SureScan System User Guide
17
Operating the Scanner
The following steps explain how to operate the scanner. For more information on how to use the
Scan Control program, see Chapter 3
, “Using the Scan Control Program,”
.
Step 1. Turn on the SureScan scanner and start the Scan Control
program
1
Turn on the scanner using the power switch on the front of the instrument. After you turn on
the scanner, the scanner loads and initializes its firmware.
When the scanner is ready (about two minutes), the status indicator light turns off.
2
Turn on the computer workstation and wait for it to boot up.
3
Double-click the Agilent Microarray Scan Control icon to start the Scan Control program.
Or
Click
Start > All Programs > Agilent > Agilent Microarray Scan Control
.
Figure 4
Agilent Microarray Scan Control icon
When the program starts, the Agilent Microarray Scan Control program main window opens
and the scanner performs its initialization sequence. See
•
The Scan Control program communicates with the scanner via the LAN cable, sending
commands and parameters, and receiving status and data.
•
The lasers turn on and start to warm up.
•
The autoloader initializes and performs a slide eject cycle (to make sure that no slide is
loaded).
•
The scanning system is initialized and the data acquisition system is calibrated.
After the initialization sequence finishes, the Open Door button is enabled and you can load
slides.
NOTE
To learn how to set up the lasers to turn off automatically when not in use, see
“To set the laser saver delay”
NOTE
If the scanner has 24 slides loaded when you turn it on, the initialization will fail
because it cannot perform the slide eject cycle.