Bio-Rad Image Lab™ Software - Manual (Page 24)

2 | Setting Up the Instrument with Image Lab Software
24 | GS-900 Calibrated Densitometer with Image Lab Software
The Image Lab icon appears on your desktop. Follow the instructions in the next
section to connect your system.
To install Image Lab on a Mac
1. Insert the Image Lab software CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the CD icon on your desktop to see the folder contents.
3. Double-click the file Image Lab.dmg.
4. Drag the Image Lab application icon into the Applications folder.
Follow the instructions in Connecting the GS-900™ Densitometer to the Computer
to connect your system.
Connecting the GS-900™ Densitometer to the Computer
To connect the GS-900 densitometer to the computer
1. Install Image Lab before connecting the GS-900 calibrated densitometer to the
computer.
2. Connect the GS-900™ calibrated densitometer to AC power using the power
cord provided.
3. Press the power button on the back of the GS-900 densitometer to turn on
power to the instrument.
The green and amber communication LEDs on the front of the densitometer
begin to blink.
4. After the LEDs stop blinking and remain on, connect the densitometer to the
Image Lab computer using the USB cable provided with the system.
Installing the Drivers on a Windows XP Computer
After the instrument is connected and the power is turned on, the PC automatically
recognizes the instrument, and the hardware installation wizard starts, prompting
you to install the drivers.