Gel Doc XR+ System
ChemiDoc XRS+ System
Fig. 1. Gel Doc XR+ and ChemiDoc XRS+ camera locations.
Fig. 2. Instrument Setup window.
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Installing Image Lab software version 5.1 beta
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After you have downloaded Image Lab software, proceed to
installing the software by double clicking
Setup
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Click
Next
to launch the installation wizard
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Select
“I accept the terms”
and click
Next
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Click
Next
to install Standard Edition
Note:
If you are in a regulated environment, you may wish to install the Security
Edition. You will need to have purchased a Security Edition license from
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. to install the Security Edition. If you already
have the Security Edition and have activated your license, reactivation of
Image Lab is not necessary.
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Click
Next
to install to the default location or change to install
to a different folder
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Click
Install
to begin installation. Click
Finish
to complete
installation. Installation of Image Lab software version
5.1 beta is now complete
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If you are upgrading a Gel Doc XR+ system, it is now stain-free enabled and ready to image stain-free
gels. For upgrading Image Lab software on a ChemiDoc XRS+ system, a flat fielding calibration step
will be required. Take a look at the camera on your imager if you are
unsure which Bio-Rad imager you have (see Figure 1)
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Performing flat fielding calibration
(optional step for Gel Doc XR+)
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To perform flat fielding you will need an orange fluorescent
reference plate (catalog #170-8008)
Note:
To obtain an orange fluorescent reference plate, required for flat fielding
calibration, contact Bio-Rad tech support at:
or
1-800-4-BIORAD, option 2
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Select
Edit
in the menu bar of Image Lab software
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Then select
Instrument Setup
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In the Flat Field section of the Instrument Setup window click
Reset
(see Figure 2)
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Click
Skip
to bypass the lens flat fielding calibration because this
procedure was done during installation of the imager
IMAGING
Stain-Free Software Upgrade
Quick Start Guide
Stain-Free Imaging on the Gel Doc
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XR+ and ChemiDoc
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XRS+ Systems
This guide will walk you through the steps to install Image Lab
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software version 5.1 beta.
Note:
If you already have Image Lab software installed, then you will have to run the installer twice. First to uninstall the previous version, and then a
second time to install version 5.1 beta. Alternatively, you may use Control Panel/Uninstall a Program to remove the previous version first.
