PerkinElmer RamanMicro 200 Series, Getting Started Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................... 5
About This Manual ............................................................................................ 6
Conventions Used in this Manual ........................................................................ 7
Notes, Cautions and Warnings ..................................................................... 7
Safety Practices ....................................................................................... 11
Overview .........................................................................................................12
General Operating Conditions............................................................................13
Fire Safety .......................................................................................................14
Electrical Safety ...............................................................................................15
Electrical Protection ...................................................................................15
Power Supplies ..........................................................................................15
Power Cords (Between PSU and Power Outlet Socket) .................................16
Fuses ........................................................................................................16
EMC Compliance ..............................................................................................17
Laser Safety .....................................................................................................18
Class 3B Safety Precautions ........................................................................19
General Laser Safety Issues .......................................................................20
Internal Interlock System ...........................................................................24
External Interlock System ..........................................................................24
Warning Labels ................................................................................................25
Labels on the Exterior of the Spectrometer .................................................25
Labels on the Exterior of the Microscope .....................................................26
Raman History, Theory and Instrumentation .......................................... 27
The History of Raman Spectroscopy ..................................................................28
Raman Theory .................................................................................................29
The RamanMicro 200........................................................................................31
The Czerny–Turner Spectrograph ...............................................................32
Preparing Your Facility ............................................................................ 33
Specifications ...................................................................................................34
Finding a Suitable Location for the Instrument ...................................................35
Instrument Dimensions .....................................................................................36
Installing Your RamanMicro 200 Series .................................................. 37
Unpacking the Instrument ................................................................................38
Lifting the Instrument .......................................................................................39
Attaching the External Interlock Override...........................................................40
Assembly of the Microscope ..............................................................................41
Fitting the Stage on the Microscope ............................................................41
Connecting the Motorized Stage .................................................................42
Attaching the Illumination Source ...............................................................44
Connecting the Raman Module to the Microscope ........................................45
Connecting the Alignment Camera to the Raman Module .............................45
Connecting the Microscope to the Spectrometer Module ..............................46
Switching on the Instrument .............................................................................48
Installing the Instrument in Spectrum Software ........................................................49
Alignment of the Microscope .............................................................................50
Aligning the Microscope Objectives .............................................................50
Aligning the Raman Module ........................................................................51
Moving the Instrument .....................................................................................56
Using the RamanMicro 200 Series ........................................................... 57
Spectrometer Front Panel .................................................................................58
Fiber Optic Probe .............................................................................................59
General Overview of the Fiber Optic Probe ..................................................59
Attaching and Removing the Fiber Optic Probe ............................................59
Acquiring Spectra with the Fiber Optic Probe ...............................................61