Document Outline

• Table of contents
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Instrument description
  • 1.2 About the documentation
    • 1.2.1 Symbols and conventions
• 2 Installation
  • 2.1 Setting up the Touch Control
    • 2.1.1 Packaging
    • 2.1.2 Checks
    • 2.1.3 Location
  • 2.2 Touch Control parts and controls
• 3 Operation
  • 3.1 Operating principles: Touch Control
    • 3.1.1 Switching Touch Control on and off
    • 3.1.2 Setting the display contrast of the Touch Control
    • 3.1.3 Operating the Touch Screen
    • 3.1.4 Entering text and numbers using Touch Control
  • 3.2 Operating principles: PC Control
    • 3.2.1 Starting and stopping the PC Control software
    • 3.2.2 Operating the PC Control software
  • 3.3 User interface and controls
    • 3.3.1 User interface of the Touch Control and PC Control
    • 3.3.2 Controls of the Touch Control and PC Control
    • 3.3.3 Online help
  • 3.4 Program structure
  • 3.5 Login
  • 3.6 Main dialog and structure of the dialog windows
  • 3.7 System settings
    • 3.7.1 Selecting the dialog language
    • 3.7.2 Setting the date, time and time zone
    • 3.7.3 System-specific dialog options
    • 3.7.4 Routine dialog: disabling functions
    • 3.7.5 User administration
    • 3.7.6 Creating an identification card
      • Touch Control
      • PC Control
    • 3.7.7 Editing login options
      • PC Control:
      • Touch Control:
    • 3.7.8 Audit trail
    • 3.7.9 Measured value display
    • 3.7.10 Acoustic signals
  • 3.8 Titrants
    • 3.8.1 Configuring a titrant in a new intelligent exchange or dosing unit
    • 3.8.2 Configuring a titrant in a new non-intelligent exchange or dosing unit
    • 3.8.3 Editing titrant data
    • 3.8.4 Titer determination options and data
    • 3.8.5 Exchange unit and dosing unit
    • 3.8.6 Tubing parameters and parameters for the preparation procedure
      • Exchange unit
      • Dosing unit
    • 3.8.7 Rotating direction of the valve disk (Dosing unit only)
    • 3.8.8 Monitoring the GLP test
    • 3.8.9 Monitoring the working life
  • 3.9 Sensors
    • 3.9.1 Configuring a new intelligent sensor
    • 3.9.2 Configuring a new non-intelligent sensor
    • 3.9.3 Editing sensor data
    • 3.9.4 Calibration data (for pH and ISE electrodes only)
    • 3.9.5 Monitoring the calibration interval (for pH and ISE electrodes only)
    • 3.9.6 Calibration data limits (for pH and ISE electrodes only)
    • 3.9.7 Monitoring the working life
  • 3.10 Device manager
    • 3.10.1 Configuring a new device
    • 3.10.2 Editing device data
    • 3.10.3 PC Control and Touch Control
    • 3.10.4 Titrando
    • 3.10.5 USB Sample Processor and Robotic Titrosampler
      • USB Sample Processor
      • Tower 1 and 2
      • Swing Head
      • External position
      • Robotic arm
      • Adjustment data
      • Rack tables
      • Rack adjustment
    • 3.10.6 Dosing Interface
    • 3.10.7 Printer (Touch Control only)
    • 3.10.8 Balance
      • PC Control:
      • Touch Control:
    • 3.10.9 Bluetooth devices
    • 3.10.10 RS-232/USB Box / Serial ports
    • 3.10.11 847 USB Lab Link (Touch Control only)
    • 3.10.12 PC/LIMS module
      • Save as a text file
      • Send via a serial interface
    • 3.10.13 Send messages as e-mails
    • 3.10.14 PC keyboard (Touch Control only)
    • 3.10.15 Barcode reader
  • 3.11 File manager
    • 3.11.1 Copying files
    • 3.11.2 File properties
    • 3.11.3 Renaming a file
    • 3.11.4 Saving a file
    • 3.11.5 Card 1 and Card 2
    • 3.11.6 Backup and restore
      • Touch Control:
      • PC Control:
  • 3.12 GLP manager
    • 3.12.1 Automatic system test
    • 3.12.2 Test tools
    • 3.12.3 GLP tests for measurement and titration
    • 3.12.4 System validation
    • 3.12.5 Service interval
    • 3.12.6 Backup interval
  • 3.13 Common variables
    • 3.13.1 Editing common variables
      • Editing common variables manually:
      • Requesting a common variable during a determination sequence:
      • Automatic assignment of a result to a common variable, e. g. for a blank value determination :
    • 3.13.2 Properties of common variables
    • 3.13.3 Monitoring the validity
  • 3.14 Templates
    • 3.14.1 Sample identification list
    • 3.14.2 Sample assignment table
