Princeton 4411-0106 User Manual

Chapter 1 

Introduction 

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Turn off all power to the equipment and secure all covers before cleaning the units. 
Otherwise, damage to the equipment or injury to you could occur. 

Although there is no periodic maintenance that needs to be performed on a PIXIS 
camera, users are advised to wipe it down with a clean damp cloth from time to time. 
This operation should only be done on the external surfaces and with all covers secured. 
In dampening the cloth, use clean water only. No soap, solvents or abrasives should be 
used. Not only are they not required, but they could damage the finish of the surfaces on 
which they are used.  

As a good practice, the camera must be closed/capped off with the supplied dust cover or 
lens cap when not in use. Should a need to clean the optical window arise due to the 
accumulation of atmospheric dust, we advise that the drag-wipe technique be used. This 
involves dipping a clean cellulose lens tissue into clean anhydrous methanol, and then 
dragging the dampened tissue over the optical surface to be cleaned. Do not allow any 
other material to touch the optical surfaces. 

Because the PIXIS camera system contains no user-serviceable parts, repairs must be 
performed by Princeton Instruments. Should your system need repair, contact Princeton 
Instruments customer support for instructions. For contact information, refer to page 132 
of this manual.   

Save the original packing materials and use them whenever shipping the system or 
system components. 

This manual provides the user with all the information needed to install a PIXIS camera 
and place it in operation. Topics covered include detailed description of the cameras in 
the PIXIS family, installation, applications, cleaning, specifications and more.  

Notes:  

1.  "WinX" is a generic term for WinView/32, WinSpec/32, and WinXTest application 

software. 

2.  In many instances, WinX and LightField

®

 use different terms for the same functions 

or parameters. Unless the topic is specifically for WinX or LightField, curly brackets 
{ } are used to denote a LightField term or location. When the topic applies to both 
application programs, the WinX term will be followed by the {LightField term}: for 
example, when Continuous Cleans is used, it will be followed by {Clean Until 
Trigger}. This convention is also used when a location for setting a parameter is 
mentioned: for example, Exposure Time is set on the 

 tab 

{

expander}.