Rigaku Progeny User manual

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Progeny™ and Progeny™ LT Analyzer
User Manual
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Software version 1.6.0.0 and higher

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Contents
Preface ...............................................................................................................1
Document Overview .......................................................................................................... 1
Document Conventions...................................................................................................... 2
Progeny Analyzer Safety and Compliance Notices............................................................... 2
Laser Safety and Compliance................................................................................................................ 3
General Safety and Compliance............................................................................................................ 4
Safe Operation Notices......................................................................................................................... 5
Contacting Rigaku Analytical Devices.................................................................................. 6
Introduction........................................................................................................7
Progeny –The New Generation!......................................................................................... 7
Carrying Your Instrument ................................................................................................... 9
Understanding Raman Spectroscopy ................................................................................ 10
What You Can Do with Progeny Analyzers ........................................................................ 10
Verify Chemicals..................................................................................................................................11
Setup Flexible Laboratories ................................................................................................................11
Screen for Counterfeit Products ......................................................................................................... 11
Ensure Homeland Security..................................................................................................................11
Identify Narcotics................................................................................................................................11
Getting Started with your Progeny Analyzer .....................................................12
Opening and Closing the Battery Compartment................................................................ 12
Opening the Door ...............................................................................................................................12
Closing the Door..................................................................................................................................12
Removing/Installing the Battery....................................................................................... 13
Charging the Battery ........................................................................................................ 13
Powering Your Instrument ............................................................................................... 13
Powering On ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Powering Off .......................................................................................................................................14
Using Instrument Controls................................................................................................ 16
Using the Touchscreen........................................................................................................................16
Using the Keypad ................................................................................................................................ 17
Understanding the Touchscreen and Keypad .................................................................... 17

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Using Instrument with No Login vs. Login Requirement .................................................... 19
Using Instrument with Login............................................................................................. 19
Logging In with the Users List .............................................................................................................19
Logging In without the Users List........................................................................................................ 19
Resetting User Passwords................................................................................................................... 20
Using Standard or Strong Passwords..................................................................................................20
Accessing Primary Features .............................................................................................. 21
Using Common On-screen Controls .................................................................................. 21
Logging Out...................................................................................................................... 23
Operating Progeny Analyzers............................................................................24
Preparing to Scan: Performance Qualification.................................................................. 24
Performance Verification.................................................................................................................... 25
Instrument Calibration ..................................................................................................... 26
Preparing to Scan: Hazardous or Volatile Materials........................................................... 27
Preparing to Scan: Setting Scan Conditions .......................................................................................28
Optimize focus of the instrument –basic mode: ............................................................................... 28
Optimize Focal Length –advanced mode:..........................................................................................28
Preparing to Scan: Other scan settings and properties .....................................................................29
Performing Scans ............................................................................................................. 30
Scanning with Analyze ........................................................................................................................30
Advanced Options.............................................................................................40
Custom Applications ........................................................................................................ 40
Verification of Known Substances ......................................................................................................41
Identification in Custom Libraries....................................................................................................... 45
Viewing Results................................................................................................................ 48
Viewing Scan Data Summaries............................................................................................................ 48
Viewing Diagnostics and Information ............................................................................... 51
Viewing Instrument and Status Information ...................................................................................... 51
Viewing Diagnostics Data.................................................................................................................... 52
Managing Libraries........................................................................................................... 54
Adding Spectral Profiles to the Master Library................................................................................... 57
Creating Spectral Sub-Libraries........................................................................................................... 61
Adding Spectral Profiles to Sub-Libraries............................................................................................ 61
Removing Spectral Profiles from Sub-Libraries .................................................................................. 63
Deleting Spectral Sub-Libraries...........................................................................................................64

