Section 1 Introduction
The Bio-Rad Gel Doc 2000, ChemiDoc and the ChemiDoc XRS Gel Documentation systems are
easy-to-use, high-performance systems. They use a CCD camera to capture images in real time,
which allows you to more accurately position and focus the image. While using Bio-Rad TDS
Quantity One software, acquired images can be optimized, annotated, analyzed, and printed to a
video printer or your local or network printer.
The Bio-Rad Gel Doc 2000, ChemiDoc and the ChemiDoc XRS systems utilize a Universal Hood
that is light tight, it contains UV and Epi-white light sources and all the power supplies needed to
operate the Gel and ChemiDoc cameras. The ChemiDoc XRS camera has its own power supply.
1.1 Computer Requirements
This software will run under Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000 or XP, or on a Macintosh PowerPC.
The amount of computer memory required for using the program is mainly determined by the size
of the images you will scan and analyze. Images scanned at high resolution can be quite large. For
this reason, we recommend that you archive images on a network file server or removable storage
media.
1.2 PC
The following is the recommended system configuration for installing and running on a PC:
Operating system:
Windows 98 SE, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows 2000
Windows XP,
Processor:
Intel Pentium 333 MHz or better
RAM:
128 MB or more for Gel Doc 2000, ChemiDoc, ChemiDoc XRS, and
VersaDoc systems.
Hard disk space:
3 GB or greater
Monitor:
17" monitor or better, 1024 x 768 resolution (absolutely required), True
color.
Printer:
Optional.
1.3 Macintosh
The following is the recommended system configuration for installing and running on a
Macintosh:
Operating system:
System 9.0 or higher, excluding Mac OS X.
Processor/Model:
PowerPC G3 processor or better.
RAM:
256
MB
Hard disk space:
3
GB
Monitor:
17" monitor, 1024 x 768 resolution (absolutely required), Millions of
colors.
Printer:
Optional.
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