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UltiMate 3000 Series:
NCS-3500RS and NCP-3200RS
Operating Instructions Page 129
5.6.2 Activating Column Identification (Column ID)
1. Verify that the column ID chip card is attached to the column ( → page 81).
2. Insert the chip card, with the chip facing down, into one of the four chip card readers
(A - D). (The chip card reader at the utmost left is the reader for column A; the chip
card reader at the utmost right is the reader for column D.) Four chip cards can be used
at the same time. When the chip card is installed correctly, the LED next to the chip
card reader is green.
Fig. 58: Inserting a column ID chip card in a chip card reader
3. In the Chromeleon Server Configuration program, verify in the Properties dialog for
the NCS-3500RS that the columns to be monitored are selected by the check box
( → page 51). If a column check box is cleared, no information will be available for the
column in Chromeleon.
4. The information on the column ID chip card (see further down) is continuously
updated and can be reviewed at any time in Chromeleon (for example, in the
Commands dialog box for the column oven under Column_A ( B , C , or D ), as long as
the column and chip card are installed in the column compartment.
Column Properties
The chip card provides the following types of information:
•
Primary column properties
The primary column properties are used for column identification. The information is
entered once by the column manufacturer or user and will not be changed during the
lifetime of the column. The primary column properties are, for example, the batch
number, product ID, serial number, and the date of manufacture.
• Secondary column properties
Secondary properties are entered by the user and can be changed whenever required. The
secondary column properties are, for example, the manufacturer and the packing material
and particle size of the column, but also temperature, pressure, and pH limits.