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Managing Applications..................................................................................................... 65
Viewing the Applications List.............................................................................................................. 65
Adding New Applications....................................................................................................................65
Configuring Applications..................................................................................................................... 66
Deleting Applications.......................................................................................................................... 68
Configuring Progeny Analyzers .........................................................................69
Logging In as Primary Administrator ................................................................................. 69
Accessing Instrument Settings .......................................................................................... 69
Customizing Global Settings ............................................................................................. 70
Configuring Login ................................................................................................................................ 71
Configuring LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Login Method ........................................72
Enabling LDAP on the Progeny............................................................................................................73
Configuring Progeny LDAP Setting...................................................................................................... 73
Customizing Data Options .................................................................................................................. 73
Choosing Language .............................................................................................................................74
Search Again .......................................................................................................................................74
Results................................................................................................................................................. 74
Managing User Accounts.................................................................................................. 75
Adding User Accounts......................................................................................................................... 75
Viewing User Accounts .......................................................................................................................77
Changing User Permission Levels ....................................................................................................... 78
Locking User Accounts ........................................................................................................................78
Resetting User Passwords................................................................................................................... 79
Unlocking User Accounts ....................................................................................................................79
Moving User Account Data onto Your Instrument............................................................. 79
Barcode Scanner ...............................................................................................80
Using Barcode Scanner & Camera..................................................................................... 81
Batch Collection................................................................................................82
Enabling and Disabling Batch Mode and Rescans .............................................................. 82
Customizing User Prompts ............................................................................................... 83
Running Batch Applications.............................................................................................. 83
Sync Results to Personal Computer...................................................................90
Progeny to PC Configuration via USB connection .............................................................. 90
Progeny to PC Configuration via Simple Wi-Fi connection ................................................. 92

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Progeny to PC Configuration via Advanced Wi-Fi connection ............................................ 94
View Instrument Results Files on PC ................................................................................. 97
8. Export and Import Settings .........................................................................98
Export Data and Settings .................................................................................................. 98
Import Data and Settings ................................................................................................. 98
9. Maintenance and Troubleshooting ...........................................................100
Cleaning Your Instrument............................................................................................... 100
Viewing Instrument Runtime Information ...................................................................... 100
Verifying the Instrument Serial Number ......................................................................... 101
Appendix A. Operating Specifications .........................................................102
Optical Specifications ..................................................................................................... 102
Sampling Specifications.................................................................................................. 102
Physical Specifications.................................................................................................... 102
Electronics and Data Processing Specifications ............................................................... 102
Environmental Specifications ......................................................................................... 103
Electrical Specifications .................................................................................................. 103
Appendix B. Nose Cone Positions................................................................104
Appendix C. Statements of Compliance ......................................................105
Statement of Compliance, 21 CFR Part 11 ....................................................................... 105
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................105
Articles and Assessments..................................................................................................................105
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter <1120> - Raman Spectroscopy Statement of
Compliance .................................................................................................................... 111
Summary........................................................................................................................................... 111
European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur.) Chapter 2.2.48 - Raman Spectrometry Statement of
Compliance .................................................................................................................... 111
Summary........................................................................................................................................... 111
Appendix D. Regulatory Statements............................................................113
FCC and Industry Canada Statements ............................................................................. 113
Export Regulation Statements ........................................................................................ 113
EC Statements................................................................................................................ 113

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European WEEE Recycling and RoHS............................................................................... 114
WEEE Compliance ............................................................................................................................. 114
WEEE Konformität ............................................................................................................................114
Conformité DEEE...............................................................................................................................114

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Preface
This manual provides instructions for operating and taking care of the Rigaku Analytical Devices (RAD)
Progeny™instrument that use Raman spectroscopy to identify a wide range of substances.
Document Overview
This manual includes the following sections:
These sections…
Provide…
With information about…
Introduction
All users
Finding instrument features
Understanding Raman spectroscopy
Ways of using instruments
Getting Started with your Progeny Analyzer
All users
Performing basic procedures
Operating Progeny Analyzers
Operators
Preparing and scanning samples
Reviewing results
Maintaining instrument
Creating Spectral Sub-Libraries
Developers
Managing spectral profile libraries
Creating scan applications
Designing results output templates
Configuring Progeny Analyzers
Administrator
Setting up the instrument
Customizing the instrument
Managing user accounts
Barcode Scanner
All uses
Using the barcode
Batch Collection
All users
Setting up batch collection
Running batch applications
Sync Results to Personal Computer
All users
Setting up USB and Wi-Fi
connections
Synchronizing scan data with PC
workstations
Viewing scan data archives on PC
workstations
Export and Import Settings
All users
Archiving and reinstalling
instrument setups
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
All users
Collecting customer support
information
Appendix A: Operating Specifications
All users
Instrument specifications
Appendix B: Nose Cone Positions
All Users
Recommended positioning
Appendix C: Statements of Compliance
All users
Documentation of compliance with
safety
requirements
Appendix D: Regulatory Statements
All users
Documentation of compliance with
regulatory requirements

