Micromeritics AccuPyc II 1340 Operator's Manual page 31

AccuPyc II 1340
Performing the Calibration
Wear rubber gloves whenever handling cups, standards, or inserts. Oil from your
fingers may contaminate the surface and affect results.
1. Turn the Pressure Control knob clockwise to set the regulator pressure at 21.500 psig
(low-pressure gauge).
2. Remove the sample chamber cap and place an empty cup into the sample chamber;
replace the cap.
3. Press AlT
Unit[n]
Calibration Type?
Volume
If Volume is not displayed, press
4. Press
ENTER
calibration standards case shipped with your instrument).
Unit[n]
Calibrate Volume
Volume of Cal Std:
[user-entered]
The value recorded on the case for a 10-cm
and on a 350-cm
5. Press
ENTER
June 2013
Low-pressure Gauge
Regulator
Shut-Off Valve
.
+ (decimal) to access the Calibrate function; accept the default (Volume).
SN1234 10 cm3
X - X - X
CHOICE
; enter the volume of the calibration standard (recorded on the outside of the
SN1234 10 cm3
3
pycnometer, the sum of the three standards.
, then again to start the calibration.
ENTER
Pressure Control
Knob
to display it.
3
pycnometer is the sum of the two standards,
Installing the Analyzer
Bottle Shut-Off
Valve
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