2 developing a new method – Metrohm 714 IC Metrodata User Manual

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3 Learning by doing

IC Metrodata for Win95

3.2 Developing a new method

This section describes the procedure how to develop a new, user-

specific method based on a standard method.

Preparation

•

Insert separating column in IC system and condition it.

•

Prepare standards and sample.

Load standard method and run

•

Click on

or select

Load method and run

from the

Acquire

menu.

•

Select the file

1m732b1.mtw

in the

File Open

window and click the

button.

•

In the

Start Run

window, enter a sample name as

Ident

to character-

ize the chromatogram (max. 14 characters, e.g. "standard").

•

Enter the estimated analysis time as

Duration

•

Select the tabs

Sample

Eluent

Measure

and

Processing

to enter

more parameters to characterize sample and acquirement condi-

tions if required.

•

Click the

button.

The window for the on-line display of the chromatogram opens.

The window title line contains sample name, method and run num-

ber (e.g.

standard (1m732b1.mtw)01.run

). The status display below

shows the message

Waiting