PerkinElmer RamanMicro 200 Series, Getting Started Manual

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64 . RamanMicro 200 Series Getting Started Guide
6. Check that the Power LED on the front panel is On.
The Laser LED and the Active LED should be off. If the Power LED is not on, please turn
the instrument off at the PSU and check all of the connections, and any power socket
switches and then switch the PSU on again.
7. Switch on the microscope and the microscope illumination.
8. If you have a motorized microscope stage, switch on the stage controller box.
9. From the Start menu select
All Programs ;
the
PerkinElmer Applications
group; the
Spectrum
sub-group and then the
Spectrum
application.
The Spectrum start-up screen is displayed; followed by a dialog that may require your
login details:
10. If required, enter your
User name
and
Password
, and then click
OK
.
An instrument selection dialog is displayed.
11. Select the
Instrument
you want to use.
OR
If you want to work with data that has been collected previously, without connecting to
an instrument, select
Work Offline
.
12. Click
OK
.
Spectrum starts.
If you selected to connect to the instrument, it will prepare for use by turning on the
laser and cooling the detector to its operating temperature (usually −50 °C). Messages
will be displayed in the Status bar at the bottom of the workspace, and in the Scan
icons on the Measurement bar.
NOTE: The CCD detector will become more stable the longer it is cooled.
If you have a motorized XYZ stage and have just switched on the stage controller box
you will be required to reset the stage before you can use the stage.
To adjust the height of the stage and set the limits of the stage travel, refer to SOP-3.