ProteinSimple MAURICE Users Manual

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User Guide for Maurice, Maurice C. and Maurice S.

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User Guide for Maurice, Maurice C. and Maurice S.

P/N 046-295

Revision 1, February 2016

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1:

Let’s Get Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Maurice Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 2:

Getting Your Lab Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Space Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Physical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Environmental Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Software and Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

General Guidelines and Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Intended Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Lifting and Moving the System: Lift Maurice

Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3:

Maurice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Maurice Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

External Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Status Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Internal Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Cartridge Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Sample and Reagent Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

System Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Computer Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 4:

Compass for iCE Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Launching Compass for iCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Compass for iCE Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Changing the Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Batch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Run Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Analysis Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Screen Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Title Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Instrument Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Screen Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 View Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Compass for iCE Status Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Software Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Instrument Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Changing the Compass for iCE Main Window

Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Resizing the Main Compass for iCE Window . . . .28 Resizing the Screen Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Resizing Screen Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Changing the Location of Screen Panes. . . . . . . . .30

Restoring the Main Window to the Default Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Software Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Checking for and Installing New Versions of Compass for iCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Viewing Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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Viewing the Software Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Compass for iCE Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Directory and File Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 File Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 5:

cIEF Batches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Batch Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Batch Screen Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Software Menus Active in the Batch Screen . . . . . 39

Opening a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Creating a New Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Step 1 - Open a Template Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Step 2 - Assign Your Samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Step 3 - Assign Your Method Parameters. . . . . . . . 46

Step 4 - Set Up Your Injections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Step 5 - Add Batch Notes (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Step 6 - Modify Default Analysis Parameters (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Step 7 - Save Your Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Viewing Replicate Injections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Batch History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Making Changes to a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Viewing and Editing Batches in Completed Runs . . . . 56 Batch Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 6:

CE-SDS Batches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Batch Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Batch Screen Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Software Menus Active in the Batch Screen . . . . . 61

Opening a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Creating a New Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Step 1 - Open a Template Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Step 2 - Assign Your Samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Step 3 - Assign Your Method Parameters . . . . . . . .68

Step 4 - Set Up Your Injections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Step 5 - Add Batch Notes (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Step 6 - Modify Default Analysis Parameters (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Step 7 - Save Your Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Viewing Replicate Injections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Batch History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Making Changes to a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Viewing and Editing Batches in Completed Runs . . . .78 Batch Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Chapter 7:

Running cIEF Applications on

Maurice and Maurice C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Before You Throw the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Running cIEF Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

What You’ll Need. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Step 1: Prep Your Markers, Samples and

Reagents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Step 2: Prep the Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Step 3: Install the Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Step 4: Load Samples and Reagents. . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Step 5: Create a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Step 6: Start the Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Post-batch Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Checking Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Step 1: Select Your Detection Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Step 2: Check Your pI Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Step 3: Checking Sample Peaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Step 4: Assigning Peak Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Chapter 8:

Running CE-SDS Applications on

Maurice and Maurice S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Before You Throw the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Running CE-SDS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

What You’ll Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Step 1: Prep Your Internal Standard, Samples and

Reagents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Internal Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Step 2: Prep the Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Step 3: Install the Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Step 4: Load Samples and Reagents . . . . . . . . . . .124

Step 5: Create a Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Step 6: Start the Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Post-batch Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Checking Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Step 1: Check Your Internal Standard . . . . . . . . . .139

Step 2: Set Your Molecular Weight (MW)

Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Step 3: Checking Sample Peaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Step 4: Assigning Peak Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Chapter 9:

Run Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Run Summary Screen Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Run Summary Screen Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Software Menus Active in the Run Summary

Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Opening Run Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Opening One Run File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Opening Multiple Run Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Batch Injection Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Injection Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Run Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Viewing the Focus Series (cIEF Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Viewing the Separation (CE-SDS Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Current and Voltage Plots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Run History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Viewing Multiple Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Copying History Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Viewing Run Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Injection Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Example Analysis and Injection Report: CE-SDS169

Example Analysis and Injection Report: cIEF. . . 172

Switching Between Open Run Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Closing Run Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Chapter 10:

