Nippon Genetics FastGene GelPic LED Box User manual

FastGene
®
GelPic LED Box
2013 April / Rev. 01

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CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION………………………………………………......................... 2
FIRST QC CHECK....................................................................................................... 2
PACKAGING CONTENT……...................................................................................... 3
SETUP OF THE INSTRUMENT.................................................................................. 4
SCANNING GEL.......................................................................................................... 5
SCANNING WESTERN BLOT/COLORIMETRIC STAINED ...................................... 6
BROWSE SCANNED IMAGES/DELETE SCANNED IMAGES................................... 7
INSTALLATION OF AMBER FILTER BOARD.............................................................8
ACCESS STORED SCANNED IMAGE FILES WITH COMPUTER........................... 9
DISPLAY SCANS ON TV.............................................................................................9
FUNCTIONAL MENU: FUNCTION DESCRIPTION I.................................................10
FUNCTIONAL MENU: FUNCTION DESCRIPTION II................................................14
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................ 18
ORDERING INFORMATION......................................................................................19
CONTACT INFORMATION........................................................................................19
GENERAL INFORMATION
Thank you for purchasing our FastGene
®
GelPic LED Box. This Manual includes
the operation procedure. In order to use the instrument properly, please read this
manual carefully before using FastGene
®
GelPic LED Box. This instrument is
suitable for research use only.
FIRST QC CHECK
Please check the instrument and the packing list when you first open the instrument
packing case. If you find there is something wrong with the instrument or the
packaging content, please contact Nippon Genetics Europe or your local distributor.

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PACKAGING CONTENT
FastGene
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GelPic LED Box
Scanner Unit Black plastic board (in box)
A/C adapter (12V, 1.5A, DC) Amber filter board (in box)
USB 2.0 cable Gel shovel
TV-out cable Gel cutting knife
SD card (4G) Quick Installation Guide
Sample tray (in box) Manual
Front (Figure 1)
Back (Figure 2) Inside (Figure 3)

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SETUP OF THE INSTRUMENT
1. Remove all tapes used to hold items in place for shipping.
2. Place scanner unit on flat surface.
3. Insert SD/SDHC card (up to 32GB).
4. Connect power source (see Figure 2):
Connect AC adapter to back of unit then plug into electrical outlet.
5. The Menu Mode icon will be displayed on the top left side of the display
(Figure 4).
6. Wet the gel and place gel at the center of the sample tray (Figure 5).
7. Place sample tray into the Lighting area of the system (Figure 6).
Caution: Do not place the gel directly on the surface of the Lighting area. Fail
to do so may lead LED damage caused by buffer leakage.
8. Start to adjust the image condition and scan.
Figure 4
Figure 6
Figure 5

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SCANNING GEL
1.
In “Scanning Mode” , lift scanner lid and take the sample tray out of
the scanner.
2. Wet the gel and place the gel at the center of the sample tray.
3. Place the sample tray back to the Lighting Area of the scanner.
Caution: Do not place the gel directly on the surface of the Lighting Area.
Failing to use the tray may cause buffer leakage and damage the LED
(Figure 6).
4. Slide the black plastic board into the groove of the white backlight to block
the white light on the lid (Figure 7).
It is suggested to slide the black plastic board to block the white backlight on
the lid for fluorescent stained gel scanning. For colorimetric gel scanning,
leave the white backlight unblocked on the lid.
5. Close the scanner lid.
6. Slide the Light Selection Switch on the front side of the scanner to choose
blue light source for scanning stained gel.
7. Set and adjust the desired image quality through the Functional Menu if
necessary (Please check “Functional Descriptions” section for the details of
all functions).
8. Press SCAN button, green LED will flash and
“CAPTURING” will be displayed on the screen.
The scanned image will automatically save to SD card.
Scanning of the gel sample is now complete.
Figure 7
Slide the black plastic board to avoid the
background light for fluorescent stained gel
scanning. For colorimetric gel scanning, leave the
white backlight unblock on the lid.

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SCANNING WESTERN BLOT/COLORIMETRIC STAINED GEL
1.
In “Scanning Mode” , lift scanner lid and take the sample tray out of
the scanner.
2. Place the blot membrane at the center of the tray for which the signal side of
the membrane is facing toward the bottom of the tray.
3. Place the sample tray back into the Lighting area of the scanner.
4. Slide the black plastic board into the groove of the white backlight to block
the white light on the lid
It is suggested to slide the black plastic board to block the white backlight on
the lid for fluorescent stained gel scanning. For colorimetric gel scanning,
leave the white backlight unblocked on the lid.
5. Close the scanner lid.
6. Slide the Light Selection Switch on the front side of the scanner to select the
white light source for stained gel scanning.
7. Set “Transmitted” or “Epi” item through Functional Menu
(Please check “LED Lighting” of “Functional Descriptions” section for details
of turn-on of “Transmitted” or “Epi” application ).
“Transmitted” mode is to scan the gel stained with colorimetric stain such as
the SDS-PAGE gel stained with coomassie blue stain.
8. Adjust the desired image quality through the Functional Menu if necessary
(Please check “Functional Descriptions” section for the details of all
functions).
9.
Press SCAN button, green LED will flash and “CAPTURING” will be
displayed on the screen. The scanned image will automatically be saved to
SD card.
Scanning of the blot is now complete.