    • 3.14.3 Custom results templates
    • 3.14.4 Input lines
    • 3.14.5 Output lines
    • 3.14.6 Custom calibration buffers
    • 3.14.7 Report header
      • Creating your own logo
    • 3.14.8 Custom electrode type
  • 3.15 Loading methods
    • 3.15.1 Loading a method
    • 3.15.2 Creating a new method
  • 3.16 Editing parameters
    • 3.16.1 Editing commands
    • 3.16.2 Insert command
    • 3.16.3 Method options
    • 3.16.4 Statistics
    • 3.16.5 Direct parameters
    • 3.16.6 Sample data
    • 3.16.7 Start and stop options
    • 3.16.8 Note
    • 3.16.9 Properties
    • 3.16.10 Saving the determination automat. and sending a PC/LIMS report
    • 3.16.11 Save method
  • 3.17 Control
    • 3.17.1 Statistics
    • 3.17.2 Sample data silo
    • 3.17.3 Autostart
  • 3.18 Results and more determination data
    • 3.18.1 More determination data
      • List of measuring points
      • Endpoint details
      • Calibration and titrant data
    • 3.18.2 Messages
    • 3.18.3 Local common variables
    • 3.18.4 Determination properties
    • 3.18.5 Save determination
    • 3.18.6 Load determination data
    • 3.18.7 Curves
    • 3.18.8 Recalculation and re-evaluation
      • Recalculating loaded determinations:
    • 3.18.9 Export (PC Control only)
  • 3.19 Sample data
    • 3.19.1 Sample data input in the main dialog
    • 3.19.2 Sample data request in the determination sequence
    • 3.19.3 Sample data silo
      • PC Control
      • Touch Control
      • Properties of the sample data silo
      • Display options (Touch Control only)
      • Edit options
      • Identifications
      • Save sample data silo
      • Load sample data silo
    • 3.19.4 Export of sample data
  • 3.20 Determination sequence
    • 3.20.1 Carrying out a single determination
    • 3.20.2 Processing a sample series
      • Statistics for multiple determinations:
    • 3.20.3 Stopping determinations manually
    • 3.20.4 Live display
    • 3.20.5 Main dialog "live"
    • 3.20.6 Live parameters
  • 3.21 Statistics
    • 3.21.1 Statistical information about the result
    • 3.21.2 Delete statistics data
    • 3.21.3 Adding a determination to a statistics series
  • 3.22 Result silo
    • 3.22.1 Properties of the result silo
    • 3.22.2 Saving and loading the result silo
      • Save result silo
      • Load result silo
  • 3.23 Print
    • 3.23.1 Sending or saving a PC/LIMS report
    • 3.23.2 Printing PDF reports
  • 3.24 Manual control
    • 3.24.1 Measure
    • 3.24.2 Dosing
      • Dosing
      • Dosing fixed volume
      • Fill
      • Prepare
      • Empty
    • 3.24.3 Stir
    • 3.24.4 Manual titration
    • 3.24.5 Remote
    • 3.24.6 USB Sample Processor
      • Pump
      • Lift
      • Move to rack position
      • External positions
• 4 Parameters
  • 4.1 Titrations
    • 4.1.1 Dynamic equivalence point titrations (DET) and monotonic equivalence point titrations (MET)
      • User-defined titration parameters for DET and MET
      • Parameters for predefined titration rates for DET and MET
      • Evaluation and equivalence point criterion in the DET mode
      • Evaluation and equivalence point criterion in the MET mode
      • Titration sequence for DET and MET
    • 4.1.2 Endpoint titrations (SET)
      • Parameters for the predefined titration rates for SET
      • Optimizing the control parameters
      • Titration sequence for SET
    • 4.1.3 Karl Fischer titrations (KFT)
      • Parameters for the predefined titration rates for KFT
      • Titration sequence for KFT
    • 4.1.4 STAT titrations (STAT)
      • Parameters for the predefined titration rates for STAT
      • Dosing outside the control range:
      • Dosing within the control range:
      • Titration sequence for STAT
    • 4.1.5 Control device, sensor, dosing device and stirrer
    • 4.1.6 Direct parameters
  • 4.2 Measurements (MEAS)
  • 4.3 Measurements (MEAS Cond)
  • 4.4 Evaluation
    • 4.4.1 Evaluation of fixed endpoints (EVAL FIX EP)
    • 4.4.2 Evaluation of pK value and half neutralization potential (EVAL pK/HNP)
    • 4.4.3 Evaluation of minimum and maximum (EVAL MIN/MAX)
    • 4.4.4 Evaluation of break points (EVAL BREAK)
    • 4.4.5 Rate evaluation (EVAL RATE)
  • 4.5 Calculations
