Agilent Technologies 5800

Operation
Agilent 5800 and 5900 ICP-OES User's Guide 39
4 Operation
Analysis Checklist 39
Turning On the Instrument and Software 40
Preparing for Analysis 41
Performing a Detector and Wavelength Calibration 42
Creating/Opening a Worksheet 42
Developing a Method 43
Running Samples 45
Printing a Report 45
Turning Off the Instrument 46
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 and Learning Center 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
 Create/open a worksheet