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System Maintenance 7
In This Chapter This chapter discusses the following topics:
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Recommended Maintenance Schedule 7-2
Section: Maintaining the 7900HT Instrument 7-3
Replacing the Sample Block 7-4
Changing the 7900HT Plate Adapter 7-9
Decontaminating the Sample Block 7-11
Performing a Background Run 7-13
Performing a Pure Dye Run 7-17
Adding Custom Dyes to the Pure Dye Set 7-21
Verifying Instrument Performance Using a TaqMan RNase P Plate 7-24
Section: Maintaining the Plate Handler 7-27
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Plate Sensor Switch 7-28
Aligning the Plate Handler 7-32
Aligning the Fixed-Position Bar Code Reader 7-40
Cleaning and Replacing Gripper Finger Pads 7-43
Section: Maintaining the Computer and SDS Software 7-45
General Computer Maintenance 7-46
Maintaining the SDS software 7-48
System Maintenance 7-1