Chapter I - The BAX® System X5 Instrument
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BAX® System X5 User Guide
Instrument Components
Instrument Lid
The lid of the BAX® System X5 instrument shows different colors based on the status of the instrument:
When instrument is not processing samples
Color
Instrument Status
Blue (pulsing)
The instrument is powering on.
Red (steady)
The instrument lid is open.
Red (flashing)
An instrument error is detected.
During a process run
Color
Instrument Status
Blue (steady)
The instrument is pre-heating for a process run.
Green (steady)
The instrument is ready for a process run. Samples are not loaded yet.
Red (pulsing)
The instrument is pre-heating during a process run.
Red and Blue
(alternating)
The instrument is alternating between heating and cooling samples during a
process run.
Blue (pulsing)
The instrument is acquiring optical data during a process run
Cyan (steady)
The process run is complete. Samples can be removed from the instrument.
Instrument Mount
The instrument mount accepts up to four strips of eight BAX® System X5 PCR tubes each or up to 32 single tubes.
The rows and columns of the instrument mount are numbered according to the display in the plate view.
