Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS-2000, Operator'S Manual

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Contents
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B.8.1 Assigning the ICS-2000 to a Timebase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15
B.8.2 Assigning DX-LAN Devices to the Timebase (Optional) . . B-20
B.9 Installing and Plumbing the Columns and Suppressor . . . . . . . . . . . B-23
B.9.1 Setting Up the Column Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-23
B.9.2 Installing the Columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24
B.9.3 Installing the Suppressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-25
B.10 Connecting the Waste Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27
B.10.1 Installing the Gas Separator Waste Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27
B.11 Setting Up the Eluent Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-29
B.12 Setting the Eluent Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-30
B.13 Priming the Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-31
B.13.1 Priming the Eluent Lines with a Syringe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-32
B.13.2 Priming the Pump Heads with the Prime Button . . . . . . . . . B-34
B.14 Setting Up the Eluent Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-35
B.14.1 Eluent Generator Setup for KOH, LiOH, MSA, and NaOH
Eluents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-36
B.14.2 Eluent Generator Setup for Carbonate/Bicarbonate Eluent . B-52
B.14.3 Eluent Generator Setup for Carbonate Eluent . . . . . . . . . . . . B-78
B.15 Setting Up a Chromeleon Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-95
B.15.1 Verifying Chromeleon Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-104
B.16 Equilibrating the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-105
B.16.1 EluGen Cartridge Backpressure Requirements . . . . . . . . . . B-106
B.17 Verifying Operational Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-106
B.18 Connecting an AS or AS50 (USB) Autosampler (Optional) . . . . . . B-107
B.18.1 AS or AS50 (USB) Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-108