Operation from UNICORN start
For detailed instructions on exporting methods, refer to
the UNICORN start 1.0 User Manual.
Monitoring a run
The user can monitor/control the ongoing run either from
the ÄKTA start Instrument Display or from UNICORN start.
Operation from the Instrument Display
The following options are available from Run view screen:
View real time values: UV absorbance, Conductivity,
Flow rate, Pressure, Tube number
Graph (view the chromatogram)
Edit run (edit the run parameters of ongoing run)
Hold (temporarily holds the run, with set ow rate, valve
positions, and B concentration sustained)
Pause (pauses the run by stopping the pump)
End (terminates the current run)
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Operation from UNICORN start
System Control module is used to start, view, and control
a run. The instrument is controlled via simple clicks on the
ow path depicted in the process picture, e.g. to turn the
valves, set ow rates, change B concentration and start/
stop fractionation.
Import a method to ÄKTA start
Transfer the UNICORN method to USB memory stick, then
perform the following operations to import a method.
The imported methods are saved in User dened
methods menu on the ÄKTA start.