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Molecular Imager

ChemiDoc

™

XRS+

Installation Guide

To install your ChemiDoc XRS+, perform these seven steps

in the following order:

1. Unpack the ChemiDoc XRS+ system.

2. Install Image Lab™ software.

3. Set up the universal hood.

4. Install the camera.

5. Connect the cables.

6. Load the camera driver.

7. Calibrate the system.

1 Unpack the ChemiDoc XRS+ System

The ChemiDoc XRS+ system arrives in multiple containers labeled with several part numbers.

The universal hood and the parts pictured below are all you need to assemble and calibrate

your system.

Part No.

ChemiDoc XRS+ System

Components for PC/Mac

(170-8265)

Component Pictures

170-8299 ChemiDoc XRS+ Installation Kit

contains this installation guide, the

Image Lab software CD, the

standard filter, the white Lens Flat

Field Calibration disc, a Focus

Calibration Target, and a system

label

170-8180

Universal hood accessory box

includes the 10 ft. USB cable,



power cord, and thumbscrew.

A separate box has the FireWire

cable, and a FireWire card (if your

computer did not already have one)



170-8255 ChemiDoc XRS+ camera (includes

camera with attached lens and

power supply)

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Molecular Imager® ChemiDoc XRS+ Installation Guide ™ To install your ChemiDoc XRS+, perform these seven steps in the following order: 1. Unpack the ChemiDoc XRS+ system. 2. Install Image Lab™ software. 3. Set up the universal hood. 4. Install the camera. 5. Connect the cables. 6. Load the camera driver. 7. Calibrate the system. 1 Unpack the ChemiDoc XRS+ System The ChemiDoc XRS+ system arrives in multiple containers labeled with several part numbers.
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Molecular Imager ChemiDoc XRS+ System Installation 2 Install Image Lab Software Before assembling your ChemiDoc XRS+ system, install Image Lab software on the computer you intend to use with the system. You must be in the “administrator” user group to install software. Windows 1. Place the Image Lab software CD into a CD drive. The installation should start automatically. If not, open “My Computer” and click your CD drive icon. 2. Double-click setup.exe to install the software.
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Molecular Imager ChemiDoc XRS+ System Installation 4 Install the Camera Now you will need the camera, power supply, and thumbscrew. 1. Place the camera on the bench sideways as shown (C) and remove the lens cap. Screw the thumbscrew onto the camera mounting plate two or three turns. Thumbscrew C 2. Lift the camera to the top of the universal hood and slide the thumbscrew through the slot in the vertical camera bracket (D). This orients the camera so the camera lens can be centered in the gasket. 3.
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Molecular Imager ChemiDoc XRS+ System Installation 5 Connect the Cables You’ll find one 10 ft. USB cable in the universal hood accessory box. You’ll find a FireWire cable in a box labeled 170-8177, and you may find a FireWire card in a box labeled 170-8173, if the PC you intend to connect to the camera system does not already contain a FireWire connection. CAUTION: Do not turn the system on until the Image Lab software is installed and all cables are connected.
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Molecular Imager ChemiDoc XRS+ System Installation 6 Load the Camera Driver NOTE: Do not launch your Image Lab software until this process is complete. Turn on the camera power switch on the power supply, and the universal hood power switch (refer to the drawing on page 4 for their locations). Once the camera and the universal hood are turned on, the computer will detect the camera and display a “Found New Hardware Wizard” screen. If your operating system is Windows XP, the following screens will display.
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Molecular Imager ChemiDoc XRS+ System Installation 7 Calibrate the System The Instrument Calibration wizard performs several procedures required to calibrate your system, based on the illumination sources and accessories you choose. Once these calibrations are performed, your image focus remains correct, whether you view an entire sample or a small section of a gel or blot.
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Molecular Imager ChemiDoc XRS+ System Installation As the system is calibrating, various screens display which help track your progress. The wizard also tells you which filter selection to use as you proceed through the various screens.  If any illumination option was selected in step 2, the tallest option displays in the Focus Calibration with Height Offset screen. The focus height for the other options are interpolated by the software. 5.
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Molecular Imager ChemiDoc XRS+ System Installation 8. This calibration only displays if you have selected the White Light Conversion Screen in step 2. Perform the steps listed on the screen, then press the “Start Calibration” button. The wizard prompts you to move the correct filter into position. When you select “OK,” the system performs the calibration.      9.
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