TMA Q Series Getting Started Guide
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Starting an Experiment
Before you start the experiment, ensure that the TMA is connected with the controller, the sample is loaded,
the furnace is closed, and you have entered all necessary information through the instrument control soft-
ware.
NOTE: Once the experiment is started, operations are best performed at the computer
keyboard. The TMA is very sensitive to motion and might pick up the vibration caused by
touching a key on the instrument touch screen.
Stopping an Experiment
If for some reason you need to discontinue the experiment, you can stop it at any point by selecting Stop
through the instrument control software or by pressing the STOP key on the touch screen.
Another function that stops the experiment is REJECT. However, the Reject function discards all of the data
from the experiment while the Stop function saves any data collected up to the point at which the experiment
was stopped.