Quick Start Guide Chromeleon 7 - Thermo Fisher Scientific

[Pages:32]Quick Start Guide Chromeleon 7

Thermo Scientific Chromeleon Software Version 7.1 SR2 September 2012

Doc. No. 7829.0004, Rev. 2.2

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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1 Introduction

1

1.1 About this Document

1

1.2 Other Documentation

1

2 Using Chromeleon

2

2.1 Overview

2

2.2 Starting Chromeleon

3

2.3 Starting an Instrument

3

2.3.1 Making sure the Instrument Controller

Service is Running

3

2.3.2 Establishing a Connection

5

2.3.3 Starting and Monitoring the Instrument 5

2.4 Creating a Sequence

7

2.4.1 Creating an Instrument Method

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2.4.2 Creating a Processing Method

8

2.4.3 Creating a Report Template

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2.4.4 Creating a Sequence

9

2.5 Acquiring Data

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2.5.1 Starting an Analysis

11

2.5.2 Monitoring an Ongoing Analysis

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2.6 Processing Data

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2.6.1 Reviewing Chromatograms and Data 13

2.6.2 Detecting and Integrating Peaks

16

2.6.3 Identifying Peaks

22

2.6.4 Calibration

26

2.7 Review and Report Results

29

2.7.1 Reviewing Results

30

2.7.2 Printing Results

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3 Appendix: Chromeleon Overview

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3.1 Introduction

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3.2 Instrument Controller Service

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3.3 Chromeleon Client

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3.3.1 Chromeleon Console

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3.3.2 Chromatography Studio

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Index

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1 Introduction

1.1 About this Document

The Quick Start Guide is designed to provide a quick reference to starting to work with Chromeleon. It is recommended that you review the Quick Start Guide thoroughly before working with Chromeleon. The Quick Start Guide has two parts:

Using Chromeleon

Appendix: Chromeleon Overview

Guidance in starting a simple analysis, processing the data, and reporting the results.

An overview of the Chromeleon interfaces and common features.

This Quick Start Guide is provided "as is". Every effort has been made to supply complete and accurate information and all technical specifications and programs have been developed with the utmost care. However, Thermo Fisher Scientific assumes no responsibility and cannot be held liable for any errors, omissions, damage, or loss that might result from any use of this manual or the information contained in it.

1.2 Other Documentation

Chromeleon is provided with other documents that will help you to learn more about the software. Their scope is described in the Document Overview, which is delivered in printed form with the Chromeleon installation media, but also available in electronic form on the installation disk in the Documents folder.

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2 Using Chromeleon

2.1 Overview

Every analysis using Chromeleon follows the same 6 basic steps: 1. Start Chromeleon 2. Start the Instrument 3. Create a Sequence 4. Acquire Data 5. Process Data 6. Review and Report Results

This Quick Start Guide provides enough information to perform each of these 6 steps as part of a simple analysis. For more advanced use of Chromeleon, including performing more complex analyses, please refer to Chromeleon Help or the Chromeleon User Guide.

Note: It is assumed that Chromeleon has been installed and at least one instrument has been connected and configured. For details on installation, connecting and configuring instruments see the Installation Guide.

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