Atmospheric (CO
2
/H
2
O) Suppression ................................................................. 48
What is atmospheric suppression? .............................................................. 48
What does atmospheric suppression do? .................................................... 48
AVI Correction ................................................................................................. 50
What is AVI correction? ............................................................................. 50
What does AVI correction do? .................................................................... 50
Look Ahead ..................................................................................................... 51
What is Look Ahead? ................................................................................. 51
What does Look Ahead do? ....................................................................... 51
Quality Checks ................................................................................................. 52
What are Quality Checks? .......................................................................... 52
What do Quality Checks do? ...................................................................... 52
Routine Maintenance ............................................................................... 53
Cleaning the Spectrometer ............................................................................... 54
Cleaning the display .................................................................................. 54
Moving the Spectrometer ................................................................................. 55
Condensation ............................................................................................ 55
The Desiccant Indicator in Detail ...................................................................... 56
Changing the Desiccant.................................................................................... 57
Renewing the instrument desiccant ............................................................ 58
Installing rechargeable desiccant in the instrument ..................................... 59
Purging the Spectrometer ................................................................................ 60
Changing the External Fuse .............................................................................. 63
Cooling the MCT Detector (If Fitted) ................................................................. 65
Advanced Maintenance ............................................................................ 69
Opening the Main Cover ................................................................................... 70
Replacing the Source ....................................................................................... 74
Replacing the Beamsplitter ............................................................................... 76
Installing/Replacing Windows ........................................................................... 78
Installing Filters in the Filter Wheel ................................................................... 80
Replacing the Laser and Power Supply .............................................................. 84
Replacing the laser and power supply (External Beam Pack option fitted) ..... 86
Appendices ............................................................................................... 89
Appendix 1: Changing the Sampling Accessory .................................................. 90
Appendix 2: Instrument Self-Checks ................................................................. 92
Appendix 3: Instrument Performance Validation Kits .......................................... 94
Appendix 4: Decontamination and Cleaning ....................................................... 95
Appendix 5: WEEE Instructions for PerkinElmer Products ................................... 96
Index .............................................................................................................. 97