Preparing the Instrument to Run Samples
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LabChip GX Touch/GXII Touch User Manual
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Preparing the Instrument to Run
Samples
This section includes general instructions for preparing the LabChip
GX Touch instrument to run samples.
For assay-specific information, see the
LabChip GX Touch/GXII
Touch Assay User Guide
for the specific assay that you are
preparing to run. For instructions on preparing the chip and plate,
see the
LabChip GX Touch/GXII Touch Assay Quick Guide
for the
specific assay. The current version of the Assay User Guides and
Quick Guides are available on the PerkinElmer web site at:
To prepare the instrument to run samples:
1
Open the LabChip GX Touch software (see
2
Clean the electrodes and the O-Rings as directed in the
LabChip GX Touch/GXII Touch Assay User Guide
.
3
Purge the pressure lines (see
4
If necessary, calibrate the optics (see
) and run
Diagnostics (see
).
5
Prepare the chip for the assay as directed in the
LabChip GX
Touch/GXII Touch Assay Quick Guide
.
6
Insert the chip into the instrument (see
).
7
For Protein Clear
HR chips, calibrate the instrument to run
Protein Clear HR Assays (see
8
If desired, prime chips before the start of a run (not available for
Protein Clear HR chips). See
9
Prepare the sample plate, ladder, and buffer for the assay as
directed in the
LabChip GX Touch/GXII Touch Assay Quick
Guide
. If your instrument is equipped with a barcode reader, see
Placing the Barcode on the Plate on page 28
to use barcodes
on the sample plates.
10
If desired, define a new plate type to use a plate other than the
ones listed in the software (see
).
11
Load the Sample Plate, Ladder tube, and Buffer tube into the
instrument (see
).
