Agilent Technologies Cary 8454 Operator's Manual page 106

5 Using your UV-Visible Spectroscopy System
How Can I Be Sure That My Spectrophotometer Works Properly?
3 Choose Self-Test > Start from the Task menu or click Start to start the
The spectrophotometer should be in stable working conditions before you initiate the test.
NOTE
If these conditions are not met, you may get a warning message.
4 The self-test results are displayed with pass/fail criteria.
Self-test results can be stored with the spectrophotometer. Storing the self-test results
NOTE
with the spectrophotometer allows you to monitor the performance over time. Graphical
representations of the self-test histories can be generated.
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