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LIMITED WARRANTY — Roper Scientific Analytical Instrumentation  

Roper Scientific, Inc. (“Roper Scientific,” us,” “we,” “our”) makes the following limited warranties.  These 
limited warranties extend to the original purchaser (“You”, “you”) only and no other purchaser or transferee.  
We have complete control over all warranties and may alter or terminate any or all warranties at any time we 
deem necessary. 

Basic Limited One (1) Year Warranty 

Roper Scientific warrants this product against substantial defects in materials and / or workmanship for a period 
of up to one (1) year after shipment. During this period, Roper Scientific will repair the product or, at its sole 
option, repair or replace any defective part without charge to you. You must deliver the entire product to the 
Roper Scientific factory or, at our option, to a factory-authorized service center. You are responsible for the 
shipping costs to return the product. International customers should contact their local Roper Scientific 
authorized representative/distributor for repair information and assistance, or visit our technical support page at 

www.roperscientific.com

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Limited One (1) Year Warranty on Refurbished or Discontinued Products 

Roper Scientific warrants, with the exception of the CCD imaging device (which carries NO WARRANTIES 
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED), this product against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to one (1) 
year after shipment. During this period, Roper Scientific will repair or replace, at its sole option, any defective 
parts, without charge to you. You must deliver the entire product to the Roper Scientific factory or, at our option, 
a factory-authorized service center. You are responsible for the shipping costs to return the product to Roper 
Scientific. International customers should contact their local Roper Scientific representative/distributor for 
repair information and assistance or visit our technical support page at 

www.roperscientific.com

Shutter Limited One Year Warranty 

Roper Scientific warrants for a period of up to one (1) year after shipment

 

the standard, factory-installed camera 

shutter of all our products that incorporate an integrated shutter. This limited warranty applies to the standard 
shutter installed in the camera system at the time of manufacture. 

Non-standard shutters, special product request 

(SPR) shutters, and third-party shutter drive equipment carry NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. 

Roper Scientific will supply, at no cost to the customer, up to one (1) replacement shutter during the warranty 
period.  Roper Scientific will, at Roper Scientific's option, either ship a ready-to-install shutter to the customer 
site for installation by the customer according to the instructions in the product User Manual or arrange with the 
customer to return the camera system (or portion of the camera system) to the factory (or factory-authorized 
service center) for shutter replacement by us or a Roper Scientific-authorized agent.  Responsibility for shipping 
charges is as described above under our Limited One (1) Year Warranty. 

VersArray (XP) Vacuum Chamber Limited Lifetime Warranty 

Roper Scientific warrants that the cooling performance of the system will meet our specifications over the 
lifetime of the VersArray (XP) detector or Roper Scientific will, at its sole option, repair or replace any vacuum 
chamber components necessary to restore the cooling performance back to the original specifications at no cost 
to the original purchaser. 

Any failure to “cool to spec” beyond our Basic (1) year limited warranty from date of 

shipment, due to a non-vacuum-related component failure (e.g., any components that are electrical/electronic) is 
NOT covered and carries NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.

 Responsibility for shipping charges is 

as described above under our Basic Limited One (1) Year Warranty. 

Sealed Chamber Integrity Limited 24 Month Warranty 

Roper Scientific warrants the sealed chamber integrity of all our products for a period of twenty-four (24) 
months after shipment. If, at anytime within twenty-four (24) months from the date of delivery, the detector 
should experience a sealed chamber failure, all parts and labor needed to restore the chamber seal will be 
covered by us. 

Open chamber products carry NO WARRANTY TO THE CCD IMAGING DEVICE, EXPRESSED OR 

IMPLIED.

 Responsibility for shipping charges is as described above under our Basic Limited One (1) Year 

Warranty. 

Vacuum Integrity Limited 24 Month Warranty 

Roper Scientific warrants the vacuum integrity of all our products for a period of up to twenty-four (24) months 
from the date of shipment.

 

We warrant that the detector head will maintain the factory-set operating temperature 

without the requirement for customer pumping. Should the detector experience a Vacuum Integrity failure at 
anytime within twenty-four (24) months from the date of delivery all parts and labor needed to restore the 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for CoolSNAP cf

Page 1: ...service in house repair center WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT Sell your excess underutilized and idle used equipment We also offer credit for buy backs and trade ins www artisantg com WeBuyEquipment REMOTE IN...

Page 2: ...Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 3: ...User Manual for CoolSNAPcf and CoolSNAPES Systems Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 4: ...Roper Scientific Inc Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are the trademarks o...

