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Section 6 Operating the System
6.1 Introduction
The overall operation of the system is based on the information entered on the application
program on the personal computer and downloaded to the analyzer. The Analysis tab of the
application program will present the present status of the analyzer and the most recent
analytical results. In addition, the Archive tab can be used to view previously collected data.
The collection of analytical parameters, settings, alarms and related information regarding
analyzer operation is called a “configuration”. If the operator has selected Update mode, the
existing configuration can be retrieved from the analyzer, edited and then downloaded to the
analyzer.
The role of this chapter is to provide a short overview of the application program from an
operational point of view. It assumes that the system has been installed as described in
Chapter 3 (i.e. the analyzer has been connected to the personal computer and the Update
mode all input and output devices have been interfaced). In this chapter, we will simply point
out how each tab in the application program fits into the entire operation of the system. A
detailed discussion of each tab is presented in Chapter 5.
While the configuration is established by the application program on the personal computer,
the hand held keypad can be used to monitor a broad range of instrument parameters. The
use of the keypad is presented in Chapter 5. In addition, a series of LED’s on the panel of the
controller module provide information about the status of the analyzer
6.2 Editing a Configuration
6.2.1 Accessing the Active Configuration
A configuration is generated as a part of the manufacturing, QA and final acceptance steps
and is stored in the analyzer when the unit is shipped to the end user. When the application
program is opened and the operator logs onto the analyzer, the present configuration is
downloaded to the computer.
If the operator wants to edit the active configuration that is in the controller module, it is
necessary to log on to the system in Update mode.
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