Load the sequencer and start a run
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Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Primer Pool Tubes (custom assays only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Load the sequencer and start a run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Clear the instrument deck and perform a UV Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
After a run plan has been created in Genexus
™
Software, use the run setup guide
provided by the run plan to load samples in the sample plate, and to determine which
consumables to load in the sequencer. Follow the step-by-step instructions on the
sequencer touchscreen during run setup. The vision system of the sequencer tracks
the addition of consumables in real-time and alerts you if a component is loaded in an
incorrect position, or if an incorrect quantity is loaded.
Before you begin
1.
Remove the library and templating strips from their boxes in the refrigerator or
freezer, and ready them for loading in the sequencer.
• Genexus
™
Strip 1 and Genexus
™
Strip 3-GX5
™
: equilibrate to room
temperature for 30 minutes.
• Genexus
™
Strip 2-AS or Genexus
™
Strip 2-HD, depending on your assay, and
Genexus
™
Strip 4: thaw on ice for at least 30 minutes. Keep the strips on ice
until you load them in the sequencer.
IMPORTANT!
Confirm that the strip contents are completely thawed before
installing in the sequencer.
2.
Remove primer pool tubes in tube carriers that are needed for the run from the
freezer, then thaw for at least 30 minutes on ice. After thawing, gently tap the
primer pool tube or tubes on a bench surface to ensure that contents are collected
at the bottom of the tubes. Keep the tubes and carriers on ice until you load them
in the sequencer.
3.
If you are installing a new Genexus
™
Cartridge, thaw the cartridge at room
temperature for 30 minutes before installing in the sequencer.
4.
Genexus
™
Strip 1 and Genexus
™
Strip 3-GX5
™
contain magnetic beads in one or
two positions, yellow or brown in color, that sometimes get trapped in the upper
"keyhole" of the tube. Dislodge these beads from the keyhole before installing the
strip in the sequencer. Use the following procedure for each strip.
a.
Invert the strip 3–4 times to dislodge beads that are trapped in the keyholes.
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