iCys User Guide

Administrator Tasks Defining Custom Carriers
Defining a Freeform Carrier
Rather than consisting of uniform wells, a freeform carrier can contain one or more
carrier display areas, which do not have to be identical (but usually are).
➣ To define a new freeform carrier:
1. From the Manage Carrier Types window, select New. The Edit Carrier Type
window displays:
2. In the General tab, set the following:
❍ Type—Freeform Carrier. To define a microplate carrier, see “Defining a
Microplate Carrier” on page C-7.
❍ Name—Enter a meaningful name for this carrier type. Keep in mind that your
users will select this carrier type using the name specified here.
❍ Description—Optional, but useful.
❍ Visibility—Select Hidden if you want to make this carrier type unavailable
from the Instrument Setup window. The visibility can be overwritten by the
Hide/UnHide button on the Carrier Types list.
3. rTo view the carrier while you are defining it, click Carrier from the task bar.
When you click Save on the Edit Carrier Type window, the Carrier window
updates to reflect the changes.
4. Before you start describing the dimensions, make sure that the microscope
objective selected in the current Workspace matches the objective you are using.
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