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Document Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions.
Convention
Purpose
LASER CAUTION notices highlight hazards to humans caused by the integrated Class
3B laser. Each laser caution is accompanied by an appropriate laser CAUTION symbol.
If the listed precautions are not followed, injury to people can occur.
CAUTION notices highlight hazards to humans, property, or the environment. Each
CAUTION notice is accompanied by an appropriate CAUTION symbol. If listed
precautions are not followed, injury to people or damage to property, equipment, or
the environment can occur.
Important notices highlight information that either is critical to prevent damage to
software, loss of data, and invalid test results, or is necessary for optimal
performance of the system. If listed procedures are not followed, data integrity may
be affected.
Note:
Notes highlight tips for performing procedures and provides information of general
interest.
Bold
Is used for:
Screens, dialogs, dialog items, menus, controls, keys, fields, and software
controls. For example:
Select (Scan).
Named hardware items. For example:
On the physical keypad, press the Back hard key to return to the default screen.
Italics
Are used for:
Emphasis. For example:
Do not move your instrument during scans.
Terms that the text defines or explains. For example:
This type of Raman shift is called an Anti-Stokes shift.
Titles of book and manuals. For example:
For more information, see the Quick Start Guide.
Progeny Analyzer Safety and Compliance Notices
Please read all safety and compliance notices before operating your instrument.

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This instrument uses Class 3B lasers. Consequently, before setting up or operating this
instrument and its accessories:
Read the sections Laser Safety and Compliance, General Safety and Compliance, and Safe
Operation Notices.
Complete appropriate training about your organization’s procedures and policies for using this
instrument on both known and unknown samples.
Ensure that your Progeny Analyzer is setup correctly for analysis of the samples you are
testing.
Laser Safety and Compliance
Laser Safety and Compliance lists laser-specific safety and compliance notices for operating your
instrument.
This instrument is certified as a Class 3B laser product to the requirements of the U.S. Federal
Product Performance Standard for Laser Products contained in the regulations of 21 CFR Sub-
Chapter “J” except for deviations pursuant to Department of Health and Human Services
issued Laser Notices. The Progeny Analyzer complies with IEC 60825-1 Ed. 1(2007).
When scanning, each Progeny Analyzer uses a laser-emitting diode to produce a laser beam
with specific properties for analyzing samples.
Laser Beam Properties:
Properties
Progeny 1064
Power
30-490 mW (Progeny LT 300mW max)
Frequency
1064 nm
Lens focal length
11 mm
Focused spot diameter
25 microns
CAUTION: Exposure to levels of laser energy greater than the maximum permissible exposer
(MPE) can harm the eye. MPE for this instrument is 1.898 mW/cm2. The laser energy must
travel a minimum distance of 5.59 inches (14.2 cm) before its concentration is lower than the
MPE. This distance is defined as the hazard zone. With proper use, exposure to levels above
the MPE can be avoided. Avoid exposure to the laser beam.

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CAUTION: Because exposure to Class 3B laser energy can be hazardous, avoid exposure to the
beam. In addition, avoid exposure to specular, or mirror-like, reflections. Never point the
instrument at anyone.
CAUTION: If your workplace does not have established safety standards or requirements,
consult both the American National Standard ANSI Z136.1 for policies about the safe use of
lasers and the International Standard IEC 60825-14 for information about identifying and
controlling hazards of laser use.
CAUTION: Calculations performed in accordance with the recommended practices of ANSI
Z136.1 and IEC 60825-1 give a Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD) of approximately 5.59
inches (14.2 cm) from the focal point of the lens and an estimated optical density (OD) greater
than 2.
The above MEP and NOHD were calculated in accordance with American National Standard ANSI Z136.1
and the International Standard IEC 60825-14 for Rigaku Analytical Devices by John R. Kretsch, P.E., NCE
of Interpro Consulting Engineering, LLC.
General Safety and Compliance
Although the Progeny Analyzer is designed to work in hazardous environments, it is not
inherently safe in any environment. Follow the general safety precautions and special safety
instructions in this manual to guarantee the best possible operating safety.
If the instrument, its controls, features, and options, or its accessories are used in ways not
specified either by this manual or by RAD, hazardous conditions that exceed the protection
provided by the supplied and specified equipment may occur.
Use facility procedures, instrument controls, engineering controls, and laser-safety eyewear to
avoid laser emissions within the 5.59-inch (14.2-cm) hazard zone.
Laser-safety eyewear must have an optical density (OD) greater than 2 to protect operators
from exposure above the maximum permissible exposure (MPE).
Sample setup is an important component of safe sample analysis. As a result, reduce possible
hazards by:
Always analyzing small quantities of sample substances.
Ensuring that thermally-sensitive and highly energetic samples are not sealed in
containers, jars, or vials.
Scanning thermally-sensitive and highly energetic samples in sealed containers, jars, or vials
may cause significant pressure build-up. In these cases, the sample contents may burst or
explode the containers, jars, or vials—thereby injuring operators and/or scattering the
samples throughout the surrounding area.

