
Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................5
About This Manual ............................................................................................ 6
Conventions Used in this Manual........................................................................ 7
Notes, Cautions and Warnings..................................................................... 7
Safety Practices .......................................................................................11
Overview.........................................................................................................12
General Operating Conditions............................................................................13
Fire Safety.......................................................................................................14
Electrical Safety ...............................................................................................15
Electrical Protection ...................................................................................15
Power Supplies..........................................................................................15
Power Cords (Between PSU and Power Outlet Socket).................................16
Fuses........................................................................................................16
EMC Compliance ..............................................................................................17
Laser Safety.....................................................................................................18
Class 3B Safety Precautions........................................................................19
General Laser Safety Issues .......................................................................19
Triggered Fiber Optic Probe Safety .............................................................21
Internal Interlock System...........................................................................22
External Interlock System ..........................................................................22
Warning Labels................................................................................................23
Labels on the Exterior of the RamanFlex 400/400F......................................23
Raman History, Theory and Instrumentation..........................................25
The History of Raman Spectroscopy..................................................................26
Raman Theory .................................................................................................27
The RamanFlex 400 Series................................................................................29
Spectrograph Detector Systems..................................................................30
Preparing your Facility.............................................................................33
Specifications...................................................................................................34
Finding a Suitable Location for the Instrument...................................................35
Instrument Dimensions.....................................................................................36
Installing your RamanFlex 400 Series.....................................................37
Unpacking the Instrument ................................................................................38
Lifting the Instrument.......................................................................................39
Attaching the External Interlock Override...........................................................40
Installing the Instrument in Spectrum Software........................................................41
Switching on the Instrument.............................................................................42
Moving the Instrument .....................................................................................43
Using the RamanFlex 400 Series .............................................................45
Spectrometer Front Panel .................................................................................46
Fiber Optic Probe .............................................................................................47
General Overview of the Fiber Optic Probe..................................................47
Attaching & Removing the Fiber Optic Probe...............................................47
Acquiring Spectra with the Fiber Optic Probe...............................................49
General SOPs...................................................................................................51
SOP-1: Turning the Instrument On .............................................................51
SOP-2: Turning the Instrument Off.............................................................52
SOP-3: Setting-Up Experimental Parameters and Collecting Data..................53
Fiber Optic Probe SOPs.....................................................................................55
SOP-4: Selecting the Fiber Optic Probe .......................................................55
SOP-5: Sample Positioning when using a Fiber Optic Probe..........................56