Beckman Coulter CEQ 8000, User Manual

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Opening the Run Module
User’s Guide 141
Run Procedures
Opening the Run Module
From the CEQ Toolbar, click on the Run icon and verify that the Run window is
displayed.
Defining System Preferences
To define the system preferences, perform the following steps.
1. Select
File | System Preferences
from the menu.
2. In the
System Preferences
dialog box:
a. Enter the
System Name
and
Operator Name
.
b. Select the
Project Name
.
c. Define
Dye Names
for the Fragment Analysis module, if desired.
d. Enable or disable the alarms and then select
OK
.
Running a Sample Plate
To run two sample plates that have been created and saved, perform the following
steps.
1. Select
Run | Start Sample Plate
from the menu.
2. In the
Sample Plate Run Configuration
dialog, select a
Project Name
from the drop-down for the Left and Right Plates and highlight the desired sample
plate.
3. In the
Confirm configuration
dialog box, click
Load Plates
. Load the
wetting tray, sample plate and buffer plate by following the instructions in the
Unload
and
Capillaries Exposed
dialog boxes. Click
Load
to finish loading
plates.
4. In the
Confirm Configuration
dialog box, verify the sample position in the
plate and then select
Start
to initiate the run.
Database Size
Prior to running a sample plate, define the working database in the Data Manager. If a
database that is greater than 500MB in size is selected, when a sample plate is created
and run, the following warning will appear.