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BROWSE SCANNED IMAGES/DELETE SCANNED IMAGES
1. Examine Scanned Images
a) When icon displays on top left corner of the screen, press “OK” to
get into functional options.
b) When “Scan Mode” icon is highlighted , press “OK” again to get into
“Play Mode”.
c) The “Play Mode” icon will display on top left corner of screen. The
captured images can then be reviewed one by one by pressing right arrow
button.
2. Delete Scannes Images
a) When viewing the image that needs to be deleted, press “OK” to get into
Function Descriptions II.
b) Press right arrow button to choose “Edit Mode”
c) Press up/down arrow button to choose “Delete”. Press right arrow button
to select (yes/no) to delete the file.
d) Press up/down arrow button to select “Yes”. Press “OK” to save the
setting. The image is thus deleted.

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INSTALLATION OF AMBER FILTER BOARD
FastGene

GelPic LED Box is equipped with an amber filter board for blue light
protection and gel cutting purposes. Open the lid and install the filter board so the
gel cutting task may be conducted.
1. Open the lid.
2. Lift the lid to its maximum open angle.
3. Position the amber filter board with the hole for hanging on lid in front (Fig.8).
4. Place the amber filter board onto the filter board hanging tab so the filter
board may hang as shown in Figure 9.
5. When hanging on the lid, make sure the two small rods on the filter board are
placed closely against the lid.
6. The installation is completed. One may turn on blue LEDs for further gel
cutting purpose.
Figure 8
Figure 9

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ACCESS STORED SCANNED IMAGE FILES WITH COMPUTER
The files stored on the SD/SDHC card can be accessed by a computer.
1. Connect the provided USB cable to the computer USB port.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on the back of the
scanner.
3. Switch Card reader/Standalone to Card Reader mode.
4. Through the operating system on PC, the contents of the SD/SDHC card will
be available as removable media.
5. Copy the files to PC’s hard drive for storage or for further use.
DISPLAY SCANS ON TV
The display from the scanner can be displayed on a television rather than the built
in scanner preview screen using the AV video port.
1. Set the television to AV mode (see TV documentation for details).
2. Connect the included TV-Out cable to the video port on the TV.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the TV port on the back of the scanner.
4. Video output from the scanner can now be seen on the connected TV
including the full menu interface.

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FUNCTIONAL MENU: FUNCTION DESCRIPTION I
Scan Mode: The object is able to be scanned in this mode.
LED Lighting Mode: To select the white light application for
Transmitted/Epi image scan, respectively (Note: this mode is available
only when white light application is selected.)
Exposure Mode: To adjust the exposure time frame in this mode.
B/W Switch Mode: To scan/display the image in colorimetric or
monochrome mode. The default setting of the image is monochrome
(black & white).
Set Up Mode: To set up the following parameters:
a) LCD: Dark, Normal, Bright
b) Display: NTSC, PAL (NTSC = USA, PAL = Europe)
c) Quality: S. Fine, Fine, Normal (JPEG Compression)
d) Size: 12M, 9M, 5M, 1M (Megapixels, “9M” is default setting)
e) Power Save: 1 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, off (Power shut off)
f) Language: English, 繁體中文
g) Format: Yes, No. (Format SD card)
h) Reset: Yes, No. (Reset all current settings back to factory default).

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Scan Mode
When icon displays on top left corner of the screen, the object is
ready to be scanned.
LED Lighting Mode
This mode is only available when switching to white light application
When in “Scan Mode”, press “OK” to get into functional option list.
Press right arrow button to choose “LED Lighting Mode”
 Press up or down arrow button to choose light source (Transmitted &
Epi).
“Transmitted” mode is to scan the gel stained with colorimetric stain such as the
SDS-PAGE gel stained with coomassie blue stain.
Press “OK” to save the setting.

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Exposure Mode
When icon displays on top left corner of the screen, press “OK”
to get into functional option list.
Press right arrow button to choose “Exposure Mode”
Press up or down arrow button to choose the desired exposure level.
When the desired exposure level is selected, press “OK” to get back to
“Scan mode”.
B/W Switch Mode
When icon displays on top left corner of the screen, press “OK”
to get into functional option list.
Press right arrow button to choose “B/W Switch Mode” .
Press up or down arrow button to select the desired display mode
(color or B & W; color invert or B & W invert). The default setting of the
scanner is Black & White.
Press “OK” again to return to “Scan Mode”.

