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57-061-001 Re v G0.
User Manual for CoolSNAP cf and CoolSNAP ES Systems.
57-061-001 Re v G0 © Copyright 2005 Roper S cientific , Inc. 3440 East Britannia Dr ive Tucson, Arizona 85706 Tel: 800.874.9789/520. 889.9933 Fax: 520.295.0299 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any mea ns without the written permission of Roper Scientific, Inc.
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i LIMITED WARRANTY — Pho tometrics Analytical Instrumentation Photometrics , a division o f Roper Scientific, Inc. (“ Photom etrics,” us,” “we,” “our”) m akes the fo llowing limited warranties.
ii Software Limited Warrant y Photometrics w arrants a ll of our man ufactured software di scs to be free f rom substantial defects in mate rials and / or workmanship und er normal use for a per iod of one ( 1) year fr om shipment.
iii 8. After the warranty per iod has expir ed, you may contac t the Photometric s factory or a Photome trics- authoriz ed representative for repa ir informa tion and/ or extended warra nty plans . 9. Physically damaged units or units that have been modified are not a cceptable for repair in or out of warranty and will be retu rned as received.
iv Optional CoolSNAP Camera System Service Contract The optiona l Cool SNAP Camera Syst em Service Contra ct provides extended co verage for the Co olSNAP camera system.
v Declaration of C onfo rmi ty Roper Scientific, Inc. decla res that th e equipment described in this documen t is a CLASS A DEVICE in conforman ce with the requ irements of the Euro pean Council Di r.
vi Declaration of C onfo rmi ty Roper Scientific, Inc. decla res that th e equipment described in this documen t is a CLASS A DEVICE in conforman ce with the requ irements of the Euro pean Council Di .
vii Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Description .................................................................................................................... ............. 1 System Components ..........................................
viii Chapter 5. Basic Specifications Dimensions .............................................................................................................................. 15 CCD Specifications and O rientations ....................................
1 Chapter 1 . Introduction Description CoolSNAP cf a nd CoolSN AP ES , fr om Photometrics ® , are ideal cameras for digital microscopy a nd many other biologica l applications.
2 CoolSNAP cf /CoolSNAP ES About This Manual The CoolSNAP User Ma nual is divided in to five chapters . It is suggested that you read the entire ma nual before operatin g the camera in order to ens ure proper use.
Chapter 1. Introdu ction 3 Storage Require ments Store the CoolSNAP camera system in its original co ntainers. To protect the system fro m excessive hea t, cold, and moisture, sto re at an a mbient temperature betwee n 0°C and 70°C with a r elative hu midity of 0% -80% noncond ensing.
4 CoolSNAP cf /CoolSNAP ES Photometrics Customer S ervice If you have an y questions about your ca mera system, co ntact Photometrics Customer Service. When you call, please ha ve your Photometrics sales order number or equipm ent serial numbers availa ble.
5 Chapter 2. System Installation Carefully review the Precautions se ction on page 2 before performing a ny of the procedures outline d here. Again, use only a CoolSNAP cable and a CoolSN AP interface card w ith your CoolSNAP came ra . Using a different cable or interface card may result in permanen t damage to your sy stem.
6 CoolSNAP cf /CoolSNAP ES If you are a Ma c user, the host computer for yo ur CoolSNAP camera must have the followin g: • Macintosh OS X.3 (Panther ) oper ating system • 512 MB RA M (or greater ).
Chapte r 2. Syst em In stallat ion 7 Connecting Your CoolSNAP Camera The CoolSNAP ca ble connects your Co olSNAP camera to the interface card. This cable is designed to serve as a co nduit both for da ta and pow er. CoolSNAP IEEE- 1394 Cable CoolSNAP LVDS Cable To conne ct your LVDS Coo lSNAP camera: 1.
8 CoolSNAP cf /CoolSNAP ES To connect your IEEE- 1394 CoolSNAP camera: 1. Connect either end of the Cool SNAP IEEE- 1394 cable to th e CoolSNAP IEEE- 1394 interfac e card that you have insta lled in the host computer.
9 Chapter 3. Operating Features Common Featu res The features described in this se ction are identical in the Co ol SNA P cf and CoolSNAP ES cameras . Features tha t are specific to the CoolSNAP ES camera a re described separa te ly in the "CoolSNAP ES " section.
10 CoolSNAP cf /CoolSNAP ES If the exposure time is 5 0 ms, which is less tha n the readout time, the camera operates in "nonoverlapped" mode (see Figure 2).
Chapte r 3. Op eratin g Fea ture s 11 Application Ex amples Exampl e 1 "I have a C oolSNA P ES and wan t to operate the camera in the most sensitive setting for taking high-resol ution, single images.
12 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting If you have any difficulty while troubleshoot ing, or do not see yo ur camera syst em’s symptom s listed here, cont act P hotomet rics Custom er Service.
13 Images Not Displayed Proper ly If the amber LED on the back of the came ra does not illuminate while images are being acquir ed and no image s appear: • Confirm that the green LED on the ba ck of the camera is illuminated, indicating th at the cam era is powered on .
14 CoolSNAP cf /CoolSNAP ES IEEE- 1394 CoolSNAP Camera will Not Image When Attached to Certain Du al- processor or Hyperthr eading- capable PCs Some high-e nd Windows 2000/XP-e nabled comp uters with Int el Pentium or Xeon ™ processors include a memory enha ncement called Physical Addres s Extension (PAE).
15 Chapter 5. Basic Specifications Dimensions C L Tripod Mount Hole on center with CCD (.25 in. - 20 UNC-2B) 4.50 in. (1 1.43 cm) 2.52 in. (6.40 cm) CoolSNAP Came ra: Front Vie w 5.
16 CoolSNAP cf /CoolSNAP ES CoolSNAP IEEE- 1394 Camera: Si de View.
17 CCD Specifications and Orie ntations CoolSN AP cf CoolSN AP ES Image Type Color and Mo no Mono Array Sony ICX 205AK (color ) Sony ICX205A L (mon o) Sony IC X285AL Resolution 1392 x 1040 1392 x 1040 Pixel Si ze 4.
18 CoolSNAP cf /CoolSNAP ES Detector Rear Panel Description The following connectors, d isplay lights, an d controls are located on the back of the cameras (pictured below).
Chapter 5. Basic Spec ifications 19 Auxiliary Power Supply Usage Re quirements The auxiliary CoolS NAP power supply (sho wn below) provides power to your CoolSNAP cam era, but is required only under certain conditions.
20 Index A Altern ate nor mal mod e · 10 Antiblooming · 1 0 Applic ation e xamples · 11 Auxiliary power su pply · 19 C Camera cable installa tion · 7 Camera description · 1 Camera features · 9 .
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