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System Installation

• USB cable. If the system is going to be controlled by a computer via a USB cable, the

provided cable from Bio-Rad is sufficiently shielded for use

NOTE: For a full list of the safety and compliance requirements for this instrument,

see “Safety and Regulatory Compliance” on page iii.

System Overview

The CFX96 Touch system, CFX96 Touch Deep Well system, CFX Connect system, and

CFX384 Touch system includes two components:

• Optical reaction module. This module includes an optical system to collect fluorescent

data and a thermal cycler block

NOTE: The serial number of the CFX96, CFX96 Deep Well, CFX Connect, and

CFX384 optical reaction module is located on the back.

• C1000 Touch or CFX Connect thermal cycler base. The C1000 Touch base includes a

user interface to control the system when running in stand-alone mode, the power

button, and ports (both on the back panel) to connect to a computer. The CFX Connect

base does not have a user interface

Figure 1. Front view of the CFX96 Touch system.

Indicator LED

Open button

Touch panel