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Bio-Rad Gel Doc™ XR+ System User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

HARDWARE INSTRUCTION MANUAL ..................................................................................................................1

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................7

1.1 C

OMPUTER

R

EQUIREMENTS

......................................................................................................................................7

1.2 PC ...........................................................................................................................................................................7

1.3 M

ACINTOSH

..............................................................................................................................................................7

SECTION 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.............................................................................................8

2.1 I

MPORTANT

N

OTICE

..................................................................................................................................................8

2.2 P

OWER

S

AFETY INFORMATION

...................................................................................................................................8

SECTION 3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................9

3.1 CCD C

AMERA AND

L

ENSES

.......................................................................................................................................9

3.2 D

ARKROOM

E

NCLOSURE

, E

MISSION

F

ILTERS

,

AND

I

LLUMINATION

S

OURCES

...............................................................9

3.3 PCI

INTERFACE

C

ARDS

..........................................................................................................................................10

3.4 Q

UANTITY

O

NE

S

OFTWARE

...................................................................................................................................10

3.5 P

RINTER

(O

PTIONAL

) ..............................................................................................................................................10

3.6 P

ACKAGING

............................................................................................................................................................10

SECTION 4 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................................12

4.1 S

ELECTING A

L

OCATION

..........................................................................................................................................12

4.2 A

SSEMBLING THE

S

YSTEM

........................................................................................................................................12

4.2.1 Assembling the Universal Hood II .................................................................................................................12

4.2.2 Assembling the CCD Camera ........................................................................................................................13

4.2.3 Connecting the cabling harnesses..................................................................................................................15

4.2.4 Installing the White Light Transilluminator (Optional)...............................................................................16

4.2.5 Installing the Optional 17 mm or 25 mm Wide-Angle Lenses (ChemiDoc

XRS only):..............................16

4.3 Description of System Function and System Initialization................................................................................18

4.3.1 Control panel .................................................................................................................................................18

4.3.2 System Initialization .......................................................................................................................................21

4.3.3 Aligning the Camera assembly: .....................................................................................................................24

SECTION 5 OPERATION OF THE UNIVERSAL HOOD II.................................................................................25

5.1 O

PERATING THE UNIT

..............................................................................................................................................25

5.1.1 Switch on the Universal Hood II....................................................................................................................25

5.1.2 Position your gel ............................................................................................................................................25

5.1.3 Acquire an image ...........................................................................................................................................25

5.1.4 Acquiring an image with Flat Fielding:.........................................................................................................25

5.2 C

UTTING GELS

........................................................................................................................................................28

SECTION 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING.........................................................................................................................29

SECTION 7 ACCESSORIES AND REPLACEMENT PARTS...............................................................................30

Accessories and Replacement Parts........................................................................................................................30

SECTION 8 MAINTENANCE AND PART REPLACEMENT...............................................................................32

8.1 E

PI

-

ILLUMINATION LAMP REPLACEMENT

..................................................................................................................32

8.2 F

USE REPLACEMENT

................................................................................................................................................32

8.3 UV T

RANSILLUMINATOR

..........................................................................................................................................33

8.3.1Lamp replacement...........................................................................................................................................33

8.3.2 Starter replacement (P/N 100-1370)..............................................................................................................34

APPENDIX A: GEL DOC

XR SYSTEM CABLE CONFIGURATION..............................................................35

APPENDIX B: CHEMIDOC

XRS SYSTEM CABLE CONFIGURATION .......................................................36

APPENDIX C: INSTALLING SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS ................................................................................37

Gel Doc

XR and ChemiDoc

XRS- PC: .............................................................................................................37

Gel Doc

XR and ChemiDoc

XRS- Mac: ...........................................................................................................39

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