Operation Manual Distillation Record 11593457 en
Imprint Product Identification: Software Manual, Distillation Record 1.2 11593457 en Publication date: 11.2013, Version C BÜCHI Labortechnik AG Meierseggstrasse 40 Postfach CH-9230 Flawil 1 E-Mail: quality@buchi.com BUCHI reserves the right to make changes to the manual as deemed necessary in the light of experience; especially in respect to structure, illustrations and technical detail. This manual is copyright.
Table of contents Table of contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.1 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 Reference documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1 General 1.1 About this manual General This manual is part of the product. It describes the Distillation Record software and provides all information required for its use. It is addressed to laboratory personnel and operators in particular. ·· ·· ·· ·· 1.2 Read this operation manual before use. Observe all safety instructions. Keep the operation manual during the product lifetime. Pass the operation manual to every subsequent owner or user of the product.
2 2 Safety Safety This section highlights the safety concept of the Distillation Record software and contains general rules of behavior and warnings from hazards concerning the use of the product. The safety of users and personnel can only be ensured if these safety instructions and the safety related warnings in the individual sections are strictly observed and followed. Therefore, the manual must always be available to all persons performing the tasks described herein. 2.
3 3 Technical data 3.1 Minimum system requirements Technical data Operating System Requirements Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate, (32-bit/64-bit, SP1) Intel Core i3 or higher and 1.4 GHz or faster Windows 8.1 Pro/Enterprise, (64-bit) >5 GB of free hard disk space 2 GB RAM CD- or DVD-ROM drive USB 1.1 or higher Recommended display resolution: 1280×1024 Minimum display resolution: 1024×768 6 Distillation Record 1.
4 4 Description of function Description of function This section will introduce all basic functions provided by the software and its structure. 4.1 Product functions The Distillation Record software is a monitoring and report generating program only. Thus, performing remote actions at the Rotavapor system or vacuum controller itself is not possible.
5 5 Putting into operation Putting into operation This section contains all steps to a working setup in chronological order. If any error occurs, please check every step carefully again from the beginning. 5.
5 5.4 Putting into operation Software installation guide Installation procedure Start the PC and log-in as a user with administrator rights. Put the Distillation Record CD into the optical drive, the installation dialog window should start automatically (this may take some seconds). If the window does not pop-up, go to ‘My Computer’. Click on the optical drive to start the CD manually. 5.4.
5 Putting into operation …click "Install" to finally install the driver components. Click "Finish" to end the installation procedure and to exit the InstallShield Wizard. 5.4.2 Software installation At the installation dialog window click ‘Install DistillationRecord’. Click "Next >" to start the installation process… 10 Distillation Record 1.
5 Putting into operation …read and accept the license agreement. Click "Next >" to proceed… …the default destination folder for the installation is displayed. Click Change to change it, if required. Subsequently click "Next >" to continue. …choose whether a desktop icon should be available after installation. Click "Next >" to proceed… 11 Distillation Record 1.
5 Putting into operation …click "Install" to finally install the software components. NOTE It is recommended to restart the computer after the installation process. 5.5 Software in demo-mode Software in demo mode The demo mode has full functionality but shows a ‘DEMO’-watermark in the background of every chart and report. NOTE To remove this ‘DEMO’ watermark, please purchase a full-version of the software. 5.
6 6 Operation Operation This section explains the different program views and handling steps. 6.
6 6.1.1 Program buttons Position 6.1.
6 Operation View Info Function Tree View Enables/ disables the Tree View in the program function window Fixed time scale Fixes the resolution of the time line. In consequence, the time line shifts automatically to show the actual recording value Tools Info Function Generate Report Generates a PDF report with all relevant parameters and graphics Export XLS Exports all data into a CSV-file (Comma-Separated Values). The output file can be processed in most spread-sheet programs i.e.
6 6.1.4 Operation “Device” tree view Notes Custom system setup information and comments can be inserted here. Initial entries can be defined under “Settings”. Charts Different chart views of the recording are available here to examine the distillation process. Activated (highlighted) charts are shown in the main view. Statistics Shows the minimum and maximum value of the selected record.
6 6.1.6 Operation “Settings” tree view General Basic program settings such as language, file paths, comments and information about the instrument/setup can be changed to new default values here. Charts Chart view settings can be changed here, e.g. custom scaling of the axis and colors. "General" submenus 1st submenu "Notes" "Application" "Device" 2nd submenu "Info" ➡ Set default text for new records (newly generated records are filled out with default values).
6 1st submenu "Y-Axis" Operation 2nd submenu "Temperature" ➡ Set temperature axis min./max. scale range (fixed scale enabled). "Rotation" ➡ Set rotation axis min./max. scale range (fixed scale enabled). "Pressure" ➡ Set pressure axis min./max. scale range (fixed scale enabled). Disable "Fixed Scale" to activate variable scale settings. "Graphs" "Graphs settings" ➡ Set graph colors and pen width. NOTE ·· Trendchart generation is always based on min./max. scale range.
6 6.3 Recording a new evaporation process 6.3.1 Preparation steps Operation ·· Choose "File" ➡ "New Record File" to create a new record file or use the button in the tool bar accordingly. This generates a new empty record file at the top of the "Device" entry of the tree view. Now the software is ready to record data. ·· Click on the "+" of the newly generated recording file to expand its sub-entries. NOTE ·· Prior to every recording task check all entries under "Notes", i.e.
6 6.3.5 Operation Export raw data To export the recorded raw data into a ".csv" choose "Tools" ➡ "Export XLS". Save the file for further analysis in standard spreadsheet programs (i.e. Excel). 6.4 Special chart view functions Size of a chart If you have activated more than one chart, a gray separating line appears between the charts. Shift the line to resize the chart. Show/hide graph To hide or show a graph, check or uncheck the according tick box in the chart.
7 7 FAQ and troubleshooting FAQ and troubleshooting 1. The software does not record the current measurement. ·· Make sure that the connection status shows 'connected' (no red x at the plug symbol in the lower right corner). 2. The software behavior is very slow after a longer recording time. ·· Reduce the recording interval (data acquisition per time). This will significantly reduce the amount of raw data which can speed up the program on older PC's. 3.
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