Table Of Contents - PerkinElmer Spotlight 200 User Manual

Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................... 7
About this Manual ............................................................................................. 8
Conventions Used ............................................................................................. 9
Notes, Cautions and Warnings ..................................................................... 9
Definitions .................................................................................................12
Related Documents ....................................................................................12
Requirements for using the Spotlight 200 ....................................................12
Connecting the PC to the Local Area Network ..............................................12
Warnings and Safety Information ........................................................... 13
The Spotlight 200 .............................................................................................14
Summary .........................................................................................................15
General Operating Conditions............................................................................16
Electrical Safety ...............................................................................................17
Location and Ventilation ...................................................................................18
Warning Labels ................................................................................................19
Microscope Safety Labels ...........................................................................19
Stage Controller Safety Labels ....................................................................20
Warning Signs on the Microscope ...............................................................21
Mechanical Safety ............................................................................................22
Lifting the Spotlight 200 ...................................................................................23
EMC Compliance ..............................................................................................24
System Requirements .......................................................................................25
Electrical Requirements ..............................................................................25
Safety Specifications .........................................................................................27
Microscope ................................................................................................27
Stage Controller ........................................................................................27
Overview of the Spotlight 200 ................................................................. 29
A Guided Tour of the Spotlight 200 ...................................................................30
Connections .....................................................................................................31
Operation ........................................................................................................33
The Optical System ..........................................................................................34
Visible Light Optics ....................................................................................34
Infrared Optics ..........................................................................................37
Spotlight System Requirements .........................................................................39
Hardware Requirements .............................................................................39
Software Requirements ..............................................................................39
Getting Ready to Use the Spotlight 200 .................................................. 41
Before Using the Spotlight 200 ..........................................................................42
Cooling the MCT Detector .................................................................................43
Setting up the Spotlight 200 .............................................................................46
Focusing the Microscope ............................................................................46
Fitting an Attenuator to the Spectrometer ...................................................48
Setting Scan Parameters ............................................................................48
Preparing Samples ................................................................................... 51
Preparing Samples ...........................................................................................52
Tools for Sample Preparation ............................................................................53
Tools Provided with the Spotlight 200 .........................................................53
Other Useful Tools .....................................................................................55
Specialized Accessories ..............................................................................55
Items to Have Available .............................................................................56
Common Window Materials ...............................................................................57
Techniques for Preparing Samples for Transmittance Measurements ...................58
Flattening Solids ........................................................................................58
Slicing Samples from Solids ........................................................................59
Polymers ...................................................................................................60
Particles ....................................................................................................62