3 calibration – Metrohm 761 Compact IC User Manual

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3.3 Calibration

761 Compact IC

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3.3 Calibration

After the complete IC system has been installed as described in sec-

tion 3.2, the first calibration can be started. A standard solution is re-

quired for this; it should contain the substances to be determined in

approximately the same concentrations in which they can be expected

in the sample.
In our example of drinking water determination using the METROSEP

Anion Dual 2 IC-anion column a 20

µ

L sample loop is used; this is filled

with the following standard solution:
0.5

mg/L

F

5

mg/L

Cl

10

mg/L

NO

3

10

mg/L

SO

4

2–

(as Na

+

- or K

+

salts in dist. water)

Please note that all program displays refer to the condition in which the

system

s-03.smt

is loaded for the first time. If you want to work through

this tutorial at a later date and the system

s-03.smt

has been altered in

the meantime then differences with respect to the program display and

the parameter values may occur.
In the description of the calibration procedure it is assumed that the PC

and 761 Compact IC are not in operation and that the system must first

be conditioned again. If this is not the case (e.g. if you start the tutorial

immediately after conditioning) then you can skip steps 1 to 6.

1 Switch on 761 Compact IC

Switch on 761 Compact IC with mains switch 19 on the rear

of the instrument. After the instrument has been switched on

the mains pilot lamp 9 lights up.

2 Switch on PC

Switch on PC and start «761 Compact IC» program.

3 Open and connect system "

PrepMSM2.smt

"

Start PC program «761 Compact IC», if it is not already

running (see section 2.5.3).

Select

File / Open / System

in the main window. Select the

system file

PrepMSM2.smt

in the folder

Suppressed

and click on

<Open>

.

Select

Connect to workplace

of the

Control

menu in the system

window.

4 Start system "

PrepMSM2.smt

"

Select

Start determination

of the

Control

menu in the system

window. High-pressure pump and peristaltic pump are

started, at the same time, a chromatogram window opens

where the baseline is recorded continuously. The suppressor

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