Nippon Genetics FastGene User manual

NIPPON Genecs EUROPE GmbH Mariaweilerstraße 28-30, 52349 Düren, Germany,
Tel: +49 2421 5549 60, Fax: +49 2421 55496 11, E-Mail: info@nippongenecs.de, www.nippongenecs.eu
FAS-BG LED BOX
GP-04LED Manual

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION......................................................................................................
1.1 Warranty.................................................................................................................
1.2Regulatorynoce..................................................................................................
1.3Safetyinformaon................................................................................................
1.4Contactinformaon............................................................................................
2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................
3. SYSTEM OPERATION...............................................................................................................
3.1Productcontentandoverview...........................................................................
3.2Inialsetup.............................................................................................................
3.3Agarosegelscanning(Blue/GreenLEDlight).................................................
3.3.1Gelposioning...................................................................................................
3.3.2Exposuremecorrecon.................................................................................
3.3.3Imageviewermenuandexternalstoragetransfer....................................
3.4DNAextraconfromagarosegels...................................................................
3.5Membrane/Petridishscanning(Whiteepilight)...........................................
3.6Colorimetricgelscanning(WhiteLEDlighttransilluminator)....................
3.7.Generalsengs...................................................................................................
3.8.Connecnganexternalprinter.........................................................................
3.9.Connecnganexternal(touch)monitor.........................................................

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1. GENERAL Informaon
Thankyouforpurchasingthe FastGene®FAS-BGLEDBOXImagingSystem,astand-alonegeldocumen-
taonsystem.TheBlue/GreenLEDtechnologypermitsthedeteconofDNAwithhighestsensivityand
withoutharmingyoureyes,skinoryoursample.WiththewhiteLEDlightyoucanimageproteingelsstained
withcoomassieorsilverstaining.ThewhiteLEDepi-illuminaonallowsthedocumentaonofopaquesur-
facessuchasPetridishesorWesternBlotmembranes.
PleasereadcarefullythefollowingnotestobeabletoproperlyusetheFastGene®FAS-BGLEDBOXImaging
System.
1.1 Warranty
TheFastGene®FAS-BGLEDBOXiswarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipfor1year.In
caseofanydefectsoccurringintheinstrumentoraccessoriesduringthiswarrantyperiod,NIPPONGenecs
EUROPEwillrepairorreplacethedefecvepartsatitsdiscreonwithoutcharge.
The following defects, however, are specically excluded:
-Defectscausedbyimproperoperaon.
-RepairormodicaondonebyanyoneotherthanNIPPONGenecsEUROPE
oranauthorizedagent.
-Damagecausedbysubstungalternaveparts.
-UseofngsorsparepartssuppliedbyanyoneotherthanNIPPONGenecsEUROPE.
-Damagecausedbyaccidentormisuse.
-Damagecausedbydisaster.
-Corrosioncausedbyimpropersolventorsample.
Foranyinquiryorrequestforrepairservice,contactNIPPONGenecsEUROPEoryourlocaldistributor.
Pleasesendamessagecontaininginformaonaboutthemodelandserialnumberofyourinstrument.
1.2 Regulatory noce
IMPORTANT:
ThisNIPPONGenecsEUROPEinstrumentisdesignedandceredtomeetsafetystandardsandEMC
regulaons.Ceredproductsaresafetousewhenoperatedinaccordancewiththeinstruconmanual.
Thisinstrumentmustnotbemodiedoralteredinanyway.Alteraonofthisinstrumentwill:
Voidthemanufacturer’swarranty
VoidthesafetyandEMCcercaon
Createapotenalsafetyhazard
NIPPONGenecsEUROPEisnotresponsibleforanyinjuryordamagecausedbytheuseofthisinstrument
forpurposesotherthanthoseforwhichitisintended,orbymodicaonsoftheinstrumentnotperformed
byNIPPONGenecsEUROPEoranauthorizedagent.

