Qiagen QIAsymphony SP, Operating Manual

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3.2 General features
3.2.1 Hood(s)
The instrument hood(s) protects users from the moving robotic arm and from potentially infectious
material on the worktable. The hood(s) can be manually opened to gain access to the worktable
(e.g., for cleaning). During operation of the QIAsymphony SP and/or the QIAsymphony AS, the
hood(s) must remain closed and should only be opened when instructed to do so by the software.
The hood(s) is locked:

During sample preparation on the QIAsymphony SP

During an assay run on the QIAsymphony AS
If force is used to open the hoods during a run, the run will be paused.
Important
If the hoods are opened during a run, the instruments will not immediately stop.
The instruments will stop when processing of the current protocol step is finished.
In some cases, this may take some time.
3.2.2 Touchscreen
The QIAsymphony SP/AS is controlled using a swivel-mounted touchscreen. The touchscreen
allows the user to, for example, select and run protocols, and upload/download files (e.g., Assay
Control Sets) from/to a USB stick.
3.2.3 USB ports
The USB ports at the front left and front right of the QIAsymphony SP allow connections of the
QIAsymphony SP/AS to a USB stick and a handheld bar code scanner (supplied with the
QIAsymphony SP). New protocols, Assay Control Sets, new labware files (e.g., files enabling
new types of tubes to be used with the QIAsymphony SP), and work lists can be uploaded to the
QIAsymphony SP via the USB port. Data files, such as system log files, report files, loading
information files, and rack files can also be transferred via the USB port from the QIAsymphony
SP to the USB stick.
Important
Do not remove the USB stick while downloading or uploading files.