Chapter 1 Product Information; Product Description - Thermo Scientific appliedbiosystems SeqStudio Flex Series User Manual

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Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Theory of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Materials for routine operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Instrument consumables handling, usage limits, and expiration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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About the SeqStudio
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Network connection options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Network and password security requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
IMPORTANT! Before using this product, read and understand the information in the "Safety" appendix
in this document.
Product description
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The SeqStudio
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SeqStudio 24 Flex Genetic Analyzer are fluorescence-
based DNA analysis instruments using capillary
electrophoresis technology with 8 or 24 capillaries.
The product (8-capillary model Cat. No. A50369,
24-capillary model Cat. No. A50370) includes the following
components:
• Instrument
• 8-capillary or 24-capillary array and POP
• Reagents and consumables for your application and for
system qualification
• Integrated software for instrument control, data
collection, quality control, basecalling, and sizecalling
of samples
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Flex Series Instrument Software v1.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8 Flex Genetic Analyzer and the
SeqStudio
Product information
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™ Flex Series Genetic Analyzer with Instrument Software v1.0 User Guide