User guide

Fluor-S MAX MultiImager
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Depending on which dark subtraction type you have selected, a dark count
may be acquired immediately following image acquisition. See Dark
Subtraction Type under Options, below.
If you want to stop a scan that is in progress, click on the Stop button. The
acquisition will be terminated.
After an image has been acquired, a separate window will pop up containing
the new image. The window will have a default file name that includes the
date, time, and user (if known). To save the image, select Save or Save As
from the File menu.
You can then analyze the image using the standard analysis functions.
Live Acquire
Live Acquire allows you to view and preserve intermediate exposures
leading up to a full exposure. This is useful for longer exposure times, such as
those required by chemiluminescent samples, where there is the potential for
image saturation.
When you click on the Live Acquire button, the exposure time you selected is
divided by the number of exposure counts set in the Options dialog box (see
Options, below). For example, if you enter an Exposure Time of 10 minutes
and an Exposure Count of 20, then 20 intermediate exposures will be
produced at 30-second intervals. Each intermediate exposure will be
displayed in the scan window. The final, full exposure will be displayed in a
separate image window.
Note: The first intermediate exposure will take longer than 30 seconds to
display if dark subtraction is performed.
You can automatically save your intermediate exposures as separate files for
later review using the Auto Save After Scan option. See Options, below.
If you see an intermediate exposure that you like in the scan window, click on
the Stop button. Live Acquire will end and the last intermediate exposure to
be completed will open in a separate image window. You can then save it for
analysis.