Applied Biosystems 3500 User Manual

Select Preferences in the menu bar to set default parameters.
Preferences allow you to set system and user defaults for seings such as the date
format, sample data le storage location, export le formats for sequencing data, and
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ariety of sequencing-specic seings.
Select Help in the menu bar to access software help.
The Help menu provides quick access to brief information about how to perform
tasks on a screen. For details about tasks and other information, refer to the chapters
in this user guide.
You can install the 3500 Series Data Collection Software 3.1 on a computer that is not
connected to an instrument. You can use this stand-alone version of the software to:
• Create plates, protocols, and other library items, then import them into a version
of the software that is installed on an instrument computer
• Review completed results
Do not select instrument-related functions in the stand-alone version of the software.
IMPORTANT! Do not rename the computer after the 3500 Series Data Collection
Softw
are 3.1 is installed. The instrument computer has been assigned a unique name.
Changing the name may cause the software to malfunction.
Preferences menu
Help menu
Use the software
without an
ins
trument
Chapter 1 Ins
trument and software description
Overview of the 3500 Series Data Collection Software 3.1
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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