Prior Scientific PS3J100 User Manual

PS3J100 – User manual

Proscan III Interactive control Centre

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Table of Contents

Vi Table of Contents

SECTION 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 3

1.1 Important Safety Information 3

SECTION 2 GETTING STARTED 4

2.1 Identifying The Parts Of The Control Centre 4

2.2 Connecting to the Proscan III 5

2.3 XY Control 6

2.4 Z Control 8

2.5 Filter Control 10

2.6 Shutter Control 12

2.7 Lumen Control 13

2.8 Fourth Axis Theta Control 14

SECTION 3 CHANGING SETTINGS 15

3.1 Entering Setting Menu 15

3.2 Speed and Direction Settings 16

3.3 Encoders 16

3.4 TTL 17

3.5 Joystick Units 17

3.6 Versions

SECTION 4 COMPATIBILITY 19

4.1 Prior Controllers Compatible with PS3J100 19

SECTION 5 SPECIFICATIONS 20

5.1 Dimensions 20

SECTION 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 21

6.1 Troubleshooting 21

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SECTION 7 RETURNS AND REPAIRS 22

7.1 Returns and Repairs 22

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Section 1 SAFETY INFORMATION

1.1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Save this manual as it contains important safety information and operating instructions.

• Do not get the system wet.

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Section 2 GETTING STARTED

2.1 IDENTIFYING THE PARTS OF THE CONTROL CENTRE

Overview:
The Joystick always controls X and Y axis of the stage.
Button 1 is always the Menu button.
Button 5 is the speed control for the X and Y axis for the stage.
Button 6 is the speed control for the Z axis.

Buttons 1 – 4 functions are determined by the messages on the lower portion of the display

screen.

Right hand wheel is normally used for focus
Left hand wheel is usually used for focus unless in filter wheel screen when it controls filters.

Menus scroll though available options before returning to the first option.

For settings menu hold down Menu button for 3 seconds.

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Connection to ProScan III
Display

Button 4

Button 6

Right Hand

Wheel

Joystick

Hand pad

Button 3

Button 2

Button 1

Left Hand

Wheel

Button 5

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2.2 CONNECTING TO PROSCAN III

Switch off the ProScan III unit.

Plug the RS232 plug into one of the two RS232 sockets on the back of the ProScan III unit as
indicated below.

Switch on the ProScan III unit.

The Control Centre will power up and display “PRIOR” while starting up.
The Control Centre will now display one of the relevant accessory screens from the following
sections or the settings menu if no accessories are attached to the PS3.
The Control Centre is ready to use.

RS232
Sockets

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2.3 XY CONTROL

2.3.1 Absolute position screen

The XY control screen is displayed on start-up if a stage is connected to the system.

The absolute position is displayed in um.
If an E is present before the X or Y then the stage is encoded.

Button Functionality:

Button 1: Menu
Button 2: None
Button 3: Toggle to relative positional display format.
Button 4: Change the function of the Left and Right Wheels to fine control of the X and Y axis.
(Joystick still active)

The Joystick controls XY motion.
If a focus is attached in this mode the right and left wheels control focus.

2.3.2 Relative position screen

Press Button 3 “REL” to toggle to this display.

The absolute position is replaced by the relative position.
A Delta sign before X and Y indicates that the control centre is in Relative mode.

Button Functionality:

Button 1: Menu
Button 2: Zero relative position (does not affect absolute position of system).
Button 3: Toggle to measurement positional display.
Button 4: Change the function of the Left and Right Wheels to fine control of the X and Y axis.
(Joystick still active)

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Stage Joystick speed
indicator. Pressing
button 6 will toggle
speed between 25, 50,