106 Agilent Cary 8454 UV-Visible Spectroscopy System Operator’s Manual
5 Using your UV-Visible Spectroscopy System
How Can I Be Sure That My Spectrophotometer Works Properly?
3 Choose Self-Test > Start from the Task menu or click Start to start the
self-test.
4 The self-test results are displayed with pass/fail criteria.
The spectrophotometer should be in stable working conditions before you initiate the test.
If these conditions are not met, you may get a warning message.
Self-test results can be stored with the spectrophotometer. Storing the self-test results
with the spectrophotometer allows you to monitor the performance over time. Graphical
representations of the self-test histories can be generated.