Dionex As, Operator'S Manual

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B • Installation
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Priming Procedure Using the Front Panel Flush Screen
1. On the
MAIN
screen, set the
AS
to
LOCAL
mode and
DIRECT
CONTROL
.
2. Press
Menu
and
6
to go to the
FLUSH
screen (see Figure B-50 ).
3. Enter the desired
PRIME VOLUME
. Refer to Table B-2 or Table B-3 for
the suggested volumes.
4. If the sample preparation option is installed:
a. Move the cursor to the
PRIME RESERVOIR
field and select the
reservoir.
b. Move the cursor to the
PRIME SYRINGE
field and select the
PREP
syringe.
If the sample preparation option is not installed, the
PRIME
RESERVOIR
and
PRIME SYRINGE
fields default to
FLUSH
and
SAMPLE
, respectively, and cannot be edited.
5. Move the cursor to the
PRIME ACTION
field and select
PRIME
.
6. Press
Enter
to start the prime cycle.
7. Repeat the procedure as required (see the previous priming
guidelines).
8. When priming is complete, there are often small air bubbles in the top
area of the syringe. Remove the bubbles before proceeding. See
Section B.3.14 for instructions.
Figure B-50. Initiating a Priming Cycle
Help Prompt
FLUSH/PRIME
VOLUME:
RESERVOIR:
ACTION:
uL
400
FLUSH
FLUSH
SYRINGE:
PRIME
VOLUME: uL
2000
RESERVOIR: RES A
SYRINGE:
RES A
PREP
ACTION: READY
SAMPLE
PRIME