YSI BOD Analyst Pro - Manual (Page 3)

YSI BOD Analyst Pro ® User Manual iii
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 5
1.1 I NSTALLING YSI BOD A NALYST SOFTWARE ON YOUR PC ............................................................ 5
1.2 C OMMUNICATING WITH THE YSI DO I NSTRUMENTS ................................................................... 12
1.3 Q UICK S TART G UIDE ................................................................................................................... 14
SECTION 2 SAMPLES ......................................................................................................................... 22
2.1 W HAT IS A "S AMPLE ?" ................................................................................................................. 22
2.2 U SING S AMPLE S ETUP ................................................................................................................. 24
2.3 A DDING A N EW S AMPLE .............................................................................................................. 24
2.4 C HANGING A S AMPLE .................................................................................................................. 26
2.5 N AMING S AMPLES ....................................................................................................................... 27
2.6 D ELETING A S AMPLE ................................................................................................................... 28
SECTION 3 SEEDING SAMPLES ...................................................................................................... 29
3.1 W HY S EED ? ................................................................................................................................. 29
3.2 S EED C ONTROL S AMPLE .............................................................................................................. 29
3.3 S EEDING M ETHODS ..................................................................................................................... 30
SECTION 4 SAMPLE GROUPS .......................................................................................................... 32
4.1 W HAT IS A "S AMPLE G ROUP "? .................................................................................................... 32
4.2 T HE G ROUP S ETUP F ORM ............................................................................................................ 32
4.3 A DDING A G ROUP AND CHOOSING SAMPLES ................................................................................ 33
4.4 E DITING A G ROUP ........................................................................................................................ 33
4.5 D ELETING A GROUP ..................................................................................................................... 33
SECTION 5 BATCHES ......................................................................................................................... 34
5.1 W HAT IS A "B ATCH ?" .................................................................................................................. 34
5.2 L OADING A B ATCH ...................................................................................................................... 35
5.3 T HE B UILD B ATCH F ORM ............................................................................................................ 37
5.4 W ORKING W ITH B ATCHES ........................................................................................................... 38
5.5 THE BENCH SHEET ........................................................................................................................ 41
5.6 R EADING I NITIAL DO’ S ............................................................................................................... 43
5.7 A DD A B OTTLE TO THE BATCH ............................................................................................... 44
5.8 A DD A S AMPLE TO THE B ATCH .................................................................................................... 45
5.9 M ARKING A BOTTLE .................................................................................................................... 47
5.10 U NMARKING A B OTTLE ............................................................................................................... 47
5.11 MANUAL CHECK ..................................................................................................................... 47
5.12 F IELD D ESCRIPTIONS ................................................................................................................... 47
5.13 C OLUMN D ESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................................................. 48
5.14 D ELETING A BOTTLE .................................................................................................................... 49
SECTION 6 TAKING INITIAL DO READINGS .............................................................................. 50
6.1 E NTERING B OTTLE N UMBERS ...................................................................................................... 50
6.2 A UTO S TABILIZATION .................................................................................................................. 54
6.3 A LARMS ....................................................................................................................................... 55
6.4 D ERIVED I NITIAL DO S ................................................................................................................. 56
6.5 C ORRECTING M ISTAKES .............................................................................................................. 57
SECTION 7 TAKING FINAL DO READINGS ................................................................................. 59
7.1 S ELECTING A B ATCH ................................................................................................................... 59
7.2 TAKING A FINAL READING ............................................................................................................ 60
7.3 C ORRECTING M ISTAKES .............................................................................................................. 64