User guide

Table of Contents
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1. Introduction ........................................................................ 1-1
1.1. Overview of Quantity One ......................................................................... 1-1
1.2. Digital Data and Signal Intensity .............................................................. 1-2
1.3. About Gel Quality ........................................................................................ 1-3
1.4. Steps Involved in Using Quantity One ..................................................... 1-3
1.5. Computer Requirements ............................................................................ 1-5
1.6. Installing on a PC ......................................................................................... 1-7
1.7. Installing on a Macintosh ............................................................................ 1-8
1.8. Starting the Program ................................................................................... 1-9
1.9. Contacting Bio-Rad .................................................................................... 1-17
2. General Operation .............................................................. 2-1
2.1. Graphical Interface ...................................................................................... 2-1
2.2. Mouse-assignable Tools .............................................................................. 2-6
2.3. Keyboard Commands ................................................................................. 2-7
2.4. File Commands and Functions .................................................................. 2-7
2.5. Preferences .................................................................................................. 2-17
2.6. User Settings ............................................................................................... 2-23
3. Gel Doc ............................................................................... 3-1
3.1. Gel Doc Acquisition Window .................................................................... 3-2
3.2. Step I. Position Gel ....................................................................................... 3-4
3.3. Step II. Acquire Image ................................................................................. 3-5
3.4. Step III. Select Output ................................................................................. 3-8
3.5. Image Mode .................................................................................................. 3-9
3.6. Exposure Status .......................................................................................... 3-10