The image appears misty
If...
Dew is condensing in
the optical system
Unevenness appears on the
image
If...
The LED is deteriorated
from age
A lamp in the UV transil-
luminator is broken
Noise appears in an image
exposed using the UV Trans tray
If...
The UV Trans Tray is de-
teriorated from age
Artefacts appear in a
Colorimetric Epi image
If...
The correct tray is used
Amersham Imager 680 Operating Instructions 29271308 AB
Then...
Turn off the instrument with the On/Off button on the front
panel and wait until the ambient environments meets the
specifications
Then...
Turn off the instrument and contact your GE representa-
tive
Turn off the instrument and contact your GE representa-
tive
Then...
The UV Trans Tray is contaminated. Clean the tray.
Then...
Rotate the gel sample 90° positioning the gel so that the
lanes of the gel are parallel to the long side of the tray.
8 Troubleshooting
8.2 Problems with image quality
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