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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ............................................................................................... 5
2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................... 6
2.1. BENTOCHECK ......................................................................................................... 6
2.2. TAG IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM .................................................................................. 7
2.3. ABBREVIATIONS..................................................................................................... 8
3. SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 9
4. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 10
4.1. INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................. 10
4.2. KEYPAD DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 10
4.3. CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION .................................................................................. 11
4.4. DISPLAY DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 12
4.5. BEEPER ............................................................................................................... 12
5. GENERAL TIPS FOR AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT............................................................... 13
5.1. CUVETTE .............................................................................................................. 13
5.2. CUVETTE HANDLING ............................................................................................. 13
5.3. CUVETTE OILING................................................................................................... 13
5.4. SAMPLING TECHNIQUE ......................................................................................... 13
5.5. REMOVING AIR BUBBLES ...................................................................................... 14
5.6. MEASUREMENT TIPS ............................................................................................ 14
6. CALIBRATION PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 15
6.1. CALIBRATION ....................................................................................................... 15
6.2. OUT OF CALIBRATION RANGE FUNCTION ................................................................ 17
6.3. CALIBRATION ERRORS .......................................................................................... 18
6.4. DELETE CALIBRATION............................................................................................ 18
7. TURBIDITY MEASUREMENT ............................................................................................... 19
7.1. AVG (SIGNAL AVERAGE MODE) .............................................................................. 20
7.2. CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT ............................................................................... 20
8. BENTOCHECK (PROTEIN STABILITY TEST) ............................................................................ 21
9. DETERMINATION OF BENTONITE REQUIREMENT ................................................................. 24
9.1. SAMPLE PREPARATION ......................................................................................... 24
9.2. READING PROCEDURE .......................................................................................... 26
9.3. COMPARATIVE MODE ............................................................................................ 28
10. LOGGING ........................................................................................................................ 29
10.1. VIEW LOGGED DATA ............................................................................................ 30
11. GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE (GLP) ................................................................................. 33
