UVP ColonyDoc-It Imaging Station - Manual (Page 14)

ColonyDoc-It Imaging Station 14
Insert the Petri dish inside the colony counter.
Click the Preview button in the Camera Control module
and move the Petri dish until it is centered inside the red
circle. The outer red circle should fall just inside the Petri
dish outer edge. If it does not, make sure that the correct
Plate Diameter size was selected.
There are two focusing methods provided for imaging.
The first is Auto focus. Auto focusing allows the camera
to automatically find the appropriate focus for the sample.
Manual focus is provided should the camera need
intervention from the user to more clearly picture the
image.
Manual focus buttons allow users to adjust the focus in
small increments
or large increments .
Brightness adjusts the brightness of the image.
Click the Capture button from the Camera Control
module to take a picture.
Click Start Colony Count in the Colony Count module at
the left of the screen to start the counting process.
Select Automated Count or Manual Count. Go to the
Automatic Count
section in the manual to complete steps
for automated count. Go to the Manual Count section in
the manual to complete steps for the manual count.
NOTE: The User Defined Template Count is grayed out initially because there are no templates created.
Template counting allows users to create counting templates for frequently counted Petri dish plates. The manual
count process must be performed before template settings can be established.
TIP: The ColonyDoc-It doors can be easily removed if fluorescent colonies will not be counted. Go to the Removing
ColonyDoc-It Doors
section in this manual for instructions.