PerkinElmer SPECTRUM TWO N, User Manual

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86 . Spectrum Two N User's Guide
Ready Checks and Instrument Verification
There are three types of Instrument Checks in Spectrum software (Figure 74):
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Component Checks, which check that the components of your instrument are working.
For more information refer to
Component Checks
on page 80.
You are advised to run these each time you start your instrument.
• Ready Checks, which check that your system – that is, instrument and accessory – are
fit-for-purpose.
You are advised to run appropriate Ready Checks before starting your sample analysis.
For the Contamination Check, this would be before preparing each sample.
A Ready Check is specific to the current instrument configuration.
•
Instrument Verification, which provides basic checks to determine that your instrument
is performing within parameters.
These tests should be performed according to the working practices of your laboratory,
but usually weekly, or monthly, would be appropriate.
Figure 76 Instrument Checks sub-menu of the Measurement menu
Ready Checks
A Ready Check demonstrates that an aspect of the performance of your complete system,
including sampling accessory, is fit-for-purpose. When defining tolerances for Ready Checks,
you should consider what the definition of that is for your individual application.