Molecular Devices ImageXpress Confocal HT.ai, User Manual

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Safety Information
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The ImageXpress Confocal HT.ai system is equipped with a redundant laser safety system.
When samples are being loaded or unloaded, hardware interlocks prevent the laser modules
from powering on until the instrument top door is closed.
DANGER! VISIBLE AND/OR INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION.
Do not operate the
external light source when housing is open and interlocks are defeated. Avoid eye or
skin exposure to direct or scattered radiation.
WARNING! LASER LIGHT.
Do not attempt to repair or adjust the Class 4 high-power laser product. Removing
the top panel, safety interlocks, external light source, and microscope objective
and then looking into the Class 4 or Class 3b laser beam can cause severe eye
injury and blindness.
Operate the instrument only when all the doors and panels of the instrument are in
place and closed.
WARNING!
A Class 4 laser beam can cause materials to smolder or burn, especially at close
range. Dark materials, which absorb heat, and materials such as plastic, paper, and
fabric can easily be burned by visible laser beams.
Fumes produced when laser radiation vaporizes or burns a target material—
whether metallic, organic, or biologic—may be hazardous.
To avoid burning materials at close range, keep the laser beam moving and avoid
long exposures.
To avoid unintentional operation of the Class 4 laser beam, always power off the
external light source when not in use.