YSI 9600 - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE 9600 7
SECTION 2 GETTING STARTED 8
2.1 UNPACKING 8
2.2 UNDERSTANDING THE 9600 MODE OF OPERATION 12
2.3 PREPARING REAGENTS 13
2.4 FILLING THE REAGENT BAGS 16
2.5 PREPARING THE CADMIUM COLUMN 18
2.6 INSTALLING THE CADMIUM COLUMN 20
2.7 INSTALLING THE REAGENT BAGS 22
2.8 USING THE WASTE BAGS 23
2.9 ASSEMBLING THE NITRATE MONITOR 25
SECTION 3 PREPARING FOR A 9600 DEPLOYMENT 27
3.1 INSTALLING THE NUview TM PC SOFTWARE 27
3.2 CHOOSING A CABLE FOR THE 9600 28
3.3 POWERING THE 9600 29
3.4 ATTACHING THE SECOND STANDARD BAG 31
3.5 INTERFACING WITH THE 9600 32
SECTION 4 STARTING A 9600 DEPLOYMENT 34
4.1 UNDERSTANDING CALIBRATION OF THE 9600 34
4.2 CHECK LIST FOR DEPLOYMENT READINESS 34
4.3 PREDEPLOYMENT SYSTEM CHECK 36
4.4 PREDEPLOYMENT SET-UP 39
4.5 INSTALLING THE INLET FILTER 42
SECTION 5 USING THE 9600 IN THE FIELD 44
5.1 PICKING A DEPLOYMENT SITE 44
5.2 POWERING THE 9600 DURING A DEPLOYMENT 44
5.3 VIEWING AND UPLOADING DATA DURING A DEPLOYMENT 45
5.4 STOPPING A DEPLOYMENT 49
5.5 DEPLOYING THE 9600 WITH A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM 49
5.6 9600 POSTDEPLOYMENT TEST – QUALITY ASSURANCE 56
5.7 9600 MAINTENANCE AND NEW DEPLOYMENTS 56
SECTION 6 MANAGING 9600 FILES 58
6.1 INTRODUCTION 58
6.2 DIRECTORY 58
6.3 UPLOAD FILES TO YOUR PC 59
6.4 DELETING FILES 59
6.5 DETERMINING AVAILABLE FILE MEMORY 60
SECTION 7 ANALYZING DATA WITH ECOWATCH FOR WINDOWS 61
7.1 INTRODUCTION 61
7.2 INSTALLING ECOWATCH FOR WINDOWS 61
7.3 GLOSSARY 61
7.4 VIEWING AND PLOTTING NITRATE DATA 63
7.5 USING TOOLBAR SHORTCUTS 68
YSI Environmental 3 Model 9600 Nitrate Monitor