Menu Commands; Where To Find Information - Malvern Mastersizer Series Getting Started

Menu commands

Menu commands from the Malvern software are referred to in the form main
menu-menu item. As an example, the command File-Save Sample refers to
selecting the Save Sample item in the File menu. The same rules apply for
sub-menus of sub-menus, so that Edit-Copy-Data refers to the Data item in
the Copy sub-menu, which itself is a sub-menu of the Edit menu. Menu
commands are always shown in bold text.

Where to find information

As stated above this manual is designed to give a brief overview of what the
Mastersizer can do and how to do it. In other words it is a quick guide that allows
you to understand how the Mastersizer gets a result and runs you through a
simple measurement procedure, hopefully steering you around the main pitfalls
and directing you to more information if needed.
If you have used a Malvern particle analyser before you may wish to go straight to
chapters 4 and 5 where you can find practical information on making a
measurement and analysing the data. However, it is recommended that you read
this manual fully before you start a measurement.
On-line help can be gained at any point when using the Malvern software. See
chapter 2 for more details.
The following is a list of the contents and objectives of the chapters within this
manual.
Chapter 2 - Features of the Mastersizer system.
This chapter is designed to enable you to identify the physical features of the
system and is divided into two parts.
The first part identifies the features of the optical unit, for example the function
of the connectors on the end panels or the purpose of the lenses etc. The second
section does the same for the Malvern software, identifying the key areas of the
screen.
Chapter 3 - How the Mastersizer works.
After reading chapter 3 you will have a basic idea of the operating procedures of
the Mastersizer and in particular be able to:
. Know the basic operating principles.
. Know the simple steps involved in making a measurement and analysing
the data.
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