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Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Who this manual is for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features of the GenePix SL50 Slide Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Applications of the GenePix SL50 Slide Loader. . . . . . . . . 10
Specifications of the GenePix SL50 Slide Loader
and GenePix 4300A/4400A Microarray Scanner . . . . . . . . 10
Safety and Regulatory Warnings and Markings . . . . . . . . 11
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Regulatory Information for Canada
(ICES/NMB-001:2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ISM Equipment Classification (Group 1, Class A) . . . . . . 13
Information to the User (FCC Notice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operation Startup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Turning on the control computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Turning on the scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Turning on the slide loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting the GenePix Pro Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
GenePix Pro Software icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Performing a Functional Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Manual Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Batch Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Stopping a Batch Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting PMT Gain Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Performing a Batch Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Reviewing the Batch Scan Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Shutting Down the Slide Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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