ThermoFisher Scientific QuantStudio 12K Flex OpenArray AccuFill System, User Manual

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Basic operations and one-time
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Important guidelines for handling an OpenArray
™
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Set the preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Basic instrument operations
Table 1 Basic instrument operations
Operation Description
Power on or power off Toggle the power switch on or off. See Figure 3 on page 9 .
Open or close the instrument
enclosure door To open: grasp the enclosure door handle and gently, but firmly, pull
the enclosure door up.
To close: pull the enclosure door down by its handle. The door is
locked during instrument runs.
See Figure 1 on page 8 .
Place a sample plate into the
sample plate holder Insert a 384-well sample plate, with the foil seal in place and the
notched edge to the left, into the sample plate holder. Press on the
plate until you hear it snap into place. See Figure 2
on page 9 .
Note:
Do not remove the foil from the sample plate until prompted by
the software.
Place an OpenArray
™
Plate into
the OpenArray ™ Plate holder
Holding the OpenArray
™
Plate by the edges, place it into the
OpenArray ™ Plate holder with the barcode facing left and the serial
number facing right.
Place tip boxes on the instrument
deck Place tip boxes with covers in their holders. See Figure 2 on page 9 .
Do not stack tip boxes or use tip boxes that are past their expiration
date.
Cancel the instrument run In the
Deck
screen, click
Cancel operation
. See Figure 26 on
page 55 .
Emergency stop Press the red system stop button on the front of the instrument. See
Figure 1
on page 8 .
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