Document Outline

• Table of contents
• Table of figures
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Instrument description
  • 1.2 Rancimat method
  • 1.3 About the documentation
    • 1.3.1 Symbols and conventions
  • 1.4 Safety instructions
    • 1.4.1 General notes on safety
    • 1.4.2 Electrical safety
    • 1.4.3 Flammable solvents and chemicals
    • 1.4.4 Recycling and disposal
• 2 Overview of the instrument
• 3 Installation
  • 3.1 Setting up the instrument
    • 3.1.1 Packaging
    • 3.1.2 Checks
    • 3.1.3 Location
  • 3.2 Mounting accessories
    • 3.2.1 Mounting accessories for the internal air supply
    • 3.2.2 Mounting accessories for the external air supply
    • 3.2.3 Equipping the reaction and measuring vessels
    • 3.2.4 Inserting vessels / Establishing tubing connections
    • 3.2.5 Mounting the exhaust collection tube (optional accessories)
  • 3.3 Mains connection
    • 3.3.1 Checking the mains voltage
    • 3.3.2 Replacing fuses
    • 3.3.3 Mains cable and mains connection
    • 3.3.4 Switching the instrument on/off
  • 3.4 Connecting a PC
    • 3.4.1 Connecting the  873 Biodiesel Rancimat and the PC
    • 3.4.2 Installing the software
      • 3.4.2.1 System requirements
      • 3.4.2.2 Installing the program
      • 3.4.2.3 Windows Vista
    • 3.4.3 Carrying out basic settings
• 4 Operation
  • 4.1 Fundamentals of operation
    • 4.1.1 Starting and exiting the program
    • 4.1.2 Terms
    • 4.1.3 Control window
    • 4.1.4 Results window
    • 4.1.5 File types
    • 4.1.6 Context-sensitive menus
    • 4.1.7 Mouse functions
    • 4.1.8 Help
  • 4.2 Instrument and Program Settings
    • 4.2.1 Establishing the instrument communication
    • 4.2.2 Managing access rights
    • 4.2.3 Timer
    • 4.2.4 Gas flow control
    • 4.2.5 Recording the temperature
    • 4.2.6 Optimizing program and database
  • 4.3 Program information
    • 4.3.1 Instrument information
    • 4.3.2 Status overview
    • 4.3.3 Displaying, filtering and deleting event overview
  • 4.4 Calibration functions
    • 4.4.1 Determining cell constants
    • 4.4.2 Determining Delta T
  • 4.5 Methods
    • 4.5.1 Managing methods
    • 4.5.2 Parameter description
      • 4.5.2.1 "Parameters" tab
      • 4.5.2.2 "Evaluation" tab
      • 4.5.2.3 "Curves" tab
      • 4.5.2.4 "Formulas" tab
      • 4.5.2.5 "Standards" tab
      • 4.5.2.6 "Documentation" tab
      • 4.5.2.7 "Description" tab
  • 4.6 Determinations
    • 4.6.1 Preparing the instrument and the accessories
    • 4.6.2 Preparing the determination
    • 4.6.3 Starting the determination
    • 4.6.4 Cleaning the instrument and accessories
    • 4.6.5 Adjusting the method parameters during the determination
    • 4.6.6 Stopping the determination manually
    • 4.6.7 Status of the live curve
  • 4.7 Results
    • 4.7.1 Determination overview
    • 4.7.2 Determination and method data
    • 4.7.3 Graph and reevaluation
    • 4.7.4 Extrapolation
    • 4.7.5 Recalculating a determination
    • 4.7.6 Printing and exporting data
    • 4.7.7 Program settings
      • 4.7.7.1 Parameter description
    • 4.7.8 Arranging windows
  • 4.8 GLP functions
    • 4.8.1 General information on GLP and validation
    • 4.8.2 GLP monitoring
    • 4.8.3 GLP status
    • 4.8.4 Carrying out GLP tests
      • 4.8.4.1 Temperature
      • 4.8.4.2 Conductivity
      • 4.8.4.3 Gas flow
    • 4.8.5 GLP results
• 5 Handling and maintenance
  • 5.1 General information
    • 5.1.1 Care
    • 5.1.2 Maintenance by Metrohm Service
  • 5.2 Replacing the dust filter
  • 5.3 Regenerating or replacing the molecular sieve
  • 5.4 Self test when switching on
  • 5.5 Quality Management and validation with Metrohm
• 6 Troubleshooting
  • 6.1 Problems
• 7 Technical specifications
  • 7.1 General data
  • 7.2 Temperature regulation and measurement
  • 7.3 Conductivity measurement
  • 7.4 Gas flow regulation
  • 7.5 GLP test set
  • 7.6 RS-232 interface
  • 7.7 Mains connection
  • 7.8 Safety specification
  • 7.9 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
  • 7.10 Ambient temperature
  • 7.11 Housing
• 8 Conformity and warranty
  • 8.1 Declaration of Conformity
  • 8.2 Quality Management Principles
  • 8.3 Warranty (guarantee)
• 9 Accessories
  • 9.1 Scope of delivery
  • 9.2 Optional accessories
• Index