Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4, User Manual

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Installing and Calibrating an Aperture Tube
The Change Aperture Tube Wizard
To add a new aperture tube:
1. In the Change Aperture Tube Wizard, click
(
Aperture Tube
)
.
2.
In the Select Aperture Tube window, click
(
Add New Tube
)
. The Add New Aperture Tube
window opens.
3.
In the Add New Aperture Tube window, select the aperture size from the Diameter drop-down
list and enter the Serial Number and mean Kd value.
To enter the tube size and serial number automatically, hold the aperture tube bar code in front
of the Bar Code Reader. The Multisizer 4 software will enter the aperture Diameter, Serial
Number, and estimated Kd value in the appropriate text fields. For information on using the Bar
Code Reader, see page
1-1 .
NOTE
For information on aperture tube calibration, see page 3-10 . For information on obtaining the
mean Kd, see page 3-16 .
4. Click
(
OK
)
to return to the Select Aperture Tube window.
5. In the Select Aperture Tube window:
a. In the Diameter/Serial Number/Kd/Comment box, click to highlight the aperture tube you
will be installing.
b. Click
(
OK
)
to return to the Wizard.
The Wizard automatically highlights the next step, Remove the currently installed aperture tube
(page
3-26 ).