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Chapter 3Figure 3.1. Status Bar Showing Successful Connections.During the self-test sequence, the Coulochem III connection status appears in a yellow field,as in Figure 3.2.Figure 3.2. Status Bar During Coulochem III Self-Test.The appearance of either of the above status conditions indicates a successful connection withthe Analyst program and the Coulochem III. If either the Analyst or Coulochem IIIconnection fails for any reason, the failure is indicated by a red background, as in Figure 3.3.Figure 3.3. Status Bar Indicating a Failed Coulochem III Connection.WARNING: After the communications port has been properly configured, theCommunications Error message box (Figure 2.4) should no longer appear whenstarting up the driver. If it should appear at a later time, the warning should not bedisregarded, since it indicates a possible problem with communications between thedetector and the PC. Note that the problem could be as simple as forgetting to turn onthe Coulochem III detector.14 Coulochem ® III Analyst Driver – Version 1.0User’s Manual