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

• Install a 32-bit version of OMNIC (5.0 or greater) on a system that has been
using a 16-bit version of OMNIC (earlier than 5.0).
• Install OMNIC on a spectrometer system for the first time.
• Use OMNIC with a Mattson or IR Series spectrometer for the first time.
• Install a new source, a new beamsplitter (except in a Nexus or Magna-IR with
interchangeable beamsplitters), a new detector (except for Thermo Nicolet
detectors in a Nexus, Avatar, Magna-IR or Protégé), a sample compartment
validation wheel (Avatar and IR300) or special Raman hardware in the
spectrometer.
• Change the communication link between the computer and spectrometer
(except for Nexus systems and Magna-IR systems upgraded for Plug and Play
operation).
If you do not configure the system, you will not be able to collect data using the
spectrometer.
You can do the following things when you configure the system:
• Configure and test the spectrometer-computer communication link.
• Configure your spectroscopy software for the hardware you are using.
Follow these steps to configure the system:
1. Click the Configure Bench button.
The Bench Configuration dialog box appears. The buttons and other features
that appear in this dialog box vary depending on which spectrometer is
installed in the system.
2. If the dialog box contains a Bench drop-down list box, select the model
number of your spectrometer.
Check the front of the spectrometer if you are unsure of the model number.
3. You can configure an item by clicking the button labeled with the name
of that item.
A dialog box will appear with the features needed to configure the item.
For complete instructions for configuring your system, find “configuring” in the
OMNIC Help system Index and go to the “How to configure the system” topic.
Use Experiment Setup
1. Choose Experiment Setup from the Collect menu.
The Experiment Setup dialog box appears.
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