Section 4, Instrument setup, Instrument navigation – Jenway 6850 User Manual
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SECTION 4
– INSTRUMENT SETUP
4.1
INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION
To navigate around the spectrophotometer screen press the arrow keys on the main keypad and use
the Enter key to select the highlighted option. Alternatively, some options and actions require the user
to press the function and numeric keys on the instrument keypad. The Esc key can be used to return
to the previous menu without saving any changes.
4.2
MAIN MENU SCREEN
Main Menu Screen
The main menu screen provides access to all
measurement modes, the system utility menu
and the variable slit width setting. The available
measurement
modes
are
photometrics,
quantitation,
spectrum
scan,
kinetics,
DNA/Protein and multi-wavelength.
The system utility menu option allows the user to
perform a variety of setup and service functions.
See section 4.3 for further details on these
options.
4.2.1
Slit Width Setting
The
slit width option allows the user to select the instrument’s bandwidth parameter from the available
options 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 and 5.0 nm. Use the arrow keys to cycle through the options and press the
Enter key to confirm. The instrument will perform a dark current calibration before returning to the
main menu.