CHAPTER 1 - NOTES ON DEVICE SAFETY
ZEISS
Notes on Setting up the Microscope System
LSM 880
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Notes on Setting up the Microscope System
Installation and commissioning of the LSM 880 system must be performed by authorized ZEISS
service staff. The system should not be used prior to instruction by a ZEISS representative.
The LSM 880 and LSM 880 NLO laser scanning microscopes are delivered in several crates.
The LSM 880 system must be set up so as to ensure that the minimum clearance between the
wall and the rear of the system is no less than 0.5 m. This clearance is needed for adjustment
and maintenance operations.
Do not set up the unit in the proximity of heat sources such as radiators or direct sunlight. To avoid heat
build-ups, the ventilation slots on the microscope system and the liquid cooling system must not be
covered up.
The system must not be set up in areas with potential danger by explosives.
The unit must be connected to a properly installed socket outlet with earthing contact by means of the
mains cables supplied. Continuity of PE connection must not be affected by the use of extension leads.
The system contains components with dangerous voltage. The system must not be opened by
anybody else than authorized ZEISS service staff. Before opening the main plug has to be
disconnected.
Before connecting the mains cables, please check whether your mains voltage corresponds to
the voltage specified on the rating plate of the electrical connection box.
For reasons of laser safety, all ports must either be equipped with the corresponding device
(scan head, camera, HBO lamp etc.) or covered with the counterpart of the laser safety kit
provided.
Maintenance, repair, modification, removal or exchange of components, or other interference
with the equipment beyond the operations described in this manual may only be carried out by
the manufacturer ZEISS or by persons expressly authorized by ZEISS to do so.
This applies especially to the microscope system, the laser scanning module, lasers, the PC
system, the power supply units, cable connections and other system components.
Please note that the LSM 880 system is a high-precision opto-electronic instrument. Inexpert
handling may easily impair its function or even damage it.
The openings for ventilation must not be covered.