Bio-Rad Experion DNA Analysis Kits - Manual (Page 15)

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Fig . 2 .5 . Connecting the electrophoresis
station . Left, power connection. Right, USB2
connection.
Fig . 2 .6 . Powering on the electrophoresis station.
If the LED does not light, the unit is not receiving power (refer to Chapter 4, Troubleshooting).
During a run, a blinking LED indicates that a chip is loaded and analysis is in progress. Do not
open the lid while the LED is blinking (opening the lid aborts the run).
2.3 First-Time Use of the Experion System
1. Clean the electrodes using Experion electrode cleaner and the deep cleaning procedure described in
Section 3.1.2 (also in the Help section of Experion software, search term “electrodes”).
2. Power on the computer and then power on the electrophoresis station.
3. Launch Experion software. Confirm that the electrophoresis station and computer are communicating
properly. A green dot with the last four digits of the electrophoresis station serial number should
appear in the lower right corner of the user interface.
4. Familiarize yourself with the assay protocol and pipetting techniques by using the Experion Pro260 or
Experion RNA StdSens starter kit. For additional information, view the video tutorials (see Section 1.4,
Experion Video Tutorials).
Experion Automated Electrophoresis System