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4.
In case of visible spillage, disinfect the cartridge rack and remove any spilled liquid or
potential contamination that is present on the cartridge rack sections. For more information on
disinfecting and removing contamination, refer to the Cleaning agents, Disinfecting the EZ2,
and Removing contamination sections.
5.
Place the cartridge rack sections back in the instrument, followed by the tip rack.
5.10.2
Loading and unloading the tip rack
To load the tip rack, follow the steps below:
1.
Remove one or both sections of the tip rack from the worktable, depending on which positions
you chose in the
Select sample positions
step of the protocol run setup. To remove a tip rack
section, grab both sides of the section and gently pull up.
2.
Place the tips into their tip holders.
3.
Load the tip holders with tips into Row C.
4.
Load the labware into Rows B and D.
Note
: Make sure that you follow any protocol-specific directions shown on the screen in the
Load the tip rack
step of the run setup process. You could be required to perform some
additional actions. The instructions can also be found in the kit handbooks.
Note
: Remove any caps from the labware and store safely. Make sure not to mix up lids
between different samples.
5.
Once all the labware is loaded, place the tip rack sections onto the worktable.
6.
Place the tip racks always after loading the cartridge racks. The rim of the reagent cartridge
plastic flag (where the 2D-barcode label is placed on) must sit below the tip rack, but the label
itself should not be covered.
At the end of a protocol run, you must remove the labware from the tip rack. To do so, follow the
steps below:
Note
: Remove the elution tube containing the eluate, close, label and store it appropriately before
removing the used labware from the tip rack When handling the open elution tubes, take care not
to carry over the eluate from one tube to another.
Important
: Make sure to timely remove eluates from the instrument after the run has finished and
store as indicated in the corresponding kit handbook. The eluates are exposed to ambient
temperature in the EZ2 instrument and extended time before removal may cause nucleic acid
degradation.
