Scanning Electrophoresis Gels Or Film - Microtek Bio-6000 User Manual

Scanning Electrophoresis Gels or Film

1. Place the gel or film to be scanned on the
scanner glass surface, as detailed in the
"Positioning Electrophoresis Gels/Film or
Transparent Film" section of this guide.
2. Launch ScanWizard Bio either as a
stand-alone by clicking on the program
icon, or by using the File-Import or File-
Acquire command from your image-
editing program.
3. Go to the Preview window and choose Transmissive from the Scan Material
menu.
4. Click the Overview button to perform a preliminary scan of your original.
5. Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the Preview window, and choose
the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing
frame (marquee) around the selected area.
6. Click the Prescan button to display a detailed image area selected via the
Scan Frame tool. A thumbnail of the image appears as well in the Scan Job
Queue window.
7. Specify your scanning requirements in the Settings window.
a) Select a desired image type.
b) Select a desired resolution.
c) Adjust the scan frame settings if necessary.
8. Adjust image quality if necessary, using the Advanced Image Correction (AIC)
tools.
9. Click the Scan to (or "Scan") button in the Preview window or on the scanner unit
to start scanning.
• If ScanWizard Bio was launched from an application program, the image is then
delivered to your application, where the image can be saved, printed, or edited.
• If ScanWizard Bio was launched in stand-alone mode, you will be prompted to
specify the file attributes for the scanned image after the Scan or Scan to
button is pressed, such as entering the file name, specifying a folder name of
your own, etc. When you have completed the settings, press the Done/Save
button, and the scanner will automatically scan and save your image based on
your settings.
Gel or film
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