When a cleaning is necessary, use the following procedure:
1.
On the home screen, press Settings
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Clean Instrument.
The instrument door unlocks allowing access to the consumables.
2.
Remove the Ion S5
™
Wash Solution bottle to access the waste reservoir, then
remove and empty the waste reservoir.
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3.
Reinstall the empty waste reservoir and a used Ion S5
™
Wash Solution bottle.
4.
Ensure the Ion S5
™
Sequencing Reagents cartridge and Ion S5
™
Wash Solution
bottle are properly installed.
IMPORTANT!
Perform the cleaning with a used reagent cartridge and wash
solution bottle installed. The cleaning procedure pumps cleaning solution into
the wash solution bottle and reagent cartridge making them unsuitable for
sequencing.
5.
Place a used sequencing chip in the chip clamp, then push the chip clamp in all
the way to engage.
6.
Close the instrument door, then press Next.
Cleaning takes ~35 minutes to complete. On completion, the instrument door
automatically unlocks and the chip and cartridge clamps disengage.
Chapter 3
Instrument operation
Maintain the sequencer
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