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8. Analytical Quality Assurance (AQA)
A Spectroquant
®
PhotoCheck is required to
perform the photometer monitoring (AQA1). At
least 1 standard must be input. We recom-
mend, however, to input all available standards.
– Press
1
to call up the setup menu
– Call up the meter setup submenu.
– Call up the AQA functions submenu.
– Input the password
– Call up the AQA standards submenu and the
following display appears:
– Call up the PhotoCheck submenu.
Select between
l
input
Input the theoretical value (absorbance) from the lot
certificate of Spectroquant
®
PhotoCheck
l
output
Print/display theoretical values
l
erase
Erase theoretical values.
The erase and output menu items only appear
after at least one standard has been input.
8.2 Photometer monitoring (AQA1)
8.2.1 Entering PhotoCheck standards