PerkinElmer Frontier Optica FT-IR User Manual

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
Laser Radiation Hazards and their Classification .................................................18
Labels .............................................................................................................19
Warning Signs on the Instrument ......................................................................21
EMC Compliance ..............................................................................................22
EC Directive ..............................................................................................22
FCC rules and regulations...........................................................................22
An Overview of the Frontier Optica FT-IR Spectrometer ........................ 23
A Guided Tour of the Frontier Optica FT-IR Spectrometer ...................................24
Optical system ...........................................................................................25
Top panel controls .....................................................................................26
The sample compartment ..........................................................................26
Accessories for the Frontier Optica FT-IR spectrometer ................................27
Storage compartment ................................................................................28
Power switch and communication ports ......................................................28
Unpacking and Installation ...................................................................... 29
Requirements ..................................................................................................30
Electrical requirements ...............................................................................30
Environment ..............................................................................................30
Unpacking the Spectrometer .............................................................................32
Opening the shipping container ..................................................................32
The Desiccant Indicator ....................................................................................34
Connecting up the Spectrometer .......................................................................35
Connecting to the PC .................................................................................35
Other connectors .......................................................................................36
Connecting the spectrometer to the electrical supply ...................................37
Installing the Instrument in the Software ...........................................................39
Installing the software ...............................................................................39
The Instrument Install Wizard ....................................................................39
Using the Spectrometer ........................................................................... 41
Basics of Software Control ................................................................................42
Starting Spectrum software ........................................................................42
Scanning samples ......................................................................................43
Working with the instrument display and Go button .....................................44
Using the Spectrum on-screen Help system .................................................44
Atmospheric (CO
2
/H
2
O) Suppression ..................................................................45
What is atmospheric suppression? ..............................................................45
What does atmospheric suppression do? .....................................................45
AVI Correction .................................................................................................47
What is AVI correction? ..............................................................................47
What does AVI correction do? ....................................................................47
Look Ahead......................................................................................................48
What is Look Ahead? .................................................................................48
What does Look Ahead do? ........................................................................48

PerkinElmer Frontier Optica FT-IR Specifications

General

Brand	PerkinElmer
Model	Frontier Optica FT-IR
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English