Connecting An External Shutter; Connecting/Disconnecting The Pixis-Xb Usb Cable - Princeton PIXIS-XB System User Manual

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Connecting an External Shutter

Disconnecting or connecting the shutter cable to the camera while the camera is ON
WARNING!
can destroy the shutter or the shutter driver in the camera!
Introduction
While PIXIS-XB cameras do not have an internal shutter, there is provision for
connecting the following shutters to the Shutter connector on the rear of the specified
PIXIS-XB model:
For the latest information on UNIBLITZ shutters by Vincent Associates, visit
www.uniblitz.com.
Electromechanical shutters typically have a lifetime of about a million cycles. Avoid
Caution
running the shutter unnecessarily. Also avoid using shorter exposure times and higher
repetition rates than are required.
External Shutter Cable Connection

Connecting/Disconnecting the PIXIS-XB USB Cable

As of November 1, 2005, you can hot plug the PIXIS-XB camera whenever the WinX
application is not running (i.e., connect or disconnect from the camera or the host computer
while the camera is powered ON). In the case of cameras built before November 1, 2005, you
must exit the WinX application and turn the camera power OFF before connecting the USB
cable to or disconnecting it from the camera or host computer.
PIXIS-XB System Manual
 PIXIS-XB:400 and 1024: UNIBLITZ VS25 (25 mm) external slit shutter.
 PIXIS-XB:1300 and 2048: UNIBLITZ CS45 (45 mm) external slit shutter; and
UNIBLITZ XRS6, XRS14, and XRS25 X-ray shutters.
1. Verify that the PIXIS-XB camera is turned OFF (i.e., the power supply is
switched OFF).
2. Connect the shutter cable from the external shutter (camera-dependent, see
Introduction, above) shutter to the LEMO
See page 76 for additional information.
3. Power the PIXIS-XB camera on.
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connector at the rear of the camera.
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