QIAcube Connect MDx User Manual 12/2020
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7.
As shown on the right side of the screen,
place the loaded rotor adapters into the centrifuge
buckets. For ease of use and high process safety, the rotor adapters only fit into the centrifuge
buckets in one orientation.
8.
Press
Next
to proceed with loading the samples into the shaker. Follow the instructions in
section 5.4.9, Loading the shaker. Depending on the selected protocol, the sequence of the
next screens can be different.
Loading samples into the centrifuge
This section describes a workflow that does not include the shaker unit (e.g., for lysis). Samples are
directly loaded into the centrifuge. For workflows including the shaker unit, refer to section 5.4.7,
Loading the centrifuge in case samples are loaded onto shaker.
The procedures for loading samples into the centrifuge are shown on both sides of the screen.
Such protocols are only available in the Research mode of the software.
Prepare the required number of rotor adapters as shown on the screen.
Load the centrifuge rotor adapter screen when samples are loaded into the centrifuge. Samples are loaded in position 2 of the
rotor adapter.
The number and tube positions of the rotor adapters required for the run are shown in the table and
in the illustration. The table shows how to load each rotor adapter. The
Pos.
column indicates the
position in the rotor adapter, and the
Lid position
column indicates where to place the lid of a
particular tube.
