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photoLab

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7100 VIS

46

ba77095e03

10/2017

Summary of Contents for photoLab 7100 VIS

Page 1: ...OPERATING MANUAL ba77095e03 10 2017 photoLab 7100 VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETER...

Page 2: ...2 ba77095e03 10 2017 photoLab 7100 VIS Copyright 2017 Xylem Analytics Germany GmbH Printed in Germany...

Page 3: ...notes on handling 12 3 2 Initial commissioning 12 3 2 1 Inserting the buffer batteries 13 3 2 2 Connecting the power supply 13 3 2 3 Switching on the photometer and setting the language 14 3 2 4 Sett...

Page 4: ...Exchanging the buffer battery 34 5 3 Cleaning 34 5 3 1 Cleaning the enclosure 35 5 3 2 Cleaning the cell shaft 35 5 3 3 Cleaning the detector lens 36 6 What to do if 37 6 1 Actions in the case of a b...

Page 5: ...l 1 Display 2 Keypad 3 Shaft for rectangular cells 4 Turn up lid 5 Shaft for round cells 6 Cell shaft cover Fig 1 1 Front of the instrument with operating elements 2 1 3 5 6 4 7 Connection for power p...

Page 6: ...1 2 3 Key Designation Functions ON OFF Switches on and off the photome ter HOME Switches to the main menu from any operating situation Actions that are not completed are can celed PRINT Downloads the...

Page 7: ...TER Starts an action e g measure ment Opens a selected menu Confirms a selection or entry Arrow keys Moves the selection in menus and lists one position up or down Deletes the character left of the cu...

Page 8: ...95e03 10 2017 Symbols in the status line Symbol Designation Function Save The STORE key is active With STORE you can save the displayed data Printer The PRINT key is active You can output to an interf...

Page 9: ...RNING indicates a possibly dangerous situation that can lead to serious irre versible injury or death if the safety instruction is not followed CAUTION indicates a possibly dangerous situation that ca...

Page 10: ...product may only be operated under the environmental conditions mentioned in this operating manual The product may not be opened 2 2 3 Unauthorized use The product must not be put into operation if i...

Page 11: ...y those tests or solutions lies with the user personal respon sibility WARNING Improper handling of certain reagents can cause damage to your health In any case follow the safety labels on the packing...

Page 12: ...e Spilled liquid or other material should be removed immediately see sec tion 5 3 CLEANING If a cell has broken in the cell shaft the cell shaft should be cleaned imme diately see section 6 1 ACTIONS...

Page 13: ...plug in power pack The power pack supplies the photometer with low voltage 12 VDC CAUTION The line voltage of the usage location must fulfill the specifications stat ed on the power pack the specific...

Page 14: ...nguage in the General setup Language menu at any time 1 Connect the miniplug of the power pack to the socket 1 of the pho tometer 2 Connect the power pack to an easily accessible power socket 1 Select...

Page 15: ...elect a menu item and confirm or open it with START ENTER 1 Select and confirm Date The input field for the current date pops up 2 Enter the current date with 0 9 and confirm The input field closes Th...

Page 16: ...user management 2 Login Enter user name and password or log in as a guest Then the Self test dialog is dis played Self test 16 01 15 9 52 Please make sure no cell is inserted and the cover is closed T...

Page 17: ...ressed until the photometer is switched off The self test includes the test of the memory proces sor internal interfaces filter and lamp a calibration for each wave length After the self test is compl...

Page 18: ...enu selec tion moves in the corresponding direction To navigate further use and START ENTER Press the START ENTER key This has confirmed the current selection A new menu pops up Further navigation wit...

Page 19: ...select an item from a menu or list The current selection is displayed in reverse video Pressing of START ENTER confirms the selection Apart from navigation the START ENTER key is also used for other...

Page 20: ...ME General setup Language Bold letters and angle brackets indicate a key on the photometer except function keys Press the Home key The main menu is called up Square brackets in this operating manual i...

Page 21: ...cted character is highlighted A character is taken over in the input field if the character is highlighted for more than one second the character is confirmed with START ENTER another alphanumeric key...

Page 22: ...methods normally do not have an AutoSelector and therefore no automatic method recognition In this case select the method manually and then insert the cell 1 Open the cell shaft cover 2 Close the inne...

Page 23: ...herefore use quartz cells or tested single use cells plastic for applications in the UV range 1 Open the cell shaft cover 2 Insert the AutoSelector in the round cell shaft so it touches the bottom Whe...

