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 Some Ideas for the Cary 100 UV Visible Spectrophotometer

 

Useful Tips

A. To stop data collection during a run, click on the Stop button above the graph. Click on OK in the dialog box that appears.

B. If the spectral peaks extend beyond the edges of the graph, choose Autoscale Graph from the Graph Menu.

C. If the graph takes up only half the page and cannot be extended further, make sure that Report in the View Menu does not have a check by it.

D. To view the parameter information before printout, select Report from the View Menu.

E. The parameters have been set to overlay the spectrums on a single graph. To obtain a new graph, click on the graph + icon before obtaining the next spectrum.

F. After setup is completed place a cuvette with a solvent or other suitable blank in the cell holder at the rear and place the sample in the front cell holder. Close the cover. Start the scanning the spectrum by clicking on the green traffic light Start button. Click on the double headed arrow to rescale the display to full screen and observe the results.

 


 

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