Agilent Technologies Cary 8454 Installation Manual page 23

• Red, blinking: Error condition of the spectrophotometer processor system.
The four pushbuttons on the front panel cause the following actions to be
performed and the resulting data being sent to the computer.
• blank: the instrument takes a blank measurement, that is, a reference
• sample: the instrument takes a sample measurement or starts a series of
• standard: the instrument takes a measurement of a standard. Additional
• stop: the instrument and/or software aborts any ongoing activity and
All connections are made at the rear of the spectrophotometer, see Figure 2.
Remote connector
Multicell transport
connector
GP-IO connector
RS 232 connector
Figure 2
Agilent Cary 8454 UV-Visible Spectroscopy System Installation Guide
Because in this case there is no communication with the computer there
will be no error message. The online help system and the Reference Manual
gives more information about troubleshooting.
measurement of solvent without the analyte. This is used in all subsequent
sample measurements until a new blank measurement is taken. A baseline
spectrum is displayed on the computer.
measurements. This depends on the parameters set in your software.
information, such as concentration and so on, have to be entered in the
operating software.
returns to a to measure state.
Rear view of the Agilent Cary 8454 UV-Visible spectrophotometer
Installation and Start Up
Installing your UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
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GPIB connector
and switches
MIO slot for
LAN interface
Line connector
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