YSI BODAnalyst - Manual (Page 3)

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CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 1
1. 1 I NSTALLING THE YSI 5000/5100 DO I NSTRUMENT ....................................................................... 1
1.2 I NSTALLING YSI BOD A NALYST SOFTWARE ON YOUR PC ................................................................... 1
1.3 Q UICK S TART G UIDE .......................................................................................................................... 3
SECTION 2 SAMPLES ........................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 W HAT IS A "S AMPLE ?" ....................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 U SING S AMPLE S ETUP ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 A DDING A N EW S AMPLE ..................................................................................................................... 7
2.4 C HANGING A S AMPLE ......................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 N AMING S AMPLES .............................................................................................................................. 9
2.6 D ELETING A S AMPLE ........................................................................................................................ 10
SECTION 3 SEEDING SAMPLES ...................................................................................................... 11
3.1 W HY S EED ?...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 S EED C ONTROL S AMPLE ................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 S EEDING M ETHODS .......................................................................................................................... 11
SECTION 4 SAMPLE GROUPS .............................................................................................................. 13
4.1 W HAT IS A "S AMPLE G ROUP "? ......................................................................................................... 13
4.2 T HE G ROUP S ETUP F ORM ................................................................................................................. 13
4.3 A DDING A G ROUP ............................................................................................................................. 13
4.4 C HOOSING S AMPLES FOR G ROUPS .................................................................................................... 14
4.5 E DITING A G ROUP ............................................................................................................................. 14
4.6 D ELETING A GROUP ......................................................................................................................... 14
SECTION 5 BATCHES ......................................................................................................................... 15
5.1 W HAT IS A "B ATCH ?" ....................................................................................................................... 15
5.2 L OADING A B ATCH ........................................................................................................................... 15
5.3 T HE B UILD B ATCH F ORM ................................................................................................................. 16
5.4 W ORKING W ITH B ATCHES ............................................................................................................... 17
5.5 THE BENCH SHEET...................................................................................................................... 18
5.6 R EADING I NITIAL DO’ S .................................................................................................................... 19
5.7 A DD A B OTTLE ................................................................................................................................. 19
5.8 A DD A S AMPLE TO THE B ATCH ......................................................................................................... 19
5.9 M ARKING A BOTTLE ......................................................................................................................... 20
5.10 U NMARKING A B OTTLE ................................................................................................................ 20
5.11 C HECK C RITERIA .......................................................................................................................... 20
5.12 F IELD D ESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................................... 20
5.13 C OLUMN D ESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................................... 21
5.14 D ELETING A BOTTLE .................................................................................................................... 22
SECTION 6 TAKING INITIAL DO READINGS................................................................................... 23
6.1 E NTERING B OTTLE N UMBERS .......................................................................................................... 23
6.2 A UTO S TABILIZATION ....................................................................................................................... 26
6.3 A LARMS ........................................................................................................................................... 27
6.4 D ERIVED I NITIAL DO S ...................................................................................................................... 27
6.5 C ORRECTING M ISTAKES ................................................................................................................... 29
SECTION 7 TAKING FINAL DO READINGS ...................................................................................... 30
7.1 S ELECTING A B ATCH ........................................................................................................................ 30
7.2 A T THE YSI 5100 DO I NSTRUMENT ................................................................................................. 30