Applied Biosystems 3500 User Manual

Additionally, we suggest that you add to the maintenance calendar:
•
The regular maintenance tasks.
• A maintenance task to replace a consumable based on its installation date (for
example, create a task to replace the polymer for two days before the polymer
will expire).
To create a new scheduled task, click Create and follow the prompts.
The following gure is an example of scheduled events in the calendar.
The Month and Day tabs allow you to view your schedule in dierent formats. Click
Detach to mov
e the calendar window.
1.
Click the Maintenance tab, then click Schedule.
2.
Click Planned Maintenance Report.
3.
Specify the date range, then click OK.
4.
Select Print as needed.
5.
To save the report electronically (.pdf), print the report and select CutePDF
Writer as the printer.
Create calendar
entries
View the Planned
Maint
enance
Report
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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