SMART Spectro 2 Operator’s Manual 04.16
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GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
The operation of the SMART Spectro 2 is controlled by a microprocessor. The
microprocessor is programmed with menu driven software. A menu is a list of choices.
This allows a selection of various tasks for the spectrophotometer to perform, such as,
scan blank, scan sample, and edit test sequences. The keypad is used to make menu
selections which are viewed in the display. There are four selections accessible from the
MAIN MENU - PROGRAMMED TESTS, %T/ABS, PC LINK and SYSTEM SETUP.
THE KEYPAD
The keypad has 6 buttons which are used to perform specifi c tasks.
ON
This button is used to turn the spectrophotometer on and begin
initialization.
This button will cause the display to scroll up in a list of menu choices. It will
move to the beginning of a list viewed in the display. It will auto scroll when
held down.
This button will cause the display to scroll down through a list of menu
choices. It will move to the end of a list viewed in the display. It will auto scroll
when held down.
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ENTER
This button is used to select the menu choice indicated by the white bar on a
menu viewed in the display.
EXIT
This button is an EXIT or ESCAPE button. When pressed, the display will EXIT
from the current menu and go to the previous menu. Pressing EXIT during
the initialization will skip the 15 minute warm up.
OFF
This button turns the spectrophotometer off .
SAMPLE HOLDERS
The SMART Spectro 2 is supplied with two removable sample cell holders. Each holder
is secured in the chamber with a single screw. The square sample holder should be
positioned so the arrow on the top is pointing toward the left. The square sample holder
will hold 10 mm square cuvettes. The universal sample holder should be positioned with
the V-channel toward the right side of the chamber. The universal sample holder will hold
round tubes of varying diameters. When using the universal adapter, the tube should be
placed between the white roller on the spring-loaded arm and the v-channel on the right-
hand side of the adapter. Press the tube down on the white roller to retract the arm.
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