ColonyDoc-It Imaging Station
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Insert the Petri dish inside the colony counter.
Click the
Preview
button in the
Camera Control
module
and move the Petri dish until it is centered inside the red
circle. The outer red circle should fall just inside the Petri
dish outer edge. If it does not, make sure that the correct
Plate Diameter
size was selected.
There are two focusing methods provided for imaging.
The first is
Auto focus
. Auto focusing allows the camera
to automatically find the appropriate focus for the sample.
Manual focus
is provided should the camera need
intervention from the user to more clearly picture the
image.
Manual focus buttons allow users to adjust the focus in
small increments
or large increments
.
Brightness
adjusts the brightness of the image.
Click the
Capture
button from the
Camera Control
module to take a picture.
Click
Start Colony Count
in the
Colony Count
module at
the left of the screen to start the counting process.
Select
Automated Count or Manual Count
. Go to the
Automatic Count
section in the manual to complete steps
for automated count. Go to the
Manual Count
section in
the manual to complete steps for the manual count.
NOTE:
The
User Defined Template Count
is grayed out initially because there are no templates created.
Template counting allows users to create counting templates for frequently counted Petri dish plates. The manual
count process must be performed before template settings can be established.
TIP:
The ColonyDoc-It doors can be easily removed if fluorescent colonies will not be counted. Go to the
Removing
ColonyDoc-It Doors
section in this manual for instructions.
