Maxwell ® Sample Track - Promega Maxwell 16 Forensic Technical Manual

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shaken; this is normal. Locate the UV lamp socket, which is located on the ceiling of the instrument just inside the
door. Slide the bulb into the socket (see Figure 10). Twist the bulb a quarter turn until it is firmly in place. The UV Bulb
has an average life of 3000 hours. The Maxwell
usage reaches 2950 hours, and we recommend that you change the bulb at that time. Replacement bulbs can be
purchased from Promega (Cat.# SP1080).
Figure 10. UV Bulb in the power supply.
To replace the bulb, locate the old bulb in the UV lamp holder, which is located on the ceiling of the instrument just
inside the door (see Figure 10). Wear gloves—do not touch the bulb with your bare hands. Twist the bulb a quarter turn
until it can slide out. Place the new bulb into UV lamp socket, and twist a quarter turn until it is firmly in place.
Your Maxwell
16 Forensic Instrument is now ready for operation.
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3.D. Maxwell
Sample Track
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To use the Maxwell
Sample Track software, you need to load the software onto the computer that will be connected to
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the Maxwell
16 Forensic Instrument. See the Technical Manual supplied with the software for more information. To
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install the software, place the CD containing the Maxwell
and follow the on-screen instructions.
During installation, the Maxwell
3.1 and Microsoft
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.NET Framework Version 2.0 are installed on your computer. If necessary, the Maxwell
Track installer will prompt you to install these applications, which are supplied on the Maxwell
Once the software is loaded, connect the computer to the RS-232 port of the Maxwell
the RS-232 Cable. Do not connect your computer to the USB port on the Maxwell
If your computer does not have an RS-232 port, use the supplied RS-232/USB Adaptor to connect the USB port of the
computer to the RS-232 Cable. To use the RS-232/USB Adaptor, you must first load the driver from the minidisk in the
Tripp Lite
box. Place the minidisk in the CD drive of your computer, and follow the instructions supplied in the Tripp
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Lite
instruction manual.
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Connect the Bar Code Reader to the USB port on the side of the instrument.
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16 Forensic Instrument will warn you when the accumulated UV Bulb
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Sample Track program will check to see if Microsoft
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Sample Track software in the CD drive of your computer,
Windows
Installer Version
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Sample
Sample Track CD.
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16 Forensic Instrument using
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16 Forensic Instrument.
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