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Before taking images make sure the lights and camera are calibrated properly. See section Light Array Setup and Camera Calibration for instructions on procedures.

Instrument Settings

• DAQ: Image Capture Motion Setup (Figure 1)

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Figure 1. Image Scan Setup window

• Instruments: Camera: General Setup (Figure 2)

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Figure 2. General Camera Setup window

• Instruments: Camera: JAI Camera Setup (Figure 3)

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Figure 3. General Camera Setup fixed Settings

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Sample Preparation & Imaging

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1. Pick up section half and place in the track loading area with the blue end cap forward against the color block. Make sure the section the section is pushed all the way against the block so the end cap is lined up with 0cm 0 cm on the ruler.
2. Bring the endcap for the section to the SHIL workstation for entering sample information.
3. If the section has a whole round sample taken, denoted by a yellow bottom endcap, place a  a split styrofoam spacer at the end of the section. Cut the styrofoam to same length of the sample taken and write letters on the styrofoam to indicate the type of the sample taken. For example a 5cm 5 cm Interstitial Water whole round sample taken. A 5cm 5 cm styrofoam spacer with 'IW' written on it would be placed at the bottom. Once a spacer has been made it can be used over the course of the expedition for applicable section halves.

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1. First open the IMS Application 'SHIL' on the desktop . (Figure X4).

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Figure 4. SHIL IMS Desktop icon

2. At launch, the program begins an initialization process:

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3. After successful initialization, two windows will appear: The IMS Control Panel on the left and the measurement window along the top of the screen . FIGURE (XXFigure 5)

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Figure 5. Main SHIL user interface window

Set Measurement Parameters

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