Post-Run Uv Light Treatment; Run Reports; Data File Transfer At The End Of A Run; Data File Transfer At A Later Time - Promega Maxwell 16 MDx Technical Manual

acid from the samples. Refer to the Troubleshooting section
for a detailed list of error codes. To cancel the run, press
the Run/Stop button on the instrument keypad to stop the
run, and follow the on screen instructions.
At the end of the run, the touch screen will display a
message that the method has ended. The export of run data
occurs before the samples are removed from the instrument
(see Section 6).
Figure 29. End screen.
After the run is complete, open the instrument door and
check that all of the plungers have been ejected from the
magnetic rod assembly. If a plunger is still attached, push
it down gently by hand to remove it. Select the Run/Stop
button to extend the platform. Remove the elution tubes
and place them in the Magnetic Elution Tube Rack (for SEV
protocols) to remove any residual particles. The eluted
sample can then be transferred to a storage tube.
Important. To avoid particle transfer after SEV runs,
!
use a pipette tip to aspirate samples away from the
captured particles on the side of the blue elution tube.
D. Post-Run UV Light Treatment
If you have configured your instrument to perform a UV
light treatment at the end of each run, that treatment will
start when the door is closed. Ensure that the samples are
removed before closing the door and starting the UV light
treatment to avoid damage to the nucleic acid. You may
cancel the UV treatment at any time.

6. Run Reports

If the instrument has been connected to the computer or
printer, you can export or print a run report at the end of
the run. By convention, run data files are named as the run
date and finishing time.
A. Data File Transfer at the End of a Run
At the end of a Maxwell
the samples are removed, the Data Transfer screen opens
to allow run data export. If No is selected, the run data are
saved for subsequent retrieval and not exported. If Yes is
selected, the File Output screen opens.
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Figure 30. File Output screen.
The Transfer to PC option allows the computer containing
®
Maxwell Sample Track to import the data from the
Maxwell ® 16 MDx Instrument. When import is complete,
the file name will appear on the Sample Track screen, and
the Data Transfer screen on the Maxwell
can be closed by pressing the Run/Stop button. The imported
file can be saved to the computer with a different name and
in a different format (see Technical Manual #TM314 for
details).
The Print option opens the Select File screen where files
can be selected for printing.
Figure 31. Select File screen.
To print the run data, ensure that the printer is set to receive
data and is switched on. Select the file to be printed. You
will be notified that the file was sent to the printer. Once
printing is complete, press the Run/Stop button to close the
File Sent screen.
B. Data File Transfer at a Later Time
Files may be exported at a later time using the Data Transfer
option on the Home screen. Selecting this option opens the
File Output screen. Selecting Transfer to PC allows transfer
as described in the previous section.
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