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Section 4
Pinnacle PcX OPeratiOn
Pinnacle Operators Manual
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Add This will add a new line below the currently selected line in the sequence.
Insert This will insert a new line above the currently selected line in the sequence.
Delete This will delete the currently selected line in the sequence.
The end of the sequence should be with a shutdown method or a flush method.
ACTION TABS
Save
This will save the current sequence.
Save As This will save the current sequence information using a different name.
Load This will load the current sequence into the Pinnacle PCX software.
Cancel This will close the window and cancel any changes.
Print This will print the sequence to the default printer. The information printed will be: print date, operator,
sequence name, sequence table (with method names), save date.
Help This will open the searchable Help features for the Pinnacle PCX software.
Close This will close the editing window.
EDITING THE RUNNING SEQUENCE:
- select the Sequence name from the Sequence Box.
- change number of runs of the currently running Method or add a new line to the Sequence anywhere below
the Method in progress.
- select Save and then Load from the Actions tabs.
- check number of runs on the bottom of the main software window to confirm that changes has taken affect.
Tutorials
CREATE A METHOD
The following is a tutorial on how to create a method and start a run on the Pinnacle PCX. It is not intended to
be used for a real run because the flow rates and temperatures are not representative. If you like, you may use
this tutorial as a guide to create your own methods.
This example is a fictitious method and is not intended to analyze samples.
Double-click on the Pinnacle PCX icon on your desktop. This will open the main Status Window of the Pinnacle
PCX software.
Go to Method, then select Edit/Delete. This will open the Method Edit Screen. Here you will set the initial
conditions, flow rates, temperatures for your method.
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