QC errors—Sequencing or fragment analysis install run
QC error
Description Action
Sequencing
Failed the CRL specification.
Low quality data, did not
meet Contiguous Read Length
requirements for an Install run.
•
Ensure that instrument
consumables are not expired
and have not exceeded
the on-instrument limits.
See “Instrument consumables
handling, usage limits, and
expiration” on page 25.
•
Ensure that the capillary array
has not exceeded the number of
injections limit.
•
Ensure the install standard
was prepared according to the
product information sheet.
•
Ensure that the install standard
was prepared in the appropriate
volume of fresh Hi‑Di
™
Formamide to ensure adequate
signal. See “Hi‑Di
™
Formamide
storage and usage” on page 28.
Fragment analysis
F
ailed allele Bin specification.
Peaks have shifted outside the
software-defined bins.
•
Ensure that polymer has been
installed on the instrument for
<3 days.
•
Ensure that instrument
consumables are not expired
and have not exceeded
the on-instrument limits.
See “Instrument consumables
handling, usage limits, and
expiration” on page 25.
Appendix A Troubleshooting
QC error and alert troubleshooting
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