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Getting Ready to Use the Microscope . 47
Setting Up the FT-IR
1. If necessary switch on the FT-IR.
2. Leave the source to warm up as directed in the manual for the FT-IR.
The power supply to the detector of the microscope is also switched on
through the FT-IR.
NOTE: It can take an FT-IR up to 2 hours to equilibrate after it has been switched
off overnight. To save time, we suggest that you leave the FT-IR switched
on at all times.
3. Select the external beam of the FT-IR:
•
Spectrum 100 Series and Spectrum One: Select the beampath to the
microscope using the
Beam
tab of the
Scan and Instrument Setup
dialog.
•
Model 1600, Model 16PC, Spectrum BX or Spectrum RX:
Move the external beam lever, at the front lower left of the FT-IR, as far
to the left as possible.
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Spectrum GX: Select the beam path to the microscope using the
Spectrum GX Instrument Setup tabs in the Spectrum software.