User guide

Environmental requirements
Ensure that the installation room is maintained under correct environmental
conditions.
Condition Acceptable Range
Installation site Indoor use only
Altitude Located between sea level and 2000 m (6500 ft.) above sea level
Humidity 20%–80% (noncondensing)
Temperature 15°C to 30°C (60°F to 85°F)
Thermal output During operation the net thermal output, based on the actual current
draw of the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument, is expected to be
approximately 12 W (41 BTU/hr).
Vibration Ensure the instrument is not adjacent to strong vibration sources, such
as a centrifuge, pump, or compressor. Excessive vibration will affect
instrument performance.
Pollution The instrument has a Pollution Degree rating of II. The instrument may
only be installed in an environment that has nonconductive pollutants
such as dust particles or wood chips. Typical environments with a
Pollution Degree II rating are laboratories and sales and commercial
areas.
The noise output of the instrument is 0 dB at idle.
Other conditions Ensure the room is away from any vents that could expel particulate
material on the system components.
Avoid placing the instrument, computer, and UPS unit adjacent to
heaters, cooling ducts, or in direct sunlight.
Note: See the ProFlex
™
PCR System User Guide (Pub. no. MAN0007697) for the
ProFlex
™
2x Flat PCR System environmental requirements. See the GeneAmp
®
PCR
System 9700 Base Module User Manual (Pub. no. 4303481) for the GeneAmp
®
PCR
System 9700 environmental requirements.
Appendix D Specifications and Layout
Environmental requirements
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