PerkinElmer Frontier FT-NIR - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................... 5
About This Manual ............................................................................................ 6
Conventions Used in this Manual ........................................................................ 7
Notes, Cautions and Warnings ..................................................................... 7
Warnings and Safety Information ........................................................... 11
Safety Summary ...............................................................................................12
General Safety .................................................................................................13
Location and Ventilation ...................................................................................14
To allow for adequate cooling ....................................................................14
To allow any nitrogen used to disperse .......................................................14
Use of flammable solvents and samples ......................................................15
Electrical Safety ...............................................................................................16
Laser Safety Regulations...................................................................................17
Radiation Hazards and their Classification ..........................................................18
Laser radiation ..........................................................................................18
Radiation emitted by the Frontier FT-NIR ....................................................18
Labels .............................................................................................................19
Warning Signs on the Instrument ......................................................................21
EMC Compliance ..............................................................................................22
European EC Directive ...............................................................................22
FCC rules and regulations...........................................................................22
An Overview of the Frontier IR Single-Range Spectrometers ................. 23
A Guided Tour of the Frontier IR Single-Range Spectrometers ............................24
Optical system ...........................................................................................25
Top panel controls .....................................................................................26
The sample compartment ..........................................................................26
Internal accessories ...................................................................................27
External accessories ...................................................................................28
Imaging systems .......................................................................................29
Storage compartment ................................................................................29
Power switch and communication ports ......................................................29
Accessories ......................................................................................................30
Frontier IR Sytems Upgrades ............................................................................31
Unpacking and Installation ...................................................................... 33
Requirements ..................................................................................................34
Electrical requirements ...............................................................................34
Environment ..............................................................................................34
Unpacking the Spectrometer .............................................................................35
Opening the shipping container ..................................................................35
The Desiccant Indicator ....................................................................................37
Connecting up the Spectrometer .......................................................................38
Connecting to the PC .................................................................................38
Other connectors .......................................................................................39
Connecting the spectrometer to the electrical supply ...................................40
Installing the Instrument in the Software ...........................................................42
Installing the software ...............................................................................42
The Instrument Install Wizard ....................................................................42
Using the Spectrometer with Spectrum .................................................. 43
Basics of Software Control ................................................................................44
Starting Spectrum software ........................................................................44
Scanning samples ......................................................................................45
Working with the instrument display and Go button .....................................46
Changing the beam path ............................................................................46
Using the Spectrum on-screen Help system .................................................47