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Thermo Scientific TruDefender FT and TruDefender FTi User Guide
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2 Scanning
Scanning a Volatile Liquid
Use the sample crusher to scan a volatile liquid. This
will help prevent the liquid from evaporating before the
scan is complete.
1
Clean the sampling platform with an alcohol wipe,
and place the sample crusher on a flat surface.
2
Perform steps 1 through 4 of the procedure for
performing a scan (see
page 13 ).
3
When the Position Unit screen appears, use a pipette
to place drops of the liquid on the center of the
sample platform. The liquid must completely cover
the crystal tip in the center of the sample platform.
4
Immediately place the instrument into the sample
crusher (see
page 16 ). It is not necessary to latch the
sample crusher into place.
5
Complete the scan (see step 6 on page 14 ).
6
Remove the instrument from the sample crusher.
Using the Keyboard
The instrument displays a keyboard when you need to
enter data into the system, such as a session name.  To enter data into the keyboard
• Enter data one character at a time. When finished,
select Done > press the Enter key.
• To enter a character, use the arrow keys to select
the character > press the Enter key.
• To enter a space, select the space bar > press the
Enter key.
• To backspace delete characters, select Delete >
press the Enter key.
• To enter a capital letter or a symbol, select Caps >
press the Enter key, then select the character >
press the Enter key.