Agilent Technologies 8453 Operator's Manual page 293

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Agilent ChemStation Features
About the ChemStation Software
The Navigation Pane contains the Navigation Button, to allow rapid switching
between the ChemStation views, and the tree-based ChemStation Explorer.
The contents of the ChemStation Explorer are view-dependent, giving access
to different ChemStation elements.
Each view consists of a set of standard user elements including menus and
toolbars. The standard toolbar provides rapid access to the common system
specification information such as methods and sequences. The Method and
Run Control view additionally incorporates a system status bar, a sample
information area, that may be configured for single runs or automated runs,
and a schematic instrument interface diagram for GC, CE and LC
configurations. The schematic instrument interface diagram uses hot spots to
allow rapid access to instrument parameters and an animated graphical
overview of the status of each analysis as it proceeds. The schematic
instrument diagram may be turned off if it is not required, to save memory
and other Windows resources.
The Data Analysis view extends the standard toolbar to specific data analysis
modes including integration, calibration, reporting, annotation, signal
comparison and additional specialized modes if the modules are installed.
Each of these separate data analysis modes are supported with a
mode-specific toolset.
The Report Designer view allows the user to graphically define the layout of a
specific report style in a graphical object orientated fashion. It also uses a set
of toolbars specific to this task.
Data Acquisition
The status of the instrument is continually monitored and updated on the
display, along with the elapsed run time of the analysis both when the
software is a visible window and when it is iconized. The transactions that
occur during the analysis, including any errors and the instrument conditions
at the start and the end of the analysis, are recorded in the system's logbook,
an extract of which is stored with every data file.
The instrument conditions, such as flow, temperature, pressure and solvent
composition for liquid chromatographs may be recorded and stored with each
data file. These instrument parameters can be displayed and plotted to testify
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