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Operation
Introduction
Your spectrophotometer is a simple-to-use visible instrument. It has no moving parts, which is the basis of the rapid
scanning operating system. It has been designed to meet the routine spectroscopy needs of customers requiring a
compact instrument that is easy to use. The product is reliable and requires low maintenance.
The user interface is built around folders which are displayed on the home page when the instrument is turned on. After it
is turned on and calibrated, the default home page offers the following choices:
Applications
General spectroscopic methods
Favourites
A folder to store your more frequently used configured methods
Methods
Contains nine folders that can store less frequently used configured methods (nine
methods per folder)
Utilities
Instrument set up (date, time, language, printer options, preferences and display settings)
Life Science
Standard Life Science methods such as nucleic acid assays, protein assays and cell
counting
The instrument is supplied with a program, PVC (Print via Computer) on the accompanying CD. When used with a USB
cable to connect to a PC onto which the software has been installed, it enables the user to “print through” the PC directly
to the printer that is connected to it. The data may also be stored as an Excel spreadsheet, as an EMF graphics file, a
comma delimited (csv) data file, a tab delimited (txt) data file or in native PVC format for later access.
The instrument has a USB connector located in the front of the unit which allows data to be stored on a USB memory
stick. This data can be stored in a PVC format which can be opened using PVC software or csv data file that can be
imported into Excel.
Sample Handling Tips
The light beam is directed from RIGHT to LEFT through the cell chamber; therefore please ensure the cell is inserted
with the correct alignment.
The cell holder supplied with the instrument accepts standard 10 mm path length quartz, glass or plastic cells.
The optical height is 15 mm