Automatically Aligning The Torch Viewing Position - PerkinElmer AVIO 500 Customer Hardware And Service Manual

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Automatically Aligning the Torch Viewing Position

This procedure adjusts the torch viewing position for the highest signal intensity.
Perform this procedure when:
• the instrument or software is first installed
• the instrument is moved to a new location
• the torch is removed or replaced
• the plasma induction plates are replaced
1. Switch on the computer and spectrometer, and if required, the autosampler.
2. Switch on the exhaust ventilation system.
3. Start the ICP Syngistix software.
4. In the Options menu, click on Autosampler, and make sure that the software
is configured for the autosamper tray you are using.
5. In the Tools menu, click on Plasma Control and ignite the plasma. Allow the
torch to warm up for half an hour before you start the alignment.
6. Prepare a solution containing 1 ppm manganese.
7. In the Tools menu, click on Spectrometer Control.
The Spectrometer Control window appears.
8. Select Axial or Radial for the 8X00 DV. We recommend that you first do the
alignment in one viewing mode, then select the other viewing mode and repeat
the procedure.
9. To view spectra collected during the procedure, open the Spectra Display
window.
10. Click on Align View in the Spectrometer Control window to open the Align
View dialog.