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FL and EVOS
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FL Color User Guide
9
Software Glossary
Channel Indicator Bar
The channel indicator bar highlights the active channel (i.e., the light channel that
is currently selected).
Login Button
The Login button allows for logging in and creating or changing user profiles.
This button also displays the current user profile (for example, “Guest”).
Control Bar Tabs
Find & Focus
Use the Find & Focus tab to view the sample with either transmitted light (to
minimize photobleaching) or fluorescence, and to acquire images. This feature
displays 10 frames per second for focusing and capturing images at longer-
exposure, high-quality settings.
Actual
Use the Actual tab with fluorescence channels to view the image at the actual
exposure time used for high quality image capture. With Actual tab selected, the
EVOS
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FL Imaging System responds more slowly to stage position and focus
changes, depending on the user-selected exposure time for the camera.
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Exposure Time Slider: Use this slider to manually select the exposure time
that will be used during image capture
Overlay
Use the Overlay tab to select and overlay multiple fluorescence channels as a
single multicolor image.
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Overlay Color Dialog Box: The Color Adjustment button (left control bar)
opens the Adjust Color dialog box where you can fine-tune your live image
Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue prior to capture.
Light ON/OFF Button
Use this button to turn on the light source selected (for example, GFP).
Illumination Slider
Use this slider to adjust the illumination.
TIP:
For quick adjustments, use the mouse wheel to brighten and dim.
Exposure Time Slider
Use to turn on the selected light source (for example, GFP).
Image Capture Button
Captures the image on the screen.
Color Display
Use to add a pseudo color to your monochrome image.
Scalebar/Toolbar
Options
S
calebar
The scalebar option is a toggle button available after an image is captured that will
display/hide the scalebar. Once displayed, the scalebar can be selected and
dragged on-screen to the desired position.
Toolbar
The toolbar option includes time lapse, transfection, count and image review tools;
click the small gray triangle to open each tool.