HARDWARE INFORMATION AND SPECIFICATIONS
Hardware Specifications
Feature Specification
Excitation source Quartz-tungsten halogen lamp
Detector Photomultiplier tube (PMT)
Filters Excitation and emission filter wheels with four (Mx3000P system) or five
(Mx3005P system) customer-selected filter sets
Thermal system Peltier-based, 96-well block thermal cycling system
Thermal system temperature range 25–99°C
Operating environment 18–35°C (65–95°F); up to 85% non-condensing humidity
Weight 45 lbs (20.4 kg)
Dimensions 14" W × 20" D × 18" H (35.6 cm × 50.8 cm × 45.7 cm)
Multiplexing capabilities Mx3000P system: 4 dyes per well
Mx3005P system: 5 dyes per well
Sample container configurations 200-µl tube format, configured as 96-well plates, strip tubes, or single
tubes
Reaction volume per tube 10–50 µl
Electrical power (input) 100–120 volts AC (+/–10%), 50/60 Hz, 10 A
200–240 volts AC (+/–10%), 50/60 Hz, 5 A
Notebook computer or desktop computer
(minimum requirements for Windows
®
Vista and Office 2007 )
Intel
®
Core Duo or Intel
®
Core2 Duo 1.6 GHz processor, 2 GB system
RAM, 20 GB hard drive, CD-RW drive, 14.1-inch XGA monitor, 128 MB
video memory, internal network card
Cautions and Warnings/Précautions et Avertissements
Safety Symbols/Symboles de Sécurité
On/Off power supply indicator
Indicateur d’alimentation (marche/arrêt)
Caution
Attention
Caution, hot surfaces
Attention, Surface très chaude
20 Mx3000P and Mx3005P QPCR Systems Setup and User’s Guide