8 . Spotlight 200 User's Guide
About this Manual
This introduction gives you information about this manual, to enable you to use it effectively
when learning to operate the Spotlight 200.
Before you start using your Spotlight 200 we recommend that you:
Warnings and Safety Information
Read the
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Read the rest of this
Overview of the Spotlight 200
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Read
Getting Ready to Use the Spotlight 200
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Read
Four chapters in this User's Guide contain information on using and maintaining your
Spotlight 200:
Getting Ready to Use the Spotlight 200
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Spotlight 200 at the beginning of the day's work, to make sure that it is working
properly.
Preparing Samples
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describes techniques for preparing many types of microscopic
samples. It includes descriptions of the sample preparation tools provided with, or
available for, the Spotlight 200.
Techniques for Collecting Spectra
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techniques to collect spectra.
Maintenance
contains maintenance information. It gives you information on how to care
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for the Spotlight 200 and about the performance checks that we recommend that you
perform routinely.
starting on page 13;
Introduction
and become aware of conventions and requirements;
starting on page 29;
starting on page 41.
gives you information on how to set up your
describes how you can use accessories and different