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X-Cite
®
exacte
User Guide
035-00283 rev 3
8. Warnings and Alarms
The X-Cite
®
exacte
is designed to detect certain conditions that may affect safe or
proper functioning. These conditions are categorized as one of three “alarm types”
according to the danger they pose to the operator, system or experiment:
1.
Critical Safety
– continuing may cause harm to the operator or equipment, alarm
shall not be clearable until “Alarm Condition” is corrected
2.
Function
– operation may continue, but depending on specific alarm condition,
functionality of unit may be limited or impossible (e.g. lamp too hot to strike)
3.
Warning
– warning only, operation may continue as normal
Alarm Condition
Alarm
Type
Other Actions/
Corrections
Light guide is not inserted
properly and/or removed
while shutter is open or an
attempt is made to open the
shutter
LIGHT GUIDE
LED
turns red, “3
beep
” audible
alarm
Critical
Safety
Shutter shall
automatically close and
be disabled from opening
until light guide is inserted
CLF is engaged with iris
open at 95% or higher (i.e.
limited ability to compensate
for degradation)
Blinking CLF LED
Warning
CLF is engaged and iris has
reached 100% open
Audible beeping,
blinking CLF LED
Function
Operation in non-CLF
mode will continue
End of calibration period
approaching
(e.g. 12 hours left)
blinking
CAL LED
Warning
Calibration has expired
CAL LED turned
off
Function
Continue operating in
relative intensity mode
Lamp failure to strike
Display “BULB”
Function
Lamp too hot to strike
Display “COOL”
Function
Automatically attempt to
re-strike lamp when cool
Shutter failure
Audible beeping,
display “SF1”
Critical
Safety
If failure to close
—turn off
lamp
Lamp overheated
Display “E1”
Critical
Safety
Turn off lamp
Lamp self-extinguish or non-
passive failure
Dis
play “E6”
Critical
Safety
Fan/blower shall shut off
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