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- Optional: Once cores are split, use a spatula or glass slide to clean the surface of the core to remove any smearing caused by splitting. (It is up to the scientist to determine if this needs to be done.)
- Wipe Dab not wipe off excess moisture/mud and make sure ruler is clean!
- Place the section half on the holder with the BLUE end cap against the RED stop at the forward end.
- Rotate the section so that the surface is level with the ruler and perpendicular to the axis of the camera lens. Often the sample will have warped, so make sure the other end is level also. Be aware of badly uneven surfaces. If the sample is raised too high, it will push above what the light is covering making the raised part of the sample appear as a shadow.
Start Imaging Application
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Once you set these values they will default to the previous values until changed.
Scan section (half) barcode label, make sure cursor is in the SCAN box.
No scanner or label? Select the tab marked LIMS and select you section's ID from the list boxes or use the MANUAL tab and enter the values by hand (not recommended).
Confirm Label, LIMS and physical length are within 2 cm of each other. If not, ask WHY?
Maybe there was some section expansion, whole round sample taken, or a mistake??
If a whole round sample was taken (IW or MBIO), place whole round spacer where this sample was taken.
Click Take a Picture button to start
The following screen appear
Crop and Save
When the scanning is done, a preview image appears, if necessary, draw/adjust crop line (green) to cover full section without the ruler.
When satisfied with the crop box location, click CROP and Save Image
The cropped image is used in LimSpeak and for printing the VCD scratch sheets.
To rescan, click Discard Image and confirm when prompted to discard.
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