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3.10 INSTALLING SOFTWARE AND USB DRIVERS ..................................................................... 21
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3.11 INSTALLING A USB 2.0 CARD (IF NOT PRESENT) ............................................................... 22
SECTION 4: OPERATION .................................................................................................................. 23
4.1 EMERGENCY MAINS DISCONNECTION .............................................................................. 23
4.2 POWER-UP SEQUENCE ........................................................................................................ 23
4.3 POWER-DOWN SEQUENCE .................................................................................................. 23
4.4 USING THE NEWTON ............................................................................................................ 23
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SECTION 5: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SO AND SY MODELS ............................................ 24
5.1 NEWTON SO .......................................................................................................................... 24
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SECTION 6: EMCCD MODEL INFORMATION ................................................................................... 28
6.1 EMCCD TECHNOLOGY ......................................................................................................... 28
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6.2 FURTHER COOLING INFORMATION FOR EMCCD MODELS ............................................. 32
6.3 PHOTON COUNTING ............................................................................................................. 33
6.4 OUTPUT AMPLIFIER SELECTION ......................................................................................... 34
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