E-Gel
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Power Snap Electrophoresis System User Guide
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Using the E-Gel
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Power Snap Camera
General guidelines
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The E-Gel
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Power Snap Camera is an integral part of The E-Gel
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Power Snap Electrophoresis
System, and only works when docked to The E-Gel
™
Power Snap Electrophoresis Device.
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The E-Gel
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Power Snap Camera, is designed for imaging pre-cast E-Gel
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agarose gels. It is not
suitable for use with any third party products or pour-your-own agarose gels.
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The E-Gel
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Power Snap Camera does not require connection to a desktop computer. Data is
transferred from the camera using an USB storage device.
Set up the camera
The first time the camera is started requires the date and time to be set.
1.
Select Settings / .
2.
Select
Instrument settings
.
3.
Select
Date/Time
.
4.
Choose the date and time format, then select
Done
.
5.
Set the current date and time, then select
Done
.
Modify
camera
settings
Access E-Gel
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Power Snap Camera settings from the home screen by pressing Settings / .
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Select
Instrument setting
to adjust screen brightness, default image size/type, and sleep
mode features.
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Select
Update software
to install the latest firmware update.
Home
screen
The home screen displays the status dial, which shows a countdown timer when the gel is
running. Three additional buttons are displayed across the bottom of the screen.
Control
Function
View gel image and access:
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Capture gel image
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Edit/adjust capture settings
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Export image
Access image gallery
Capture gel image
Pause/resume gel run