PDA Calibration
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You can run all user-initiated diagnostics from QuickSet in the Millennium
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software. For
more information on QuickSet and PDA diagnostics, refer to the “PDA Diagnostics
Window” topic in the
Millennium
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Online Help
Find tab.
If you encounter a problem that you cannot troubleshoot (see
), contact Waters Technical Service at (800) 252-4752,
U.S. and Canadian
customers only
. Other customers, call your local Waters subsidiary or your local Waters
Technical Service Representative, or call Waters corporate headquarters for assistance at
1-508-478-2000 (U.S.).
2.3 PDA Calibration
You can adjust, or calibrate, the 996 detector to ensure that wavelength readings are
accurate. Recalibrate the 996 detector
only
if the Wavelength Accuracy diagnostic (in the
Internal Diagnostics tests) fails.
You calibrate the 996 detector using the PDA Calibration window, which you access from
QuickSet and which allows you to:
• View the effects of exposure time on photodiode saturation for a given wavelength
range.
• Verify the wavelength location of the deuterium spectrum Balmer lines (486.0 nm
and
656.1 nm).
• Recalibrate to set the 486-nm peak at the proper wavelength.
• Ensure precise data for library matching.
Note:
The system administrator can restrict access to the PDA Calibration window.
Recalibrating the wavelength requires that spectral libraries be reentered.
Required Materials
• HPLC-grade methanol
• HPLC-grade water
Preparing for Calibration
Note:
Ensure that the flow cell is clean before you check calibration. (See
.)