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Turning on the instrument
To turn on the instrument:
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When finished using the instrument, press the green power button
again to turn off the system. The LED light will then turn red.
Power switch LED status
The power button contains a two-colored LED. The color displayed
on the LED can indicate the state of the system. The table below lists
the colors of the LED and the status of the instrument.
Table 1. Power switch LED status
Status
System OFF
System OFF
System startup
System ON
Low battery
Critically low battery
Dead battery
Firmware update
The power button is a momentary switch to avoid accidental power off. In order
CAUTION
to turn the system on or off, hold the button down for two (2) seconds.
Agilent 4500 Series FTIR Operation Manual
Press the power button of the 4500 Series FTIR system and hold
for two (2) seconds. Initially the light will blink between red and
green while the firmware is being loaded. This process should
take less than 30 seconds. When the LED light illuminates solid
green, the instrument is now ready to use.
The spectrometer must have a warmup period of 5 minutes
before reliable analysis may begin.
LED color
No LED illumination
Red
Red/green
Green
Green
Red
No LED illumination
Red/green
Action (% duty cycle)
N/A
100%
Green 0.5 s on / Red 0.5 s on
100%
50% (0.5 s on / 0.5 s off)
50% (0.5 s on / 0.5 s off)
N/A
Green blinks rapidly twice then red blinks
rapidly twice
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