Recording The Performance Of The Lamps - Thermo Scientific Accela PDA Hardware Manual

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ChromQuest Diagnostics for the PDA Detector
Monitoring Lamp Performance from the ChromQuest Data System

Recording the Performance of the Lamps

Using the Print Screen Button
Using the Print Utility
Taking a Snapshot
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Use following procedures to record the spectrum data on the Display page:
• Using the Print Screen Button
• Using the Print Utility
• Taking a Snapshot
To store the spectral data using the print screen button
1. As you collect the data stream on the Display page, press SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN.
2. Open Microsoft™ Paint and save the screen capture as a bitmap or open Microsoft Word
and paste the screen capture into a Word document.
Use the ChromQuest print utility to print a copy of the Spectrum window.
To use the print utility
1. On the Display page, place the cursor in the Spectrum window and right-click.
2. From the shortcut menu, choose Utilities > Print.
Use the snapshot option to create a Microsoft Excel™ comma-separated values (CSV) file that
contains information about the spectrum on the Display page. The data system stores this file
with the name WaveData.csv in the ChromQuest directory. The file three columns: diode
number, wavelength, and intensity value.
Note The data system appends the file with a date and time stamp. The data stamp
consists of six digits; the first two digits are the month, followed by two digits for the day
and two digits for the year. The time stamp consists of six digits; the first two digits are the
hour in military time, followed by digits for the minutes and two digits for the seconds.
To take a snapshot and view the stored information
1. On the Display page, stop the data stream by clicking Stop in the Data area.
2. Click Snapshot.
3. Using Microsoft Windows™ Explorer, browse to the ChromQuest directory.
4. Click the WaveData.csv file.
Microsoft Excel opens.
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