Page 4 Thermo Scientific APEX User’s Guide
Set-Up Check List for Gravity-Feed Applications ................................. 76
Parameters You Have Already Set Up .............................................................. 76
Additional Parameters You May Want to Set Up ................................................ 77
Setting Up Pipeline Applications ................................................. 79
Setting Reject Parameters ............................................................... 81
Understanding Reject-Delay and Reject-Duration Timing ................................... 81
Setting the Reject-Delay Time ........................................................................ 82
Setting the Reject-Duration Time .................................................................... 83
Setting Contaminant-Detection Parameters........................................ 85
Establishing a Baseline with No Product Present ............................................... 85
Choosing the Appropriate Wide-Band Speed Filter ............................................ 88
Establishing Basic Product Parameters ............................................................ 90
Set-Up Check List for Pipeline Applications ......................................... 93
Parameters You Have Already Set Up .............................................................. 93
Additional Parameters You May Want to Set Up ................................................ 94
Setting Up Pharmaceutical (Rx) Applications ............................. 95
Setting Reject Parameters ............................................................... 97
Understanding Reject-Delay and Reject-Duration Timing ................................... 97
Setting the Reject-Delay Time ........................................................................ 98
Setting the Reject-Duration Time .................................................................... 99
Setting Contaminant-Detection Parameters...................................... 101
Establishing a Baseline with No Product Present ............................................. 101
Choosing the Correct Speed-Filter Settings for the Rx ..................................... 104
Establishing Basic Product Parameters .......................................................... 105
Set-Up Check List for Pharmaceutical Applications ............................ 108
Parameters You Have Already Set Up ............................................................ 108
Additional Parameters You May Want to Set Up .............................................. 109
APEX Menu Structure ................................................................ 111
Main Menu—Page 1 ....................................................................... 111
Product Name ............................................................................................ 111
Product Speed ............................................................................................ 111
Reject-Totals Menu ..................................................................................... 112
Detect Level............................................................................................... 113
Phase-Angle Menu ...................................................................................... 113
Peak Signal ................................................................................................ 114
Frequency and Gain Menu ........................................................................... 114
System and Tools Menu............................................................................... 115
Security Menu ............................................................................................ 115
Main Sub-Menu—Page 1 ................................................................ 115
Starting a Complete Product Calibration ........................................................ 116
Editing the Product Name ............................................................................ 116
Main Sub-Menu—Page 2 ................................................................ 116
Setting the Pack Length .............................................................................. 117
Setting the Pack Gap .................................................................................. 117
Setting the No-Pack Distance ....................................................................... 117
Rejects Menu—Page 1 ................................................................... 118
Resetting the Counts for Reject 1 ................................................................. 118
Setting the Distance to the Reject-1 Device ................................................... 119
Changing the Units of Measure ..................................................................... 119