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4. Operation
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Status: 6.9.18
4.3 Connection of the FemtoFiber
®
pro Laser System
The following basic connections are necessary to operate the FemtoFiber
®
pro Laser System:
1 Connect the supplied mains cable to the FemtoFiber
®
pro Control Unit (connector and switch at
rear panel, see Figure 31).
2 Connect the supply and control cable to the FemtoFiber
®
pro Laser Head (Power/Control Con-
nector (11)) and the FemtoFiber® pro Control Unit (Power/Control Connector (24)).
Always fix the screws of the connectors !
3 For computer control of the FemtoFiber
®
pro system via USB please follow the instructions noted in
section 5.2 to install the USB connection.
4.3.1 FemtoFiber
®
pro Multi-Arm Laser Systems
1 Connect the supplied mains cables to the FemtoFiber
®
pro Control Units (connector and switch at
rear panel, see Figure 31).
2 Connect the supply and control cables to the FemtoFiber
®
pro Laser Heads (Power/Control Con-
nector (11)) and the FemtoFiber® pro Control Units (Power/Control Connector (24)).
3 Connect the FC/APC fibers for each arm (i.e. FemtoFiber
®
pro AMP Laser Head) to the respective
FC/APC connector (Figure 30: 6, 8, 9) of the FemtoFiber
®
pro main Laser Head.
CAUTION ! Before plugging in the cables, make sure that the FemtoFiber
®
pro Control Unit is switched
OFF at the ON/OFF Switch at the rear panel.
NOTE ! When not in use, the Oscillator Monitor Output (10) must be 50
Ω
terminated by the sup-
plied terminator.
DANGER ! For your safety it is recommended to set up an external interlock circuit. If no interlock cir-
cuit is connected, please use the supplied interlock plug to close the external interlock cir-
cuit. For information see section 2.5.1. Make sure the interlock circuit is closed before
operating the system. For safety reasons please close the laser beam shutter(s) as
described in section 2.5.2.
CAUTION ! Before plugging in the cables, make sure that all FemtoFiber
®
pro Control Units are
switched OFF at the ON/OFF Switch at the rear panel.
NOTE ! Make sure that each FemtoFiber
®
pro Laser Head is connected to its dedicated Control
Unit. FemtoFiber
®
pro Laser Head and Control Unit are respectively marked by serial num-
ber containing labels for easier identification (see section 2.4).
DANGER ! For your safety it is recommended to set up an external interlock circuit. If no interlock cir-
cuit is connected, please use the supplied interlock plugs to close the external interlock
circuits. For information see section 2.5.1. Make sure the interlock circuits are closed before
operating the system. For safety reasons please close the laser beam shutter(s) as
described in section 2.5.2.
When not in use the FC/APC connector must be closed by the supplied cap(s) for laser safety reasons
and to prevent from pollution.