Beckman Coulter CEQ 8000, User Manual

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56 CEQ™ 8000 Genetic Analysis System
Table 27: Direct Control Window, Hot Areas
Item Description
A Capillary Temperature - Used to change the capillary temperature.
B
Gel Capillary Fill - Used to fill all capillaries with fresh gel. (Any gel present in the
capillary is forced out to the specified waste position in the buffer plate or wetting tray.)
C
Optical Alignment - Used to align the lasers with the detection windows of the eight
capillaries. Data can be saved and viewed in the Sequence Analysis module.
D
Manifold Purge - Used to clear the manifold of air bubbles and/or remaining DNA
fragments before the next separation process.
E Install/Release Gel Cartridge - Used to release and/or install a gel cartridge.
F Denature Samples - Used to initiate the denaturing of samples.
G
Plate Position - Used to select the plate or tray position where the capillaries will be
immersed.
H Wetting Tray - Used to replace or re-fill the wetting tray.
I
Install/Release Capillary - Used to install the capillary array. Verify or change the
information requested, and then install the array.
Access Plates - Displays the
Access Plates
dialog box. This dialog box is used to:
• select the position for capillary immersion in the plate or wetting tray.
• move the plates to the Load position at the front of the instrument to load or unload
plates.
Inject - Used to initiate the injection of the sample prior to separation.
Separate - Used to initiate the separation of injected samples.