Waters 2690 - Editing a Separation Method; Importing and Exporting Methods; Importing Methods; To Perform a Stat Run While a Sample Set Is Running

42 Making Automatic Runs
To perform a stat run while a sample set is running:
1. Load the sample(s) into the carousel, then place the carousel in the sample
compartment.
2. Press the
Run Samples
screen key in the Main screen. The Run Samples
screen appears (Figure 4-2
).
3. Select the separation method or sample set you want to use for the stat run, then
press the
Run
screen key.
4. Enter the carousel position of the vial(s) and other parameters in the appropriate
fields in the screen.
5. Press the
Start
screen key. A screen appears with a list of the solvents required
for the run, as shown in Figure 4-4
. Check that you have prepared the
Separations Module with the indicated solvent(s).
6. Press the
Stat
screen key. The stat run starts immediately after the current
injection is complete. The original sample set resumes after the stat run is
complete.
Editing a Separation Method
You can modify a separation method while a sample set is running. If the separation
method is being used for the current injection, the current injection is not affected by the
changes. You must save the changes to the modified separation method before you can
apply the method to all subsequent injections that use that separation method. Use the
procedures in the
Waters 2690 Separations Module Operator’s Guide , Section 6.1,
Creating and Editing Separation Methods, to modify and save the separation method.
Importing and Exporting Methods
You can use the floppy disk drive in the Separations Module to import and export
separation methods, sample sets, and sample templates to 1.44-MB, standard
PC-formatted floppy disks. Also, by saving reports and tables to a floppy disk, you can use
the disk drive as an alternative to a hard-copy printer.
Importing Methods
To import one or more methods from a floppy disk:
1. Insert the disk that contains the method(s) into the floppy disk drive.
2. Press the
Methods
screen key in the Main screen, then press the
More
screen
key twice to access the Methods screen (Figure 4-7
).
3. Press the
Import Methods
screen key. The Import Methods screen appears,
displaying a list of methods stored on the disk (Figure 4-6
). To update the list,
press the
Refresh
screen key.