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Chapter 7 Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 67
Introduction....................................................................................................................... 67
Baseline Signal Suddenly Changes................................................................................... 68
Camera Stops Working ..................................................................................................... 68
Camera1 (or similar name) in Camera Name field ........................................................... 68
Controller Is Not Responding ........................................................................................... 69
Cooling Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 70
Data Overrun Due to Hardware Conflict message............................................................ 71
Demo is only Choice on Hardware Wizard:Interface dialog (Versions 2.5.19.0
and earlier).................................................................................................................. 71
Demo, High Speed PCI, and PCI(Timer) are Choices on Hardware
Wizard:Interface dialog (Versions 2.5.19.0 and earlier) ............................................ 73
Detector Temperature, Acquire, and Focus are Grayed Out (Versions 2.5.19.0
and earlier).................................................................................................................. 74
Editing the PVCAM.INI File............................................................................................ 75
Error Creating Controller message ................................................................................... 76
Program Error message..................................................................................................... 76
Serial violations have occurred. Check interface cable. ................................................... 77
Smeared Images................................................................................................................ 77
Declaration of Conformity ................................................................................ 79
Appendix A Basic Specifications .................................................................... 83
Window............................................................................................................................. 83
CCD Arrays ...................................................................................................................... 83
Mounts .............................................................................................................................. 83
Focal Distance (Optical) ................................................................................................... 83
Camera .............................................................................................................................. 83
CoolCUBE Circulator....................................................................................................... 86
Options.............................................................................................................................. 86
Appendix B Outline Drawings.......................................................................... 87
PhotonMAX Camera: C-mount, Air-Cooled .................................................................... 87
PhotonMAX Camera: C-mount, Liquid-Cooled............................................................... 88
CoolCUBE Circulator....................................................................................................... 89
Warranty & Service ........................................................................................... 91
Limited Warranty.............................................................................................................. 91
Contact Information .......................................................................................................... 94
Index ................................................................................................................... 95
Figures
Figure 1. Comparison of Traditional CCD and PhotonMAX EMCCD Array Structures . 8
Figure 2. Typical Air-Cooled System Components......................................................... 13
Figure 3. Typical Imaging Experiment Layout with Air-cooled Camera........................ 18
Figure 4. Typical Spectroscopy Experiment Layout with Air-cooled Camera................ 18
Figure 5. Typical Imaging Experiment Layout with Liquid-cooled Camera................... 19
Figure 6. Typical Spectroscopy Experiment Layout with Liquid-cooled Camera .......... 19
Figure 7. Adjustable C-Mount Adapter ........................................................................... 24
Figure 8. WinView Installation: Select Components dialog box.................................... 25
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