Thermo Scientific appliedbiosystems SeqStudio Flex Series - Page 360

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Maintenance wizard Task Time required Procedure
Remove bubbles Remove bubbles from the fluid pathway. This
function is automatically performed during other
wizards as needed.
IMPORTANT! Running this wizar
d consumes
polymer. Do not run this wizard unless bubbles
are observed in the fluid pathway.
~7 minutes page 409
Wash pump and
channels
Prime the polymer pump with conditioning
r
eagent, then polymer. This function is
automatically performed during other wizards as
needed.
Run this wizard if you observe that polymer has
dried in the polymer block or if you suspect
contamination in the pump block.
~45 minutes page 415
Special functions
Shut down
instrument
Shut down the instrument for a storage period
>2 weeks. This wizard instructs you to remove
the capillary array and polymer, and to install
conditioning reagent.
~55 minutes page 420
Reactivate
instrument
Reactivate the instrument after storage. This
wizard assumes that the Shut down instrument
wizard was run before storage, that the pump
and channels are filled with conditioning reagent,
and that no capillary array is installed.
~50 minutes page 427
Troubleshooting
Fill array with
polymer
Fill the capillary array with polymer. This function
is automatically performed during other wizards
as needed.
~5 minutes page 409
Spatial calibration This wizard performs the same procedure as a
manual spatial calibration described in “Run a
spatial calibration” on page 304).
This function is automatically performed during
other wizards as needed.
~4 minutes page 412
Chapter 13 Maintain the Instrument
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