Documentation - Agilent Technologies 8453 Operator's Manual

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Agilent ChemStation Features

Documentation

Documentation
The documentation set contains specific sections on:
• Installing and learning the ChemStation software,
• Using the ChemStation software,
• Understanding the principles of how the software works, and
• Customizing the ChemStation.
Installing and Learning
Each ChemStation software product comes with an installation manual that
includes details of the key steps in PC hardware and software requirements,
instrument interface installation, ChemStation installation and installation
qualification. The installation manual is specific to the purchased
configuration and may include troubleshooting, system records and system
maintenance advice.
Using the Software
Two additional categories of online information are designed for the routine
user.
The ChemStation includes comprehensive, Windows-style, context-sensitive
and indexed online help. This system gives detailed explanations of every
screen and the meaning of the parameters on that screen. The detailed
explanations are backed up by graphics where appropriate, and may be copied
to the Windows clipboard for incorporation into the users' own
documentation, or for printing.
An Online Tutorial included in the online help enables you to learn the
software while working on your own methods and data. It provides an
overview of the first steps in data acquisition and data analysis.
The How To part of the online help also includes check lists of the more
complex technique-specific and common chromatography tasks to help less
frequent users who want to be sure they set up the system correctly. These
checklists are linked directly to the detailed online help information.
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