15
Evaporate
Note:
Changes made to methods cannot be undone. Overwritten
data will be lost.
Set Up a Method
Before setting up a method, read "Determine Optimal
Evaporation Conditions" on page 6. Also make sure that
desired evaporation settings are defined, see "Evaporation
Settings" on page 9.
To set up a method, proceed as follows:
1. Select
Method mode
from the Evaporation Modes view, see
2. Press the
Method
button in the appearing Evaporate view,
see Figure 26, to access the methods.
3. The Methods view dialog opens, see Figure 27.
Note:
There are 10 default methods per manifold
configuration. To access them, make sure to configure the
correct manifold settings for the method, see "Common
Settings" on page 8.
4. Select the method of choice and press the
Edit
method
button, see Figure 27.
Note:
All methods can be reset to their default values, see
"System Information" on page 10.
5. In the Evaporation Parameters view (see Figure 28), enter
the desired evaporation parameters and press the
Edit
name
button to enter the desired name, see "Evaporation
6. When done, press
Save
.
Note:
Once a method has been saved, its previous settings
cannot be recovered.
7. In the Methods view, press
OK
to return to the Evaporate
view, see Figure 27.
Figure 25.
The Evaporation Modes view.
Figure 26.
The Evaporate view where methods can be accessed. In
this view, the Flow Step Method is selected, as displayed on the Method
button.
Figure 27.
The Methods view where the method to be run or modified
can be accessed.
Evaporation Parameters
The evaporation parameters are displayed in the Evaporation
Parameters view, see Figure 28. Four time segments can be
configured:
Step 1 – Step 4
.
To change a setting, proceed as follows:
1. Press the button for the setting to be configured;
Time
,
Gas flow
,
Gas temperature
,
Plate temperature
and
Plate
height
, see Figure 28.
Note:
If the plate height button is continuously pressed
down, it will change color to red. In this mode, pressing
the
Up and Down
arrows will elevate and lower the lift, see
2. Press the
Up and Down
arrows to change the setting step
by step. Alternatively, press the
Open numpad
button to
open the numeric keypad and enter numbers, see Figure
28.
