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Using the iPrep
™
Purification Instrument,
Continued
Reading the
Sample Tube
Barcode
Instructions to read the barcode on your sample and elution tubes using the
barcode reader included with the iPrep
™
Instrument are described below.
If you have a problem reading the barcode or do not have barcode labels, you
can also record the sample and elution tube numbers without using the
barcode reader as described below.
You can read the barcode on a set of 3 samples at a time.
1.
Connect the barcode reader to the BCR port on the rear of the iPrep
™
Instrument (page 21). This is not needed if you are only recording the
sample numbers.
2.
Connect the iPrep
™
Instrument to a computer using a RS232C serial cable
to the PC port on the rear of the iPrep
™
Instrument (page 21). Install the
barcode reader software on the computer as described on page 22.
3.
Insert the appropriate the protocol card into the iPrep
™
Card inlet as
described on page 16 and select the appropriate protocol.
4.
Navigate to the sample barcode screen after loading the cartridges. Press
1
to read the barcode on sample tubes.
Do you wish to read
sample bar codes
Press 1 for Yes
Press 2 for No
5.
The sample tube barcode reading screen is displayed with the cursor on the
first sample to be read.
Screen 1
Sample 1:1
Sample 2:2
Sample 3:3
Rtn: Next; Esc: Prev
6.
Press the selected number for that sample on the iPrep
™
keypad. For
example, to read the first sample, press 1 on the keypad.
Screen 2
Sample 1: Lane 1
0-9, Up,Dn,BS,ESC,Rtn
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