Applied Biosystems 3500 User Manual

In the Preferences dialog box, click a system preference, select a seing, then click
Apply to sav
e the preference.
System preference Sets
Date Format Date and time format for the software.
Instrument Settings
• Instrument name (appears in the Dashboard, reports, file name conventions, instrument
sensor details, view sequencing results.)
Note: If you have multiple instruments, you can assign each instrument a unique
instrument name.
• Suppress the messages that are displayed when at the start of a run that indicate the
number of days left before a consumable expires or should be replaced.
• Number of runs to preserve in the Run Log (accessed by selecting Tools4View Run
Logs).
Scheduler
Preference
Time for calendar reminders to be displayed in the Dashboard (see “Check calendar
reminders“ on page 32).
Spectral Calibration Number of allowed borrowing events for spectral calibration (see “What you see during a
spectral calibration“ on page 115).
Sequencing Settings
Export
Default file types for files exported during a sequencing run. Exported files are stored in the
same directory as the .ab1 files:
• *.annotation.txt — Information from the Annotation tab in the sequencing trace view
such as data collection time, run time start finish
• *.phd.1, *.scf — Sequencing files
• *.fsta, *.qual, *.seq — Reference files - specify Entire Sequence or Post-trim Sequence
Only
In the Preferences dialog box, click a user preference, select a seing, then click Apply
to sav
e the preference.
User preference Sets
IVD Setup Workflow Not supported.
Library Filtering Default filter for items displayed in the Open Plate from Library dialog box, the Plates
library, and the Assays library. You can set the filter to include only one application type, 8-
and/or 24‑capillary-specific items, or items that contain in their names the text you specify.
Use an asterisk (*) wildcard character to indicate that text may precede or follow the text you
specify. Excluded text is not case-sensitive.
Example: To exclude only items named "ABC", enter ABC . To exclude items named "ABCDE",
enter ABC* . To exclude items named "123ABC", enter *ABC .
You can disable filters in each location to display all items.
Plate setup Default settings for plate name.
Reports Settings Default font and text size and custom logo in reports.
Note: You can override this setting in each report view.
System
preferences
User preferences
Chapter 2 Start the system
Set preferences (optional)
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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