Operation
Agilent 5100 and 5110 ICP-OES User’s Guide 43
4. Operation
Analysis Checklist 43
Turning On the Instrument and Software 44
Preparing for Analysis 46
Performing a Detector and Instrument Calibration 46
Creating/Opening a Worksheet 47
Developing a Method 47
Running Samples 49
Printing a Report 50
Instrument Idle State 50
This chapter provides a quick guide to getting the instrument set up
and running samples.
You will find step-by-step instructions for common operations in the
ICP Expert Help. To access this information:
1 Double-click the ICP Expert Help icon on the desktop.
2 When the ICP Expert Help appears, click How to to view the
available step-by-step instructions.
Analysis Checklist
You need to complete the following steps in turn to measure a
sample/s. You will find information on each step in this chapter.
Turn on the PC, instrument and software
Connect the software to the instrument
Prepare for analysis
Perform a dark current scan and wavelength calibration