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This instrument is not serviceable by users. While the battery compartment may be opened,
no parts other than the battery may be removed or replaced. Any repairs must be performed
by RAD or other authorized service personnel. Improper or faulty repairs could result in
damage to the instrument and possible danger to users.
When parts, including batteries, are removed, dispose of them as required by all local
authorities and jurisdictions.
Important:
Use only the battery pack that is provided by the manufacturer, which has its own protection
against short circuit, over charging, and excessive discharging. Charge the battery pack with
only a suitably certified or approved battery charger.
For factory-replacement batteries and chargers, contact RAD.
Safe Operation Notices
Failing to consider the following issues while using the instrument may result in harm to the operator or
damage to your instrument.
Progeny contains a lithium ion battery which has been designed to be safe under normal
operating conditions. Due to the nature of Li-ion batteries please consider the following
safety precautions:
Avoid shorting the battery
Do not immerse battery in water.
Do not disassemble or deform battery.
Do not expose to, or dispose of the battery in fire.
Avoid excessive physical shock or vibrations
Keep out of reach of children.
Never use battery that appears to have suffered abuse.
Battery must be charged in appropriated charger - supplier charger or inside Progeny.
Never use modified or damaged charger.
Store in cool, dry and well-ventilated area.
Dispose of in accordance with local regulations.
If the instrument is damaged or not functioning properly, switch it off, remove the battery
pack, and do not use it until it is properly repaired or replaced by RAD or other authorized
service personnel. Operation of an improperly functioning or damaged instrument can result
in danger to the operator and incorrect readings.

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Important:
If the instrument is damaged by either consistent or occasional impact or exposure to any of
the following conditions, the warranty will be voided.
Steam
High humidity or moisture condensing conditions
Extreme ambient temperatures above 104°F (40°C) or below 40°F (5°C)
Strong electromagnetic (motors or transformers) or electrostatic fields
Strong vibrations and impacts
Contact with oxidative, corrosive, and caustic liquids including, but not limited to:
Chlorine gas
Hydrochloric acid
Ammonia
Concentrated hydrogen peroxide
Sulfuric acid
Aqueous sodium hydroxide
Please contact RAD if you require modifications for working in any of these conditions.
Contacting Rigaku Analytical Devices
Contact us between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Time Zone (UTC-04:00) for information and
assistance:
Customer Support Contact Information
Telephone:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
Email sales:
[email protected]
Email service:
[email protected]
Website:
http://www.rigaku.com/Progeny
Address:
Rigaku Analytical Devices, Inc.
30 Upton Drive, Suite 2
Wilmington, MA 01887

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Introduction
Progeny –The New Generation!
From the evolution of handheld spectroscopy arrives Progeny - the first handheld Raman analyzer
designed to be customizable and flexible for seamless integration into any work environment. With its
lab-quality analysis of solids, powders, and liquids, Progeny ensures product safety around the globe.
Progeny Analyzers provide the power of Raman spectroscopy with no compromises. Actionable
software provides either simple PASS/FAIL decisions or more detailed analyses for a variety of
applications in the lab, in the field, or wherever you need data. Each Progeny package includes:
Progeny Analyzer
1064nm laser
Spectrometer subsystem
Touchscreen and keypad interface
Battery
USB Stick with Progeny Analyzer software and User Manual (in PDF format)
Progeny Analyzer Quick Start Guide
Factory Calibration Certificate
AC Power Supply
Case

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Figure 1: Top View
Display
Keypad
Battery-door
Active laser warning
Heat sink
Power/Enter

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Figure 2: Front View
Figure 3: Battery-door View
Carrying Your Instrument
When moving your Progeny Analyzer from one work site to another, RAD recommends using the
carrying case and including the following items:
Charger
Cables
Battery
Instrument
Any RAD instrument accessories
Close both latches to secure the case before lifting it.
Important:
When packed with your instrument and all its accessories, the case weighs as much as 20 lbs.
(9.1 kg). Please consider this when lifting your instrument.
Camera
Heat sink
Laser aperture
Battery-door assembly

