GenePix SL50 Slide Loader User Guide
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Batch Scanning
In Batch Scan mode, the scanner scans all selected slides in the slide
loader, without any user intervention. The GenePix SL50 Slide Loader
contains a three-axis robot that moves slides from each cassette in the
slide enclosure to the scanner and then returns slides to their original
position, after scanning is complete. The robot and the slide enclosure
are external to the scanner.
During the initialization procedure, when starting the GenePix Pro
Software, the GenePix SL50 Slide Loader maps the slide positions in
both slide cassettes. The motion arm senses the presence or absence of
slide cassettes in the slide enclosure and will not start a scan if no slide
cassettes are present. Only those positions containing slides are
accessed during the scan.
On the Batch Scan tab, you can customize various settings.
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For each slide in the slide carrier, you can specify hardware
(scanner) settings and analysis settings.
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For the entire batch scan, you can specify file naming and
saving options, as well as workflow options. Note that any
Global file options set during a batch scan apply when
performing a manual scan.
While scanning, the positions in the GenePix Pro slide carrier map
change color depending on their scan status:
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Light-blue outline: Scan is in progress.
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Green: Scan was completed successfully.
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Red: Slide was not scanned because of a slide handling failure or
scan cancellation.
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