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V4.2 LabChip GX User Manual PerkinElmer
Operation
This section includes general instructions for using the LabChip GX
hardware and software to run an assay.
This section contains the following information:
• Opening the LabChip GX Software
• Creating Desktop Shortcuts
• Creating a New Assay
• Running an Assay
• Select the Auto Export Settings
• Monitoring the Run
• Stopping a Run
• Continuing a Stopped Run
• Saving Data Files
• Saving Workspace Files
• Selecting Wells using a Sample Names File
• Adding a New Plate
• Placing the Barcode on the Plate
• Calibrating the Optics
For assay-specific information, see the LabChip GX/GXII Assay
User Guide for the specific assay that you are running. For
instructions on preparing the chip and plate, see the LabChip
GX/GXII Assay Quick Guide for the specific assay. The current
version of the Assay User Guides and Quick Guides can be
accessed on the PerkinElmer web site at:
http://www.perkinelmer.com/labchipguides.
To run an assay in the LabChip GX:
1 Open the LabChip GX software. (See “Opening the LabChip GX
Software” on page 23.)
2 If necessary, create a new assay. (See “Creating a New Assay”
on page 24)
3 Clean the electrodes and the O-Rings as directed in the
LabChip GX/GXII Assay User Guide.
4 If necessary, calibrate the optics (see page 41) and run
Diagnostics (see page 291).
5 Prepare the chip for the assay as directed in the LabChip
GX/GXII Assay Quick Guide.
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