Applied Biosystems 3500 User Manual

Limitations
The 3500 instrument contains the limitations noted below. Please ensure that any use
of the instrument takes into consideration these limitations.
General
•
IMPORTANT! Enter only alpha-numeric characters in the software. Special
characters may not be correctly displayed in some software screens, may cause
problems with plate, le, folder, user account, and/or library item names, and
may interfere with starting a run and/or importing and exporting library items.
•
IMPORTANT! If y
ou copy/paste sample or plate information into the Assign
Plate Contents screen or into a plate import le, copy from a plain text editor
such as Notepad. Do not copy from a word processing program such as
Microsoft
™
Word
™
, which may include invisible, non-ASCII characters. Non-
ASCII characters in plate or sample information may cause a run to stop or may
prevent a run from starting.
• When importing a sample plate, use the format shown in “Create a plate import
template“
on page 77.
• The following seings are not retained after data migration from v1.0 to v3
software. Manually specify the seings after migration.
– Plate setup, report seings, and sequencing seings preferences
– Notication log in Calendar Reminders
• If you re-run a plate that species a re-injection, and the re-injection species a
protocol other than the protocol used for the original injection, the new protocol
for the re-injection is not used. Before re-running a plate, examine the protocols
specied for re-injections and change as needed.
Computer
• The computer provided with the instrument contains validated software and
seings. Do not update the Windows
™
operating system or rewall seings.
• The computer provided with the instrument does not include antivirus software
because customer preferences and network requirements vary. We recommend
Norton Antivirus, which has been tested and approved for use with the Applied
Biosystems
™
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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