Calibrating the Autosampler CE
4–18 TA I
NSTRUMENTS
DSC A
UTOSAMPLER
CE
16. When the turret stops moving, close and
open the grippers again and check your
calibration against the criteria in Figure 4.2.
Remember to release the pan. If the position
is correctly calibrated, go on to step 17. If it
is not, repeat steps 4 through 16.
17. Press the LOAD key. The screen displays:
Load (1) or
Unload (2) ? 1
18. Select option 1 (Load) by pressing ENTER.
The screen displays:
Load Ref (1) or
Sample (2) ? 1
19. Select option 2 (Sample) by pressing 2 then
ENTER. The screen displays:
Sample Pan
Number ? 1
20. Select tray position 2 (press the 2 key then
press ENTER). The Autosampler CE picks
up the pan in tray position 2 and begins
moving toward the cell.
21. Press ESCAPE/CLEAR when the Au-
tosampler CE reaches the DSC cell area.
22. Use the motion keys to position the pan in its
correct calibration position (see Table 4.1).
Press the RELEASE and GRIP keys repeat-
edly to ensure that the fingers can firmly
grasp the pan, and watch carefully
to ensure that each finger contacts the pan
at the same time (see Figure 4.2).