    • 4.5.1 CALC command
    • 4.5.2 CALC LIVE command
    • 4.5.3 The formula editor
    • 4.5.4 Creating custom result templates
    • 4.5.5 Loading result templates
    • 4.5.6 Conversion table of the calculating formula for KF titrations
    • 4.5.7 Calculable variables
    • 4.5.8 Result variables as parameters
  • 4.6 Reports
  • 4.7 Calibrating pH electrodes (CAL pH) and ISE (CAL Conc)
    • 2-Point calibration with automatic buffer recognition
    • Concentration calibration with up to 5 standards
  • 4.8 Calibrating conductivity measuring cells (CAL Cond)
    • Sequence of the cell constant determination
  • 4.9 Electrode test for pH electrodes (ELT)
    • Buffers
    • Stirrer
    • Temperature
    • Sequence of the electrode test
    • Limit values of the three electrode types
    • Possible errors of the electrode test
  • 4.10 Dosing and liquid handling
    • 4.10.1 Dosing (ADD)
    • 4.10.2 Liquid handling (LQH)
    • 4.10.3 Preparing (PREP) and emptying (EMPTY)
    • 4.10.4 Monitored dosing (DOS)
      • Flow rate of a single dosing device
      • Filling times
  • 4.11 Communication
    • 4.11.1 Scanning lines (SCAN)
    • 4.11.2 Setting lines (CTRL)
    • 4.11.3 Receive data (SCAN RS)
    • 4.11.4 Send data (CONTROL RS)
  • 4.12 Automation
    • 4.12.1 Move (MOVE)
    • 4.12.2 Lift (LIFT)
    • 4.12.3 Pump (PUMP)
    • 4.12.4 Rack reset (RACK)
    • 4.12.5 Sample variable (SAMPLE)
    • 4.12.6 Subsequence (SUBSEQ)
  • 4.13 Various commands
    • 4.13.1 Stirring (STIR)
    • 4.13.2 Waiting (WAIT)
    • 4.13.3 Requesting sample data and common variables (REQUEST)
    • 4.13.4 Acoustic signal (BEEP)
    • 4.13.5 Signature (SIGN)
    • 4.13.6 End (END)
• 5 Troubleshooting – Maintenance
  • 5.1 Troubleshooting
    • 5.1.1 Editing methods
    • 5.1.2 Sample series
    • 5.1.3 Results, calculations and statistics
    • 5.1.4 SET titrations
    • 5.1.5 KF titrations
    • 5.1.6 STAT titrations
    • 5.1.7 Sensor data
    • 5.1.8 Print
    • 5.1.9 Manual Operation
    • 5.1.10 USB Sample Processor
    • 5.1.11 File manager
    • 5.1.12 Miscellaneous
  • 5.2 Diagnosis
    • 5.2.1 LCD test
    • 5.2.2 Temperature monitoring (Temperature control)
    • 5.2.3 Formatting a memory card (Format card)
    • 5.2.4 PCMCIA specification (PCMCIA power selection)
    • 5.2.5 Service
    • 5.2.6 Touch screen test
    • 5.2.7 Software update
      • Program version
      • Data source
      • Update of Touch Control
      • Loading a new dialog language (Touch Control only)
      • Update of Titrando (PC Control and Touch Control)
      • Update of USB Sample Processor (PC Control and Touch Control)
      • System file (Touch Control only)
    • 5.2.8 822 Curve Simulator
      • Connection
      • Simulation of a titration
    • 5.2.9 Remove PCMCIA card 1/2
  • 5.3 Maintenance
    • 5.3.1 Changing the batteries (Touch Control only)
    • 5.3.2 RAM initialization (RAM Init, Touch Control only)
• 6 Appendix
  • 6.1 Technical data
    • 6.1.1 Touch screen
    • 6.1.2 Interfaces
    • 6.1.3 Power supply
    • 6.1.4 Safety specifications
    • 6.1.5 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
    • 6.1.6 Ambient temperature
    • 6.1.7 Dimensions
  • 6.2 Remote box
    • 6.2.1 Pin occupancy of the remote connection at the Remote box
    • 6.2.2 Functions of the individual remote lines
  • 6.3 RS-232/USB Box
    • 6.3.1 RS-232 parameters
    • 6.3.2 RS-232 pin occupancy
  • 6.4 Stored buffer series for CAL pH
  • 6.5 Liquid handling – schematic process
    • 6.5.1 Port definitions of the dosing unit
    • 6.5.2 Pipetting equipment
    • 6.5.3 Pipetting sequences
  • 6.6 Titration and measuring modes in the Titrando system
  • 6.7 Import of Titrino methods (PC Control only)
  • 6.8 Arithmetic algorithms in the Titrando
  • 6.9 Standard equipment
    • 6.9.1 840 Touch Control
    • 6.9.2 PC Control software with Dongle (6.6050.400)
    • 6.9.3 PC Control software, demo version (6.6050.405)
  • 6.10 Additional devices and optional accessories
    • 6.10.1 Miscellaneous accessories
    • 6.10.2 Communication
  • 6.11 Warranty and conformity
    • 6.11.1 Warranty
    • 6.11.2 Declaration of Conformity
    • 6.11.3 Declaration of Conformity
    • 6.11.4 Quality Management Principles
• 7 Index