Table Of Contents - GE ImageQuant LAS 4000 User Manual

Table of Contents

1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................
1.1 Important user information ............................................................................................................................................
2 The ImageQuant LAS 4000 .............................................................................................................................
2.1 The ImageQuant LAS 4000 exterior ...........................................................................................................................
2.2 Inside the ImageQuant LAS 4000 ................................................................................................................................
2.3 Connections ...........................................................................................................................................................................
2.4 Parts and accessories .......................................................................................................................................................
3 Exchanging accessory parts ..........................................................................................................................
3.1 Changing or installing a filter .........................................................................................................................................
3.2 Installing or exchanging the lens .................................................................................................................................
3.2.1 Removing the LAS High Sens. lens ............................................................................................................................
3.2.2 Installing the LAS High Sens. lens ..............................................................................................................................
3.2.3 Removing the wide view lens ......................................................................................................................................
3.2.4 Installing the wide view lens ........................................................................................................................................
3.3 Changing the light sources .............................................................................................................................................
3.3.1 Changing the UV transilluminator or white light table .....................................................................................
3.3.2 Changing the Epi lights ...................................................................................................................................................
4 Operating the ImageQuant LAS 4000 ..........................................................................................................
4.1 Layout of the ImageQuant LAS 4000 Control Software ....................................................................................
4.2 Preparation for exposure .................................................................................................................................................
4.3 Calibration ..............................................................................................................................................................................
4.4 Placing the sample .............................................................................................................................................................
4.5 Exposing chemiluminescent samples .......................................................................................................................
4.6 Exposing fluorescent samples (EtBr) ..........................................................................................................................
4.7 Exposing fluorescence (Epi illumination) ..................................................................................................................
4.8 Exposing dye stained samples and films (White Epi light) ...............................................................................
4.9 Exposing dye stained samples and films (Trans illumination) ........................................................................
4.10 Exposing consecutively (Increment) ...........................................................................................................................
4.11 Exposing repeatedly (Repetition) ..................................................................................................................................
4.12 Printing exposed images .................................................................................................................................................
4.13 Saving exposed images ...................................................................................................................................................
4.14 Ending the session ..............................................................................................................................................................
4.15 Exposing large sample using wide view lens .........................................................................................................
4.16 Creating a new method and performing flat frame calibration ...................................................................
5 Software reference guide ...............................................................................................................................
5.1 Exposure type .......................................................................................................................................................................
5.2 Exposure time .......................................................................................................................................................................
5.3 Add digitization image ......................................................................................................................................................
5.4 Program settings .................................................................................................................................................................
5.5 Focusing ..................................................................................................................................................................................
5.6 Start ...........................................................................................................................................................................................
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