Recommended Maintenance Schedule - Applied Biosystems 7300 Installation And Maintenance Manual

Appendix A

Recommended Maintenance Schedule

Semi-Annual
Maintenance
Tasks
January July
Su M T W Th F S Su M T W Th F S
6 Months
Miscellaneous
Maintenance
Tasks
Notes
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• Perform a background calibration (see
• Perform an optical calibration on 7500/7500 Fast systems (see
• Perform a region of interest (ROI) calibration (see
• Perform a pure dye calibration (see
You can run a background calibration to check for contamination.If any parts of
Note:
the optics are replaced or moved, you must run a background calibration, an ROI
calibration, an optical calibration (7500/7500 Fast only), and a pure dye calibration.
Perform the following tasks as needed to resolve problems as they arise:
• Decontaminate the sample block (see
• Move the 7300/7500/7500 Fast system (see
• Replace the halogen bulb (see
• Replace the instrument fuses (see
• Update the Microsoft Windows operating system (see
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