Prepare and load sample plates .................................................. 37
Default injection positions—48-capillary arrays .................................... 37
96-Well plate, 48 capillaries ................................................. 37
384-Well plate, 48 capillaries ............................................... 38
Default injection positions—96-capillary arrays .................................... 39
96-Well plate, 96 capillaries ................................................. 39
384-Well plate, 96 capillaries ............................................... 40
Seal and assemble plates ....................................................... 41
Seal and prepare the plate assemblies ....................................... 41
Prepare the plate assemblies ............................................... 42
Important heat seal recommendations ....................................... 44
Place plate assemblies into the instrument ........................................ 44
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CHAPTER 3 Use the instrument with Thermo Fisher Connect ..... 46
Thermo Fisher Connect features ................................................. 46
Register and obtain a Thermo Fisher Connect account .............................. 47
Connect the instrument to your Thermo Fisher Connect account ..................... 47
Set up the data storage location and email notifications ............................. 48
Monitor a run from InstrumentConnect ........................................... 49
Monitor a run from a mobile device ............................................... 50
View notifications from the instrument on the Cloud ................................ 51
For more information on using InstrumentConnect ................................. 52
Thermo Fisher Connect administrators for an instrument ........................... 52
First user who links is assigned administrator role ............................ 52
Instrument administrator functions .......................................... 52
Manage the users and administrators of your instrument ....................... 53
Disconnect individual users from an instrument ............................... 54
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CHAPTER 4 Create results groups and plate records using
default settings ........................................................... 55
Create a results group (using defaults) ........................................... 55
Create a plate record ........................................................... 56
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CHAPTER 5 Run the instrument ....................................... 58
Understanding run modes and default injection positions ........................... 59
Manual and auto run mode features .......................................... 59
Default injection order on plates ............................................. 59
Run the instrument in auto mode ................................................ 61
Run the instrument in manual mode .............................................. 61
Change injection order of plate quadrants ......................................... 63
Move a plate in the Input stack during a run ....................................... 64
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