ThermoFisher Scientific QuantStudio 12K Flex OpenArray AccuFill System - Page 82

3.
Select a value from the Loading Mode dropdown list.
Option Description
Do Not Pause Loading The instrument moves through the full sequence
of the test without pausing.
Pause Loading Between OpenArray Plates The instrument pauses after the tips are ejected,
after each OpenArray
™
Plate is loaded.
Pause Loading at Critical Points The instrument pauses after each step of the test.
Pause Load and Raise Head at End of Sample
Load
The instrument pauses after the robotic tip handler
has completed the movement associated with
aspirating from the sample plate.
4.
Enter the number of times that the tips are placed in the sample plate to aspirate the sample.
If this is not defined in the loading test procedure, the following defaults are used:
•
1 sample per subarray: 50 times
•
2 samples per subarray: 25 times
•
3 samples per subarray: 20 times
5.
Enter a number in the Run 1 of field.
The number specified in this field is the total number of times that the instrument performs the load
plate test sequentially.
6.
Select or deselect the Required Resources checkbox.
Required Resources checkbox status
Description of the test
Checked The instrument requires two tip boxes, a sample
plate, an OpenArray
™
Plate, and the waste bin for
the loading test.
Unchecked The instrument requires at least one tip box, a
sample plate, an OpenArray
™
Plate, and the waste
bin for the loading test.
7.
Click Start test.
The Quick Run page is displayed.
8.
Set up and start a quick run.
See “Configure the run—quick run workflow” on page 43. It is recommended to configure the run
without sample information and manually input barcode values for the OpenArray plate name and
position.
The Loading Test tab of the Services screen is displayed. The status of each task in the loading
test is displayed.
Appendix D
Manage the service settings
Perform diagnostics tests
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AccuFill
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System User Guide