Applied Biosystems 3500 User Manual

Load the plate in the instrument
1.
Click the Tray buon on the front panel to move the autosampler to the front
position, then open the instrument door.
2.
Place the plate in the autosampler with the labels facing you (or the instrument
door) and the notched corner of the plate in the notched corner of the
autosampler.
3.
Close the instrument door to initialize the instrument.
1.
Access the Fragment Install Standard or HID Install Standard screen.
2.
Select the plate type (number of w
ells).
3.
Select the plate position in the instrument.
Note: You do not create a plate in the software for the install check.
Perform the
fr
agment/HID
install check
Chapter 6 Run c
alibrations and install checks
Run a fragment/HID install check
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Applied Biosystems 3500 Specifications

General

Number of capillaries	8
Capillary Length	50 cm
Laser	Solid-state laser
Instrument Type	Capillary electrophoresis system
Technology	Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)
Weight	95 kg
Power Requirements	100–240 V