Maintaining The Instrument; Recommended Maintenance Schedule - Applied Biosystems 7300 Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Recommended Maintenance Schedule

Weekly
Maintenance
Tasks
Su M T W Th F S
IMPORTANT!
Week (7 Days)
Monthly
Maintenance
Tasks
Su M T W Th F S
Month (30 Days)
Notes
Applied Biosystems 7300/7500/7500 Fast Real-Time PCR System Installation and Maintenance Guide

Maintaining the Instrument

Recommended Maintenance Schedule
Archiving and Backing Up SDS Files
Decontaminating the Sample Block
Defragmenting the Hard Drive
Moving the 7300/7500/7500 Fast System
Monitoring Lamp Status
Replacing the Halogen Lamp
Replacing the Instrument Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Updating the Operating System Software and Service Packs
• Check disk space
• Archive or back up SDS plate document files (see
• Cycle the computer and instrument power (power off, then power on the computer
and instrument)
• Wipe instrument surfaces with a lint-free cloth
Never use organic solvents to clean the 7300/7500/7500 Fast system.
• Perform a background calibration (see
• Perform an optical calibration on 7500/7500 Fast systems (see
• Clean up and defragment the computer hard drive (see
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