Thermo Scientific Orion Star User Manual page 80

Orion Star Plus Benchtop Meter and Autosampler Interfacing
Setup Information for Interfacing Meter, Autosampler
and Autosampler Navigator Software
1 . Select a location for the system and unpack the autosampler and meter
components . Prepare the autosampler according to the autosampler user guide .
2 . Use the straight-wired RS232 cable (provided with the autosampler) to connect
the Com 1 RS232 port on the autosampler to an available RS232 COM port of
the PC .
3 . Connect COM 2 of autosampler to Star Plus Meter RS232 port using the Star
Plus serial cable (labeled 236929-001) .
4 . Adjust DIP switch 4 and DIP switch 5 to the OFF position (up) to set the
autosampler to 9600 baud for Com 1 .
5 . Prepare and install the electrodes . Prepare the electrodes according to the
electrode user guides . Connect the electrodes to the back of the meter
using the extension cables and cable management system provided with the
autosampler . Insert the electrodes into the electrode holder on the autosampler .
If a stirrer probe will be used, connect the stirrer probe to the stirrer jack on the
back of the meter and insert it into the electrode holder on the autosampler .
6 . Connect the meter and autosampler to a power supply and turn on the power .
7 . Verify the baud rate for the meter is 9600 and that the AutoSampler setup menu
is set to OFF in the meter . Adjust the meter settings if necessary .
8 . Run the Autosampler Navigator software on the PC and set an autosampler run
from within the Autosampler Navigator user setup & autosampler setup tabs .
(Refer to software instructions if needed .)
9 . Press SAVE to save each tab settings .
10 . Press START to start your autosampler run .
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