Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4, User Manual

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Table of Contents
Entering and Editing Aperture Tube Information , 3-23
Step 2: Remove the Currently Installed Aperture Tube , 3-26
Step 3: Install the New Aperture Tube , 3-26
Step 4: Place a Beaker of Clean Electrolyte on the Platform , 3-27
Step 5: Close the Door , 3-27
Step 6: Fill the System , 3-28
Step 7: Adjust the Metering Pump , 3-28
Step 8: Set Current and Gain , 3-28
Step 9: Measure Noise Level , 3-30
Step 10: Verify Calibration , 3-31
Step 11: All Done , 3-33
Running a Concentration Control Sample , 3-33
Setting Control Sample Options , 3-33
Running a Concentration Control Sample , 3-34
CHAPTER 4:
Selecting Analysis Settings: SOM and SOP , 4-1
Definitions: SOM, Preferences, and SOP , 4-1
Using a Standard Operating Method (SOM) , 4-2
Using the Create SOM Wizard , 4-2
Standard Operating Method: Description , 4-3
Creating Automatically Generated Analysis File Names , 4-4
Using File Name Template Codes , 4-5
Using Unique Numbers in Analysis Files , 4-6
Write-Protecting Saved Analysis Files , 4-6
Standard Operating Method: Control Mode , 4-6
Standard Operating Method: Run Settings , 4-8
Standard Operating Method: Stirrer Settings , 4-10
Copying Manual Stirrer Settings , 4-11
Standard Operating Method: Threshold, Current and Gain , 4-13
Using the Current & Gain Tab in the Edit the SOM Window , 4-14
Standard Operating Method: Pulse to Size Settings , 4-15
Standard Operating Method: Concentration Information , 4-17
Standard Operating Method: Blockage Detection , 4-18
SOM Wizard: Summary of Settings , 4-21
Saving an SOM to a File , 4-22
Editing SOM Settings , 4-23
The SOM Settings (SOP Loaded) Window , 4-25
Differences between the SOM Wizard and Edit the SOM windows , 4-25
Loading an SOM , 4-25
Using a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) , 4-26
Creating an SOP , 4-26
Loading an SOP , 4-28
CHAPTER 5:
Setting View and Print Preferences , 5-1
Creating a Preferences File , 5-1
Preferences: Printed Report , 5-2
Printing Sample Information , 5-3