Hanna Instruments HI 83414 - Manual (Page 14)

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Note: The supplied cloth for oiling should be stored together with the silicone oil bottle and
cuvettes, taking care to avoid contamination with dirt. After a few oiling procedures, the cloth
will contain enough oil to wipe the bottle with it without adding more oil. From time to time
add some drops of oil on the cuvette to provide the necessary oil quantity in the cloth.
INDEXING A CUVETTE
It is very important for low turbidity readings to always insert the cuvette into the instrument in
the same position.
All cuvettes are factory indexed. This index can be used to put the cuvette with the factory mark on
the cuvette aligned with the sign on the instrument top.
To further reduce the effect of glass imperfections, the cuvette can be indexed and use this new index
as the position mark.
For indexing one cuvette or matching multiple cuvettes, the continuous reading mode is suggested.
In this mode multiple successive readings are taken without turning off the lamp. The turbidity is
immediately displayed, reducing considerably the measurement time.
Note: The instrument can not perform continuous readings if the average mode is on.
In order to index a cuvette follow the next steps:
• Fill the cuvette with high quality water (<0.1 NTU) up
to the 10 mL mark.
• Clean and oil the cuvette as described before.
• Turn the instrument ON.