Odyssey LI-COR Operator's Manual - Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Safety and 

Operational Information

In This Manual ............................................ 1

Safety Considerations .................................. 1

Laser Safety .............................................. 1

Safety Interlocks ....................................... 4

Chemical Safety........................................ 4

Placement in the Laboratory........................ 4

Ambient Laboratory Conditions ................ 5

Ventilation................................................ 5

Space Requirements ................................. 5

Moving the Odyssey System ..................... 5

Electrical Considerations ............................. 7

Power Cords............................................. 7

Power Switch ........................................... 7

Fuse Replacement .................................... 8

Routine Maintenance .................................. 8

Networking Cables ...................................... 9

Chapter 2: Overview and 

General Description

Overview .................................................. 11

Hardware Description ..............................  12

Scanning Surface .................................... 13

General Description of Scanning ............... 13

Continuous Operation ............................... 15

Powering Off the System ........................... 16

Power Button.......................................... 16

Shutdown via the Browser Interface........ 16

Resetting the Instrument ............................ 16

Chapter 3: Operation

Before You Begin .......................................17

Cleaning the Scanning Surface ...................17

Using Membranes ......................................18

Using Gels .................................................19

Using Microplates ......................................20

Using the MousePOD

®

 Accessory ..............21

Positioning Membranes and Gels ...............22

Positioning Microplates..............................24

Scanning Multiple Microplates ...............25

Front Panel Controls...................................26

Setting the Network Address From the 

Front Panel .............................................27

Starting Scans From the Front Panel........27

Downloading Scans................................28

File Size and Storage Capacity ...................29

Scanning Limitations ..............................31

Software Options .......................................32

Odyssey Application Software ................32

Browser Interface....................................32

Chapter 4: Connecting the 

Odyssey Imager to a Network

Introduction ...............................................33

Firewall Recommendations ........................ 34

Installing the Odyssey

®

 Application 

Software.....................................................34

Adding Users ............................................... 36

Installing Optional Modules ........................ 36

Configuring the Windows System for the 

Odyssey Software.....................................37

Assembling the Basic Hardware 

Configuration .............................................44

Assembling the Networked Configuration .. 46