SpectraMax GEMINI EM Operator’s Manual
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Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Conventions Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Chapter 1: Instrument Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Component Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
The Microplate Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
The Optical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
The Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Principles of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Fluorescence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Luminescence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
Temperature Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12
Automix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
Computer Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16
Chapter 2: Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installation Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Installation Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Setting Up the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Installing the Drawer Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
Removing the Drawer Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Chapter 3: Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Prepare for a Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Read the Microplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Operation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
Optimizing Assays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
Using Spectral Scanning to Optimize Excitation
and Emission Wavelengths for Fluorescence
Assays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
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