NuGenius/
N
User manual
Contents Page
SAFETY PRACTICES ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 12
1.1 A
PPLICATIONS SUPPORTED
.......................................................................................................................................... 12
1.2 H
ARDWARE
.............................................................................................................................................................. 12
1.2.1
Specification ................................................................................................................................................ 12
1.2.2
System Components ................................................................................................................................... 13
1.2.3
Accessories .................................................................................................................................................. 14
CHAPTER TWO - INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................... 15
2.1 I
NSTALLATION
........................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.1.1
Transilluminator set-up ............................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.2
Power on/off ............................................................................................................................................... 15
2.2 U
SER
I
NTERFACE
....................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.3
DYNAMIC FIELD CORRECTION
........................................................................................................................................ 16
2.4
E
XTENDED
D
YNAMIC
R
ANGE
(
EDR
) .............................................................................................................................. 16
2.5 S
ELECT
R
EGIONAL
P
OWER
F
REQUENCY
.......................................................................................................................... 16
2.6 I
NSTALLING
G
ENE
T
OOLS ON A SEPARATE
PC ................................................................................................................... 16
CHAPTER THREE - IMAGE ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................................... 17
3.1 C
APTURING AN IMAGE OF AN AGAROSE
E
T
B
R OR SIMILAR GEL
............................................................................................ 17
Step 1 – Position sample and choose lighting ........................................................................................................... 17
Step 2 – Adjust lens ................................................................................................................................................... 17
Step 3 – Set exposure time........................................................................................................................................ 17
3.2 C
APTURING AN IMAGE OF A PROTEIN GEL
(
COOMASSIE
,
SILVER STAINED
)
OR OTHER WHITE LIGHT IMAGE
(C
OLONY PLATE
,
AUTORAD
,
MICROTITRE PLATE ETC
) ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
Step 1 – Position sample and choose lighting ........................................................................................................... 18
Step 2 – Adjust lens ................................................................................................................................................... 18
Step 3 – Set exposure time........................................................................................................................................ 18
3.3 C
APTURING AN IMAGE OF AN AGAROSE
"
SAFE
"
DYE GEL
.................................................................................................... 19
Step 1 – Position sample and choose lighting ........................................................................................................... 19
Step 2 – Adjust lens ................................................................................................................................................... 19
Step 3 – Set exposure time........................................................................................................................................ 19
3.4 C
APTURING AN IMAGE OF A
S
TAIN
-F
REE GEL
(N
U
G
ENIUS
+) ............................................................................................... 20
Step 1 – Position sample and choose lighting ........................................................................................................... 20
Step 2 – Adjust lens ................................................................................................................................................... 20
Step 3 – Set exposure time........................................................................................................................................ 20
CHAPTER FOUR - SAVING / OPENING IMAGES AND PRINTING IMAGES ....................................................................... 21
4.1 S
AVING IMAGES
........................................................................................................................................................ 21
4.2 O
PENING IMAGES
...................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.3 P
RINTING
................................................................................................................................................................. 22
CHAPTER FIVE - IMAGE ENHANCEMENT ...................................................................................................................... 23
5.1 I
MAGE ENHANCEMENT
............................................................................................................................................... 23
5.2 A
NNOTATION
........................................................................................................................................................... 24
5.3 D
IGITAL
Z
OOM
.......................................................................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER SIX - USER PREFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 26
6.1 S
ETTINGS
................................................................................................................................................................. 26
6.2 S
TROBE COMPENSATION
............................................................................................................................................. 26
6.3 UV
S
AFETY
............................................................................................................................................................... 26
