Qiagen QIAgility, User Manual

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Operating Procedures
QIAgility User Manual 11/2011 6-5
6. If using timed control, define the exposure time and click
on the “Start” button. If using manual control, click on
the “Enable Lamp” button.
7. A message box will appear. Read it carefully.
8. Click on the “Yes” button to start operation of the UV
lamp.
Note : To switch the UV lamp off, click on the “Stop”
button.
6.3 Operating the HEPA filter
When the HEPA filter is switched off, the HEPA filter icon in
the toolbar appears red.
To operate the HEPA filter:
1. Click on the icon in the toolbar.
2. The HEPA filter will switch on and the HEPA filter icon in
the toolbar will appear green.
3. To switch the HEPA filter off, click on the icon in the
toolbar.
6.4 Executing a run
6.4.1 Q Protocols
Q Protocols are run files which have been developed to
directly facilitate specific PCR applications. Q Protocols are
installed within the “QProtocols” subfolder. To access this
folder, select “Installation directory of QIAgility
Software\QIAgility\QProtocols” (e.g., C:\“Program
Files\QIAgility\QProtocols).
Q Protocols are locked. Edit access is only permitted to
update the lab notebook, set tip availability, modify sample
banks and assign plate IDs/barcodes and well IDs/barcodes
to sample/reaction wells defined in the run.
A loaded Q Protocol cannot be saved as a Q Protocol. It can
be saved as a locked “User-Developed Protocol” or an
unlocked normal run file. If further adjustments are required,