Trident NP calibration

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Has anyone calibrated their Trident NP yet? There isnt a task in fusion so I didnt know if there was a possibility to do it. Mine is pretty different from my Hanna checkers so wanted to see if a calibration would help. I have calibration solution and also there is a bottle that came with the reagents. There is a calibration slider when going into the trident NP tab in fusion but once I hit upload I dont think there are any steps to follow for it.
 
Has anyone calibrated their Trident NP yet? There isnt a task in fusion so I didnt know if there was a possibility to do it. Mine is pretty different from my Hanna checkers so wanted to see if a calibration would help. I have calibration solution and also there is a bottle that came with the reagents. There is a calibration slider when going into the trident NP tab in fusion but once I hit upload I dont think there are any steps to follow for it.

Instructions below. There is no task as of yet.

 
After I calibrated mine using the task it would only read zero. Had to factory reset it, now the nitrate is showing a trend, but phosphate only reads either 0.04 or 0.05 every test. Salifert and Hanna say .13 or .16. Even used a known phosphate testing solution of .16 ppm. Trident read 0.05. There are issues
 
After I calibrated mine using the task it would only read zero. Had to factory reset it, now the nitrate is showing a trend, but phosphate only reads either 0.04 or 0.05 every test. Salifert and Hanna say .13 or .16. Even used a known phosphate testing solution of .16 ppm. Trident read 0.05. There are issues
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After I calibrated mine using the task it would only read zero. Had to factory reset it, now the nitrate is showing a trend, but phosphate only reads either 0.04 or 0.05 every test. Salifert and Hanna say .13 or .16. Even used a known phosphate testing solution of .16 ppm. Trident read 0.05. There are issues

What is the known solution you used and what steps did you follow to do so?
 
Wow. I "waited a few days" as suggested before calibrating. My NO3 and PO4 were within reason and matching my Hanna (~5 NO3 and .04 PO4). So I calibrated last night. No task listed, so I just used the calibrate toggle on the NP's page.
My NO3 immediately dropped in half to 2.5-3.5 (which is within reason of calibration), but my PO4 dropped to 0 for every test since then (I've done 3).
I wish the calibration solution had an actual value to validate against rather than a text heavy bottle with no info.
I regret calibrating now, and would love to hear other folks calibration experiences.
 
Update. Setting to "factory defaults" brought back my readings. Would be great to understand what is happening.
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Mine is not reading any Nitrate it said Bad NO3 Range and PO4 0.6, 0.5, 0.4
My Hanna said NO3 57.2 PO4 0.156. I believe this product is not ready for the market. Just a RUSH to get money. Personal opinion.
 

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