Ocean Optics LS-1-CAL Series - Manual (Page 4)

LS-1-CAL Installation and Operation Instructions
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8. Allow the lamp to warm up for at least 30 minutes before proceeding.
You have now connected the LS-1-CAL for operation.
Connecting the LS-1-CAL-INT
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Procedure
1. Connect the Teflon disc on the LS-1-CAL-INT into the optical aperture on the FOIS-1.
2. Plug the switching AC adapter (black rectangular box) into the back of the LS-1-CAL-INT.
This adapter stabilizes the power coming into the lamp to insure constant spectral intensity
3. Plug the power cord into the back of the switching AC adapter, then plug the other end of the
power cord into a standard outlet.
4. Switch the lamp on using the on/off switch on the back of the LS-1-CAL-INT.
5. Allow the lamp to warm up for at least 30 minutes before proceeding.
You have now connected the LS-1-CAL-INT for operation.
Calibrating With the Light Source
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Procedure
Follow the steps below to calibrate the spectral response of your system using the LS-1-CAL or
LS-1-CAL-INT:
1. Insert the CD that came with the light source that contains the ASCII file (.lmp) of the Lamp
Calibration Report.
The LS-1-CAL has two lamp files. One file has the calibration numbers for calibrating the
spectral response of your system with the lamp and a bare fiber; the name of this file contains
the lamp’s serial number followed by FIB.LMP. The other file has the calibration numbers for
calibrating the spectral response of your system with the lamp and a CC-3 cosine corrector;
the name of this file contains the lamp’s serial number followed by CC.LMP (for example,
123_FIB.LMP or 123_CC.LMP).
2. Copy the lamp file(s) to your computer.
3. Start your software and follow the instructions for calibrating your spectrometer for absolute
irradiance measurements. Be sure to do the following:
• Select the proper lamp file that matches your configuration.
• If using a bare fiber, enter the fiber diameter.
• If using a fiber with a CC-3 cosine corrector, enter 3,900.
• If using a LS-1-CAL-INT, select Integrating Sphere.