Applied Biosystems StepOne User Manual

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Chapter 6 Maintain the System
Regular Maintenance
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Applied Biosystems StepOne
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and StepOnePlus
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Real-Time PCR Systems
Installation, Networking, and Maintenance Guide
Notes
How to View
Maintenance
Information
You can use the StepOne
™
software to view a summary of maintenance data for your
instrument. To view the maintenance information, select Instrument Instrument
Maintenance Manager in the StepOne
™
software. For each calibration (spatial,
background, and dye), the software lists the following information:
• Status – Condition of the current calibration where:
– Current indicates that the calibration is up to date.
– Expired indicates that the calibration must be performed at the earliest possible
convenience.
– Not Run indicates that the calibration has not been run (RNase P only).
• Last Run – Date when current calibration was run.
• Expiry Date – Date when current calibration will expire.
Instrument Tools
Menu Tests
The Tools Menu of the instrument provides several features that test the temperature of
several instrument components against the product specification.
Applied Biosystems Temperature Verification Service
Applied Biosystems recommends that you perform an annual temperature verification of the
instrument depending on your usage and laboratory requirements. The temperature
verification service can be performed by Applied Biosystems when the instrument is shipped
for an annual service, or by an Applied Biosystems service engineer at an additional cost.
See “How to Obtain Support” on page x to contact Applied Biosystems for pricing and
further information.
Tes t De sc ri pt io n
Run Cycle Performance Test Verifies that the sample block(s) achieves the temperature
accuracy specification for the instrument.
Optics Verification Verifies that the instrument optics is operating to the
specifications of the instrument.
Statistics Displays the usage data for the instrument, including:
• Thermal cycles performed by the sample block(s).
• Degrees Celsius heated or cooled by the sample
block(s).
• Hours of operation for the instrument LED.
• RNase P verification run data.

Applied Biosystems StepOne Specifications

General

Brand	Applied Biosystems
Model	StepOne
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English