Thermo Scientific thermoscientific Vanquish UHPLC System, Operating Manual

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Contents
Page 6 UHPLC System
Operating Manual
5 Installation................................................................................. 39
5.1 Safety Guidelines for Installation ......................................................................... 40
5.2 Installing the System ............................................................................................ 41
5.3 Site Requirements ................................................................................................ 43
5.3.1 Workbench............................................................................................... 43
5.3.2 Power Considerations .............................................................................. 44
5.3.3 Power Cord............................................................................................... 44
5.3.4 Condensation ........................................................................................... 45
5.3.5 Operating Conditions ............................................................................... 45
5.4 Setting Up the Hardware...................................................................................... 46
5.4.1 System Stack Setup .................................................................................. 46
5.4.2 Signal Cable Connections ......................................................................... 54
5.4.3 Power Connections .................................................................................. 59
5.4.4 Cable Clips ................................................................................................ 60
5.4.5 System Base Lock ..................................................................................... 61
5.5 Setting Up the Flow Connections ......................................................................... 64
5.5.1 General Information and Guidelines........................................................ 64
5.5.2 Flow Connections Overview..................................................................... 65
5.5.3 Guiding Capillaries and Tubing Through the System................................ 66
5.5.4 Connecting Fittings, Capillaries, and Tubing ............................................ 68
5.5.5 Connecting the Waste Lines..................................................................... 70
5.6 Turning On the System ......................................................................................... 78
5.7 Setting Up the System in the Software................................................................. 79
5.8 Flushing the System.............................................................................................. 81
6 Operation................................................................................... 83
6.1 Introduction to this Chapter................................................................................. 84
6.2 Safety Guidelines for Operation ........................................................................... 85
6.3 Power On/Off Control .......................................................................................... 86
6.4 Preparing the System for Operation..................................................................... 87
6.5 Use of Solvents and Additives .............................................................................. 89
6.6 Operating the System from the Software ............................................................ 92
6.6.1 Starting the Instrument Controller and Client ......................................... 92
6.6.2 Controlling the System from the ePanel Set ............................................ 93
6.6.3 Monitoring the Baseline........................................................................... 94
6.6.4 Running Automated Sample Analysis....................................................... 95
6.7 Shutting Down the System ................................................................................... 97