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NOTE: If you can't solve the problem in 1 hour you ''MUST'' then contact the Run Coordinator!'''  (See also [[Experts on call]])

== How-to's ==

* The [https://hallcweb.jlab.org/safety-docs/current/Standard-Equipment-Manual.pdf Hall C Operations Manual] is a thorough and up-to-date set of instructions.

* [[Analysis How-to]]

* [[Beam Checkout Procedures]]

* [https://hallcweb.jlab.org/DocDB/0008/000828/001/hallc_collimators.pdf Collimator control for HMS/SHMS]. Also includes description of the collimators.
**  EPICS screens can be found at jmenu -> <search for> "HMS coll" and you'll see both entries
** The usual collimator settings are HMS : "Pion Collimator" and SHMS : "Collimator".
* [[Scalers|Hall C Scalers & xscalers instructions]] for HMS and SHMS.
* [https://hallcweb.jlab.org/DocDB/0008/000830/001/shms-dc-howto.pdf SHMS drift chamber instructions]

* [[Hall_C_DAQ|Hall C DAQ Instructions]]
* [[High_Voltage|High Voltage Controls]]
* [[EPICS/Accelerator Screens]]
** Also includes Stripcharts, Gas System info, Collimator controls, Chamber Thresholds, Harps, etc...
* Hall C BPMs
** Run '''go_bpms''' from the ''cdaq'' account
*[[Hall C Harps | How to see results of Hall C harp scans]]
*[[Hall C YAG Viewer | How to bring up the Hall C YAG Viewer camera]]
*[[Hall C Alarm Handler | How to bring up the Alarm Handler]]
*[[Hall C Cameras | How to bring up the Hall C cameras]]
*[[Hall C EDTM Pulser | How to restore the Hall C EDTM Pulser]]
*[[Hall C HMS/SHMS shutters | How to check the HMS/SHMS shutters]]
*[[Hall C Pedestal Runs and Determining FADC Thresholds | How to perform pedestal runs and determine FADC thresholds]]
*[[Hall C Raster Runs | How to perform raster runs]] (this is the equivalent of spot++)

== Spectrometer Magnets ==
* Magnet screen is brought up on any hcdesk machine by the command '''go_magnets'''
*[[How to operate and monitor the Spectrometer Magnets]]
*[[Spectrometer Magnets Cryogenics]]
*[[Spectrometer Rotation]]

== SHMS Detectors ==
*[[SHMS Hodoscopes | Hodoscopes]]
*[[SHMS Drift Chambers | Drift Chambers]]
*[[SHMS Calorimetry | Calorimetry]]
*[[SHMS Aerogel | Aerogel]]
*[[SHMS Heavy Gas Cerenkov | Heavy Gas Cherenkov]]
*[[SHMS Noble Gas Cerenkov | Noble Gas Cherenkov]]
*[[SHMS GEM | GEM]]

== HMS Detectors ==
*[[Pre-12 GeV HMS Drift Chambers | Pre-12 GeV Drift Chambers]]
*[[Post-12 GeV SHMS Drift Chambers | Post-12 GeV Drift Chambers]]
*[[HMS Hodoscopes | Hodoscopes]]
*[[HMS Calorimetry | Calorimetry]]
*[[HMS Aerogel | Aerogel]]
*[[HMS Cherenkov | Cherenkov]]

== Hall C target ==
[https://hallcweb.jlab.org/DocDB/0008/000836/001/HallCTargetConfiguration2-6-17.pdf Hall C target configuration for Spring 17 running]

== Legacy Documentation ==
*[https://hallcweb.jlab.org/document/howtos/ List of (legacy) Hall-C HowTo Documents]
*[https://hallcweb.jlab.org/DocDB/0008/000837/001/HMS_cycling_2007.pdf How to cycle the HMS quad magnets]
*[http://userweb.jlab.org/~hcf/status.html Howard's page of Archiver magnet trend charts]