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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Safety and
Operational Information
In This Manual ............................................ 1
Safety Considerations .................................. 1
Laser Safety .............................................. 1
Safety Interlocks ....................................... 4
Chemical Safety........................................ 4
Placement in the Laboratory........................ 4
Ambient Laboratory Conditions ................ 5
Ventilation................................................ 5
Space Requirements ................................. 5
Moving the Odyssey System ..................... 5
Electrical Considerations ............................. 7
Power Cords............................................. 7
Power Switch ........................................... 7
Fuse Replacement .................................... 8
Routine Maintenance .................................. 8
Networking Cables ...................................... 9
Chapter 2: Overview and
General Description
Overview .................................................. 11
Hardware Description .............................. 12
Scanning Surface .................................... 13
General Description of Scanning ............... 13
Continuous Operation ............................... 15
Powering Off the System ........................... 16
Power Button.......................................... 16
Shutdown via the Browser Interface........ 16
Resetting the Instrument ............................ 16
Chapter 3: Operation
Before You Begin .......................................17
Cleaning the Scanning Surface ...................17
Using Membranes ......................................18
Using Gels .................................................19
Using Microplates ......................................20
Using the MousePOD
®
Accessory ..............21
Positioning Membranes and Gels ...............22
Positioning Microplates..............................24
Scanning Multiple Microplates ...............25
Front Panel Controls...................................26
Setting the Network Address From the
Front Panel .............................................27
Starting Scans From the Front Panel........27
Downloading Scans................................28
File Size and Storage Capacity ...................29
Scanning Limitations ..............................31
Software Options .......................................32
Odyssey Application Software ................32
Browser Interface....................................32
Chapter 4: Connecting the
Odyssey Imager to a Network
Introduction ...............................................33
Firewall Recommendations ........................ 34
Installing the Odyssey
®
Application
Software.....................................................34
Adding Users ............................................... 36
Installing Optional Modules ........................ 36
Configuring the Windows System for the
Odyssey Software.....................................37
Assembling the Basic Hardware
Configuration .............................................44
Assembling the Networked Configuration .. 46
