Software Setup
Software Setup
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4.4.1 Software Setup for Switching or Replacing Titrants
Note: AutoCAT will display
an error message if the
method and titrant are
incompatible. If this
message appears, the
user must switch titrants to
accommodate the method.
1. Access the Methods menu (see Section 3.2.1 on page 24)
2. Press
2 choose Select Method.
3. Highlight the desired method, press the
CHECK MARK to validate.
4. Use the
RIGHT and LEFT keys to move to the Titrants menu.
5. Press
2 to select Install Titrants.
6. Press
1 to select Titrants Setup to replace titrants (for a new method), or
press
2 to select Bottle Exchange to replace depleted titrant with a new bottle.
7. Press
1 to confirm.
8. Highlight Lot No. and press the
CHECK MARK to confirm.
9. Input the lot number for the required titrant, press the
CHECK MARK to validate.
10. Highlight Expiration, press the
CHECK MARK to confirm.
11. Input the Expiration date for the required titrant, press the
CHECK MARK to validate.
Note: If replacing depleted titrant, the embedded procedure will automatically begin here.
12. Press 1 to confirm.
13. Ensure that the correct change will be made.
9. Connect the tubing and
install the titrant bottle if it
is not already installed. See
Section 2.2.3 Connecting
the Titrant Bottle on page 16
for complete instructions.
Place the 250-mL beaker
onto the stirrer platform.
Press the
CHECK MARK to
confirm.
10. The burette will
complete several cycles to
purge air bubbles in the
system.
Verify that connections are
not leaking and that air is not
present in the delivery
tubing.
Lightly tap the tubing during
the flush to dislodge and
displace any trapped
bubbles.
Note: DO NOT stop the
flushing process before it is
complete or the titrant
installation procedure will not
be completed. Flushing will
take approximately
60 seconds.
11. The titrant has been
successfully installed.
Discard the waste titrant and
clean and pretreat the
beaker before performing
another titration.
Press
ESC to return to the
Titrants menu.
Proceed to Setting Titrant
Concentration on page 40.