Congratulations on your new AquaFlash Handheld Active Fluorometer.
We are committed to customer satisfaction. If you need assistance,
technical specialists are available to answer your questions at 408-749-
0994 or toll-free at 877-316-8049. This Quick Start Guide will help you
use the AquaFlash, for more detail please refer to the manual.
Sampling Procedure
Read Section 3 Sample Analysis Guidelines in the user's manual before
proceeding.
1. Fill a glass cuvette ¾ full with the collected sample.
2. Dry and clean all faces of the cuvette using Kim Wipes.
3. Make sure the AquaFlash is on and ready for use. Press READ.
You will be prompted to insert your sample and press READ.
4. Insert the cuvette into your AquaFlash and close the lid.
5. Press READ again and the measurement will begin.
6. Once the measurement is complete, remove the cuvette and discard
the sample.
7. Results displayed will show values for Total Chlorophyll (ug/L) as
CHL, Yield or photosynthetic efficiency as YLD, time sample was
recorded in hours:minutes, and the sample number as a 4 digit value
representing sample numbers from 1 to 1000.
CHL: 5.25
YLD: 0.54
8. Press the down arrow key to view Fo (minimum), Fm (maximum),
and Blank raw fluorescence values.
Fo: 250
Blank: 50
9. When finished viewing data, or if ready to run the next sample, press
ESC to get to the Home screen and repeat sampling procedure
Viewing Data
Data can be viewed on the AquaFlash's display or downloaded to a computer for
viewing. To view data use the arrow keys to scroll to a desired sample,
sample number will be displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen. Press
the down arrow key to view raw fluorescence data for that sample.
Refer to the AquaFlash manual for instructions on how to send and view data on
your computer and how to clear logged data from the AquaFlash's memory.
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Note: The figure to the left is an example
HH:MM
of results displayed after measuring a
# 0001
sample.
Fm: 450
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