Installing And Removing Filter Cubes - 3DHISTECH PANNORAMIC CONFOCAL RX 1.0 User Manual

PANNORAMIC® CONFOCAL RX 1.0

9.5.5 Installing and removing filter cubes

Notice:
This section recites some extracts from the Aurox CC88 operating manual. For detailed
information, especially instructions regarding safety, consult that manual.
The Aurox CC88 Spinning Disk Confocal RX Imaging Attachment is a sealed unit, hence the internal
optics will not be affected by normal level of ambient dust and dirt. However, user accessible
elements such as the filter cubes or illumination adapter can become exposed to dust which
could impair the performance of the instrument. Therefore, the filter turret door must be kept
closed at all times.
The CC88 is a high-precision instrument that can be impaired in its performance or damaged when
handled improperly.
Filter cubes:
• Filter cubes are supplied in a polyethylene case, each case can hold up to four
filter cubes.
• Each filter cube has a label showing the excitation, emission, and dichroic
wavelengths.
• Each filter cube is comprised of one excitation filter and two emission filters.
The instrument is equipped with filter cubes which are user-replaceable. It will be
necessary to install the filter cubes before the CC88 can be used. The same
operation will have to be performed with any new filter cubes purchased by the
user. The filter turret can hold up to four filter cubes, a full list of filters is available
from the distributors.
Inserting filter cubes
The instrument has an initialization step which senses incorrect filter cube insertion and/or
obstruction of the filter wheel. It is therefore recommended to power the instrument during filter
cube change. After the first installation, during normal use, the software supplied by the system
vendor provides a filter change option.
MAY 13, 2021
FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE IN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES .
Figure 134: Filter cube
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