Applied Biosystems 7300 User Manual

Chapter 5 Performing the Background Calibration and Optical Calibration
Performing the Optical Calibration for the 7500/7500 Fast System
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8. Load the plate in the instrument as described in
“Loading the Plate” on page 40.
IMPORTANT! Wear powder-free
gloves when you handle the ROI
calibration plate.
Creating a Plate Document for the Optical Calibration Run
1. Click (or select FileNew).
2. Configure the New Document dialog box:
a. Select AssayCalibration.
b. Select Container96-Well Clear.
c. Select Temp l a teBlank Document.
d. In the Operator field, enter your name.
e. In the Comments field, enter any additional
information that you want to save to the file
(such as the plate bar code).
f. In the Plate Name field, enter:
Calibration_<date in DDMMYY format>
For example, the name for a calibration
performed on May 31, 2005 would be:
Calibration_310505.
g. Click .
3. In the SDS software, select FileSave As.
4. In the Save As dialog box:
a. If the Save in field does not display SDS
Documents, navigate to D: driveApplied
BiosystemsSDS Documents.
b. Click .
Continue with “Performing the Optical Calibration”
on page 62.
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Applied Biosystems 7300 Specifications

General

Brand	Applied Biosystems
Model	7300
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English