Thermo Scientific AFC-3000, Operating Instructions Manual

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UltiMate 3000 Series:
AFC-3000 Automated Fraction Collector
Operating Instructions Page 39
3.5 Setting Up the Fraction Collector in Chromeleon
This section provides brief instructions for installing and configuring the fraction collector
in Chromeleon.
Tip: The minimum requirement for control of the AFC-3000 is Chromeleon 6.80
SR7e (Driver Update).
3.5.1 Installing the Fraction Collector
1. Start the Chromeleon
Server Monitor
program by double-clicking the Chromeleon
Server Monitor icon on the Windows taskbar.
If the Server Monitor icon is not on the taskbar, click Start on the taskbar, point to
Programs
(or
All Programs
, depending on the operating system), point to
Chromeleon,
and then click Server Monitor .
2. Click Start to start the server.
3. Click Close to close the Chromeleon Server Monitor window. The Server Monitor
icon appears on the taskbar.
Tip:
Clicking the
Quit Monitor
button in the Chromeleon Server Monitor
window quits (exits) the Server Monitor program, but does not stop the
server. To stop the server, click Stop .
4. Start the Chromeleon Server Configuration program by clicking Start on the taskbar.
Point to
Programs
(or
All Programs
, depending on the operating system), point to
Chromeleon , and then click Server Configuration .
5. If necessary, click the plus sign beside the server icon to display the items
underneath.
6. Select the timebase to which the fraction collector will be assigned, or create a new
timebase (on the Edit menu, click Add Timebase ).
7. Open the Add device to timebase dialog box. To do so, click Add Device on the Edit
menu or right-click the timebase and click Add Device on the menu.
8. On the Manufacturers list, click Dionex and on the Devices list, click AFC-3000
Fraction Collector
.
9. There are three configuration tab pages. Make the required settings on the first two tab
pages. For more details, see section 3.5.2.
10. Click
OK
to complete the installation of the fraction collector.