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11.4 Viewing a measurement in progress
Once the command to run has been sent, the run screen will show the camera display and status of
the measurement in progress.
Run screen status ‘Heating’
1. File name of the measurement.
The back arrow returns to the previous screen.
2. Camera display screen.
Shows a live display of the capillary tubes inside the heating chamber.
3. Current temperature of the heating block.
4. Heating status of the program.
This will progress through three stages:
1.
Heating:
the heating block is heating rapidly to the start temperature.
2.
Stabilising:
the heating block is stabilising at the start temperature.
This continues for two minutes.
3.
Ramping:
the heating block is heating at the programmed ramp rate.
5. Measurement profile
including start temperature, end temperature (or auto) and ramp rate.
6. Sample status for each tube
e.g. solid, melting, liquid or finished. (For information only).
The instrument will first heat up to the start temperature programmed in the measurement. The
current status will indicate ‘Heating’.
Once the start temperature has been reached, the heating block will stabilise at this temperature for
two minutes. The current status will indicate ‘Stabilising’.
