Starting the Program

Chromeleon runs on client PCs with operating systems Windows XP SP2 and later. To start Chromeleon:

  1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Chromeleon, and click Chromeleon.

  2. If User Management was created and enabled during installation, a logon dialog box appears. In this case, enter your user ID and personal password.

Client

  1. Click Chromeleon to start the Chromeleon software so that you can begin with data evaluation.

  2. If Chromeleon has been installed with integrated access control, you must enter your user name and password for identification. If you have any questions regarding system access, please contact your system administrator.

 Tip:

To control a chromatography system with Chromeleon, you must also start the Chromeleon server.

Server (Server Monitor)

 Tip:

During installation, Chromeleon usually includes a link to the Server Monitor program in the Autostart group. Thus, the program is started when you log on to your computer. The Server Monitor icon appears on the taskbar.

  1. If the icon does not appear on the taskbar, click Start, point to Programs > Chromeleon, and select Server Monitor to start the Server Monitor Program. The Chromeleon icon will appear next to the Windows system clock on the Windows taskbar.

  2. Point to the icon. The Chromeleon Server is not running quick info message appears.

  3. Select Start Server on the context menu (or double-click the icon and then click Start). The color of the icon indicates the status of the server monitor. Gray coloring indicates that the server is running (the quick-info message reads: Chromeleon Server is running idle). You can now open a control panel and directly access the devices installed in the selected timebase. If the devices are installed correctly, you can operate them online.

  4. You can also configure the Server such that it is started upon system start. Select Open on the context menu and then click Config... to open the Configure Server dialog box. Select the Start Server at System Start check box and click Apply to save the changes.

 Tip:

Any problems occurring when controlling single instruments may be caused by an incorrect server configuration. Start the Server Configuration program to check the configuration.