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Basic information
1.1
User manual notes
The Imagers are intended for operation by qualified specialist personnel observing this user
manual.
The user manual informs about the design and function of the Imagers and provides the
necessary know-how for the safe handling of the device and its components to personnel
familiar with analysis. The user manual further includes notes on the maintenance and
service of the equipment.
User manual conventions
Instructions for action
which occur in chronological order are numbered and combined into
action units and furnished with the corresponding results.
Lists
which are not in chronological order are shown as itemized lists, sub-listings as bullet
points.
Safety notes
are indicated by pictographs and signal words. The type and source of the
danger are stated together with notes on preventing the danger. The meaning of the
pictographs and signal words used is explained in the chapter "Safety instructions".
1.2
Intended use
The
GelDoc-It
2
Imager
is a high resolution imager, capable of capturing, documenting and
analyzing fluorescent gel images.
The
ChemiDoc-It
2
Imager
is designed as a high resolution imager capable of capturing,
documenting and analyzing fluorescent gel images, as well chemiluminescent blot images,
including Western blots. The system is equipped with a cooled, scientific-grade CCD
camera.
Both imagers incorporate a light-tight darkroom with VisionWorks
®
software for image
acquisition and analysis functions. The darkroom has a UV-blocking gel viewer window,
built-in overhead epi white lighting, a UV transilluminator and a four-position emission filter
wheel with an ethidium bromide (EtBr) emission filter included as standard.
