1.1 About this manual
Purpose of this document
The ÄKTA start Maintenance Manual provides you with the instructions needed to unpack,
maintain and troubleshoot the ÄKTA start system in a safe way.
Nomenclature conventions
The nomenclature used in this manual is explained in the table below.
ExplanationConcept
The instrument.ÄKTA start
The Fraction collector.Frac30
The software installed on a computer.UNICORN™ start
The entire liquid chromatography system, including instrument,
Fraction collector and software.
ÄKTA start System
Typographical conventions
Software items are identified in the text by bold italic text. A colon separates menu levels,
thus File:Open refers to the Open command in the File menu.
Hardware items are identified in the text by bold text (for example, Buffer valve).
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1 Introduction
1.1 About this manual