Starting The Agilent Chemstation Software; Operational Checkout - Agilent Technologies Cary 8454 Installation Manual

2 Installation and Start Up

Starting the Agilent ChemStation Software

Starting the Agilent ChemStation Software

If the Agilent UV-Visible ChemStations icon is not visible on the Windows
Desktop, open the Start menu and select Agilent UV-Visible ChemStations
from the list of programs. A maximum of two sessions of an instrument can be
started in parallel; the online session must be always the first launched
session.
Two instrument icons are displayed for the Agilent UV-Visible ChemStations:
• Instrument Online starts the software in online mode (online means Agilent
• Instrument Offline starts the software in offline mode (offline means
To start the software, click the Instrument Online or Instrument Offline icon
in the Agilent ChemStations section.

Operational Checkout

Operational checkout is used to determine if the instrument is in proper
operating condition in combination with your UV-Visible operating software.
1 Be sure to verify the successful completion of the turn-on self test of the
2 In your UV-Visible operating software, take a blank measurement and
3 For the spectrophotometer an additional (optional) qualification can be
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ChemStation is connecting to the configured spectrophotometer).
Agilent ChemStation is not connecting to the configured
spectrophotometer).
spectrophotometer, that is, the indicator light on the front panel of the
spectrophotometer is lit and is green.
observe the baseline noise. With an empty sample area, this should be in the
low mAU range. Excessive noise or spikes may indicate a problem.
automatically performed using your software. After warm-up of the
spectrophotometer for one hour, the instrument is ready for the automated
self-test which is located in the diagnostic portion of the software. The
successful completion of these tests complete the operational qualification
of your spectrophotometer. For reference purposes, you may want to print a
copy of the results.
Agilent Cary 8454 UV-Visible Spectroscopy System Installation Guide