Odyssey LI-COR Operator's Manual - Starting A Scan

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Starting Scans Using An Internet Browser

For low resolution scans, make the scan area about 1 cm larger than 

the membrane or gel on all four sides. For a 5 cm x 5 cm membrane, 

set the scan 

Width

 and 

Height

 to 7 cm and set the Origin to 0,0. The 

membrane would then be placed at the 1 cm x 1 cm position on the 

scan surface.

Focus Offset

 for scans of membranes should be zero. For gels, 

Focus 

Offset

 should be half the gel thickness in millimeters. A focus offset 

of 3.0 mm is usually accurate for standard microplates. The 

maximum allowable focus offset is 4 mm (i.e., 8 mm gels). 

Comments:

 Comments can be used to identify the scan. In the 

Odyssey

®

 software, comments can be included in reports.

Starting a Scan

Before starting a scan, an estimate of the scan time can be calculated 

by clicking the 

Calculate Scan Time

 button at the bottom of the Scan 

Setup window. 

5)

Click 

Configure

 to send the scan parameters to the Odyssey 

Imager.

After the Odyssey Imager is configured, the Scan Console window is 

displayed. 

The scan is not actually started until the 

Start

 button is clicked, but 

the Odyssey Imager is reserved for the user who initiated the scan. 

Other users on the network will not be able to start scans until the