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8.3.2.3 Scanner diagnostics page
The Scanner line includes the prominent positions of the scanner on its scan travel.
•  Front: Position of the front light switch. This position is by definition always 0.
•  Peak: Peak position relative to the front position in half laser periods.
•  Center: Position half between front and back
•  Back: A fixed position at 4,000,000 half laser periods
Laser A Ampl. [mV] and Laser B Ampl. [mV]: All laser amplitude values should be 
>1800
 mV and <18000 mV. If they are <1800 mV, the laser signal needs to be aligned. If 
the values are >18000
 mV, the laser beam needs to be attenuated.
Laser A Offs. [mV] and Laser B Offs. [mV]: Values smaller than -8500 mV indicate that 
no laser light reaches the interferometer block. Cause: The laser is switched off or the 
laser beam is out of alignment. A great difference between the Life max. value and the 
Life min. value (>1000
 mV) indicates that the laser beam is not properly aligned 
(chapter
 6.2).
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As a rough rule of thumb, the scanner block temperature is a few °C above the ambient 
temperature when thermally equilibrating the system. The ambient temperature range 
for an operating spectrometer is specified between 18°C and 35°C. Consequently, a 
scanner block temperature above 40°C indicates that the spectrometer is not operated 
within the specified temperature range. There is no humidity sensor inside the spectrom
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eter.
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Table 8.9:  Components of scanner diagnostics page
Figure 8.10: Scanner diagnostics page
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