TABLE OF CONTENTS:
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 5
1.1
C
OMPUTER
R
EQUIREMENTS
............................................................................................................ 6
1.2 PC .................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.3 M
ACINTOSH
.................................................................................................................................... 6
SECTION 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................... 7
2.2 P
OWER
S
AFETY
I
NFORMATION
: ..................................................................................................... 7
SECTION 3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................... 7
3.1 CCD C
AMERA
................................................................................................................................ 8
3.2 D
ARKROOM
C
ABINET
..................................................................................................................... 8
3.3 PCI D
IGITIZING
C
ARD
.................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 S
OFTWARE
...................................................................................................................................... 8
3.5 T
HERMAL
P
RINTER
(O
PTIONAL
) ..................................................................................................... 8
3.6 P
ACKAGING
.................................................................................................................................... 8
SECTION 4 GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................. 10
4.1 S
ELECTING
T
HE
L
OCATION
O
F
T
HE
U
NIVERSAL
H
OOD
................................................................ 10
4.2 A
SSEMBLING
T
HE
S
YSTEM
........................................................................................................... 10
4.2.1 Assembling the Universal Hood............................................................................................... 10
4.2.2 Assembling the CCD camera.................................................................................................... 11
4.2.3 Installing the PCI digitizing card.............................................................................................. 15
4.2.4 Installing the software .............................................................................................................. 16
4.2.5 Connecting the cabling harnesses............................................................................................. 16
4.2.6 Installing the White Light Transilluminator (Optional) ........................................................... 16
4.2.7 Installing the Optional 17 mm or 25 mm wide-angle Lenses (ChemiDoc XRS only)............. 17
4.3 D
ESCRIPTION OF
F
UNCTIONS AND
S
YSTEM
I
NITIALIZATION
......................................................... 19
4.3.1 Control panel ............................................................................................................................ 19
4.3.2 Initial test .................................................................................................................................. 22
4.3.3 Aligning the camera and bracket (This applies to all systems) ................................................ 24
SECTION 5 OPERATION OF THE UNIVERSAL HOOD............................................................. 26
5.1
O
PERATING
T
HE
U
NIT
................................................................................................................... 26
5.1.1 Switch on the Universal Hood system...................................................................................... 26
5.1.2 Position your gel....................................................................................................................... 26
5.1.3 Acquire an image...................................................................................................................... 26
5.1.4 Acquiring an image with Flat Fielding..................................................................................... 26
5.2 C
UTTING
G
ELS
.............................................................................................................................. 28
SECTION 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING............................................................................................... 29
SECTION 7 ACCESSORIES AND REPLACEMENT PARTS....................................................... 31
7.1 A
CCESSORIES
................................................................................................................................ 31
SECTION 8 MAINTENANCE AND PART REPLACEMENT: ..................................................... 33
8.1 E
PI
-
ILLUMINATION
L
AMPS
R
EPLACEMENT
................................................................................... 33
8.2 F
USE
R
EPLACEMENT
..................................................................................................................... 33
8.3 UV T
RANSILLUMINATOR
.............................................................................................................. 34
8.3.1 Lamps replacement (P/N 100-1361)......................................................................................... 34
8.3.2 Starter replacement (P/N 100-1370)......................................................................................... 35
APPENDIX A: GEL DOC 2000 SYSTEM INSTALLATION......................................................... 36
APPENDIX B: CHEMIDOC SYSTEM INSTALLATION.............................................................. 37
APPENDIX C: CHEMIDOC XRS SYSTEM INSTALLATION..................................................... 38
APPENDIX D: CHEMIDOC XRS PCI DIGITIZING CARD DRIVER INSTALLATION............ 40
APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................... 42
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