Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4, User Manual

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Selecting Analysis Settings: SOM and SOP
Using a Standard Operating Method (SOM)
Click
(
Waste Tank
)
to specify how often the Waste Tank will empty. In the Waste Tank window,
select the intervals by run or time. If you do not select an option to automatically empty the Waste
Tank, you can do so manually whenever a run is not in progress by clicking
(
Empty
)
on the
Instrument Toolbar (page 2-5 ).
NOTE
For particle concentration analyses, use volumetric mode. For size distribution analyses, use any
available control mode.
In the SOM Wizard, click
(
Next
)
to proceed to the next step.
Standard Operating Method: Run Settings
Use Step 3 of the SOM Wizard (page 4-2 ) or the Run Settings tab of the Edit the SOM window
(page 4-23 ) to specify pre-run prompts; determine the number of runs; and enter post-run settings
(including automatic file save, export, and print settings).
NOTE
While Preferences allows you to specify how you will view and print analysis results, Step 3 in the
SOM Wizard allows you to specify whether files will automatically print or export to another file
type after a run. Print and export settings will be based on your selections in Preferences (page
5-1 ).
Table 4.4 Run Settings (Step 3): Entries and Selections
Enter or select... To...
Enter Sample Info before
first run Display the Enter Sample Info window before the first run.
Flush Aperture Tube before
first run Automatically flush the aperture tube before the first run. Flushing the
aperture tube removes heavy particles that remain trapped in the aperture
tube.