Understanding The Main Screen - PerkinElmer 200 UV/VIS Series User Manual

Getting Started with the Detector

Understanding the Main Screen

The Main Screen provides access to all of the Detector's functions. The soft keys displayed
along the bottom of the default Main Screen correspond to the functions that are available
when you first power up the Detector. Depending on instrument configuration previously
selected, the Detector displays either the Manual Settings Screen or Method Screen.
• Manual Settings Screen
When you set the detector to Manual Mode, the default main screen is the Detector Man-
ual Settings Screen. In Manual Mode, you can manually set the operating parameters for
the detector. You cannot save the parameters that you set in Manual Mode. The set of
parameters that appear the first time you start the detector are the default settings. The
next time you start the detector in Manual Mode, the parameters that appear are the
last set of parameters entered. For more information, see Chapter 3, Using Manual
Mode.
• Method Screen
When you set the detector to Method Mode, the default main screen is the Method
Screen. The first time you start the detector in Method Mode, the detector displays the
default method. This method has no method number or name, and it is not stored. In
Method Mode, you can store a set of parameters for a specific sample. Once you store a
method, you can recall it and run it. A method allows you to automatically change a
wavelength, for specific durations, during a chromatogram. For more information, see
Chapter 4, Using Method Mode.
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