Ocean Optics Red Tide USB650 Install - Manual (Page 5)

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About This Manual
Document Purpose and Intended Audience
This document provides the users of Red Tide Spectrometers with instructions for setting up and
performing experiments with their spectrometer.
What’s New in this Document
This version of the Red Tide USB650 Fiber Optic Spectrometer Installation and Operation Manual
removes references to RS232 pins.
Document Summary
Chapter Description
Chapter 1: Introduction Contains descriptive information about the Red Tide
Spectrometer and how sampling works. It also provides a list
of system requirements, interface options, and shipment
components.
Chapter 2: Installing the Red Tide Provides installation instructions.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Contains recommended steps to isolate and correct common
problems.
Appendix A: Specifications Contains technical specifications and connector pinouts for the
Red Tide Spectrometer.
Product-Related Documentation
You can access documentation for Ocean Optics products by visiting our website at
http://www.oceanoptics.com . Select Technical → Operating Instructions, then choose the appropriate
document from the available drop-down lists. Or, use the Search by Model Number field at the bottom
of the web page.
 Detailed instructions for SpectraSuite Spectrometer Operating Software are located at:
http://www.oceanoptics.com/technical/SpectraSuite.pdf .
 Detailed instructions for the Pasco Xplorer GLX are located at:
ftp://ftp.pasco.com/manuals/English/PS/PS-2002/012-08950F/012-08950F.pdf .
Engineering-level documentation is located on our website at Technical → Engineering Docs.