Bio-Rad PDQuest 2-D Analysis Software - Manual (Page 13)

instrument by the base, do not lift the instrument by the camera arm.
• Remove the metal packing bars from the feet by loosening the crescent bolts on the spot
cutter feet. A flat crescent wrench is supplied in the accessories box for this purpose.
Place the instrument on a flat surface. If you are also installing the ProteomeWorks
Fluorescent Enclosure, place the spot cutter on the black base mat from the Fluorescent
Enclosure packaging. Add the fluorescent enclosure after the camera installation is
completed. This will make the camera installation easier.
• Carefully remove the cutting tip protector and tape.
• Remove the two "L" Shaped brackets from the system X, Y arm, there is one bracket
located at each end of the X, Y arm. They are secured with 2.5 mm hex screws.
• Move the X, Y arm forward to access and remove the third L bracket located on the back
of the X, Y arm and the cutting head assembly. Do not move the X, Y arm when the
instrument is powered on.
• Level the instrument to the bubble level on the platform surface using the leveling feet.
2.5 Camera Installation
• Remove the camera mount and mounting screws from the Camera System box (catalog
number 165-7070).
• The camera mount is bolted to the end of the camera arm. Position the camera mount on
the camera arm of the spot cutter and use the 6 mm hex wrench from the accessories
box to secure the camera mount onto the camera arm with the large hex screw.
• Tighten the screw to snug, but do not overtighten. Some movement is needed for the
camera alignment procedure.
Fig. 5. Camera and mount.
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