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Procedure To run a performance check:
1. Select Cy
tometer > CST.
2. Verify that the bead lot information under S
etup Beads
matches the Cytometer Setup and Tracking bead lot.
3. Verify that the cytometer configuration is correct for your
experiment.
If the cytometer is not set to the correct configuration:
a. Click Select
Configuration in the Setup Control window.
b. Select the correct config
uration from the list.
c. Click Set Configurati
on and then click OK.
4. Verify that the current configuration has a valid baseline
def
ined.
If not, see the BD Cytom
eter Setup and Tracking Application
Guide for more information on defining a baseline.
5. Prepare the CS&T beads according to the technical
data sheet
provided with the beads or av
ailable on the BD Biosciences
website (bdbiosciences.com).
6. Install the bead tube onto the SIP.