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Piranha4 2K and 4K Camera Color User's Manual
03-032-20180-05
Teledyne DALSA
System Precautions
Precautions
Read these p recau tions and this m anu al carefu lly before u sing the cam era.
Confirm that the camera’s packaging is und am aged before opening it. If the p ackaging is d amaged please
contact the relevant logistics p ersonnel.
Do not op en the hou sing of the cam era. The w arranty is void ed if the hou sing is op ened .
Keep the cam era hou sing tem p eratu re in a range of 0 °C to +65 °C d u ring op eration.
Do not op erate the cam era in the vicinity of strong electrom agnetic field s. In ad d ition, avoid electrostatic
charging, violent vibration, and excess m oistu re.
To clean the d evice, avoid electrostatic charging by u sing a d ry, clean absorbent cotton cloth d am p ened
w ith a sm all qu antity of p u re alcohol. Do
not
u se m ethylated alcohol. To clean the su rface of the cam era
hou sing, u se a soft, d ry cloth. To rem ove severe stains u se a soft cloth d am p ened w ith a sm all qu antity of
neu tral d etergent and then w ip e d ry. Do not u se volatile solvents su ch as benzene and thinners, as they
can d am age the su rface finish. Fu rther cleaning instru ctions are below .
Thou gh this cam era su p p orts hot p lu gging, it is recom m end ed that you p ow er d ow n and d isconnect
p ow er to the cam era before you ad d or rep lace system com p onents.
Electrostatic discharge and the CMOS sensor
Im age sensors and the cam era bod ies hou sing are su scep tible to d am age from electrostatic d isch arge
(ESD). Electrostatic ch arge introd u ced to the sensor w ind ow su rface can ind u ce charge bu ild u p on the
u nd ersid e of the w ind ow that cannot be read ily d issip ated by the d ry nitrogen gas in the sensor p ackage
cavity. The ch arge norm ally d issip ates w ithin 24 hou rs and the sensor retu rns to norm al op eration.
Ad d itional inform ation on cleaning the sensor w ind ow and p rotecting it against d u st, oil, blem ishes, and
scratches can be fou nd here:
Ap p end ix D: The Sensor Wind ow
