Table Of Contents - BIO RAD Gel Doc 2000ChemiDocChemiDoc XRS Hardware Instruction Manual

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 5
1.1 C R
OMPUTER EQUIREMENTS
1.2 PC .................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.3 M .................................................................................................................................... 6
ACINTOSH
SECTION 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................... 7
2.2 P S I
OWER AFETY NFORMATION
SECTION 3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................... 7
3.1 CCD C ................................................................................................................................ 8
AMERA
3.2 D C
ARKROOM ABINET
3.3 PCI D C
IGITIZING
3.4 S ...................................................................................................................................... 8
OFTWARE
3.5 T P
HERMAL RINTER
3.6 P .................................................................................................................................... 8
ACKAGING
SECTION 4 GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................. 10
4.1 S T L
ELECTING HE
4.2 A T
SSEMBLING HE
4.2.1 Assembling the Universal Hood............................................................................................... 10
4.2.2 Assembling the CCD camera.................................................................................................... 11
4.2.3 Installing the PCI digitizing card.............................................................................................. 15
4.2.4 Installing the software .............................................................................................................. 16
4.2.5 Connecting the cabling harnesses............................................................................................. 16
4.2.6 Installing the White Light Transilluminator (Optional) ........................................................... 16
4.2.7 Installing the Optional 17 mm or 25 mm wide-angle Lenses (ChemiDoc XRS only)............. 17
4.3 D F
ESCRIPTION OF
4.3.1 Control panel ............................................................................................................................ 19
4.3.2 Initial test .................................................................................................................................. 22
4.3.3 Aligning the camera and bracket (This applies to all systems) ................................................ 24
SECTION 5 OPERATION OF THE UNIVERSAL HOOD............................................................. 26
5.1 O T U
PERATING HE
5.1.1 Switch on the Universal Hood system...................................................................................... 26
5.1.2 Position your gel ....................................................................................................................... 26
5.1.3 Acquire an image...................................................................................................................... 26
5.1.4 Acquiring an image with Flat Fielding..................................................................................... 26
5.2 C G .............................................................................................................................. 28
UTTING ELS
SECTION 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING............................................................................................... 29
SECTION 7 ACCESSORIES AND REPLACEMENT PARTS....................................................... 31
7.1 A ................................................................................................................................ 31
CCESSORIES
SECTION 8 MAINTENANCE AND PART REPLACEMENT: ..................................................... 33
8.1 E -
PI ILLUMINATION
8.2 F R
USE EPLACEMENT
8.3 UV T
RANSILLUMINATOR
8.3.1 Lamps replacement (P/N 100-1361)......................................................................................... 34
8.3.2 Starter replacement (P/N 100-1370)......................................................................................... 35
APPENDIX A: GEL DOC 2000 SYSTEM INSTALLATION......................................................... 36
APPENDIX B: CHEMIDOC SYSTEM INSTALLATION.............................................................. 37
APPENDIX C: CHEMIDOC XRS SYSTEM INSTALLATION..................................................... 38
APPENDIX D: CHEMIDOC XRS PCI DIGITIZING CARD DRIVER INSTALLATION............ 40
APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................... 42

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ARD
(O ) ..................................................................................................... 8
PTIONAL
O T U
OCATION F HE NIVERSAL
S ........................................................................................................... 10
YSTEM
S
UNCTIONS AND YSTEM
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NIT
L R
AMPS EPLACEMENT
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H ................................................................ 10
OOD
I ......................................................... 19
NITIALIZATION
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