User guide

1.
Download the firmware update:
a.
Go to www.lifetechnologies.com/support
b.
Go to Instrument Management (you will need to log in if not already
logged in to our website) and find the link to Software, Patches & Updates
on the left side of the Instrument Management dashboard.
c.
In the Software Downloads
page, select QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR
Software from the Digital PCR menu.
d.
In the product page for your QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR Instrument, find
the link to Download QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR Software.
e.
Download the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument firmware to a USB drive.
2.
Confirm that the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument touchscreen is displaying the
Main Menu, then plug the drive into the USB port.
IMPORTANT! The QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument must display the Main Menu
when you insert the USB drive. If not, the update may fail.
3.
From the Main Menu of the touchscreen, touch , then touch Maintenance &
Service.
4.
In the Maintenance & Service screen, touch Software Update then wait while the
QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument scans the USB drive for the firmware update.
5.
In the Software Upgrade screen, touch OK to proceed with the update. Allow the
QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument to complete the upgrade.
IMPORTANT! Do not remove the USB drive from the
QuantStudio
®
3D
Instrument until after the update is complete.
6.
After the upgrade is complete and the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument restarts, re-
calibrate the touchscreen (if prompted), then confirm the success of the firmware
update:
a.
Unplug the USB drive from the instrument.
b.
Touch
, then touch Maintenance & Service.
c.
In the Maintenance & Service screen, touch Software Update to view the
software version number to confirm that the firmware has been upgraded.
7.
When you are finished, touch Cancel, then touch
to return to the Main Menu.
Update the
firmware
Appendix A Maintenance
Update the instrument firmware
A
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3D Digital PCR System User Guide