LC Packings SWITCHOS II, User Manual

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User’s Manual Switchos II
D850R3
i
Table of Contents
WARRANTY
v
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RETURNING INSTRUMENTS
vii
WARNINGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ix
CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
xi
CHAPTER 1
Introduction 1-1
1.1 Features of the Switchos
™
II Advanced Microcolumn
Switching Unit
1-1
1.2 General Design of the Switchos II Advanced Microcolumn
Switching Unit
1-2
1.3 Front View of Switchos II
1-4
1.4 Rear View of Switchos II
1-5
1.5 Contents of this Manual
1-6
1.6 For Additional Information
1-7
CHAPTER 2
Installation and Getting Started 2-1
2.1 Installation
2-1
2.1.1 Location of Switchos II in the Laboratory
2-1
2.2 Unpacking
2-2
2.3 Installing the Switchos II with the UltiMate Capillary HPLC
System and the FAMOS Microautosampler
2-3
2.3.1 Electrical Connections
2-3
2.3.2 RS-232 Connectors
2-4
2.3.3 COMMUNICATION Connector
2-4
2.3.4 INPUTS Connector
2-5
2.3.5 Triggering a Mass Spectrometer (or Other Device)
2-5
2.3.6 Power Connector
2-6
2.4 Using the Event Outputs or the FAMOS Auxiliaries
2-6
2.5 Installing the Switchos with Other HPLC Systems
2-7
2.5.1 INPUTS Connector
2-7
2.5.2 Power Connector
2-8
2.6 Fluidic Connections – Switchos II to the HPLC System
2-9
2.6.1 Preliminary Operations
2-9
2.6.2 He Connection
2-9
2.6.3 Sparging the Mobile Phase and Flushing the Solvent Lines
2-10
2.6.4 Setting up the Fluidics Connections
2-12
2.7 Routine Operation of the System
2-14
2.7.1 Sample and Mobile Phase Considerations
2-14
CHAPTER 3
The User Interface 3-1
3.1 Overview
3-1
3.2 Powering up the Switchos II
3-2
3.3 Controls on the Front and Rear Panel
3-3
3.4 LOCAL Mode vs REMOTE Mode
3-4
3.5 Basic Operations for the Loading Pump
3-5