Carstens Amplification AG501 Setup

AG501: Unboxing & setup

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AG501

System shipped lying

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I. Quickstart Guide

The AG501 can be set up and running within minutes. Just follow these steps to get going.
A description with all steps covered in detail can be found following this chapter.

 Remove the cardboard packaging and padding material (Chapter II).
 Attach the wheels of the AG501 (Chapter III-A).
 Remove the AG501 from the palett (III-B).
 Arrest the arm of the AG501 (Chapter III-C).
 Connect the cables of the AG501 (Chapter IV).
 Start the Control Server and log in as user csop (see Chapter V-A for password).
 Open the AG501 user guide to learn about calibration and measuring (Chapter V-B).

Figure 1: The cardboard packaging of the AG501

Lid

Ring

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II. Unboxing of the AG501

The AG501 is shipped in a cardboard packaging strapped to a pallet.

 Remove the straps and protective foil carefully from the cardboard packaging.
 Subsequently the lid and ring of the cardboard (Figure 1) can be removed easily by

pulling them upward.

After taking off the upper part of the packaging you will find the AG501 fixed to the pallet
together with its accessories in a cardboard box (Figure 2). The exposed parts are
additionally protected by padding material.

 Carefully remove the padding material from the system.

Please note, that the screws and sockets for fixing the arm (Figure 12) of the AG501 are

taped to the the arm underneath the padding material. Please do not accidentally dispose
them together with the padding material.

 Open the package containing the system equipment and empty it completely.

The package is fixed to the palett, so it has to be emptied in place. However, it is
important to remove all parts from the package before continuing.

 Attach the wheels to the AG501 (Chapter III-A).

Figure 2: The AG501 strapped to the transport palett

Package with equipment

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III. Setting up the AG501

A. Attaching the wheels

To attach the wheels the AG501 should remain mounted to the palett.
The wheels (Figure 3) with the required screws are in the cardboard box of accessories, where
you can also find the Allen wrench to tighten the wheels (Figure 4).

 Attach front wheels and back wheels as described in III-A-1 and III-A-2.
 Arrest the back wheels and carefully bring the AG501 to the upright position.

Figure 3: The wheels of the AG501

Figure 4: Allen wrench

1. Front wheels

 Place the washer inside the mounting of the front wheels (Figure 5).

Insert the washer pins in the outer holes.

 Screw on the front wheel to the T-slot nut with the Allen wrench (Figure 6).

Align the mounting of the wheel with the front of the frame by moving the T-slot nut
correspondingly before finally tightening the screw.

Figure 5: Place the washer in the outer holes leaving the central
hole open for the screw

Washer

Front wheels

Back wheels

5mm Allen

wrench