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3.5 Running an experiment
3.5.1 Starting the run
3.5.1.1 Preparing the system
• Turn on the power to PrimeQ using the power switch at the rear of the instrument. An idle
screen will appear on the instrument’s LCD display.
• Turn on the PC and log in under a user name.
• Double-click the Quansoft icon located on the PC desktop to open the software.
• If the instrument has not been used previously, the filter cartridges will need to be installed
(section 1.16).
• Prepare and insert the sample plate (as described in section 1.19).
3.5.1.2 Opening the experiment file
Open up the experiment of choice in the Experiment Editor using one of the following options:
• Set up a new experiment: Click on Create a New Experiment from the Home Page and
set up a new experiment as detailed in section 3.4.2.
• Run an existing experiment: Choose Run an Experiment from the Home Page and
browse the experiment library files (.qexp). Edit any element of an experiment or browse for
separate program (.qprg) or plate layout (.qpla) library files.
• Use an experiment from a previous run: An experiment file can be created from a results
file of a previous run by opening a results file in the Results Library (accessible from the
navigator bar of the Quansoft Home page) and selecting Save As Experiment File from the
File menu.
The most important element of the experiment to be considered pre-run is the program as thermal
cycling parameters and read points must be defined to acquire the data. The plate layout and
analysis methods can both be set up or edited post-run.