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7 • Maintenance and Service
Vanquish Charged Aerosol Detectors Operating Manual Page 139
Follow these steps
1. Start the Chromeleon 7 Instrument Configuration Manager or the
Chromeleon 6.8 Server Configuration program.
2. Perform a firmware update from the General tab page in the
configuration dialog box for the detector. For details, refer to the
Chromeleon Help
.
NOTICE A firmware downgrade or incomplete firmware update may
result in loss of functionality or malfunctioning of the detector.
•
Do not interrupt communication between the Chromeleon software
and the detector at any time during the procedure.
• At the beginning of the update process, a message appears showing
the firmware version currently installed in the detector and the
version that will be transferred from the Chromeleon software. If the
firmware installed in the detector is a later version than the version
in Chromeleon, cancel the download.
The firmware update may take several minutes.
•
Monitor the Audit Trail of the Chromeleon Instrument Configuration
Manager (or Server Configuration program) to see whether the
firmware update was successful or failed.
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If the firmware update failed, turn the device off and on again and
repeat the firmware update.
• If the firmware update fails repeatedly, contact Thermo Fisher
Scientific Technical Support for assistance.
3. After a successful firmware update, requalification of the detector
may be required. See the release notes for a recommendation.