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Understanding Raman Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy (named after C. V. Raman), is a technique for studying vibrational, rotational, and
other low-frequency aspects of molecular systems. To use the technique, monochromatic light, usually
from lasers in the visible, near infrared, or near ultraviolet ranges, is aimed onto a substance. The laser
light interacts with the molecular vibrations, phonons, and other excitations of the substance’s
molecular systems. This interaction generates a unique spectral response that is analyzed to identify the
substance.
The typical spectral response of molecular systems to laser light includes three modes of light refraction
or scattering. The most intense of these scattering modes is elastic (or Rayleigh)scattering. This occurs
when the light interacting with a molecule scatters at the same energy, or frequency, it had when it
encountered the molecule. While the intensity of this response is millions of times more than that of the
other modes, it usually does not help identify the substance. Typically, it has been filtered out of the
spectral response with holographic gratings and multiple dispersion stages. Current setups use more
efficient notch or edge filters to reject this type of spectral response.
In addition to the elastic scattering, two less-intense scattering modes, first observed by C. V. Raman in
1928, also occur. Currently called Raman shifts, these light scattering modes happen when photons from
the laser light impinge upon and interact with the electron clouds and atomic bonds of a molecule. This
interaction causes bonds within the molecule to vibrate, and excites the molecule from its ground state
to a virtual energy state. In these modes, when the molecule then relaxes and emits photons, it returns
to a different rotational or vibrational state by either retaining some of the energy added by the
photons, or losing some of its ground state energy to the emitted light. Raman shifts are called inelastic
scattering because of this energy transfer between molecules and photons during their interaction.
This energy transfer shifts the energy level, or frequency, of the scattered laser light up or down. When
the molecule retains energy from the photons the emitted light shifts to a lower frequency than the
laser stimulus. This type of Raman shift is called a Stokes shift. When the molecule loses energy to the
emitted photons the emitted light shifts to a higher frequency than the laser stimulus. This type of
Raman shift is called an Anti-Stokes shift. As a result, these energy transfers change the rotational and
vibrational states of the molecule and determine the shifted pattern of emitted light frequencies.
To display these Raman effects, the molecule requires a change in the molecular polarizability—or
amount of deformation of the electron cloud—with respect to the vibrational coordinates. When this
occurs, the amount of change in the molecular polarization potential determines the Raman scattering
intensity. Raman scattering should not be confused with absorption (as with fluorescence) where the
molecule is excited to a discrete, or non-virtual, energy level.
The wavelengths of these frequency shifts are separated with transmission volume phase grating and
then recorded with array detectors to produce the Raman spectra. The energy shifts shown in the
spectra data provide information about the molecular structure of the sample. With this information the
substance can be identified by matching it to the energy shift data from spectral libraries of known
substances.
What You Can Do with Progeny Analyzers
Progeny Analyzers provide a portable platform for analyzing a wide range of substances. Their
customizable interfaces and flexible operating properties make it simple to verify or identify the
substances you encounter. The following sections outline how Progeny Analyzers can integrate the
power of Raman spectroscopy into your development, manufacturing, or security protocols. With your

