Teledyne PIXIS-XF, System Manual

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Chapter 4 System Setup 35
4.7 Connect an External Shutter
CAUTION!
!
Disconnecting or connecting the shutter cable to the
camera while the camera is on can destroy the shutter or
the shutter driver in the camera!
While PIXIS-XF cameras do not have an internal shutter, there is provision for
connecting only a Teledyne Princeton Instruments-supplied 25 mm external slit shutter
at the optional Shutter connector on the rear of the PIXIS-XF.
Electromechanical shutters typically have a lifetime of about a million cycles. Avoid
running the shutter unnecessarily. Also avoid using shorter exposure times and higher
repetition rates than are required.
Perform the following procedure to connect an external shutter:
1. Verify that the PIXIS-XF camera is turned off (i.e., the power supply is switched off).
2. Connect the shutter cable from the Teledyne Princeton Instruments-supplied
25 mm external slit shutter to the LEMO connector on the rear of the camera.
3. Power the PIXIS-XF camera on.
4.8 Connect/Disconnect the PIXIS-XF USB Cable
As of November 1, 2005, you can hot plug the PIXIS-XF camera whenever the WinX/32
application is not running (i.e., connect or disconnect from the camera or the host
computer while the camera is powered on.)
For cameras built before November 1, 2005, you must exit the WinX/32 application and
turn the camera power off before connecting the USB cable to, or disconnecting it
from, the camera or host computer.