Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4, Руководство пользователя

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Selecting Analysis Settings: SOM and SOP
Using a Standard Operating Method (SOM)
4
The SOM Settings (SOP Loaded) Window
If you select
SOP > Edit the SOM
on the Main Menu bar and the SOM Settings (SOP Loaded, no
changes allowed) window opens, remove the SOP before editing current SOM settings.
To remove an SOP, click
(
Remove SOP
)
in the Status Panel, or select
SOP > Remove the SOP
on the
Main Menu bar.
Differences between the SOM Wizard and Edit the SOM windows
The seven tabs of the Edit the SOM window duplicate Step 2 through Step 8 of the SOM Wizard.
The first and last steps of the SOM Wizard (Step 1 - Description and Step 9 - Summary of Settings)
do not appear on the Edit the SOM tabs.
If you are not using the SOM Wizard:
• To enter electrolyte and dispersant information, use the Edit the SOM / Control Mode tab.
•
To set automatic file name generation settings (page 4-4 ), use the Run Settings tab.
• To view current SOM settings, select
SOP > SOM Info
on the Main Menu bar.
•
To manually set the stirrer position and copy the angle into the SOM, use the Edit the SOM /
Stirrer tab.
Click
(
Save SOM
)
, available on every tab, to save the current SOM settings.
Loading an SOM
If you saved different Standard Operating Methods to one or more file(s), you can load a different
SOM depending on the type of analysis you will be running.
NOTE
If a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is loaded, the Multisizer 4 software will not allow you to
edit, save, or load an SOM. To remove an SOP, click
(
Remove SOP
)
in the Status Panel, or select
SOP >
Remove the Sop
on the Main Menu bar.
To load a saved SOM file:
1. Select
SOP > Load SOM
on the Main Menu bar.
2. In the Load Standard Operating Method (SOM) window, navigate to the appropriate folder.
3. Select the desired SOM, and click
(
Open
)
.
NOTE
SOM files are identified by the extension .som.