Waters 996, Operator'S Manual

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Purpose of This Guide
The Waters 996 PDA Detector Operator’s Guide describes the procedures for installing,
maintaining, and troubleshooting the Waters ® 996 PDA Detector. It also describes detector
optics and the principles of Spectral Contrast used in the Millennium
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software for
analyzing the data from the PDA detector. Also included is information on vector analysis,
mobile phase absorbance, specifications, and the warranty.
Audience
This guide is intended for individuals who need to install, operate, maintain, and
troubleshoot the Waters 996 PDA Detector. It is also intended for users who need to
understand the Spectral Contrast principles underlying the processing of PDA detector
data by Millennium
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software.
Structure of This Guide
The
Waters 996 PDA Detector Operator’s Guide
is divided into chapters and appendixes.
Each chapter and appendix page is marked with a tab and a footer to help you quickly
access information.
The following table describes the material covered in each chapter and appendix of this
guide.
Chapter/Appendix Description
Chapter 1, Installation Describes how to install and set up the 996 detector.
Chapter 2, Diagnostics
and Calibration Describes how to troubleshoot the 996 detector.
Chapter 3,
Maintenance Describes how to replace the flow cell, the lamp, and the fuse.
Chapter 4, Principles of
the 996 PDA Detector
Optics Explains the principles involved in resolving spectral data,
measuring light at the photodiode, verifying wavelengths, and
computing absorbance data.
Chapter 5, Spectral
Contrast Theory Describes the calculations used for Spectral Contrast.