Document Outline

• Table of contents
• Table of figures
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Instrument description
    • 1.1.1 Connectors
    • 1.1.2 Intended use
  • 1.2 About the documentation
    • 1.2.1 Symbols and conventions
  • 1.3 Safety instructions
    • 1.3.1 General notes on safety
    • 1.3.2 Electrical safety
    • 1.3.3 Tubing and capillary connections
    • 1.3.4 Flammable solvents and chemicals
    • 1.3.5 Recycling and disposal
• 2 Overview of the instrument
  • 2.1 Front
  • 2.2 Rear
• 3 Installation
  • 3.1 Setting up the instrument
    • 3.1.1 Packaging
    • 3.1.2 Checks
    • 3.1.3 Location
  • 3.2 Setting up the coulometer cell
    • 3.2.1 Inserting the coulometer cell
    • 3.2.2 Preparing the coulometer cell
    • 3.2.3 Mounting the addition and aspiration tube (utilization with Ti Stand)
    • 3.2.4 Using the coulometer cell with a Karl Fischer oven
    • 3.2.5 Using the coulometer cell with a sample changer
  • 3.3 Connecting the coulometer to the power supply
    • 3.3.1 Connecting the power supply unit
    • 3.3.2 Connecting the Power Box
  • 3.4 Connecting sensors
    • 3.4.1 Connecting a generator electrode
    • 3.4.2 Connecting an indicator electrode
    • 3.4.3 Connecting a temperature sensor
  • 3.5 Connecting an additional stirrer
  • 3.6 Connecting a balance
  • 3.7 Connecting a keyboard, printer and other USB devices
  • 3.8 Connecting a sample changer to the remote connector
• 4 Coulometric titration
  • 4.1 Principle of coulometry according to Karl Fischer
  • 4.2 Working with water standards
    • 4.2.1 Certified water standards
    • 4.2.2 Practical recommendations
  • 4.3 Sample addition
    • 4.3.1 Size of the sample size
    • 4.3.2 Working with liquid samples
    • 4.3.3 Working with solid samples
  • 4.4 Optimum working conditions
    • 4.4.1 General
    • 4.4.2 Drift
    • 4.4.3 Reagent replacement
    • 4.4.4 Indicator electrode
• 5 Operation
  • 5.1 Switching the instrument on and off
  • 5.2 Fundamentals of operation
    • 5.2.1 The keypad
    • 5.2.2 Structure of the dialog windows
    • 5.2.3 Navigating in the dialog
    • 5.2.4 Entering text and numbers
    • 5.2.5 Selecting from a selection list
  • 5.3 Formula editor
  • 5.4 Methods
    • 5.4.1 Method templates
    • 5.4.2 Loading a method template
    • 5.4.3 Saving a method
    • 5.4.4 Exporting a method
  • 5.5 Control
  • 5.6 Sample data
    • 5.6.1 Entering sample data in the main dialog
    • 5.6.2 Requesting sample data at the start of the determination
  • 5.7 Sample table
    • 5.7.1 General
    • 5.7.2 Editing the sample data
    • 5.7.3 Sending the sample size from a balance
  • 5.8 Carrying out a determination
  • 5.9 Live modifications
    • 5.9.1 Editing the sample data of the running determination
    • 5.9.2 Editing the sample table while a determination is running
    • 5.9.3 Editing the live parameters
  • 5.10 Results
  • 5.11 Statistics
  • 5.12 Printing a report manually
  • 5.13 Manual control
    • 5.13.1 Stirring
• 6 System settings
  • 6.1 Basic settings
  • 6.2 Managing common variables
    • 6.2.1 General
    • 6.2.2 Editing common variables
  • 6.3 File management
  • 6.4 Configuring external devices
  • 6.5 Instrument diagnosis
    • 6.5.1 Loading program versions and language files
    • 6.5.2 Diagnosis functions
• 7 Parameters
  • 7.1 Coulometric Karl Fischer titrations (KFC)
    • 7.1.1 Conditioning
    • 7.1.2 Start conditions
    • 7.1.3 Control parameters
    • 7.1.4 Titration parameters
    • 7.1.5 Stop conditions
    • 7.1.6 Calculation
      • 7.1.6.1 General
      • 7.1.6.2 Editing calculations
    • 7.1.7 Statistics
    • 7.1.8 Reports
• 8 Operation and maintenance
  • 8.1 Quality Management and validation with Metrohm
• 9 Troubleshooting
  • 9.1 Karl Fischer titration
  • 9.2 Miscellaneous
• 10 Appendix
  • 10.1 Stirring rate
  • 10.2 Balance
  • 10.3 USB devices
    • 10.3.1 6.2147.000 numerical USB keypad
    • 10.3.2 Key assignment of a USB keyboard
    • 10.3.3 PC mouse
    • 10.3.4 Printer
  • 10.4 Control parameters and polarization current
  • 10.5 Method examples for working with the Karl Fischer oven
  • 10.6 System initialization
  • 10.7 Remote interface
    • 10.7.1 Pin assignment of the remote interface
    • 10.7.2 Status diagram of the remote interface
  • 10.8 Remote control via an RS-232 connection
    • 10.8.1 Commands and variables
  • 10.9 Arithmetic algorithms in the  899 Coulometer
• 11 Technical specifications
  • 11.1 Measuring inputs
    • 11.1.1 Indicator electrode
    • 11.1.2 Temperature
  • 11.2 Generator connector
    • 11.2.1 Generator electrode
  • 11.3 Internal stirrer
  • 11.4 Interfaces and connectors
  • 11.5 Power supply
  • 11.6 Safety specifications
  • 11.7 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
  • 11.8 Ambient temperature
  • 11.9 Reference conditions
  • 11.10 Dimensions
• 12 Warranty (Guarantee)
• 13 Accessories
  • 13.1 Scope of delivery
    • 13.1.1 2.899.0010
    • 13.1.2 2.899.0110
    • 13.1.3 2.899.1010
    • 13.1.4 2.899.1110
    • 13.1.5 2.899.2110
    • 13.1.6 2.899.3110
  • 13.2 Optional accessories
• Index