the information about the contents of a well that is displayed when you move the
mouse over the well plate image on the main operating window. Note that when ―Show both
requested volume and dispensed volumes/concentrations‖ is selected, the format of the pop-up is
Requested [Dispensed], , as shown in
concentrations are shown first and the dispensed volumes and concentrations are shown next,
enclosed in brackets.
Figure 4-11 Example of a well pop-up that displays both requested and [dispensed] volumes and
concentrations

4-4-2 Options: Edit: Units

In the Options dialog box, click Edit and then Units to open the Edit: Units pane of the Options
dialog box. See

The Type area of the dialog box allows you to determine whether the setup mode for titrations
is specified using concentration or volume.

The Wells area allows you to specify the unit type for volume and concentration and to specify
the number of decimal places used in plate setup.

The Fluids area allows you to specify the number of decimal places used in the Fluids List.
Figure
Figure
Figure 4-12.
HP D300 Digital Dispenser
4-10. In the General pane, you can choose whether to
4-11, such that the requested volumes and
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