Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4, User Manual

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Setting View and Print Preferences
Creating a Preferences File
Including Size Statistics in Printed Reports
You can select the type of size distribution for printing or on-screen display. In the Size Statistics
pane of the Preferences / Printed Report window (page
5-2 ), select whether you want to include
data on Mass, Number, Volume, and Surface Area by %, and/or mL.
Including Filtration Efficiency in Printed Reports
In order to include filtration efficiency in printed reports, you will need to compare two or more
sample analyses so that the Multisizer 4 software can calculate filtration efficiency.
To include filtration efficiency data:
1. In the upper right of the Preferences / Printed Report window (page 5-2 ), select Filtration
Efficiency.
2. Click
(
Sizes
)
to the right of Filtration Efficiency. The Filtration Efficiency Sizes window opens.
3. In the Filtration Efficiency Sizes window:
a. In the New Size field, enter a particle size for which you want to show filtration efficiency.
b. Click
(
Add
)
.
c. Repeat Step a and Step b for each particle size.
d.
Select Show filtration efficiency at each size to include filtration efficiency data for each
particle size you entered. If this option remains deselected, the printed report will display
overall filtration efficiency.
e. Click
(
OK
)
to save your settings.
Including Pulse Data in Printed Reports
If you selected the option to save pulse data when you created a Standard Operating Method
(page
4-15 ), you can use the Pulse Data pane in the Preferences / Printed Report window (page 5-2 )
to select how pulse data will appear in the printed report. You can display pulse data as a Graph, a
Listing, or both.