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1.3 Safety informaon
Pleasecarefullyreadthefollowingsafetyinformaonnotestobeabletoproperlyusethe
FastGene®FAS-BGLEDBOX:
Please wear appropriate personal protecve equipment. Please read the instrucons manual to properly
usetheFastGene®FAS-BGLEDBOX.UsinginstrumentswithFastGene®Blue/GreenLEDtechnologytrans-
illuminatorswillnormallynotdamagesamplesoreyesandskinoftheuser.However,prolongedexposure
ofhumannakedeyeswithlightirradiaoninthebluespectrummayincreasetheprobabilityofsuering
fromrenadiseases.Therefore,werecommendusingtheamberltershieldincludedinthepackage,when
handlingtheBlue/GreenLEDtransilluminatorwhiletheFastGene®FAS-BGLEDBOXisopenandtheBlue/
GreenLEDlightisturnedon.
OperatetheFAS-BGLEDBOXonlyifitisconnectedtoasafetysocket.
Placetheunitonalevelsurfacewithminimalchanceofdropping.
1.4 Contact informaon
NIPPONGenecsEUROPEGmbH
Mariaweilerstraße28-30
52349Düren,Germany
Tel: +49 2421 554960
Fax: +49 2421 55496 11
E-Mail:info@nippongenecs.de
Formoredetailedproductinformaon,contactdetails,quesons,ortroubleshoongplease
visitourwebsitewww.nippongenecs.euorcontactusviainfo@nippongenecs.de.
FastGene®isaregisteredtrademarkofNIPPONGenecsEUROPE GmbH.

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2. Technical Specicaons
Lightsources Blue/GreenLEDtransilluminator
Whiteepilight
WhiteLEDlighttransilluminator
Transilluminatedarea 16x11,5cm
Light sources
General Info
Power 12V,4.16A
Dimensions(HxDxW) 23x25.4x20.7cm
GelTools Amberltershield
Weight 3.2kg
Catalog number
GP-04LED FAS-BGLEDBOX
Image capture
Sensor CMOSSensor
Camera 8MPixelcamera
Image format TIFF,JPEGandPNG
Exposureme 0.2-2sec,21exposuresteps
Display/Soware/Connecons
Display 5"ColorLCDTouchPanel
Soware Inbuiltcontrolsoware
Connecons 2xUSBPort(1xfront,1xback)
1xHDMIPort
Thermalprintersupport

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DC power jack HDMI port
USB 2.0 port
GP-04LED Product Content
FAS-BGLEDBOX
Usermanual
A/CPowerTransformer(12V,4.16A,DC)
Amberltershield
Blackvelvetsheet
3.1 Product content and overview
3. System Operaon
Upper lid
Power buon
5" LCD Touch Screen
and control menu
USB 2.0 port
Light source switch
Amber lter shield
Black velvet sheet

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3.2 Inial setup
Removealltapesthatholditemsinplaceforshipping.PlacetheFastGene®FAS-BGLEDBOXunitonaat
surface.Connecttheincluded DCadaptertothe backoftheunit thenplug intopoweroutlet. Pushthe
powerbuon.
Iniate the desired applicaon
Agarosegelscanning(Blue/GreenLEDlight)(secon3.3)
DNAextraconfromgel(secon3.4)
Membrane/Petridishscanning(Whiteepilight)(secon3.5)
Colorimetricgelscanning(WhiteLEDlight)(secon3.6)
3.3 Agarose gel scanning (Blue/Green LED light)
3.3.1 Gel posioning
OpenthelidoftheFastGene®FAS-BGLEDBOX.Slidetheblackvelvetsheetintothegrooveofthelidto
coverthewhitelightareaofthelid(seegurebelow).Theblackvelvetsheetreducesthebackground.
Placethegeltraywiththeagarosegelontheviewareaandclosethelid.Note:theviewareaiswater-
proof.Hence,theusageofthegeltrayisnotobligatory.
Upper lid Insert black velvet sheet

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Slidethelightsourceswitchonthefrontsideoftheinstrumenttothecyanlightsource(seegurebelow).
Press„B/G“(Blue/GreenLEDlight)onthecontrolmenu,displayedontherightsideofthescreen.
ThiswillturnontheBlue/GreenLEDlight.Aliveimageofthegelwillbedisplayedonthescreen.
3.3.2 Exposure me correcon
Usetheupanddownbuonsonthecontrolmenutochangeandcorrecttheexposuremeunltheappro-
priateexposureofthegelisreached.Theexposuremecanbeadjustedfrom-10(shortexposureme)to
+10(longexposureme).Themiddlebuondisplaysthecurrentexposurelevel(e.g.-2)
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