Prepare the plate assembly
Prepare the plate assembly on a clean, level surface. Wear gloves when handling septa. Do not heat
plates that are sealed with septa.
Plate retainer required for the SeqStudio
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Flex Series Genetic Analyzer
For the SeqStudio
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Flex Series Genetic Analyzer, use the SeqStudio
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Flex series plate retainers only,
which have one opening to allow barcode reading. For catalog numbers, see “Plates bases retainers
and septa” on page 539. Using the older style plate retainers with two openings on the side can cover
the plate barcode and cause a barcode error in the home screen.
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repare the samples
Prepare and assemble sample plates
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