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Table of Contents
Part 1 Welcome To Vectra
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1.1 The Intelligent
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Scanning Approach
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1.2 System...................................................................................................................................
Specifications
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1.3 System...................................................................................................................................
Site and Environmental Requirements
7
1.4 Operator
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and Equipment Safety
7
1.5 Technical
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Support
10
1.6 About...................................................................................................................................
This Manual
11
1.7 CE Testing
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and Certification
11
1.8 Hardware
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Overview
12
1.9 Fluorescence
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Illuminator User Information
18
Part 2 Slide Scanning with Vectra
25
2.1 Turning
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On and Initializing the System
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2.2 The Vectra
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Work Area
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2.2.1
Control Panel
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2.2.2
Detail View
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2.3 Loading
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Slides onto the Stage
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2.4 Creating
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and Modifying Protocols
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2.4.1
Creating and
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Saving Protocols
31
2.4.2
Hardware........................................................................................................................
Settings
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2.4.3
Pause Settings
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2.4.4
Monochrome
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Imaging Settings
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2.4.5
Find Specimen
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Settings
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2.4.6
LP Imaging
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Settings
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2.4.7
HP Field ........................................................................................................................
Selection Settings
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2.4.8
HP Imaging
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Settings
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2.4.9
Post Processing
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Settings
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2.4.10
Auto Focus
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Details Window
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2.5 Taking...................................................................................................................................
Reference Images
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Part 3 Manual Slide Scanning
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3.1 Scanning
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a Single Tissue Slide in Brightfield
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3.2 Scanning
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a Single TMA Slide in Fluorescence
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3.3 Scanning
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a Prescan Only Slide
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3.4 Scanning
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an Operator-Selected Regions Slide
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