Controlling Maurice, Maurice C. and

Maurice S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Instrument Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Starting a Run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Stopping a Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Status Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Instrument Software (Embedded) Updates . . . . . . . . 181

Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Viewing and Changing System Properties . . . . . . . . . 184

Checking Cartridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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Viewing Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Runs Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

System Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Self Test Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Command Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Chapter 11:

CE-SDS Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Analysis Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Analysis Screen Panes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Software Menus Active in the Analysis Screen . .197 Opening Run Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 Opening One Run File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 Opening Multiple Run Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 How Run Data is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Experiment Pane: Batch Injection Information .201 Graph Pane: Electropherogram Data . . . . . . . . . .201 Peaks Pane: Calculated Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 Injections Pane: User-Specified Peak Names . . .204 Viewing Run Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Switching Between Samples and Standards Data

Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Selecting and Displaying Injection Data . . . . . . .208

Switching Between Single and Multiple Views of

Injections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Hiding Injection Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Data Notifications and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Checking Your Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Group Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Using Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Viewing Sample Injection Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Hiding or Removing Injections in Group

Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Copying Results Tables and Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Copying Results Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Copying the Graph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Saving the Graph as an Image File . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Exporting Run Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Exporting Results Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Exporting Raw Sample Electropherogram

Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Changing Sample Protein Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Adding or Removing Sample Data . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Hiding Sample Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Changing Peak Names for Sample Data . . . . . . 225 Changing the Electropherogram View . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Autoscaling the Electropherogram. . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Customizing the Data Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Stacking Multiple Electropherograms . . . . . . . . . 233 Overlaying Multiple Electropherograms. . . . . . . 234 Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Selecting Data Viewing Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Adding and Removing Baseline Points . . . . . . . . 240 Selecting the Graph X-axis Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Closing Run Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Analysis Settings Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Advanced Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Internal Standard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Advanced Analysis Settings Groups . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Creating a New Analysis Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Changing the Default Analysis Group. . . . . . . . . 248

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Modifying an Analysis Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249 Deleting an Analysis Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249 Applying Analysis Groups to Specific Run Data 250 Markers Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252 Markers Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Changing the Injection Used for the CE-SDS MW Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Standards Analysis Settings Groups. . . . . . . . . . . .254

Creating a New Standards Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Changing the Default Standards Group . . . . . . .258

Modifying a Standards Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Deleting a Standards Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Applying Standards Groups to Specific Run

Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259 Peak Fit Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 Range Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 Baseline Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Peak Find Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Peak Fit Analysis Settings Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Creating a New Peak Fit Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 Changing the Default Peak Fit Group . . . . . . . . . .267 Modifying a Peak Fit Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 Deleting a Peak Fit Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Applying Peak Fit Groups to Specific Run

Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268 Peak Names Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271 Peak Names Analysis Settings Groups. . . . . . . . . .271 Creating a Peak Names Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272 Modifying a Peak Names Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 Deleting a Peak Names Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 Applying Peak Names Groups to Run Data . . . .276

Injection Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Example Analysis and Injection Report . . . . . . . . 280

Importing and Exporting Analysis Settings. . . . . . . . . 283

Importing Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Exporting Analysis Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Chapter 12:

cIEF Data Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Analysis Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Analysis Screen Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Software Menus Active in the Analysis Screen . 287 Opening Run Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Opening One Run File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Opening Multiple Run Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 How Run Data is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Experiment Pane: Batch Injection Information 291 Graph Pane: Electropherogram Data . . . . . . . . . 291 Peaks Pane: Calculated Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Injections Pane: User-Specified Peak Names. . . 293 Viewing Run Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Switching Between Samples and Markers Data

Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Selecting and Displaying Injection Data . . . . . . 298

Switching Between Single and Multiple Views of

Injections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Hiding Injection Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Data Notifications and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Checking Your Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Group Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Using Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Viewing Sample Injection Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

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Hiding or Removing Injections in Group

Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Copying Results Tables and Graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310 Copying Results Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310 Copying the Graph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310 Saving the Graph as an Image File . . . . . . . . . . . . .310 Exporting Run Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Exporting Results Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Exporting Raw Sample Electropherogram

Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Changing Sample Protein Identification. . . . . . . . . . . .312 Adding or Removing Sample Data. . . . . . . . . . . . .312 Hiding Sample Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Changing Peak Names for Sample Data . . . . . . .315 Changing the Electropherogram View. . . . . . . . . . . . . .316 Autoscaling the Electropherogram . . . . . . . . . . . .317 Customizing the Data Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317 Stacking Multiple Electropherograms. . . . . . . . . .323 Overlaying Multiple Electropherograms . . . . . . .324 Zooming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325 Selecting Data Viewing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326 Adding and Removing Baseline Points . . . . . . . . .330 Selecting the Graph X-axis Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331 Closing Run Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 Analysis Settings Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334 Advanced Analysis Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336 pI Markers Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336 Advanced Analysis Settings Groups . . . . . . . . . . . .337 Creating a New Analysis Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337 Changing the Default Analysis Group. . . . . . . . . .338 Modifying an Analysis Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339

Deleting an Analysis Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Applying Analysis Groups to Specific Run Data 340 Detection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Changing the Detection Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Changing the Detection Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Peak Fit Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Range Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Baseline Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Peak Find Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Peak Fit Analysis Settings Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Creating a New Peak Fit Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Changing the Default Peak Fit Group . . . . . . . . . 350 Modifying a Peak Fit Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Deleting a Peak Fit Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Applying Peak Fit Groups to Specific Run Data 351 Peak Names Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Peak Names Analysis Settings Groups. . . . . . . . . 354 Creating a Peak Names Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Modifying a Peak Names Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Deleting a Peak Names Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Applying Peak Names Groups to Run Data. . . . 359 pI Markers Analysis Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Markers Analysis Settings Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Creating a New Markers Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Changing the Default Markers Group . . . . . . . . . 365 Modifying a Markers Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Deleting a Markers Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Applying Markers Groups to Specific Run Data 367

Injection Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Example Analysis and Injection Report . . . . . . . . 371

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Importing and Exporting Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . .374

Importing Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

Exporting Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

Chapter 13:

Setting Your Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

Customize Your Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378 Enabling Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379 Setting Data Export Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379 Selecting Custom Plot Colors for Graph Overlay . . . .380 Grouping Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382 Setting Up Maurice Systems to Send Tweets . . . . . . . .383

Chapter 14:

Compass Access Control and

21 CFR Part 11 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390 Enabling Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391 Logging In to Compass for iCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392 Locking and Unlocking the Application. . . . . . . .393 Resolving Log In Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393 Saving Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394 Signing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395 Instrument Command Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395 Run File History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

Troubleshooting Problems and Suggested

Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

Authorization Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

Server Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400

Adding Non-admin Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400

Adding Admin Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404

Resetting User Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405

Audit Trail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406

Password Policy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

LDAP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

Encryption Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

Chapter 15:

Maintenance and Troubleshooting . . . . . 409

Cartridge Handling and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

cIEF Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

CE-SDS Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

Daily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

Yearly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

Changing the Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

Spare Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

Instrument Software (Embedded) Updates . . . . . . . . 415

Frequently Asked Questions: cIEF Applications . . . . . 415

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

cIEF Application Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

CE-SDS Application Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . 421

Chapter 16:

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423

Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

Safety Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

Chemical Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

Chemical Waste Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426

Waste Production and Disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

Safety Data Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

Instrument Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

Consumables and Reagents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429

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Maurice CE-SDS Consumables, Kits and

Reagents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429

Maurice cIEF Consumables, Kits and Reagents .431

Maurice Systems Consumables and Reagents .433

Customer Service and Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . .433

Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435

Maurice Disclaimer of Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435

Compass Software and Authorization Server

License Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435

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Chapter 1:

Let’s Get Started

Chapter Overview

Welcome

Maurice Systems

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Welcome

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Welcome

Congratulations on bringing Maurice into your lab! We welcome you as a new user and are excited to be a part of your work. This user guide will provide you with details on system hardware, operating the system, how to use Compass for iCE software, maintenance procedures and other useful information.

