R-Biopharm Rida Cycler, User Manual

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RIDA
®
CYCLER
Version 1.0
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User manual
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Caution!
Avoid spilling liquid into the chamber.
Any solution that spills onto electronic boards could cause a short circuit,
damaging the instrument.
Caution!
Do not obstruct the side vents.
Keep the side vents free from obstruction to prevent interference with the
cooling of the instrument.
Caution!
Do not move the RIDA
®
CYCLER instrument during operation.
Movement may impair the proper function of the instrument resulting in poor
data.
Caution!
Power Connection
Avoid removing the power connector from the RIDA®CYCLER instrument
before the power indicator light is off on the power adaptor. Failure to do so
may result in electrical arcing..
Caution!
Authorized Service Only.
There are no user serviceable parts inside the instrument. Service should only
be performed by an authorized party.
Intended use
The RIDA
®
CYCLER instrument is intended to be used to perform qPCR for molecular biology
research applications that include food and feed and basic life science.
The RIDA
®
CYCLER instrument is intended for use by laboratory technicians and physicians
trained in molecular biology.
RIDA
®
CYCLER is intended for Research Use Only.
The RIDA
®
CYCLER is a compact rotary based 48-well qPCR instrument that applies magnetic
induction to achieve heating and forced airflow for cooling. The instrument comes with four
detection channels with excitation and emission spectra that encompass the most common
dyes used in qPCR.
With Bluetooth
®
connectivity to a PC, multiple instruments can be run via a single computer
increasing sample throughput. Once multiple runs are generated they can be combined into a
single analysis of up to 10 runs for a total of 480 samples.