Table Of Contents - Thermo Scientific NITON XL3t 500 User Manual

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About This User's Guide ..................................................................i
Unpacking and Assembling Your NITON XRF Analyzer ...............i
The NITON XRF Analyzer Overview ..............................................ii
The Control Panel .............................................................................ii
Instrument Startup .............................................................................vi
Chapter 1 Applications ........................................................................ 1-1
The NAV Menu .......................................................... 1-1
The Tools Menu .......................................................... 1-2
Example Averaging....................................................... 1-5
Live Spectrum Feed...................................................... 1-6
Analyzing Bulk Samples ............................................... 1-9
The Data Entry Screen............................................... 1-12
Changing the Data Entry Screen to Two Column ..... 1-14
Selecting Data Entry from View Data Mode .............. 1-18
Navigating the Data Entry Screen .............................. 1-19
The Virtual Keyboard ................................................ 1-20
The Measurement Screen........................................... 1-22
Standard Soil Mode ................................................... 1-23
Standard Soil Mode ................................................... 1-24
The Measurement Screen........................................... 1-25
Mining Cu/Zn Mode................................................. 1-27
The Measurement Screen........................................... 1-29
Mining Ta/Hf Mode.................................................. 1-31
The Measurement Screen........................................... 1-33
To Prepare or Not to Prepare - In Situ vs. Ex Situ ..... 1-35
Analysis of Unprepared Samples - In Situ.................. 1-36
On-site vs. Lab Analysis ............................................. 1-42
Analysis of Prepared Samples - Ex Situ ...................... 1-43
Cleaning Your Equipment: ........................................ 1-45
The View Data Screen ............................................... 1-49
The Erase All Data Screen.......................................... 1-53
The Erase Readings Screen......................................... 1-54
The Calibrate Detector Screen ................................... 1-61
The Calibrate Touch Screen Screen ........................... 1-63
Calibrating the Touch Screen
Without Using the Touch Screen............................... 1-65
The Specs Screen........................................................ 1-67
The Date and Time Screen ........................................ 1-72
The Rotate Screen 180 Toggle ................................... 1-73
The Adjust Backlight Screen ...................................... 1-74
Camera and Small Spot Video ................................... 1-75
Using the Small Spot.................................................. 1-78
The Hardware Setup Screen....................................... 1-79
The Filter Config Screen ............................................ 1-84
The Language Settings Screen .................................... 1-90

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