Qiagen QIAsymphony SP, Operating Manual

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11.2 “Assays” drawer
Assays are set up in plates or tubes in the “Assays” drawer. The “Assays” drawer has 3 positions
— slots 4, 5, and 6 — that can be cooled and used to accommodate assay racks in special
adapters. It also has 6 positions that can be used to accommodate disposable filter-tips in tip
racks (see Section 11.1.1 for more information about disposable filter-tips).
Important
For subsequent analysis on the Rotor-Gene ® Q, assays can also be set up in
Rotor-Discs. In this case, slots 4–6 must be covered with the Rotor-Disc
®
Adapter
Base Unit QS and up to 2 Rotor-Disc 72 Loading Blocks. A Rotor-Disc 72 can
then be placed onto each Rotor-Disc 72 Loading Block.
Important
Assays that include a normalization step can use slot 6 for positioning a
normalization rack. In case a normalization rack is needed, slot 6 cannot be
used for an assay rack.
Adapters are available for the following types of consumables:

96-well PCR plates

Rotor-Gene Strip Tubes

Rotor-Disc 72

Glass capillaries (20 µl) (for use with the LightCycler
®
)
For more information about the types of plates and tubes that can be used in the “Assays” drawer
and the corresponding names used in the software, visit www.qiagen.com/goto/QIAsymphony.