Contents
About this guide ............................................................ 8
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CHAPTER 1 Product information ....................................... 9
Instrument hardware description ................................................. 9
Instrument overview ........................................................ 9
Parts of the instrument ..................................................... 11
Parts of the home screen ................................................... 12
Software description ........................................................... 14
Instrument, desktop, and cloud software features ............................. 14
Folders, templates, experiments, and projects ................................ 15
Third-party software ....................................................... 16
Supported options for instrument and computer connections ........................ 16
Experiment types .............................................................. 18
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CHAPTER 2 General procedures to operate the instrument ........ 20
Precautions for use ............................................................ 20
Power on the instrument ........................................................ 21
Power off the instrument ....................................................... 21
Sign in ........................................................................ 21
Sign out ....................................................................... 21
Load and unload a plate in the QuantStudio
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Transfer, view, or manage files and results ........................................ 23
Transfer EDS files from the instrument home screen ........................... 23
View run history and delete or transfer files from the instrument ................ 23
Manage templates (EDT files) ............................................... 23
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CHAPTER 3 Configure the instrument and manage
instrument profiles ....................................................... 25
Initial start‑up ................................................................. 25
Installation and instrument verification ........................................... 26
Use the instrument without signing in ............................................ 26
Create an administrator instrument profile during initial start-up .................... 27
Create a new instrument profile ................................................. 27
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