1.1. QUICKSTART MANUAL
Laser Safety
This product contains Class 3B laser according to IEC 60825-1 (or EN 60825-1) Safety
Standards.
Class 3B lasers are hazardous to the eye from direct beam
viewing, and from specular reections even for short and un-
intentional exposures! Therefore it is absolutely necessary to
take overall safety measures when operating the source with
the white cover removed.
Additional Warnings
The following precautions should be thoroughly reviewed and followed to avoid the risk
of any damage or failure.
Avoid any back-reection into the aperture of the laser head. Permanent damage
to the laser diode can occur.
Never connect or disconnect the cable between the quCR control unit and the source
while the laser is switched on. This can lead to laser hazard for the operator and
possible permanent damage to the laser diode.
The lifetime of the laser diode can be signicantly shortened by applying the driving
currents higher then the limiting value preset in the quCR control unit. Therefore,
the laser diode should be operated strictly below this value.
Make sure to always turn o the laser diode (red push button) prior to turning o
the quCR with the key switch. Otherwise, permanent damage can occur to the laser
diode.
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device! Electrostatic charges as high as sev-
eral thousand volts might readily accumulate on the human body and equipment
and can easily discharge. If this happens in the immediate vicinity of the laser
diode, its permanent damage can occur. Therefore, proper ESD precautions are
strongly recommended when handling and operating the source. These include
avoiding wearing clothes, which easily generate ESD, putting on work gloves to pro-
tect against static electricity, maintaining environmental humidity 4050% or more,
wearing an anti-static-wristband, etc.
Opening or removing the housing of the laser head might expose the user to the
danger of laser radiation, and might cause the laser diode failure.
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