Table of Contents
Section 1 General Information PAGE #
1.1 About this Manual 1-1
1.2 Safety Information 1-2
1.2.1 General Cautions 1-2
1.2.2 General Warnings 1-2
1.2.3 Power Safety Information 1-3
1.2.4 UV Safety Information 1-3
Section 2 Introduction
2.1 System Capabilities 2-1
2.2 System Description 2-1
2.3 Mechanical Description 2-3
2.4 Overview of the Imaging Process 2-4
2.5 Illumination Flat Fielding 2-4
Section 3 System Installation
3.1 Operating Requirements 3-1
3.1.1 System Location 3-1
3.1.2 Power Requirements 3-1
3.1.3 Host Computer Recommendations 3-2
3.2 System Setup 3-2
3.2.1 Unpacking 3-3
3.2.2 Shipping Check 3-3
3.2.3 Coupling the Camera Module to the Enclosure 3-5
3.2.4 Installing VersaDoc 1000,3000,4000 3-6
3.2.5 Installing VersaDoc 5000 3-8
3.2.6 Installing the Epi Illumination Modules 3-12
3.2.7 Electrical and Communication Connections 3-13
3.2.8 Installing Filters 3-21
3.2.9 Installing the Lens 3-23
Section 4 System Operation
4.1 Starting the VersaDoc 4-1
4.2 Overview of Operating Steps 4-1
4.3 Detailed Operating Procedures 4-2
4.3.1 Opening the Acquisition Window 4-2
4.3.2 Selecting the Application 4-3
4.3.3 Placing the Sample in the Imaging Chamber 4-3
4.3.4 Lens Selection and Setup 4-4
4.3.5 Aperture Adjustment 4-5
4.3.6 Zoom Adjustment 4-5
4.3.7 Focus Adjustment 4-6
4.3.8 Exposure Time 4-6
4.3.9 Acquiring the Image 4-7