MONARCH INSTRUMENT Nova-Pro 100, Nova-Pro 500, Nova-Pro 300 User Manual And Installation Manual

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Nova-Pro

Laser Module and

Laser Module Dock

User Manual and Installation Guide

Nova-Pro Model 100

Using the optional Laser Module

Nova-Pro Models 300 & 500

Using the remote Laser Module
and Docking Station

15 Columbia Drive • Amherst, NH 03031 • www.monarchinstrument.com

Safeguards

and

Precautions

Diode Laser:

Max. output power: <1 milliwatt
Wavelength: 650 nanometers (visible light)
Min. divergence: 0.5 milliradian

Complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for

deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No. 50 of June 2007.

Laser hazards:

• Eye injury from beam - Do not look into the direct or refl ected beam; can
cause eye injury up to 25 ft (7.5 m) away.

• Visual interference (glare) with pilots and drivers - Interferes with vision up to
525 ft (160 m) away. Can be a distraction up to 1 mile (1.6 km) away. NEVER
point any laser towards aircraft or vehicles; it is unsafe and illegal.

Safe use guidance:

Class 2 lasers are considered safe for accidental eye exposure. Do not look
or stare into beam. Do not aim at aircraft. This is not a toy. Always supervise
children.

Manufacturer:

Monarch Instrument

15 Columbia Drive • Amherst, NH 03031 USA
Country of Origin: USA
Contact info: www.monarchinstrument.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFEGUARDS AND PRECAUTIONS ..............................2

OVERVIEW ..........................................................................3

SETUP ................................................................................... 4

LASER MODULE CONFIGURATIONS............................6

STROBE DELAY ...................................................................7

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Output: Continuous (CW)
Laser hazard classifi cation: Class 2

OVERVIEW:

Laser Module [part number 6281-020]

Models 100 (optional) 300 & 500 (included).
The Nova-Pro 100 model has an optional laser module

that can be installed in the stroboscope to make it a fully­functional strobe/non-contact tachometer. Once in position
the integral laser module will become part of the user inter­face controls.

Laser Module Dock [part number [6281-021]

The Laser Module and Laser Module Dock allows you to extend
the versatility of the Nova-Pro 300 and 500 LED Stroboscopes
by positioning the laser source remotely away from the hand­held cradle. It can be mounted to a tripod using a standard
quarter-twenty [¼-20] mounting screw.

The Laser Dock with integrated Laser Module has a 2.5 meter
[eight foot] wire length terminating in an eighth-inch mini
jack, which should be plugged into the external INPUT port on
the side of the stroboscope. This will charge the Laser Diode.
Do not look directly into the output port of the laser to see if
it is working, this is a Class 2 Laser device.

The laser becomes illuminated when you squeeze the trigger
on the handle or have engaged the full-time laser trigger
mode. When pointed at moving objects the laser receptor
recognizes refl ective pulses and inputs these signals to the
strobe/tachometer. You can use these to measure speed or
trigger a fl ash, effectively capturing that moment in time using

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the strobe’s freeze-frame illusion capabilities. Remember,

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moving objects always present a danger especially when
appearing to be stopped by a strobe fl ash.

The Laser Module Dock and the Laser Module can be purchased
separately. Both the Nova-Pro model 300 and 500 have the
Laser Module included with the strobe. The Module Dock is
included standard with the Model 500. These can be used to
remote the laser beam from the handheld unit.

SETUP:

How to set up the Laser Dock Station for remote laser
operation.

1) With the strobe turned off,
face the lens output
area and grasp the
dark blue ring that
covers the lens,
rotate it 10 degrees
counterclockwise.
This will become free of the
strobe device, be careful to not disturb the
clear plastic LED lens which rests below the ring.
If it becomes loose, locate the notch in the lens and
aligning it at twelve-o’clock (top edge) in the lens holder.

rned off,

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ul to not disturb the

which rests below the ring.

2) The Laser Module can be slid into or out of its mount­ing with direct pressure on the bottom of the module.
When replacing the module into the strobe cradle make
sure it is completely seated before replacing the dark blue
ring which holds the module and LED lens in place.

3) The Laser Module Dock has a similar
slide-mounted cradle. Remove
the blanking panel or
module by
pushing the
slide-lock
drawer down
while sliding the
plastic part forward.

The blanking panel should be used to protect the electronic
contacts in the Nova-Pro Strobe or Module Dock whenever
the Laser Module has been removed.

4) Plug the Module
Dock’s eighth-inch
[stereo Min-jack] into
the external input port
on the side of the strobe.

5) Turn on the strobe
and the User Interface
will recognize the Laser Module. This external port can be
disabled through the same User Interface, refer to your
Manual for more information.

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LASER MODULE CONFIGURATIONS

The Laser Module
uses a focused laser
beam and refl ection
receptor that recog­nizes a momentary
glint, triggering
an impulse to the
Strobe/Tachometer
through the eighth-inch mini jack.

The Nova-Pro Model 100 uses that signal to calculate the
frequency of the refl ections and displays a number represent-
ed in Flashes Per Second (FPS), Revolutions Per Minute (RPM),
or Revolutions Per Second (RPS). FPS and RPS are the same as
Hz. This same signal can be used to trigger the strobe fl ash at
that exact same moment - visually freeze-framing the moving
object.

The Nova-Pro Model 300 provides that same features, but
through the use of the Laser Module Dock, External Input Port
and remote positioning, you can target an area that is safely
out of your direct line of sight.

The Nova-Pro Model 500 provides all the features above and
has additional software to manipulate the fl ash rates enabling
valuable strobe delay visual effects.

STROBE DELAY (Model 500 only)

When you position the laser trigger source and refl ection away
from the strobe’s fl ash point and viewing, you can see differ-
ent locations in the rotation. The same is done virtually with
Strobe Delay for both an installed and remoted Laser Module.
An example of this may be the ability to see any one of six
rotating fan blades in a small window of visibility by delaying
the strobe fl ash relative to the triggering signal.

The Model 500 allows you to set a fl ash delay for either the
internal (installed) or external (remote) Laser Module. Refer to
your manual for Menu Setup instructions.

Phase Shifting can be determined as follows:
Phase Delay allows you to set the fl ash in degrees from

-360° to +345°, relative to the speed of rotation. So six
fan blades would be indexed into position by 60 degree
increments (60, 120, 180...), regardless of any variance in
the rotation speed. .

Time Delay is similar but set by an absolute value between

-50.000 to + 50.000 milliseconds (msec). This is a constant
and is not effected by the speed of the rotating device.

Virtual RPM creates a slow motion effect, accounting for
variances in speed, with a setting of 0 to 60 RPM. The
Nova-Pro calculates multiple fl ash rates creating a sequence
of visual time slices to help you spot an irregularity in a
moving process.

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