General Information and Safety Practices and Hazards 
6   Agilent Cary 3500 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer User’s Guide 
  This manual, with safety practices and hazards information, instructions for 
installing and maintaining the components of the Cary 3500 UV-Vis and 
troubleshooting information. 
  The Cary UV Workstation Help and Learning Center provided with the Cary UV 
Workstation software which provide step-by-step instructions for installing 
selected accessories and programming applications, step-by-step instructions 
for frequently performed analyses and instructions for using any accessories 
you ordered. 
Conventions 
The following conventions have been used throughout the documentation: 
  Menus, menu items, buttons and check boxes have been typed in bold. For 
example, ‘click 
OK’ and ‘From the Edit menu, choose Copy’. 
  ALL CAPITALS indicate keyboard commands. For example, ‘Press ENTER’ and 
‘Press SHIFT+F3’. 
Notes and Tips 
A Note is used to give advice or information.  
A Tip is used to give practical hints to help you achieve the best possible 
performance from your instrument. 
Verifying Safe State 
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of 
operation, maintenance and service of this instrument.  
To ensure continued safety of the instrument after maintenance or service 
procedures verify the instrument is returned to a safe state for the user. This 
includes running performance checks to verify the instruments safety systems are 
functioning correctly. Check the general condition of the instrument during 
operation for wear or signs of corrosion that are likely to inhibit function or safety. 
Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in 
this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of 
the instrument. Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer’s 
failure to comply with these requirements.