Page 24: ...f the last zero adjustment are displayed in the top right area of the display Zero adjustment for absorbance mea surements In the Absorbance mode the zero adjustment has to be carried out sepa rately...

Page 25: ...ortant because cells of different manufacturers have different absorption behavior When chang ing the cell type repeat the zero adjustment with the new type Prior to zero adjustment clean the rectangu...

Page 26: ...CELL The photometer automatically starts the zero adjustment and subsequently stores the value 4 After a successful zero adjustment switch to measurement with OK Concentration 16 01 15 9 52 3 A6 25 N...

Page 27: ...r was subject to mechanical stress such as strong shock or transport If the ambient temperature changed by more than 5 C since the last zero adjustment After the lamp was replaced At least once per we...

Page 28: ...RTING A CELL The photometer selects the method based on the bar code and automatically starts measure ment 6 Further options Select a different citation form with Citation form e g NH4 NH4 N Select a...

Page 29: ...TING A CELL The photometer selects the cor rect method with the aid of the bar code 3 Insert the rectangular cell The correct measuring range is auto matically selected when the rect angular cell 1 2...

Page 30: ...suring the absorbance or transmission The settings of the last measure ment are active 1 Using Wavelength change the wavelength as necessary 2 Using Absorbance Trans mission you can switch over betwee...

Page 31: ...Operation 31 ba77095e03 10 2017 5 Using Absorbance Trans mission switch over the display from Absorbance to Transmission or vice versa Transmission 16 01 15 9 52 13 8 489 nm 10 mm Setup Wavelength Abs...

Page 32: ...th utmost care Fingerprints on the glass will shorten the service life of the lamp Do not touch the bulb of the new lamp module with your bare fingers If you have touched the bulb inad vertently caref...

Page 33: ...onnecting it may take a lot of effort 4 Unscrew the two knurled head screws 4 and remove the defec tive lamp module 5 5 Fix the new lamp module with the knurled head screws When doing so the metal pla...

Page 34: ...those specialized treatment centers via the recycling system set up for this purpose 5 3 Cleaning Especially after a cell has broken or after a reagent accident the photometer should immediately be c...

Page 35: ...a short time 5 3 2 Cleaning the cell shaft NOTE The surface areas of the cell shaft are made of synthetic material PPO PS PMMA Thus avoid contact with acetone ethyl alcohol and similar deter gents th...

Page 36: ...ws to clean the detector lens If the lens is often smudged error Wavelength calibration during the self test check whether the correct operating conditions are observed Follow the details in section 3...

Page 37: ...eeding after a cell has broken If after recommissioning an error occurs during the wavelength calibration the detector lens is probably smudged In this case clean the lens as 1 Switch off the photomet...

Page 38: ...rent operating state Press a different key Cause Remedy Method not suitable Select method with suitable mea suring range Dilute the sample In Concentration mode you can display the current absorbance...

Page 39: ...emedy Cell contaminated Clean the cell Dilution set incorrectly Set the dilution Selected method not suitable Select different method Zero measurement incorrect Perform zero measurement Blank value in...

Page 40: ...ve Remove foreign object Replace the lamp see section 5 1 Clean the lens see section 5 3 3 or section 6 1 If this happens repeatedly check the operating conditions see section 3 1 Please contact the s...

Page 41: ...320 1100 nm Max scan speed approx 800 nm min Wavelengths calibration Automatic Accuracy 1 nm Reproducibility 0 5 nm checkable e g with holmium oxide filter Resolution 1 nm Spectral band width 4 nm Pho...

Page 42: ...m for suitability prior to carrying out large scale series of measurements For measurements in the UV range below 320 nm glass cells and commercial PS plastic cells are not suitable below 280 nm comme...

Page 43: ...orbance of the test sam ple is high the scan interval is extended due to the longer duration of the individual measurements Settings can be stored as profiles max 20 Evaluation functions Cursor scanni...

Page 44: ...ectrical protec tive class III Test certificates CE Allowed environmental conditions Temperature Operation 10 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Storage 25 C to 65 C 13 F to 268 F Humidity Yearly mean 75 30 days...

Page 45: ...tic class VDI VDE 3540 IP protection class EN 60529 Communication interfaces Ethernet RJ45 socket USB 1 x USB A for printer USB memory devices keyboard or bar code reader 1 x USB B for PC Other featur...

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