YSI pHotoFlex STD Colorimeter - Manual (Page 71)

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This chapter provides additional information and orientation aids.
Abbreviations The list of abbreviations explains the indicators and the abbreviations
that appear on the display and in the manual.
Specialist terms The glossary briefly explains the meaning of the specialist terms. How-
ever, terms that should already be familiar to the target group are not
described here.
Abbreviations
Glossary
d Day
h Hour
j Year
K Temperature unit, Kelvin
LoBat Batteries almost empty (Low battery)
m Month
s Second
SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage
Analysis instructions The exact proceeding to carry out the detection procedure is de-
scribed in the analysis instructions.
Blank value (reagent
blank value)
The evaluation of the photometric measurement always refers to the
comparison value of a sample without the substance to be deter-
mined (reagent blank value). Thus the influence of the basic absor-
bance of the reagents on photometric measurement is compensated
for.
Cell Vessel to take a liquid sample to the photometric measurement.
The cell material (mostly glass) must have certain optical features to
be suitable for photometry.