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14.
Once the drawer is fully closed, press “next” on the touch screen.
15.
The droplet generator can operate with either dPCR or dMDA cartridges. Use the dPCR cartridge with the
“dPCR” option on the touch screen (Fig. 3.6.).
Fig. 3.6.
The Xdrop
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instrument “Select cartridge” screen, select dPCR cartridge.
16.
The lines to be processed are selected by pressing the corresponding numbers 1-8 on the screen. When
selected, buttons turn green (green = selected & blue = not selected) (Fig. 3.7).
Fig. 3.7.
Selecting the lines to be used. Selected channels will be indicated by green buttons (here: 2, 4, 6 and 8). Blue
buttons indicate channels not yet selected.
17.
Press “run”.