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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ..............................................................................4
2. INSTRUMENT OVERVIEW .....................................................................................5
3. SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................6
4. FUNCTIONAL & DISPLAY DESCRIPTION .......................................................8
5. MA860 PROBE DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................10
6. GENERAL OPERATIONS ..........................................................................................11
6.1. BATTERY MANAGEMENT .............................................................................11
6.2. PROBE PREPARATION ................................................................................12
6.3. PROBE MAINTENANCE ..............................................................................13
7. SETUP ............................................................................................................................. 14
7.1. SETUP OPTIONS .............................................................................................. 14
8. ALTITUDE & SALINITY COMPENSATION ....................................................20
9. CALIBRATION ..............................................................................................................21
10. MEASUREMENT ......................................................................................................24
11. LOGGING ..................................................................................................................... 26
11.1. TYPES OF LOGGING .................................................................................... 26
11.2. DATA MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 28
12. GLP ...............................................................................................................................36
12.1. DO INFORMATION ......................................................................................36
13. TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................37
14. ACCESSORIES..........................................................................................................37
CERTIFICATION .............................................................................................................38
RECOMMENDATION ...................................................................................................38
WARRANTY .....................................................................................................................38