User guide

Prerequisites
This guide also assumes that you have:
• Knowledge of techniques for handling and preparing samples for PCR.
• A general understanding of data storage, file transfers, and copying and pasting.
Instrument hardware
The QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR Instrument consists of the components shown in
the following figure.
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1
Touchscreen – Provides access to the
instrument functions, such as data
transfer and instrument operation.
2
Chip tray – Conveys the QuantStudio
®
3D
Digital PCR 20K Chip to and from the
imaging stage in the interior of the
instrument.
3
USB port – Provides USB communication
with the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument. Can
be used to transfer data to and from the
instrument.
4
Fuse cover – Dual 1.6A, Time Lag T, 250
VAC, 5 × 20-mm electrical fuses that
protect the instrument from excessive
electrical current.
5
Power switch – Power switch for the
instrument, where the states are on ( | )
or off ( O ).
6
Power port – A 100–240 VAC port that
provides power to the QuantStudio
®
3D
Instrument.
7
Ethernet port – An RJ45 port that provides
Ethernet (gigabit) communication with the
QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument.
Instrument software
The QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR Instrument includes a software suite used to
analyze and manage digital PCR data generated by imaging
QuantStudio
®
3D Digital
PCR 20K Chips. The QuantStudio
®
3D AnalysisSuite
™
Software features a server, and
cloud deployment that can satisfy a broad range of laboratory requirements.
Note: For more information on the AnalysisSuite
™
Software, refer to the
AnalysisSuite
™
Software Help which is available from any point in the software by
clicking the ? button.
About this guide
Prerequisites
QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR System User Guide 9