User's Manual

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2. When the “Open” or “Next” button has been pressed, the screen shifts to “Please insert/remove
cartridge” and “Close”.
3. Place the loaded cartridge with the holder in the Xdrop™ instrument drawer. Make sure that the
cartridge is correctly positioned into the drawer by aligning the rounded corner on the holder to the
rounded corner on the instrument drawer (Fig. 5.8). Incorrect insertion of the cartridge may cause
damage to the instrument. Once the cartridge is correctly inserted, press “close” to retract the drawer
into the instrument.
Fig. 5.8. Photo of Xdrop™ instrument with a correctly inserted dMDA cartridge.
4. Once the drawer is fully closed, press “next” on the touch screen.
5. The droplet generator instrument can operate with either dPCR or dMDA cartridges. Use the dMDA
cartridge with the “dMDA” option on the touch screen (Fig. 5.9).