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SECTION 1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................... 5
1.1 INFORMATION AND SAFETY SIGNS USED IN THE MANUAL ....................................................... 5
1.2 PRECAUTIONARY LABELS ATTACHED TO THE INSTRUMENT .................................................... 6
1.3 CERTIFICATION MARKS ATTACHED TO THE INSTRUMENT ....................................................... 7
1.4 POTENTIAL SYSTEM SAFETY HAZARDS ................................................................................ 8
1.4.1 Ozone and Toxicity .........................................................................................................................9
1.4.2 First Aid Treatment .........................................................................................................................9
1.5 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 10
1.5 PRÉCAUTIONS GÉNÉRALES DE SÉCURITÉ ........................................................................... 10
1.5.1 Electrical and Burn Precautions .................................................................................................. 11
1.5.1 Précautions relatives à l’électricité et aux brûlures ..................................................................... 11
1.5.2 Carrier Gas and Exhaust Gas Precautions ................................................................................. 12
1.5.2 Précautions relatives au gaz porteur et d'échappement ............................................................. 12
1.5.3 Chemical Precautions ................................................................................................................. 13
1.5.3 Précautions chimiques ................................................................................................................ 13
1.5.4 Sample Stream Precautions ........................................................................................................ 14
1.5.4 Précautions relatives aux échantillons ........................................................................................ 15
SECTION 2 OPERATOR’S MANUAL ......................................................................... 16
2.1 SOFTWARE SCREENS AND SOFTWARE MENU DIAGRAM ............................................................ 16
2.1.1 Startup State ................................................................................................................................ 18
2.1.2 System Status Messages ............................................................................................................ 18
2.1.3 Analysis Data Screen .................................................................................................................. 19
2.1.4 Analysis Graph Screen ................................................................................................................ 20
2.1.5 Reagent Status Screen ............................................................................................................... 20
2.1.6 Select Level Menu ....................................................................................................................... 21
2.1.7 Enter Password Menu ................................................................................................................. 21
2.2 OPERATION MENU ............................................................................................................ 22
2.2.1 Start Stop ..................................................................................................................................... 22
2.2.2 Reagents Setup ........................................................................................................................... 24
2.2.2.1 Install New Reagents ......................................................................................................................... 24
2.2.2.2 Purge Reagents & Zero ..................................................................................................................... 25
2.2.3 System Range Data Screen ........................................................................................................ 25
2.2.4 Manual Program Menu ................................................................................................................ 26
2.2.5 Reaction Archive Screen ............................................................................................................. 27
2.2.6 Fault Archive Menu ..................................................................................................................... 27
2.2.7 Time & Date Menu ...................................................................................................................... 28
2.2.8 Contact Information ..................................................................................................................... 28
2.2.9 LCD Adjust .................................................................................................................................. 28
2.3 CALIBRATION MENU.......................................................................................................... 29
2.3.1 Zero Calibration ........................................................................................................................... 29
2.3.2 Span Calibration .......................................................................................................................... 31
SECTION 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................. 34
SECTION 4 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 37
4.1 BIOTECTOR MAJOR COMPONENTS .................................................................................... 37
4.1.1 Analysis Enclosure ...................................................................................................................... 37
4.1.2 Motherboard Enclosure ............................................................................................................... 40
4.2 BIOTECTOR OPERATION ................................................................................................... 42
4.2.1 BioTector Oxidation Method ........................................................................................................ 42
4.2.2 BioTector Sample Injection ......................................................................................................... 43
4.2.3 BioTector Oxygen Concentrator .................................................................................................. 45
4.2.4 BioTector Analysis Types ............................................................................................................ 47
4.2.4.1 TIC & TOC Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 47
4.2.4.2 TC Analysis ........................................................................................................................................ 47