ASAP 2460 Operator’s Manual Sample Information Files
246-42800-01 - Aug 2013 3-11
Sample text box Enter a description of the sample.
Operator / Submitter
text boxes
Enter identification information in the respective text boxes. Some text
boxes may have been renamed or may not display if modified in Options >
Default Methods.
Bar Code text box Enter bar code reader information if a bar code reader is connected to the
computer’s USB port. If a bar code reader is not used, this alphanumeric
field can be used to enter additional information about the sample, such as a
sample lot number, sample ID, etc.
Sample Tube
dropdown list
• Edit button - click to edit the sample tube parameters. To save the
sample tube parameters as a file, go to File > Save As. Select .STB as the
File Type and enter a File name.
• Description - enter a description of the sample tube, such as the tube
size.
• Empty Tube Properties group box - use for calculated free space, enter
the values for the following or use the Load from Sample File button to
import this information from a sample information file:
– Warm free space - empty sample tube gas capacity measured at
room temperature.
– Cold free space - empty sample tube gas capacity measured with
the dewar raised.
• Use isothermal jacket checkbox - select if an isothermal jacket is to be
used. An isothermal jacket maintains a constant temperature profile
along the sample tube stem during an extended analysis of more than 1
or 2 hours.
Field or Button Description (continued)