To help you get the most from you new lab addition, we've added some attention phrases to guide you through the user guide:

NOTE

Points out useful information.

IMPORTANT

Indicates information necessary for proper operation of Maurice systems.

CAUTION

Cautions you about potentially hazardous situations that could result in injury to you or

 

damage to the system.

!WARNING!

Warns you that serious physical injury can result if the listed precautions aren’t followed.

Maurice Systems

Maurice, Maurice C. and Maurice S. systems give you identity, purity and heterogeneity data on your biologics, and get you to results faster with short development times and simple workflows!

They're fluent in cIEF and CE-SDS. They take cIEF up a notch, and CE-SDS is a breeze. You'll get pI and charge heterogeneity data in less than 10 minutes flat — with the added bonus of same-time absorbance and native fluorescence for sensitivity down to 0.7 μg/mL. Their size applications have the high res and wide molecular weight range you need and they're done in 35 minutes.

They make it easy. Just pop in a ready-to-go cartridge, drop in your sample vials or a 96-well plate, and hit start — they'll do the rest!

They're time-savers. Develop methods fast so you get to results even faster. Your cIEF and CE-SDS methods are done in a day. The icing? You can develop platform methods and use them for multiple molecules. No maintenance and clean-up needed between the two applications.

They're dependable. Get reproducible results with tight CVs day in and day out. Your data is reliable no matter what — across samples, users, instruments or labs.

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Chapter 2:

Getting Your Lab Ready

Chapter Overview

Introduction

Space Requirements

Physical Specifications

Electrical Requirements

Environmental Requirements

Software and Computer Requirements

General Guidelines and Information

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Introduction

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Introduction

This chapter will help you prepare the lab for Maurice. Please have the space, electrical and environmental requirements ready prior to scheduling your installation.

NOTE: Please wait for an authorized ProteinSimple Field Service Engineer to unpack and install Maurice for you. Don’t try doing this yourself. Handling Maurice incorrectly could cause injury to yourself or damage to the system.

Space Requirements

You need a lab bench or table that can support 100 lb (46 kg) and has enough space for both Maurice and his computer. There should be sufficient clearance for both heat ventilation and to provide access if Maurice needs service.

IMPORTANT

Maurice needs a stable surface and must remain level to work properly. The lab bench or table can’t shift or wobble under heavy weight. Don’t use anti-vibration tables either, since Maurice may not stay level while he’s working.

Dimension

Meters

Feet

 

 

 

Width

1.5

5.0

 

 

 

Depth

0.8

2.5

 

 

 

Height

0.5

1.5

 

 

 

Recommended space requirements for Maurice.

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Physical Specifications

Description

Specification

 

 

Maurice’s Dimensions (Door Closed)

0.44 m x 0.42 m x 0.61m (H x W x D)

 

1.46’ x 1.38’ x 2.0’ (H x W x D)

 

 

Maurice’s Dimensions (Door Open)

0.44 m x 0.57 m x 0.61m (H x W x D)

 

1.46” x 2.43’ x 2.0’ (H x W x D)

 

 

Maurice’s Weight

46 kg (100 lb)

 

 

Computer Workstation Dimensions

0.41 m x 0.66 m x 0.76 m (H x W x D)

 

1.35' x 2.17' x 2.49' (H x W x D)

 

 

For indoor use only. Use up to altitudes of 1524 meters (5000 feet).

Table 2-1: Physical Specifications

Electrical Requirements

Maurice requires a dedicated, grounded circuit capable of delivering the appropriate current and voltage for your country. The power requirements for all three Maurice systems are 100 V- 240 V (AC), 50/60 Hz, 500 W.

In addition to these requirements, Maurice needs the grounded circuits terminate at the receptacles, and receptacles must be located within 10 ft (3 m) of the instrument.

Environmental Requirements

Maurice likes a consistent temperature in the lab (not too hot – not too cold). He works best when conditions stay within these ranges:

Requirement

Specification

 

 

Operating temperature range

18 - 25 °C (64 - 77 °F)

 

 

Operating humidity range

20-80% relative, non-condensing

 

 

Table 2-2: Environmental requirements.

