NOTES ON DEVICE SAFETY
LSM 710 and LSM 780
Carl Zeiss
Notes on Setting up the Microscope System
Systems
10 M60-1-0025
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02/2010
The system contains components with dangerous voltage. The system must not be opened by
anybody else than authorized Carl Zeiss service staff. Before opening the main plug has to be
disconnected.
Before connecting the mains cables, please check whether your mains voltage corresponds to
the voltage specified on the rating plate of the electrical connection box.
For reasons of laser safety, all ports must either be equipped with the corresponding device
(scan head, camera, HBO lamp etc.) or covered with the counterpart of the laser safety kit
provided.
Maintenance, repair, modification, removal or exchange of components, or other interference
with the equipment beyond the operations described in this manual may only be carried out by
the manufacturer Carl Zeiss or by persons expressly authorized by Carl Zeiss to do so.
This applies especially to the microscope system, the laser scanning module, lasers, the PC
system, the power supply units, cable connections and other system components.
Please note that the LSM 710 and LSM 780 systems and the ConfoCor 3 are high-precision
opto-electronic instruments. Inexpert handling may easily impair their function or even damage
them.
The openings for ventilation must not be covered.
There are hot surfaces on the HBO and HAL lamp.
The HBO 50 and 100 W, XBO 75 W and X-cite 120 lamps used on the light microscopes
incident light path emit UV light which is harmful to the human eye and skin when observed
without appropriate filters. Never remove the lamp and look direct into the emitted light.
After installation or conversion of the LSM system, authorized specialized staff must carefully check that it
is in a proper condition and, particularly, that covers protecting against laser radiation are provided.
Tube openings or other unused mounts should always be protected against dust and moisture with the
corresponding device components or with termination covers/blind plugs.
By establishing a corresponding workplace environment, please ensure that the formation of electrostatic
charges of electronic components is avoided.
To avoid vibrations during operation, the LSM 710 and LSM 780 systems and ConfoCor 3 should only be
operated in conjunction with the system table (vibration damping).
Please note the following for the ConfoCor 3:
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The ConfoCor 3 requires an Axio Observer.Z1 microscope and is attached to channel 4 of the
LSM 710 and LSM 780 systems. Note that only system tables with sufficient anti-vibration
functionality should be used.
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A scanning stage is recommended for automatic positioning for solution measurements. For cell
measurements the scanning mirrors are recommended.
