PerkinElmer Spectrum 100 Series User Manual

Spectrum 100 Series User’s Guide . 3
Contents
Contents................................................................................................ 3
Introduction......................................................................................5
About This Manual.................................................................................. 6
Conventions Used in this Manual.............................................................. 7
Notes, Cautions and Warnings .......................................................... 7
Warning Signs on the Instrument ............................................................ 9
Warnings and Safety Information ..................................................11
Safety Summary................................................................................... 12
General Safety ..................................................................................... 13
Location and ventilation.................................................................. 14
Electrical safety ............................................................................. 14
Laser Safety Regulations....................................................................... 16
Explanation of the laser radiation hazard and its classification............ 17
Laser Apertures.................................................................................... 18
Radiation Emitted by the Spectrum 100N FT-NIR.............................. 18
Labels ................................................................................................. 19
Spectrum 100 FT-IR and Spectrum 100N FT-NIR laser safety labels ... 19
Product identification label.............................................................. 20
EMC Compliance................................................................................... 21
EC directive ................................................................................... 21
FCC rules and regulations ............................................................... 21
Use of Flammable Solvents and Samples ................................................ 22
An Overview of the Spectrometers.................................................23
A Guided Tour of the Spectrum 100 Series ............................................. 24
Top Panel Controls......................................................................... 25
Sample compartment ..................................................................... 26
Power switch and communications ports.......................................... 27
Optical system............................................................................... 27
Accessories for the Spectrum instrument ................................................ 28
Unpacking and Installation.............................................................29
Requirements....................................................................................... 30
Electrical requirements ................................................................... 30
Environment.................................................................................. 30
Unpacking the Spectrometer ................................................................. 31
Opening the shipping container....................................................... 31
The Desiccant Indicator ........................................................................ 33
Connecting up the Spectrometer............................................................ 34
Connecting to the PC...................................................................... 34
Other connectors ........................................................................... 35
Connecting the Spectrometer to the electrical supply ........................ 37
Installing the Spectrum Software ........................................................... 38
Minimum PC requirements .............................................................. 38
Installing Spectrum software........................................................... 38
The Instrument Install Wizard ............................................................... 39
Using the Instrument Install Wizard to install an Accessory................ 48
Using the Spectrometer ..................................................................53
Basics of Software Control..................................................................... 54
Switching on the Spectrometer........................................................ 54
Controlling the Instrument.............................................................. 55
Working with the Instrument Display and Go button ......................... 59
Using the Spectrum on-screen help system ...................................... 60
Atmospheric (CO
2
/H
2
O) Suppression ...................................................... 61
What is atmospheric suppression?................................................... 61
What does atmospheric suppression do?.......................................... 61
AVI Correction...................................................................................... 63
What is AVI correction? .................................................................. 63
What does AVI correction do?......................................................... 63
Look Ahead.......................................................................................... 64
What is Look Ahead?...................................................................... 64
What does Look Ahead do?............................................................. 64

PerkinElmer Spectrum 100 Series Specifications

General

Brand	PerkinElmer
Model	Spectrum 100 Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English