User guide

The QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR Instrument features a simple interface for reading
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Network status icon – Represents the
status of the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument
network connection:
• – Wired (Ethernet) connection
selected; connected to network.
• – Wired (Ethernet) connection
selected; no connection available.
• – Wireless connection selected;
connected to network.
• – Wireless connection selected; no
connection available.
2
Data destination icon – Represents the
selected data destination:
• – Cloud data destination selected.
• – USB drive destination selected.
• – Network share destination
selected.
3
Data Destination – Displays the name of
the destination to which the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument will save data. Touch ,
then touch Data Destinations to select a
data destination.
4
Settings button – Touch to open the
Instrument Settings menu that allows you
to set the system date and time, the
network connection, the data destination,
and perform other maintenance and
configuration tasks.
5
Chip presence indicator – Indicates
whether you may load a Digital PCR 20K
Chip within the QuantStudio
®
3D
Instrument. When a chip is loaded within
the instrument, the instrument
immediately begins processing the chip.
Note: If the instrument can read the chip
ID, then the touchscreen displays the chip
ID present on the QuantStudio
®
3D Digital
PCR Chip Case Lid. If the instrument
cannot read the chip ID, then the
touchscreen indicates that the chip ID is
unknown.
6
Date/time stamp – Displays the date and
time of the system in
<yyyy-mm-
dd>_<hh:mm:ss> format. Touch
, then
touch Instrument Settings to set the
system date and time.
About the
instrument
interface
Chapter 4 Analyze the Prepared Chips
Using the QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR Instrument
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3D Digital PCR System User Guide