GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
The operation of the SMART Spectro is controlled by a microprocessor. The
microprocessor is programmed with menu driven software. A menu is a list of
choices. This allows a selection of various tasks for the spectrophotometer to
perform, such as, scan blank, scan sample, and edit test sequences. The keypad
is used to make menu selections which are viewed in the display. There are eight
selections accessible from the
MAIN MENU
-
CALIBRATE WL
,
PROGRAMMED
TESTS
,
%T/ABS
,
PC LINK
,
EDIT CLOCK
,
ENERGY MODE
,
STORE METHOD
,
and
TEST MODE
.
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THE KEYPAD
The keypad has 6 buttons which are used to perform specific tasks.
ON
This button is used to turn the spectrophotometer on.
t
This button will cause the display to scroll down through a list of
menu choices. It will move to the end of a list viewed in the display.
It will auto scroll when held down.
s
This button will cause the display to scroll up in a list of menu
choices. It will move to the beginning of a list viewed in the
display. It will auto scroll when held down.
Q
ENTER
This button is used to select the menu choice adjacent to the “
*
” in
a menu viewed in the display.
EXIT
This button is an EXIT or ESCAPE button. When pressed, the
display will EXIT from the current menu and go to the previous
menu.
OFF
This button turns the spectrophotometer off.
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SAMPLE HOLDERS
The SMART Spectro Spectrophotometer is supplied with two removable
sample cell holders. Each holder is secured in the chamber with a single screw.
The square sample holder should be positioned so the arrow on the top is
pointing toward the left. The square sample holder will hold 10 mm square
cuvettes. The universal sample holder should be positioned with the V-channel
toward the right side of the chamber. The universal sample holder will hold
round tubes of varying diameters. When using the universal adapter, the tube
should be placed between the white roller on the spring-loaded arm and the
v-channel on the right-hand side of the adapter. Press the tube down on the
white roller to retract the arm.
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