Operator`s manual

Prologue

Warnings and Precautions

Warnings and PrecautionsVIII

The LightCycler

480 System is equipped with software, enabling the user

of the Product to connect it with a network. Roche draws the attention of

the user to the fact that such connection may have an adverse effect on the

Product’s integrity, e.g., due to an infection of the Product with malicious

code (viruses, Trojan horses, etc.) or access by unauthorized third parties

(e.g., intrusion by attackers). Roche therefore highly recommends to protect

the Product against such risks by taking appropriate and state-of-the-art

action. As the Product is not intended to be used within networks without

an appropriate ﬁrewall and has not been designed for such use, Roche as-

sumes no liability in that regard.

Roche offers the user the cobas IT ﬁrewall to be installed prior to the ﬁrst

connection of the Product to any network. For further information on this

cobas IT ﬁrewall and/or the Roche network security concept please contact

your local Roche representative.

In the event the user connects the Product with any network without using

the cobas IT Firewall, Roche cannot offer any Product support regarding

any problem resulting from such network connection. In case of a stand-

alone use of the software of the Product on or in connection with other IT

components (e.g., installation on other PCs) Roche assumes no liability with

respect to any interference of the user’s networks and/other IT components

such use might have. Roche’s liability for the proper functioning of the

software under the respective license and/or purchase agreements with the

user shall remain unaffected.

Contact your local Roche representative for detailed information on

the cobas IT ﬁrewall.

Tests indicate that Microsoft Ofﬁce and Norton Antivirus software do not

interfere with LightCycler

480 Software and LightCycler

480 software

modules; these programs may be installed on the LightCycler

480

Instrument PC. Do not install any other software on the LightCycler

480

Instrument PC. Installation of any additional software on the

LightCycler

480 Instrument PC may interfere with the operation of the

LightCycler

480 Software and LightCycler

480 software modules, and

could affect data security.

Anti-virus software is not provided. Therefore, it is essential to take pre-

cautions to ensure that any software loaded onto the system is virus free.