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CFX96 Touch, CFX96 Touch Deep Well, CFX Connect, and CFX384 Touch Systems Instruction Manual

1 System Installation

Read this chapter for information about setting up the CFX96 Touch™, CFX96 Touch Deep

Well™,

CFX Connect™, or CFX384 Touch™ system:

• Unpacking the optical reaction module (page 1)

• System requirements (page 1)

• System overview (page 2)

• Setting up the system (page 4)

• Installing CFX Manager™ software (page 8)

• Software files (page 9)

• Running experiments (page 10)

Unpacking the Optical Reaction Module

You r C F X 9 6 ™ , CFX96 Deep Well™, CFX Connect, or CFX384™ optical reaction module

shipment includes these components:

• Optical reaction module

•USB cable

• CFX Manager software installation CD

• Instruction manual

• CFX Manager software quick guides for system installation, protocol, plate, data

analysis, gene expression analysis, and qbase

PLUS

software setup

• CFX Manager software video tutorial

Remove all packing materials and store them for future use. If any items are missing or

damaged, contact your local Bio-Rad office.

System Requirements

To operate the CFX96 Touch, CFX96 Touch Deep Well, CFX Connect, or CFX384 Touch

system, use the following power sources and cables:

• Input power. 100–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz

• Indoor use. Ambient temperature of 15–31

C. Relative humidity maximum of 80%, non-

condensing