FISCHER FISCHERSCOPE X-RAY 4000 Series, Operator'S Manual

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FISCHERSCOPE
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Switching on the Instrument Switching the Instrument on and off
3 Switching the Instrument on and off
3.1 Switching on the Instrument
The following section describes how to switch on the X-RAY measuring head and the PC.
Always pay attention to this section, when you need to switch on the measuring head, e.g.
after an emergency shut-off.
To switch on the instrument and the PC
1. Switch on the instrument by using the Off/On rocker switch at the rear of the instru-
ment.
2. Plug the FISIM (Fischer Software Identification Module) into an USB port of the
computer.
3. Switch on the PC and the monitor.
Windows will be started.
4. Wait for at least 2 minutes.
The sensor located in the instrument needs this time to reach its operating
temperature.
5. To start WinFTM, double click the WinFTM icon .
6. In the WinFTM start window click OK .
The software will open in the ready-to-measure mode (Communication on). The
product that had been selected prior to powering off will be called automatically.
What you can do next
You can now perform measurements.
CAUTION
Wrong measurement readings
If you don‘t follow the steps described in the following section, the measurement
readings may be wrong.
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Follow the steps described below when switching on the measuring head.
The following activities must not be performed immediately after power up, but
only after about half an hour of measuring time:

Calibration and normalization
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Monitoring measurement devices including corrective measures