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Xcalibur Diagnostics for the PDA Detector
Verifying Operational Performance
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Surveyor PDA Plus Detector Hardware Manual
Thermo Scientific
Preparing to Verify Lamp Performance
To prepare your instrument for lamp verification
1. Pump 100% HPLC-grade methanol through the cell at a constant flow rate of 1 mL/min.
2. Open the Direct Control dialog box for the Surveyor PDA Plus Detector:
a. On the Xcalibur Roadmap view, click the
Instrument Setup
button to display the
Instrument Setup view.
b. In the view bar, click the
Surveyor PDA Plus
button to open the Surveyor PDA Plus
Instrument Setup view.
c.
From the menu bar, choose
Surveyor PDA Plus > Direct Control
to open the
Direct Control dialog box.
3. Make sure that the lamps are on and equilibrated:
a. In the Direct Control dialog box, click the
Configuration
tab to open the
Configuration page.
b. On the Configuration page, note the status and usage of each lamp.
c.
If they are not already on, turn on both the deuterium (D
2
) and tungsten (W) lamps.
d. Wait for 1 hour for both lamps to equilibrate.
4. Perform a dark current calibration and then a wavelength calibration. Use the wavelength
calibration file appropriate for your normal operation. Make sure that you click
Apply
.
