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DICAM PRO Operating Instructions pco Imaging Safety Instructions 3 Safety Instructions For your own safety and in order to guarantee a safe operation of the camera please read carefully the following information prior to using the device e While operating with the camera system please be careful that the image intensifier is not over exposed While not using the camera protect it by using a lens cap e Never operate the camera at places where water or dust might penetrate e Place the camera on a sufficiently stable basis Shocks like e g dropping the camera onto the floor might cause serious damage to the device Therefore exclusively the tripod attachment at the bottom side should be used for mounting the camera e Always unplug the camera before cleaning it Do not use cleaning liquids or sprays Instead use a dry soft duster e Never insert any objects through the device s slots The ap plied voltage inside the camera can cause short circuits or electrical shocks e The slots in the camera housing bottom and rear panel are needed for ventilation In order to guarantee a proper opera tion and to prevent overheating of the camera these slots must always be kept free e Make sure that the connecting cable is in good condition and that the link to the socket does not represent an obstacle e Detach the camera and contact the customer service in the following cases When cable or plug are damaged or worn out When water or other liquids have soaked into the device When the device is not properly working although you fol lowed all instructions of the user s manual When the camera fell to the floor or the housing has been damaged When the device shows apparent deviations of normal operation PCO 2004 DiCAM PRO Safety Instructions PCO 2004 DiCAM PRO Note Safety Instructions for safety use with Image Intensifiers The camera contains a higly sensitive image intensifier running on voltages of a few kV To avoid damages or loss of quality the camera should not be operated with a too high light input The photocathodes s lifetime and its loss of sensitivity depends directly on the amount of light impinging on it A few milisec onds or even microseconds may be sufficient to damage the photocathode if the light source is powerful enough The photo cathode is a thin layer of chemical substances transforming photons in photoelectrons which is eroded every time light strikes it while the photocathode is on In extreme cases the layer is completely wore off and where it happens a black spot appears The photocathode is now blind and there is no rem edy Bright light sources e g lamps or daylight for example while adjusting or focusing the camera in a non gated opera tion mode can permanently damage the photocathode even when a monitor does not show any picture when for instance the MCP |
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