Applied Biosystems 7900HT User Manual

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Chapter 7 Maintaining the Instrument
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4. Remove the plate and listen for the plate-sensor switch to disengage.
5. After the zero point is established, carefully turn the thumb wheel in the Down
direction the number of steps appropriate for your plate format as indicated
below:
Note: If you lose count, begin again from step 4 and identify the zero point for
the switch.
6. Test the adjustment as explained on page 7-39.
Did you hear the
switch disengage?
Then…
No 1. Move the switch Down a few steps by turning the thumb
wheel in the direction indicated on the arm.
2. Replace the plate inside the gripper and listen for the
switch to engage:
– If you do not hear the switch engage, then remove the
plate and repeat steps 1 and 2 above.
– If you hear the switch engage, remove the plate and
continue to step a below.
Yes 1. Move the switch Up by turning the thumb wheel one step
in the direction indicated on the arm.
2. Replace the plate and listen for the switch to engage:
– If you hear the switch engage, remove the plate and
repeat steps 1 and 2 above.
– If you do not hear the switch engage, then you have
successfully identified the zero point of the
plate-sensor switch.
Note: At the zero point, one step of the thumb wheel in the
Down direction causes the switch to engage.
Consumable Turn the thumb wheel in the Down direction…
ABI P
RISM 96-Well Optical
Reaction Plate
20 steps
ABI P
RISM 384-Well Optical
Reaction Plate
15 steps
TaqMan Low Density Array 15 steps

Applied Biosystems 7900HT Specifications

General

Brand	Applied Biosystems
Model	7900HT
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English