Beckman Coulter CEQ 8000, User Manual

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Program Description
18 CEQ™ 8000 Genetic Analysis System
Sample Setup Module
The Sample Setup module is used to create, save and modify methods and sample
plates. Sample plates are the means by which samples are named and organized.
Methods consist of sequential events needed to perform a DNA separation. The
sample plate definition contains the 96-well plate locations of the samples as well as
the method assigned to each sample. The capillary array must run the same separation
parameters across eight samples, one column at a time. Each column that contains
samples is called a “sample set.” The separation parameters applied to each sample set
are specified in the “method.” You can also edit method parameters to modify or create
new methods. Selecting the Sample Setup
icon from the Main Menu (Figure 12)
executes this module.
Figure 12: Main Menu, Sample Setup Icon