PerkinElmer Spotlight 400 Series, User Manual

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16 . Spotlight 400 Series User’s Guide
General Operating Conditions
For information about the Spectrometer, refer to the User’s Guide supplied with the
instrument. The
IR & Raman Manuals CD
(L1050002) includes instrument manuals for the
Frontier IR Systems, Spectrum 400 Series and Spectrum 100 Series spectrometers.
Only use the imager and stage controller indoors and under the following conditions:
Temperature 15 °C to 35 °C
Relative humidity 80% maximum (non-condensing)
If possible, avoid any adjustment, maintenance or repair of the opened, operating
instrument. If any adjustment, maintenance or repair of the opened instrument is necessary,
this must be done by a skilled person who is aware of the hazard involved.
Whenever it is likely that the imager and stage controller are unsafe, make them inoperative.
The imager and stage controller may be unsafe if they:
•
Show visible damage;
• Fail to perform the intended measurement;
• Have been subjected to prolonged storage in unfavorable conditions;
• Have been subjected to severe transport stresses.
The imager and stage controller have been designed to be safe under the following
conditions:
•
Indoor use;
•
Altitude up to 2000 m;
• Ambient temperatures of 5 °C to 40 °C;
• A maximum ambient relative humidity of 80% for temperatures up to 31 °C decreasing
linearly to 50% relative humidity at 40 °C;
•
Mains fluctuations not exceeding ±10% of the nominal voltage.
WARNING
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified herein the protection
provided by the equipment may be impaired.