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Software and Computer Requirements

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Software and Computer Requirements

Maurice brings his own computer to the lab with Compass for iCE software pre-installed. Compass for iCE is used to run cIEF and CE-SDS applications on Maurice and analyze resulting data. Just in case you need it, a CD containing Compass for iCE software also comes in the box. If you don't want to analyze your data at Maurice's workstation in the lab, Compass for iCE software can also be installed on a separate workstation, such as your desktop computer. Your computer must meet the recommended requirements listed below to run Compass for iCE software and process data.

Component

 

Recommended

 

 

 

Operating System

 

Windows 7

 

 

 

Processor

 

Core i5

 

 

 

Memory

 

6 GB

 

 

 

Free Disk Space

 

100 GB

 

 

 

Ethernet Ports

 

2 - One is required to connect to Maurice, the other is

 

 

used for network access

 

 

 

USB Ports

 

2 - To connect the keyboard and mouse

 

 

 

Table 2-3: Computer requirements.

 

General Guidelines and Information

Intended Use

NOTE: Maurice is for research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Lifting and Moving the System: Lift Maurice Correctly

IMPORTANT

Take all the standard precautions when lifting or moving Maurice. Since Maurice systems weigh 46 kg (100 lb), you should not lift him by yourself. Two people should lift him onto the lab bench.

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Chapter 3:

Maurice

Chapter Overview

Maurice Systems

External Components

Internal Components

Rear Panel

Computer Workstation

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Maurice Systems

Maurice, Maurice C. and Maurice S. systems include the instrument, computer workstation, Compass for iCE software and cIEF or CE-SDS Cartridges.

Maurice with Computer Workstation

cIEF and CE-SDS Cartridges

All systems have the same hardware components, computer and software, the only difference between them are the applications you can run:

Maurice: cIEF and CE-SDS applications

Maurice C.: cIEF applications only

Maurice S.: CE-SDS applications only

You can run samples in 96-well plates or in up to 48 sample vials with integrated 0.2 mL inserts on all three systems.

 

 

 

Maurice C.

Maurice

Maurice S.

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External Components

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External Components

Touch Plate to

Open Door

System Door

Status Light

!WARNING!

You can’t replace or service any parts on Maurice systems except for the power entry fuse.

System Door

Maurice's door gives you access to the inside of the instrument to load cartridges, reagents and samples. To open the door, first make sure the status light is a steady blue. Then just touch the metal touch plate on the top of the door to open it. Close it by pushing the door until you hear the latch engage.

NOTE: Maurice’s door must be closed before starting a batch.

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Internal Components

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Status Light

The LED on Maurice’s front panel tells you what he’s doing. Here’s what his different status lights mean:

Start-up (magenta): You've just turned on the power and Maurice is warming up.

Ready (steady blue): Maurice is powered on and ready to go.

Opening Door (long blue flash followed by blue pulses): Maurice’s door is opening.

Running (pulsing blue): Maurice is running a batch.

Trying to Open Door While Running (red flash): Maurice’s door can’t be opened when he’s running.

Error (steady red): Maurice has detected an error. To get more information on the error, check the Status pane in the Run Summary Screen in Compass for iCE.

Internal Components

Cartridge Slot

The cartridge slot holds Maurice’s ready-to-go application cartridges. The cartridge it holds depends on the system:

Maurice: cIEF and CE-SDS Cartridges

Maurice C.: cIEF Cartridges only

Maurice S.: CE-SDS Cartridges only

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The lights on either side of the cartridge slot will be orange after Maurice disengages the cartridge when the door is opened at the end of a batch, and whenever the slot is empty.

Cartridge

Slot

The lights change to blue once a cartridge is installed correctly.

