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ROCK IMAGER V4.1

  • What’s New in ROCK IMAGER v4.1
  • Release Notes
  • Hardware Overview
  • System Requirements
  • Best Practices
  • Software Overview
    • Settings Menu
    • Tools Menu
    • Temperature Menu
    • Schedule Menu
    • Plate Menu
    • Status Bar
    • System Overview
    • Imager Menu
      • Focus Graph Sub-menu
      • Drop Location Sub-menu
      • EFI Sub-menu
      • Live Image Sub-menu
      • Imager Menu
      • Live Image Sub-menu
        • Leveling Histogram
        • Optics and Camera Control Panel
        • Well Control Panel
    • Plate Setup Menu
      • Applying Image Masks
      • Tuning Plates in ROCK IMAGER®
      • About Plate Type Calibration
      • Plate Setup Menu
      • Defining Default Imaging Settings
    • Report and Support
      • User Management
      • Licensing
      • Event Log Table
  • Imaging Plates
    • Concepts
      • ROCK IMAGER Processor (RIP)
      • Multi-Fluorescence Imaging (Optional)
      • Single Light Path (Optional)
      • Visible Light Imaging
      • Manual and Automatic Imaging Modes
      • UV Imaging (Optional)
        • UV FAQs
        • UV Compatible Plates
        • UV Light Path
        • UV Absorption Imaging
        • UV Imaging (Optional)
    • Tutorials
      • Searching for Plate
      • Viewing a Plate’s Content
      • Adding and Removing Plates
      • Initiating an On-Demand Imaging Session
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  • Initiating an On-Demand Imaging Session

Initiating an On-Demand Imaging Session

Although most imaging sessions are executed in Auto Mode according to the imaging schedule set in ROCK MAKER, it’s possible to override the Auto Mode and create an on-demand imaging session from ROCK IMAGER®. Follow the tutorial below to initiate an imaging session.

Prerequisite:

  • You have added a plate to ROCK IMAGER®.

 

To image a plate:

  1. On the Search tab of the Plate menu, locate the plate of interest and select it by checking the checkbox next to it. If you want to image more than one plate, check the checkboxes next to any other desired plate rows.
  2. Once you select the plate(s), click Image Now in the command panel that appears.

Note: TImage Now feature can also be found on the Schedule menu and Live Image sub-menu of the Imager menu.

Image Now Option

Image Now Option

  1. Then, select level and imaging settings when prompted. Click OK when done.

    Imaging Settings Option

    Imaging Settings Option

    • Level: Select Interesting Drop(s) to image only drops marked as Interesting or Plate(s) to image the entire plate.
    • Imaging Settings: Choosing Default Settings will tell ROCK IMAGER® to use the default settings defined in ROCK MAKER. Select Custom Settings to define new imaging settings for this particular imaging session.
  2. Once your plate has been imaged at least once, you can view and score images with ROCK MAKER.

Frequently Asked Question

► Why is my ROCK MAKER not receiving any images?

Answer: Make sure the ROCK IMAGER Processor is running in order for ROCK MAKER to receive images. If the problem persists, contact support@formulatrix.com.

 

Related Topics

  • Adding and Removing Plates
  • Searching for Plate
  • Live Image Sub-menu
ROCK IMAGER 4.1
Updated on April 2, 2024

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