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LIDA Light Engine ® Instruction Manual Lumencor, Inc. Document Number 57-10005 www.lumencor.com...
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Regulatory Models Lumencor utilizes regulatory model names for all certified and CE marked products. The regulatory model names are traceable to all regulatory documentation, third party reports and certifications. “Regulatory Model: Lida” is used as a representative model for all certified and CE marked Lida Products.
TTL interfaces. Some control functions are also accessible from manual knobs on the light engine side panel. TTL triggering of the LIDA light engine can be done with three signal trains enabling the red, green and blue sources in parallel or with one signal train enabling the red, green and blue sources sequentially.
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AC power cord connected to a receptacle with a protective safety (earth) ground terminal. Avertissement : NE PAS utiliser une alimentation électrique non homologuée. Le Lumencor fourni 9V, 4.45a alimentation externe est nécessaire pour une utilisation avec le moteur de lumière Lida. Il est impératif que le bloc d'alimentation de remplacement a une sortie protection contre les surintensités, comme...
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DISCLAIMER: Lumencor shall not be liable for injury to the user or damage to the product resulting from the LIDA light engine being used in a way for which it was not intended and in complete disregard for all posted safety precautions and warnings.
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3.2 Installation When setting up the LIDA light engine, be sure that the adapter is securely attached to the appropriate illumination port of the microscope. Usually this will be the transmitted light port (Figure 2).
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Figure 3. LIDA light engine manual controls Figure 4. LIDA light engine manual controls (side panel) and connection ports (back panel) 3.4 Operation with Light Engine Control Pod 1. Connect the USB A port of the light engine control pod accessory (83-10007) to the USB A port on the LIDA (Figure 4) using the USB A (M) to USB A (M) cable.
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3.5 Color Imaging with Monochrome Cameras The LIDA light engine can be integrated through Nikon NIS-Elements v4.51 and above to enable color imaging using monochrome cameras. Camera support for this application is limited to pco.edge, Nikon Qi2, Andor Neo/Zyla, and Hamamatsu ORCA Flash 4.0 models.
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Hamamatsu HCI Image 4.3.1. and above • MetaMorph 7.7.12 and above • Micro-Manager 1.4.22. Instructions and driver download at http://lumencor.go2scope.com/lida- virtual-rgb. • Lumencor GUI (Windows). Download at http://lumencor.com/resources/documentation-software/? section=S1. This GUI provides light engine control only. It provides an alternative control interface for testing and troubleshooting the performance of other software packages.
LIDA detected by an analog photodiode. 4. Spectral Output The typical spectral output distribution of a LIDA light engine is shown below (Figure 11). Figure 11. LIDA Light Engine spectral output distribution. LIDA Light Engine Instruction Manual...
In the event that the light engine is sold, the certificate of conformance should be transferred to the new owner. Certificates of conformance are also recorded in Lumencor’s database and copies can be requested by e-mail to techsupport@lumencor.com. The request message must include the 4- or 5-digit serial number of the light engine.
Lumencor Technical Support for assistance, as directed in Section 7. 7. Customer Support For technical support of the LIDA light engine, please contact Lumencor by phone at 503.213.4269 or via e- mail at techsupport@lumencor.com.
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