NOTE: You can find cartridge prep, installation and post-run procedures in Chapter 7, “Running cIEF Applications on Maurice and Maurice C.“ and Chapter 8, “Running CE-SDS Applications on Maurice and Maurice S.“

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Sample and Reagent Platform

Maurice’s sample and reagent platform has two rows for batch reagents. These reagents are kept at room temperature.

Row P (top): These reagents are loaded under pressure during the batch. Only use glass reagent vials with pressure caps in this row. Use blue pressure caps with cIEF reagents and orange pressure caps with CE-SDS reagents.

Row N (bottom): Only use reagent vials with clear screw caps in this row.

The sample block holds either a 96-well plate or 48-vial metal insert and is temperature-controlled. You can set it to 4 °C, 10 °C, 15 °C or turn the temperature control off in Compass for iCE software.

Sample cooling turns on when the run starts, and takes a few minutes to reach the temperature setting. After a run, the sample block stays at the set temperature until you open Maurice’s door, then it shuts off until you start the next run. This prevents excess condensation.

NOTE: Because Maurice holds the sample block temperature after a run until you open the door, samples are still viable for your next run and after overnight runs.

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96-well Plate

48-vial

Insert

Insert

NOTES:

When you’re using a 96-well plate, well A1 should be in the top left corner of the insert.

You can only use V-bottom plates with the 96-well plate insert.

Remove plate lids before inserting a 96-well plate into Maurice.

You can find info on where to load reagents and samples for cIEF applications in “Step 4: Load Samples and Reagents” on page 90 and for CE-SDS applications in “Step 4: Load Samples and Reagents” on page 124.

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Rear Panel

Located on Maurice’s rear panel is the power entry, power switch and network connector.

Power

Entry Network

Connector

Fuse

Power

Switch

System Power - The main system power components consist of the power input, fuse and power switch

!WARNING!

Only use the power supply cord provided with Maurice. If the cord is damaged, please contact ProteinSimple Technical Support.

!WARNING!

You can't replace or service any parts on Maurice except the power entry fuse.

!WARNING! SHOCK HAZARD

Disconnect the power cord from Maurice’s power input to disconnect power to the instrument.

Network connection - A 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) is used to connect Maurice to a computer or local network.

NOTE: Serial numbers are used to identify individual instruments.

System Labels

A full system label is located on the rear panel. It includes the ProteinSimple location, system model, power requirements, serial number and certification markings.

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A serial number label is located on the Maurice system’s front lower right side, on the silver system base.

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Computer Workstation

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Computer Workstation

The PC has two built-in Ethernet ports, one is used for Maurice and the other is available for your company’s network. ProteinSimple configures one port to have a fixed IP for a local link connection to the instrument, the other is configurable by users and will typically use a DHCP for dynamic IP.

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Chapter 4:

Compass for iCE Overview

Chapter Overview

Launching Compass for iCE

Compass for iCE Overview

Software Menus

Changing the Compass for iCE Main Window Layout

Software Help

Checking for and Installing New Versions of Compass for iCE

Viewing Release Notes

Viewing the Software Log

Compass for iCE Version Information

Directory and File Information

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Chapter 4: Compass for iCE Overview

Launching Compass for iCE

To open Compass for iCE, just double-click the icon on the computer desktop.

Compass for iCE Overview

Compass for iCE has three main screens:

Batch - You’ll create and review your batch.

Run Summary - Check out the status of your run.

Analysis - Take a look at the data from your experiment.

Each screen has these components:

Title bar

Screen Tabs

Main Menu

Instrument

Status Bar

Screen Panes

Status Bar

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Changing the Screen View

To toggle between the Batch, Run Summary and Analysis screens, just click the button in the screen tab located in the upper right corner of the main window.

Batch Screen

The Batch screen is used to create, view, and edit batches. You can assign samples to 96-well plate wells or vials, create and modify methods, customize your injection list and assign methods to each of your injections.

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Run Summary Screen

The Run Summary screen is used to monitor status of a batch in progress, the CE-SDS separation or cIEF Focus series for each injection and the current and voltage plots for each injection.

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