Applied Biosystems StepOne - Maintain the System

Chapter 6
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Applied Biosystems StepOne
™
and StepOnePlus
™
Real-Time PCR Systems
Installation, Networking, and Maintenance Guide
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Maintain the System
This chapter covers:
■ Regular Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Perform a Spatial Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Perform a Background Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Perform a Dye Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Archive and Back Up Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
■ Infrequent Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Decontaminate the Sample Block(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Move the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Replace the External Fuses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ship the Instrument for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Update the Windows Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Update the StepOne
™
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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