Loading an assay into explorer, Switching assays – INFICON Explorer Portable Gas Chromatograph User Manual

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SiteChart Software

Loading an Assay into Explorer

Now you can download the assay supplied with your

Explorer into the instrument.

1. Start the SiteChart software.

2. On the Assay tab, select

Open

from the File menu and open the assay method

file (.app), from the c:\Program Files\SiteChart\Data\assayX

directory set up

previously (see Installing your Assay Disk on page

95).

3. Make sure

Explorer is connected to the PC as described in Connecting the PC

to

Explorer on page 96.

4. Click

Send to

Explorer

.

5. Once the file has been downloaded, allow at least 20 minutes for

Explorer to

reach the new assay set points.

6. Calibrate

Explorer as described in Calibration starting on page 210.

You must calibrate

Explorer so that compound concentrations will be

accurately reported.

Switching Assays

If you have ordered more than one assay for your instrument, you should copy all of
the assay information from the disks to your PC, creating a separate directory for
each assay.

To switch between assays:

1. From the Assay tab of the SiteChart software, select

Open

from the File menu

and open the required assay.

2. Click

Send to

Explorer

.

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