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The blue LED will stay illuminated for 3 minutes at a time before shutting off to cool down.
After the Light button
and will start counting down from 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, the blue LED will turn off
and the software will prompt you to wait for 2 minutes before using the light again.
5. Once you are finished, click Light Off to turn off the light and exit the countdown timer.
Modify D-DiGit Image Acquisition Software Settings
Click Settings
on the Main Control Panel to adjust the following parameters.
Image name options
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Image format
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Folder where images will be saved after scan completes
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Image Folder
The Image Folder is the folder where images are saved after a scan completes.
To specify a folder location, click the ellipsis button ... and select the folder where you want
images to be saved.
Gray Mode
The Gray Mode setting allows you to specify the grayscale mode that will be applied the next time
you scan a gel. Grayscale images use shades of gray to represent gradations of color.
Gray (8-bits) This mode saves grayscale images with 8 bits per pixel. Approximately 256 shades
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of gray are available in this mode.
Gray (16-bits) This mode saves grayscale images with 16 bits per pixel. Approximately 65,536
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shades of gray are available in this mode.
When the Gray 16-bit mode is chosen, images can only be saved in the TIFF format.
Resolution
The Resolution list allows you to pick the resolution for the next scan. The options are 150, 300,
and 600 dpi. The default resolution is 300 dpi.
Image Name
The options in the File Name group allow you to specify a format for image names. The format of
an image name is comprised of a prefix and a suffix, in the form
Prefix
The Prefix option allows you to specify the beginning part of a file name for scanned images.
has been clicked, a countdown timer will appear in the software
D-DiGit™ Gel Scanner
.
Prefix-Suffix
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