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Set Up Mode
When icon displays on top left corner of the screen, press “OK”
to get into functional option list.
Press right arrow button to choose “Set Up Mode” .
Press down arrow button to get into “Setup Menu” and select the
desired setting item.
Press right arrow button to get into setting mode. Then press up and
down arrow button to select the desired setting. Press “OK” to save the
setting.
Press down arrow button to select other setting mode; or press “OK”
again to return to “Scan Mode”.
Setup Menu and related setting items:
LCD: Dark, Normal, Bright
Display: NTSC, PAL (NTSC = USA, PAL = Europe)
Quality: S. Fine, Fine, Normal (JPEG Compression)
Size: 12M, 9M, 5M, 1M (Megapixels, “9M” is default setting)
Power Save: 1 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, off (Power shut off)
Language: English, 繁體中文
Format: Yes, No. (Format SD card)
Reset: Yes, No. (Reset all current settings back to factory default)

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FUNCTIONAL MENU: FUNCTION DESCRIPTION II
Play Mode: To play the captured images. To examine the captured
image.
Auto Play Mode: To automatically play the captured images one by one.
Edit Mode: To edit the captured images (such as to rotate or to delete the
captured image, etc.).
Preview Mode: To preview the captured images in a multi image
thumbnail panel.
Set Up Mode: Same as the “Set Up Mode” functions in Function
Descriptions I.

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Play Mode
When icon displays on top left corner of the screen, press “OK”
to get into functional options.
When “Scan Mode” icon is highlighted , press “OK” again to get
into “Play Mode”.
The “Play Mode” icon will display on top left corner of the screen.
The captured images can then be reviewed one by one by pressing
right arrow button.
Press “OK” twice to get back to “Scan Mode” (It will take few seconds to
complete the process).
Auto Play Mode
When in “Play Mode” , press “OK” to get into functional
option list .
Press right arrow button to choose “Auto Play Mode” , then
press “OK”.
The captured image will automatically display on LCD screen one
by one.

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Edit Mode
When in “Play Mode” , press “OK” to get into functional
option list .
Press right arrow button to choose “Edit Mode” .
Press down arrow button to get into “Edit Menu” (Rotate/Delete)
and select the desired setting item.
Press right arrow button to get into setting mode:
Rotate: Right 90° Delete: No
Left 90° Yes
180°
Flip H.
Flip V.
Press up and down arrow button to select the desired setting. Press
“OK” to save the setting.
Repeat previous step for “delete mode” setting or press “OK” again
to return to “Play Mode”.

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Preview Mode
When in “Play Mode” , press “OK” to get into functional
option list .
Press right arrow button to choose “Preview Mode” .
Press down arrow button to get into “Preview Menu” (1x1, 2x2, 3x3)
and select the desired setting item.
Preview Mode: 1 X 1 (Display 1 image at a time)
2 X 2 (Display 4 images at a time)
3 X 3 (Display 9 images at a time)
Press “OK” button to save the setting.
The captured images will display on the screen based on the
selected preview format setting.
Set Up Mode
Same as the “Set Up Mode” described in “Function Descriptions I” on page 13.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Image Capture
Sensor Color CMOS Sensor
Resolution 9M pixels
Exposure Time - 1.6 sex (11 scales)
Image Types JPEG
Image Storage SD Card Storage
View Area 16 x 11,5 cm (fixed lens)
Lens and Filter
Filter Wheel Manual-Driven, 2 position
Emission Filter 520 nm Amber Filter
Lightning
Blue Light 470nm Blue LED Light
Epi White Light LED White Light
White Back Light LED White Light Panel
Interface
Display Panel Build-in 2.7“ Touch TFT LCD
Image Storage SD Card Storage
Output USB 2.0 (Card Reader)
TV out (3.5 mm end and RCA end)
General Information
Power AC Adaptor, 12V/1.5A, 18W
Dimension (W x H x D) 198 x 227 x 254 mm
Gel Tools Sample Tray, Shovel, Amber Shield
Weight 3,2 kg
Certification CE, FCC

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ORDERING INFORMATION
Product Cat.No.
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®
GelPic LED Box GP03-LED
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Nippon Genetics Europe GmbH
Binsfelder Str. 77
D-52351 Düren
Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
For more detailed product information, contact details, questions, or trouble
shooting please visit our English website www.nippongenetics.eu or our German
website www.nippongenetics.de
FastGene
®
is a registered trademark of Nippon Genetics Europe GmbH

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