Table Of Contents - GE AKTAavant Getting Started

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1 About this guide ...................................................................................................
1.1 Get started ...............................................................................................................................................
1.2 Regulatory information ......................................................................................................................
2 Safety instructions ...............................................................................................
2.1 Safety precautions ...............................................................................................................................
2.2 Labels .........................................................................................................................................................
2.3 Emergency procedures ......................................................................................................................
3 Start up .................................................................................................................
3.1 Start the system and log on to UNICORN ..................................................................................
4 The instrument and the software .....................................................................
4.1 ÄKTAavant instrument overview ...................................................................................................
4.2 UNICORN software overview ..........................................................................................................
4.3 UNICORN software modules ...........................................................................................................
4.3.1 Method Editor module ......................................................................................................................
4.3.2 System Control module ...................................................................................................................
4.3.3 Evaluation module .............................................................................................................................
5 Files and folders in UNICORN .............................................................................
5.1 Navigator overview .............................................................................................................................
5.2 Handling files and folders .................................................................................................................
6 Create a method ..................................................................................................
6.1 Guide to method creation .................................................................................................................
6.1.1 Create and edit methods ................................................................................................................
6.1.2 Predefined methods ..........................................................................................................................
6.1.3 Predefined phases .............................................................................................................................
6.2 Print a method .......................................................................................................................................
7 Prepare the system for a run .............................................................................
7.1 Before you prepare the system ......................................................................................................
7.2 Prepare the flow path .........................................................................................................................
7.3 Prime buffer inlets and purge System pumps .........................................................................
7.4 Connect a column ................................................................................................................................
7.5 Calibrate the pH monitor ..................................................................................................................
7.6 Prepare the Fraction collector ........................................................................................................
8 Run a method ........................................................................................................
8.1 Before you start .....................................................................................................................................
8.2 Applying the sample ............................................................................................................................
8.3 Start a method run ..............................................................................................................................
Getting Started with ÄKTAavant and UNICORN 6 28-9440-69 AB
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