Thermonicolet Omnic Software User's Guide 6.1 (PDF) - Charles E ...

Introduction
OMNIC® is an advanced software package for FT-IR spectroscopy that lets you
perform a wide range of tasks, from collecting infrared spectra to performing
quantitative analysis. The commands needed to collect and process spectra are
conveniently arranged in menus and can also be entered from the keyboard using
shortcut keys.
If you have a Nexus®, Magna-IR® E.S.P., Protégé E.S.P. or Avatar®
spectrometer, OMNIC continuously monitors its operation and informs you if a
problem is found and explains how to correct it.
Provided with your software are some example experiment files, which contain
parameter settings appropriate for different applications and OMNIC tutorials. By
selecting one of these experiments (or other experiment you have saved) from the
Experiment drop-down list box near the top of the OMNIC window, you can set
the spectrometer parameters and library setup options for your application or a
tutorial in one step. The experiment files are in the My
Documents\OMNIC\PARAM directory.
When you install a Smart Accessory , the appropriate experiment is automatically
selected for you (or a list of appropriate experiments is made available for your
selection), and you can begin collecting spectra with the accessory.
When you install a Smart Accessory, the appropriate experiment is automatically
selected for you (or a list of appropriate experiments is made available for your
selection), and you can begin collecting spectra with the accessory. If Hide All
OMNIC Menus is turned on (available through Edit Toolbar in the Edit menu),
you must use the Smart Accessory, if any, that is required for the current
experiment. If you install a different Smart Accessory, a prompt asks you to
replace it.
Your software also includes some example spectral libraries. These are subsets of
libraries you can purchase from Thermo Nicolet. When you view the list of
available libraries on the Search Libraries tab of the Library Setup dialog box
(available through the Analyze menu), you can identify these libraries by the
words “Sample Library” or “Example Library” in the title. You can use these
libraries to learn how to set up and perform a library search. For more information
about these libraries, see “Example libraries” in the “Analyze” chapter. For
information on using Library Setup, see “Setting up a spectral search or QC
comparison” in the “Analyze” chapter.
To learn how to use OMNIC or your spectrometer, use the tutorials available in
the Help menu. Your system manual contains additional information about using
the spectrometer.
Note
Using OMNIC with the DS option
If you have EZ OMNIC E.S.P., some of the features described in this manual are
not available. See “EZ OMNIC E.S.P.” for more information. ▲
If you have the DS option, your OMNIC software includes special data security
features. To learn about these features, start by reading “Data security” later
in this chapter. If you do not have the DS option, please disregard the
information that pertains to these features. ▲
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