Specifications

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To carry out this procedure, it will be necessary to have a basic grasp of the applications
software. Refer to your software manual for the required information.
Before You Start, if your system includes a microscope Xenon or Hg arc lamp, it is
CRITICAL to turn off all electronics adjacent to the arc lamp, especially your digital
camera system and your computer hardware (monitors included) before turning on the
lamp power.
Powering up a microscope Xenon or Hg arc lamp causes a large EMF spike to be
produced that can cause damage to electronics that are running in the vicinity of the
lamp. We advise that you place a clear warning sign on the power button of your arc
lamp reminding all workers to follow this procedure. While Roper Scientific has taken
great care to isolate its sensitive circuitry from EMF sources, we cannot guarantee that
this protection will be sufficient for all EMF bursts. Therefore, in order to fully
guarantee the performance of your system, you must follow this startup procedure.
Procedure
1. If the system cables haven’t as yet been installed, connect them as follows (system
power off). See Figure 8.
• Connect the 25-pin cable from the DETECTOR connector on the
Analog/Control module panel to the mating connector at the camera. Be sure to
secure the cable at both ends.
• Connect one end of the 9-pin serial cable to the SERIAL COM connector on the
Interface Control module panel. Connect the other end to the computer interface
as described in Appendix I. Be sure to secure both ends of the cable.
• Connect a 75 Ω BNC cable from the VIDEO connector on the back of the
controller to the video monitor’s 75 Ω input. This cable must be terminated in
75 Ω. Many monitors have a switch for selecting the 75 Ω termination. A video
monitor isn’t required for viewing images, but it will provide the fastest refresh
rate.
• Connect the line cord from the Power Input assembly on the back of the
controller to a suitable source of AC power.
2. If you haven’t already done so, install a lens on the camera or connect it to your
microscope or other system optics, whichever applies. See the manual for your
particular camera. The initial lens settings aren’t important but it may prove
convenient to set the focus to approximately the anticipated distance and to begin
with a small aperture setting.
WARNING