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  • Page 1 Lumencor Operation Manual Engine ® SPECTRA X Light SPECTRA X Operation Manual 57-10039 Rev A...
  • Page 2 Research Use Only Lumencor Light Engines as supplied, and as represented in this manual, meet safety and regulatory requirements for research use only. If the light engine is incorporated into an instrument or system for a specific end-use application, it is the responsibility of the system integrator to verify that the light engine, and the system into which it is incorporated, meet all safety and regulatory requirements of that end-use application.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Precautions and Warnings Installation Operation Light Output Characteristics Operating Specifications Maintenance and Troubleshooting Customer Support Warranty SPECTRA X Operation Manual 57-10039 Rev A...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The SPECTRA X light engine can either be controlled by third-party image acquisition software or by a GUI hosted on the onboard microprocessor.

  • Page 5: Precautions And Warnings

    Warning: ONLY use the power supply provided by Lumencor. The Lumencor-supplied 24 V/9.2 A external DC power supply is required for use with the SPECTRA X light engine. It is imperative that the DC power supply has output over-current protection, as the power input of the SPECTRA X is not fused.
  • Page 6 Warning: DO NOT look into the output of the light engine. The brightness of this light source is higher than most commercial lighting fixtures and is intended to couple directly into a microscope or other bioanalytjcal instrument. Avertissement: NE PAS regarde directement la sortie de la source lumineuse. L’intensité lumineuse de cette source est supérieure à...
  • Page 7 DISCLAIMER: Lumencor shall not be liable for injury to the user or damage to the product resulting from the SPECTRA X light engine® being used in a way for which it was not intended and in complete disregard for all posted safety precautions and warnings.

  • Page 8: Installation

    Lumencor (Figure 2). It is important to retain the certificate of conformance for reference, as it provides the performance benchmarks for the light engine. If the light engine is resold, the Certificate of Conformance should be transferred to the new owner.
  • Page 9 (LLG) are recorded in the third column. 3.2 Installation When setting up the SPECTRA X light engine, place the unit on a hard surface within 6 feet (2 meters) of an AC electrical outlet and 6 feet (2 meters) of the microscope (assuming use of a standard 2 meter liquid light guide).

  • Page 10: Operation

    Figure 3. SPECTRA X Light Engine front panel. 1. Master power button. 2. Status indicator display. 3. External gate port with jumper inserted. 4. DC power input.
  • Page 11 The External Gate port allows light output to be selectively disabled by control signals from an external device such as a microscope. When no external gate control is in use, light output will be disabled unless the external gate jumper (Figure 1) is inserted in the port (Figure 3, #3). The Remote Interlock Connector (rear panel) allows light output to be disabled upon opening of an enclosure in which the light engine is housed.
  • Page 12 Do not press any buttons or insert any plugs during this time. 4.2.6 When the initiation sequence completes, “LUMENCOR” will flash on front display panel and then be replaced by a display showing the current light engine IP address, the internal temperature and the fan status. ...
  • Page 13 Settings Figure 5. SPECTRA X GUI, Control Page (Left) and Settings Page (Right). 1) Lumencor light engine model number and software version, 2) ON/OFF toggle control of source channel (filled circle = ON, ring = OFF), 3) Intensity slider, 4) Live power read out in mW, 5) power regulation controls: locked in when padlock and input box are grey, 6) Standby mode countdown timer, 7) Intensity control mode setting.
  • Page 14 Lumencor Technical Support at techsupport@lumencor.com. The command mode setting (Figure 5, #13) of the SPECTRA X Light Engine must be set to correspond to the command set implemented in the the third-party software device driver. The command mode setting is user accessible via the control GUI (Figure 5, #13).

  • Page 15: Light Output Characteristics

    5. Light Output Characteristics 5.1 Unfiltered Output The SPECTRA X light engine generates light output from to 360–780 nm (Figure 7). Typically, filters are applied to restrict the output to 20–40 nm bandpasses required for fluorescence microscopy applications, as described in Section 5.2. However, if desired, the light engine may be operated with the filters removed to access the full spectral output range.
  • Page 16 Table 4. The 3 unlabeled slots in the rear are non-operational and house the alternate Figure 8. SPECTRA X light engine filtered output. U, B, C, G, R, N represent the operational filter slots (see also Table 4). DAPI, CFP etc indicate fluorophores typically excited with each source+filter combination.
  • Page 17 Figure 9. SPECTRA X filter compartment with hinged access cover open and the red (635/22 nm) filter extracted. The red line marks the boundary between the six operational filter slots and the 3 rearmost slots used for non- operational storage. teal (510/25 nm) and yellow (575/25 nm) filters and the spare empty filter holder.

  • Page 18: Operating Specifications

    same orientation and push it in until the latch engages. Ensure that the bandpass specification of the replacement filter matches the spectral output of the source that it is paired with (Figure 7, Table 4). Additional filters can be purchased as accessories (Table 5) to supplement the eight filters supplied with the SPECTRA X (Table 4).
  • Page 19 Warranty 24 months parts and labor # The SPECTRA X Light Engine must be operated in a non-condensing environment (dew point <15ºC with controlled ambient temperature <30º C). ¶The corresponding number of days/months/years may vary considerably depending on the duty cycle implemented by the user and the prevailing environmental conditions during operation.

  • Page 20: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    7. Maintenance and Troubleshooting Table 7. Accessories and Replacement Parts for SPECTRA X Light Engine Description Part Number Note Bandpass filters See Table 5 8 included, others available for purchase as accessories Filter holder 01-12758 1 included, others available for...

  • Page 21: Customer Support

    RMA number. 9. Warranty The SPECTRA X Light Engine is backed by a 24 month warranty to end users. Warranty coverage starts on the original date of shipment from Lumencor. Light Engines qualifying for warranty service must be verifiably delivering performance that is substantially at variance with the levels documented...

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