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The Classification tab
Note If there is no current image, an image will be automatically captured when you press the Total
Plate Count button. If the image shown in the viewer is too light or too dark, press the Image
tab and adjust the exposure as required (see
Setting the exposure , page 9), then go back to
Step 1.
b. Press the appropriate button to choose whether to count:
l
Light Colonies Only – the number of colonies lighter than the background
l
Dark Colonies Only – the number of colonies darker than the background.
The Total Plate Count controls will be hidden and the icon on the Total Plate
Count will show the selected option:
or
c. If the button below the image is labeled No Colony Markers, press the button and
select All Colony Markers to display the detected colonies on the image:
For more detailed information about the precise areas identified as colonies, you can
also select:
l
All Colony Outlines: the boundary of each detected colony is marked in the color of
the symbol representing the type of colony
l
All Colony Regions: the area of each detected colony is marked in the color of the
symbol representing the type of colony.
If required, you can zoom the image to check the colony detection – see Zooming the
image , page 10.
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