
7. Suspend white light operations and remove the blocking device from the reference
beam. The accessory is aligned for polarizer operations.
The base mount can remain installed in the accessory when the polarizer is not being
used. If adjustment to the sample beam alignment is required, an alignment check should
be performed whenever the polarizer is removed.
Note
The polarizer is an attenuation device and may reduce significantly the signal-to-
noise ratio of the accessory during use.
Operation
Samples can be mounted at the transmission or reflectance ports. At the reference port,
attenuators may be mounted.
Routine DRA installation
The accessory must be installed in the sample compartment and the DRA cable
connected before turning the instrument power switch on. During initialization, the
spectrophotometer will adjust instrument radiation levels appropriate to the high
attenuation characteristics of the DRA, making the necessary gain adjustments to the
detector circuitry. Follow these instruction to install and configure for routine DRA
operation:
1. Turn the instrument off. Remove any cell holders or other accessories from the
instrument sample compartment.
Caution
The spectrophotometer must be turned OFF before plugging in the DRA, or serious
damage may result.
2. Slide back the sample compartment lid and remove the compartment front panel.
3. Remove the accessory from the wooden container by lifting the accessory by the "T"
handle and the corner marked "Lift Here".
4. Slide the DRA into the sample compartment at a 20° angle. Take care to align the
metal edges of the DRA with the guide tabs on the edge of the instrument sample
compartment. This will correctly align and engage the rear lockdown pins into the the
sample compartment floor.
5. Place the front lockdown pin into the hole in the DRA floor next to the "T" handle.
6. Gently maneuver the DRA until the pin falls into place.
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