Turner Designs AquaFluor, Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Description 4
1.2 Quick View Diagram 4
1.3 Inspection and Setup 4
1.3.1 Inspection 4
1.3.2 Setup 5
1.4 General Information, Precautions & Cleaning 5
2 Instrument Operation and Calibration
2.1 Instrument Power Up 6
2.2 Detection Channel Configuration 6
2.3 Calibration Overview 6
2.4 Calibration Procedure 7
2.4.1 Assign a Calibration Standard Value 7
2.4.2 Perform a Calibration 7
2.4.3 Calibration Check 8
2.5 Instructions for using the Adjustable Secondary Standard 8
2.6 Sample Analysis 10
2.7 Diagnostic Information 10
3 Data Transfer and Internal Data Logging (IDL)
3.1 Shipping Checklist 11
3.2 Hardware Requirements 11
3.3 Installation 11
3.4 Connecting 11
3.5 Real Time Data Transfer 11
3.6 Data Transfer Troubleshooting 12
3.7 Internal Data Logging (IDL) 12
4 Sample Analysis Guidelines
4.1 Handling Samples 13
4.2 Positioning Samples 13
4.3 Data Quality 13
5 Applications
5.1 In Vivo Chlorophyll 14
5.2 Extracted Chlorophyll a 15
5.3 Ammonium Detection 15
5.4 Turbidity 16
5.5 Fluorescent Tracer Dyes 16
5.6 Cyanobacteria Monitoring 16
5.7 CDOM/FDOM 17
5.8 Optical Brighteners 17
6 Warranty
6.1 Terms 18
6.2 Warranty Service 18
6.3 Out of Warranty Service 19
Appendixes
A Specifications 21
B Linear Range, Quenching and Temperature Considerations 23