Create your own local instrument profile .................................... 153
Change your own local instrument profile PIN ................................ 153
Manage storage space ......................................................... 153
Automatic file cleanup ..................................................... 153
Export or delete a plate setup (PSM file) ..................................... 154
Export results from the instrument (sample data files and QC reports) .......... 154
Delete a run history ....................................................... 155
Back up user data (plates and results) (administrator only) .................... 155
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CHAPTER 11 Maintain the instrument .............................. 156
Regular maintenance tasks .................................................... 156
Check the cathode buffer fill level .......................................... 156
Clean the instrument exterior and touchscreen ............................... 157
Clean the autosampler .................................................... 157
Manage the cartridge .......................................................... 158
Cartridge storage ......................................................... 158
Set cartridge storage mode (administrator only) .............................. 159
Check or export the Instrument-cartridge history ............................ 160
Check or export the cartridge history ....................................... 160
Fill the capillary array and refresh the polymer delivery system ................ 161
Remove the cartridge ..................................................... 161
Insert the cartridge ....................................................... 161
Store the cartridge ........................................................ 163
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Integrated Capillary Protector ................................... 164
Long-term on-instrument cartridge storage ................................. 165
Install cathode buffer .......................................................... 166
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Genetic Analyzer Cathode Buffer Container storage ................ 166
Remove the SeqStudio
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Genetic Analyzer Cathode Buffer Container ............ 166
Assemble the SeqStudio
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Genetic Analyzer Cathode Buffer Container (CBC) ..... 166
Insert the Cathode Buffer Container ........................................ 167
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APPENDIX A Troubleshooting ........................................ 169
Troubleshooting resources ..................................................... 169
Troubleshooting workflow ...................................................... 170
Export log files for plates, install runs, injections, and instrument ................... 170
View the raw data and the EPT plot .............................................. 171
Data quality alerts ............................................................ 171
Sizecalling and basecalling quality alerts ........................................ 171
Check size standard quality .................................................... 172
Instrument troubleshooting .................................................... 173
Cartridge troubleshooting ...................................................... 174
Sample and data troubleshooting ............................................... 175
EPT data .................................................................... 180
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Genetic Analyzer Instrument and Software User Guide