Contents
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CHAPTER 1 Product information ................................................ 16
Product description ............................................................ 16
Precautions for use ........................................................ 17
Instrument components .................................................... 18
Instrument interior components ............................................. 21
Power and communication connections ...................................... 22
Theory of operation ............................................................ 23
Preparing samples ......................................................... 23
Preparing the instrument .................................................... 23
During a run ............................................................... 24
Results ................................................................... 24
Materials for routine operation ................................................... 24
Instrument consumables handling, usage limits, and expiration ...................... 25
Configuring the instrument to prevent the use of consumables beyond
expiration and usage limits ................................................ 25
Important notice regarding use of consumables that exceed supported limits ..... 25
Buer storage, usage, and limits ............................................. 26
Polymer storage, usage, and limits ........................................... 26
Conditioning reagent storage, usage, and limits ............................... 27
Capillary array storage and usage ........................................... 27
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Formamide storage and usage ........................................ 28
About the SeqStudio
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Flex Series Instrument Software v1.0 ......................... 28
Profile and sign in options .................................................. 29
Parts of the software ....................................................... 35
Companion software ....................................................... 49
Secondary analysis software ................................................ 50
Network connection options ..................................................... 51
Network and password security requirements ..................................... 52
Network configuration and security .......................................... 52
Password security ......................................................... 52
SeqStudio
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Flex Series Genetic Analyzer with Instrument Software v1.0 User Guide
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