Table of Contents
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Operation ..............................................................................................................
5.1
Operation flow chart ...........................................................................................................................
5.2
Turn on the instrument ......................................................................................................................
5.3
Select tray ................................................................................................................................................
5.4
5.5
Capture an image .................................................................................................................................
5.5.1
5.5.2
5.5.3
5.5.4
5.6
View the image ......................................................................................................................................
5.7
5.7.1
5.7.2
5.7.3
5.8
Analyze the image ................................................................................................................................
5.8.1
5.8.2
5.8.3
5.8.4
5.8.5
5.8.6
5.9
Turn off the instrument ......................................................................................................................
6
Analysis software .................................................................................................
6.1
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.2
Software operation ..............................................................................................................................
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.2.5
6.2.6
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Maintenance .........................................................................................................
7.1
Instrument ...............................................................................................................................................
7.2
Accessories ..............................................................................................................................................
7.3
Regular inspections .............................................................................................................................
8
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................
8.1
General problems .................................................................................................................................
8.2
Problems with image quality ...........................................................................................................
8.3
Problems with the software .............................................................................................................
9
Reference information ........................................................................................
9.1
Specifications .........................................................................................................................................
4
Available methods .........................................................................................................................
Chemiluminescence capture .....................................................................................................
Colorimetric capture .....................................................................................................................
Fluorescence capture ...................................................................................................................
Save locations .................................................................................................................................
Save images .....................................................................................................................................
File manage options .....................................................................................................................
Lane creation ...................................................................................................................................
Background Subtraction .............................................................................................................
Band detection ................................................................................................................................
Normalization ..................................................................................................................................
Summary ...........................................................................................................................................
Lane creation ...................................................................................................................................
Background subtraction .............................................................................................................
Band detection ................................................................................................................................
Normalization ..................................................................................................................................
Summary ...........................................................................................................................................
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