# Getting started

- [BactoBox® first steps](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/bactobox-r-at-a-glance.md): This tutorial teaches you the essentials. You will unbox, install, and qualify your BactoBox® setup.
- [Unboxing](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/required-items.md): Open the packaging, retrieve the included items, check them, retrieve non-included items, and remove display protection film.
- [Installation](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/installation.md): Power on your BactoBox®, install the tubing kit, and install the flow cell.
- [Power on](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/installation/power-on.md): Assemble power supply, insert power cable, and flip the rocker switch
- [Install tubing kit](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/installation/install-tubing-kit.md): Connect tubing kit to BactoBox®, remember to use an external filter, and place the vial in the vial rack.
- [Install flow cell](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/installation/install-flow-cell.md): Remove flow cell cover, place the flow cell, press the flow cell into place, insert the flow cell cover.
- [Qualification](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/qualification.md): Run a QC test. Use only SBT dilution vials (bundled as DV01).
- [QC test](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/qc-test.md): Make a QC vial and run the QC test program.
- [Make QC vial](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/qc-test/make-qc-vial.md): Simply put, a QC vial contains diluted QC stock
- [Run QC test](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/qc-test/run-qc-test.md)
- [Your BactoBox® journey](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/your-bactobox-r-journey.md): Now you're done with the Getting started section. At this point, you have a qualified BactoBox® setup.


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