About the UNICORN user documentation

Introduction	The user documentation for UNICORN is divided into three separate manuals. This section is an overview of the contents and the relationship between the manuals.

The manuals

The three manuals are:

Getting Started with UNICORN(See section About this manual)

UNICORN User Reference Manual

User info about Getting Started

The questions and answers in the table below describe the features of the Getting Started manual.

Question	Answer
Who should read Getting Started?	Users that are new to the UNICORN system and with limited experience from other chromatography systems.
What do I need before I start?	A basic knowledge of PC and Windows functions and an understanding of the concepts and terminology of liquid chromatography.
What are the contents of Getting Started?	Basic descriptions of UNICORN and its use, based on a model system.
How should I use Getting Started?	Read in front of your computer and test the instructions at the same time.
When do I need to refer to the User Reference Manual?	When you need: more in-depth information, alternative ways to perform a task.
When do I need to refer to the Administration and Technical Manual?	When you need: general information about the network functions of UNICORN, to set up and configure a UNICORN workstation in a network, to trouble-shoot a workstation with network problems.

User info about the User Reference Manual

The questions and answers in the table below describes the features of the User Reference Manual.

Question	Answer
Who should read the User Reference Manual?	Users that are experienced with previous UNICORN system versions. Users with vast experience from other chromatography systems.
What do I need before I start?	Knowledge of PC and Windows functions. An understanding of the concepts and terminology of liquid chromatography. Preferably some previous experience with UNICORN.
What are the contents of the User Reference Manual?	Detailed descriptions of UNICORN. Instructions on how to use the system, with suggested alternatives. Note: Most instructions are based on a model system.
How should I use the User Reference Manual?	Depending on your previous experience you can either read whole chapters from the beginning to the end only selected sections for reference.
When do I need to refer to Getting Started?	When you need brief, step-by-step instructions for a selected task.
When do I need to refer to the Administration and Technical Manual?	When you need general information about the network functions of UNICORN. to set up and configure a UNICORN workstation in a network. to trouble-shoot a workstation with network problems.

User info about The Administration and Technical Manual

The questions and answers in the table below describes the features of the Administration and Technical Manual.

Question	Answer
Who should read the Administration and Technical Manual?	System administrators.
What do I need before I start?	General knowledge of UNICORN. Knowledge of PC, Windows and general network administration functions. An understanding of the concepts and terminology of liquid chromatography.
What are the contents of the Administration and Technical Manual?	Detailed instructions of how to install and maintain UNICORN in a network environment. how to create and administrate user profiles. Note: Most instructions are based on a model system.
How should I use the Administration and Technical Manual?	If you are an experienced administrator of previous UNICORN versions you can read selected sections for reference. If this is your first experience of UNICORN administration we recommend that you study the manual in detail.
When do I need to refer to Getting Started?	When you need brief, step-by-step instructions for a selected task.
When do I need to refer to the User Reference Manual?	When you need more information about the basic functions of UNICORN.

2005-06-15