PerkinElmer Frontier IR, User Manual

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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................... 5
About This Manual ............................................................................................ 6
Conventions Used in this Manual ........................................................................ 7
Notes, Cautions and Warnings ..................................................................... 7
Warnings and Safety Information ........................................................... 11
Safety Summary ...............................................................................................12
General Safety .................................................................................................13
Location and Ventilation ...................................................................................14
To allow for adequate cooling ....................................................................14
To allow any nitrogen used to disperse .......................................................14
Use of flammable solvents and samples ......................................................15
Electrical Safety ...............................................................................................16
Laser Safety Regulations...................................................................................17
Radiation Hazards and their Classification ..........................................................18
Laser radiation ..........................................................................................18
Radiation emitted by an NIR source ............................................................18
Labels .............................................................................................................19
Warning Signs on the Instrument ......................................................................21
EMC Compliance ..............................................................................................22
European EMC Directive .............................................................................22
FCC rules and regulations...........................................................................22
An Overview of the Frontier IR Dual-Range Spectrometers ................... 23
A Guided Tour of the Frontier IR Dual-Range Spectrometers ...............................24
Configuration changes ...............................................................................25
Optical system ...........................................................................................25
Top panel controls .....................................................................................26
The sample compartment ..........................................................................27
Internal accessories ...................................................................................28
External accessories ...................................................................................28
The Spotlight 400 Series Imaging System ...................................................29
Sample compartment windows ...................................................................30
Power switch and communications ports .....................................................30
Accessories for the Frontier IR Spectrometer .....................................................31
Frontier IR Sytems Upgrades ............................................................................33
Unpacking and Installation ...................................................................... 35
Requirements ..................................................................................................36
Electrical requirements ...............................................................................36
Environment ..............................................................................................36
Unpacking the spectrometer .............................................................................37
Opening the shipping container ..................................................................37
The Desiccant Indicator ....................................................................................39
Connecting up the Spectrometer .......................................................................40
Connecting to the PC .................................................................................40
Other connectors .......................................................................................41
Connecting the spectrometer to the electrical supply ...................................42
Installing the Instrument in the Software ...........................................................44
Installing the software ...............................................................................44
The Instrument Install Wizard ....................................................................44
Using the Spectrometer with Spectrum .................................................. 45
Basics of Software Control ................................................................................46
Starting Spectrum software ........................................................................46
Scanning samples ......................................................................................47
Changing the instrument range ..................................................................48
Changing the beampath .............................................................................49
Working with the instrument display and Go button .....................................49
Using the Spectrum on-screen Help system .................................................50