Teledyne ACCQPrep HP125, Installation And Operation Manual

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ACCQPrep HP125
Section 5 PeakTrak
5-2
unless you select F
ILE
> S
AVE
M
ETHOD
> and name the method.
If you don’t save the method, but later want to reuse the method,
simply open the data file that used the method and extract the
method for reuse. The system uses the method file in the tem-
porary area to direct the system operation after you click the
P
LAY
button.
PeakTrak categorizes the method settings as Basic or Advanced.
Basic settings are the frequently used controls accessed through
the M
AIN
window. Use the M
ETHOD
E
DITOR
window to access the
advanced settings.
Method files are stored by the system and can be opened for
review, reuse, or modification. To open a method file, use the F
ILE
> O
PEN
menu command. Method files can be transferred to the
system from an external storage device using the F
ILE
> I
MPORT
M
ETHOD
menu command.
Method files use an *.pmtd filename extension.
Default Methods When PeakTrak is started, the system loads a D
EFAULT
M
ETHOD
.
A D
EFAULT
M
ETHOD
contains Teledyne Isco’s recommended basic
and advanced settings for the use of a default column (as selected
in the config screen). There can be a D
EFAULT
M
ETHOD
for each
size and type of column defined in the config window. D
EFAULT
M
ETHODS
provide a starting point for your separation or purifi-
cation. From these initial settings, you can perform a purification
run, or you can modify the settings for your next run. Subsequent
runs will use the settings in the active (temporary) window. If
you have modified the settings, you can save the M
ETHOD
F
ILE
for future use.
If you find that the D
EFAULT
M
ETHODS
are not a practical
starting point for your applications, the D
EFAULT
M
ETHODS
can
be changed to meet your specific requirements.
5.1.3 Run File When the system has finished a run, it saves the run data in a
R
UN
F
ILE
. This includes the method parameters used during the
separation (but not a reference to the method name as that
method could have subsequently been edited to different param-
eters), rack and tube information, a pressure trace of system
pressure, spectral data, optionally mass spectrometer data and a
chromatogram containing information from each of the detectors.
You can open and review the R
UN
F
ILES
stored by the system. To
open a R
UN
F
ILE
, use the F
ILE
> O
PEN
menu command. Run files
use an *.run filename extension.
5.2 PeakTrak Menu
Options
PeakTrak menu options include:
• File
• Method File
• MS
• Tools
• Help