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Progeny Analyzer you can Verify Chemicals, Setup Flexible Laboratories, Screen for Counterfeit Products,
Ensure Homeland Security and Identify Narcotics.
Verify Chemicals
As raw material supply-chains grow globally, manufacturers must find effective and efficient ways to
evaluate product safety. Progeny Analyzers give manufacturers opportunities to perform lab-quality
analysis at any point in the production process. The results are stronger quality programs, documentable
adherence to legal requirements, and improved consumer safety. With Progeny, bringing the lab to the
samples allows manufacturers to receive, validate, and immediately put materials straight through to
production.
Setup Flexible Laboratories
Leading-edge lab designs empower scientists to collaborate more effectively while conducting new
research. Progeny’s lightweight, battery-powered instruments provide portable Raman spectroscopy in
the laboratory, in the classroom, and in the field. As a result, the advances in Raman spectroscopy
support collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to data collection and analysis. Progeny
Analyzers can be integrated into a wide variety of contexts from research laboratories to hands-on lab-
lecture classrooms.
Screen for Counterfeit Products
Progeny Analyzers provide portable, handheld Raman spectroscopy to world-wide regulatory
enforcement agencies and brand security teams. The global trade in counterfeit goods is booming and
impacts both manufacturers and consumers. The 2007 report from the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) puts the value of counterfeit consumer goods,
chemicals/pesticides, food/beverage products, precious gems, and pharmaceuticals crossing
international borders at more than $250 billion. The most critical of these dangers is counterfeit
pharmaceuticals. The World Health Organization estimates that roughly 10 percent of the world’s
pharmaceuticals are counterfeit or substandard, and that these counterfeit medicines lead to
approximately 700,000 deaths annually. With Progeny Analyzers, enforcement agencies and brand
security teams can examine the chemical composition of products on the spot, resulting in rapid
identification of counterfeits and their immediate removal from the supply chain.
Ensure Homeland Security
Emerging threats continue to menace communities around the world. With greater material coverage
and easy-to-interpret, actionable results, RAD products provide lab-quality analysis in the field for first
responders, homeland security, military, law enforcement, and forensic chemistry personnel. Using
Progeny Analyzers, they can quickly identify potential threats and make life-saving decisions on the spot.
Identify Narcotics
As drug abuse and illegal trafficking of controlled substances continue to be global problems, recent
news highlights the alarming rate at which designer drugs are entering the market. Often referred to as
“party drugs”, these narcotics have an increasingly negative impact on public health and safety. As law
enforcement and security personnel seek ways to perform rapid narcotic identification, Progeny
Analyzers provide non-destructive, actionable results for a wide range of materials in seconds. The
portable power of Raman spectroscopy helps them remove these increasingly dangerous substances
from circulation.

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Getting Started with your Progeny Analyzer
The section contains instructions for getting to know your instrument, logging in, and navigating through
basic functionality.
Opening and Closing the Battery Compartment
The battery compartment contains a battery slot, a power connector, and a mini-USB connector that
enables users to access data. The battery compartment is accessible by a door at the back of your
instrument. When latched, the door seals moisture, dust, and other contaminants out of the battery
compartment.
Opening the Door
To open the battery-compartment door:
1. Position your instrument with the top up and battery door facing you.
2. Place your thumbs under each side of the door latch.
3. Pull the door latch out and up until it snaps open (Figure 4 ).
4. Disengage the clip at the top of your instrument to open the battery door.
When the battery door is open, water, dust, and other contaminants can enter your
instrument. Always latch the battery door shut to seal these materials out of your instrument.
Figure 4. Battery Door Latch Detail
Closing the Door
To close the battery-compartment door:
1. Position the open instrument with the top up and the battery door facing you
2. Ensure that the battery is latched into the battery slot and the USB cable is removed from the
mini-USB connector.
3. Close the door and place the door latch onto the clip at the top edge of your instrument.
4. Push the door latch down until it snaps closed.
Steps 3 and 4
Step 4

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Removing/Installing the Battery
To operate your instrument, a rechargeable Lithium ion battery specified by RAD (14.4 V) must be
installed.
1. Powering off the instrument (see “Powering Off”)
Important:
Do not remove or replace the battery while your instrument is powered on. Doing so can
cause system errors, power-up issues, and other software problems. When these occur,
return your instrument to RAD or your local RAD representative for repairs.
2. Disengage the battery latch and slide the battery out of the slot.
3. To install the battery, orient the battery so that the notched corner faces away from you and to
the right.
4. Hold the battery latch in the disengaged position then insert and slide the battery into the
battery slot.
5. Slide the battery into the battery slot until the battery latch clicks into place.
Charging the Battery
After installing the battery, if Power Status (Figure 5) indicates that power is low, charge the battery.
1. Insert the AC-adapter power cord into the connector behind the battery-compartment door.
2. Plug the AC adapter into an appropriate electrical outlet (120/240V).
An indicator appears on the screen:
If your instrument is powered-off a small screen on the battery shows percentage.
If your instrument is powered-on the Power Status icon - - displays on the right side of
the screen Status bar (Figure 5).
Note:
A full charge takes approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours.
The instrument may be used while charging.
If you have a docking stating (optional) the device charges when docked.
Powering Your Instrument
Progeny Analyzers have three power modes—power on, power off, and sleep or “power saving” mode.
All power modes are available when either the battery is installed and charged, or your instrument is
connected to the AC adapter.
Powering On
1. Ensure that either the battery is installed or the AC adapter is connected and plugged into an
electrical outlet.