Perform a Standby Wash
When the instrument is not scheduled for use within the next seven days, prepare the instrument, and its fluidics lines to sit idle by performing a standby wash. Perform a standby wash every 30 days that the instrument sits idle.
The standby wash takes approximately two hours to complete. The wash performs two consecutive washes that flush each position of any remaining reagents or salt accumulation. Each wash takes approximately 60 minutes.
When the standby wash is complete, the instrument enters standby mode, with a message appearing on the Home screen stating the status of the instrument. When the instrument is in standby mode, a maintenance wash must be performed before a sequencing run can be initiated.
User-Supplied Consumables
| • | Tween 20 (Sigma-Aldrich, catalog # P7949) |
| • | Laboratory-grade water |