Page 5: ...NTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED Roper Scientific will supply at no cost to the customer up to one 1 replacement shutter during the warranty period Roper Scientific will at Roper Scientific s option either...

Page 6: ...cidental shipping and handling charge See Item 12 in the following section of this warranty Your Responsibility for more information Owner s Manual and Troubleshooting You should read the owner s manu...

Page 7: ...pressly limited to the duration of the limited warranties set forth above With the exception of any warranties implied by state law or non U S laws as hereby limited the forgoing warranty is exclusive...

Page 8: ...lid for twelve 12 months beyond the lapse date of the Camera System Warranty or current Service Contract The CoolSNAP Camera System Service Contract can be renewed repeatedly If the renewal occurs out...

Page 9: ...This declaration is based upon compliance of the product to the following standards EN 55022 RF Emissions Control EN 61000 3 Series Harmonics Flicker EN 55024 Immunity from Electromagnetic Disturbance...

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Page 11: ...out Speed 9 Binning 9 RS170 PAL Operation 9 CoolSNAPES Features 9 Dual Mode Operation 9 Antiblooming 10 Application Examples 11 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting System Does Not Boot Normally 13 New Hardware...

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Page 13: ...ecially in the red region and lower read noise to produce high quality 12 bit monochrome images Note Unless otherwise noted the CoolSNAPcf and the CoolSNAPES cameras are referred to by the name CoolSN...

Page 14: ...g the CoolSNAP cable from the DATA connector or the PCI card you do not need to power off your computer to detach the cable Use caution when triggering high current switching devices such as an arc la...

Page 15: ...ional Measurements on page 16 for more information Note In microscopy applications a 0 5x C mount camera coupler is recommended for an expanded field of view Repairs The CoolSNAP camera system contain...

Page 16: ...NEN Netherlands FRANCE Phone 33 160 86 03 65 Fax 33 160 86 07 09 E mail princeton instruments wanadoo fr Mail Roper Scientific SARL Z I Petite Montagne Sud 4 rue de l Oisans C E 1702 91017 Evry Cedex...

Page 17: ...ep all the original packing materials so you can safely ship the CoolSNAP system to another location or return it for service if necessary If you have any difficulty with any step of the instructions...

Page 18: ...latest information on the software installations and should be read before you run the PVCAMSetup program PVCAMSetup software program this software installs the camera interface software RSImageSetup...

Page 19: ...igh density connector for data transfer and power EXPOSE OUT connector standard BNC connector not video the signal at the BNC connector will go to a TTL high level when the exposure begins useful for...

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Page 21: ...ntire region is displayed Finally since video output comes from raw data the signal is monochrome only Note RS170 PAL is NOT available in CoolSNAPcf color systems CoolSNAPES Features The following sub...

Page 22: ...rrespective of what the exposure time is the camera operates in nonoverlapped or sequential mode alternate normal high sensitivity normal high frame rate 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Wavelength nm 200 300 4...

Page 23: ...images with a CoolSNAPES to study time correlated phenomena My light level is fairly high and I want to optimize the acquisition rate of the camera First the camera speed should be set to 20 MHz In a...

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Page 25: ...acturer s instructions and that the CoolSNAP system s HCK disc is in the host computer s CD drive It is possible that there is a conflict between the new PCI card and a previously installed expansion...

Page 26: ...an image using your system s Brightfield settings If the problem persists contact Roper Scientific Customer Service Bright Spots in Image Increased Background Noise If you notice bright spots hot pix...

Page 27: ...ns Dimensions 4 50 in 11 43 cm 2 52 in 6 40 cm CoolSNAP Camera Front View 5 01 in 12 72 cm 5 57 in 14 15 cm CoolSNAP Camera Side View 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888...

Page 28: ...s at 20 MHz Cooling Thermoelectric 5 C below ambient temperature Thermoelectric 5 C below ambient temperature y 1040 x 1392 y 1040 y 1040 0 0 CCD Orientation Additional Measurements Camera weight 1 9...

Page 29: ...BNC connector will go to a TTL high level 5 V when the exposure begins useful for synchronizing an external shutter in the illumination pathway will not power the shutter XFER display light amber LED...

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Page 31: ...s 7 17 E Examples of applications 11 EXPOSE OUT connector 7 17 H Hardware installation camera cable 7 Host computer requirements 5 L Lenses 3 M Microscopes 3 Multiple cameras 6 N NTSC 9 O ON display l...

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