14 Agilent Cary 8454 UV-Visible Spectroscopy System Installation Guide
1 Fast Installation
Installing Non-Preconfigured Agilent Cary 8454 UV-Visible Spectrophotometer Systems
For more information, see “Installing Your Computer” on page 29.
✔ Switch on the spectrophotometer (make sure sample area is clear) and
wait two minutes for the lamps to ignite. When you are ready to
operate your spectrophotometer, switch on the computer and printer.
For more information, see “Starting the Spectrophotometer” on page 31.
✔ Install the Agilent ChemStation software.
For more information, see “Installing the Agilent ChemStation Using the
DVD” on page 69.
✔ From the Windows Start menu, start the Agilent ChemStation software.
For more information, see “Starting the Agilent ChemStation
Software” on page 34.
✔ Ensure that your software and spectrophotometer operate properly by
taking a blank measurement or performing the automatic self- test in
the diagnostic section of your software.
For more information, see “Operational Checkout” on page 34.
✔ If you need information about solvents, sample preparation, blank
measurements, cuvette handling or how to insert a cuvette, see
Chapter 3, “Good Measurement Practices”.
✔ Install any accessories.
For simple accessories see Chapter 4, “Installing Accessories”; for
complex accessories, see the instructions supplied with the accessory or
the Installation and Maintenance section of the Agilent ChemStation
online help.