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6 • Operation
Vanquish Charged Aerosol Detectors Operating Manual Page 89
6.3.2 Status Indicators
The status LED bar on the front side of the detector and the STATUS LED
on the inside keypad provide information about the detector status.
LED Bar
The LED bar provides the information when the detector is closed. When
the detector is connected in the Chromeleon software, the LED bar may
provide less information.
LED Bar Description
Off (dark) The power to the detector is turned off.
Dimmed The doors of the detector are open.
Yellow, flashing slowly The power to the detector is turned on, but the detector is
not connected in the Chromeleon software.
Yellow The detector is connected in the Chromeleon software, but
is not equilibrated.
The detector gas flow and drain pump are turned off.
Green, flashing The detector prepares for operation. This comprises the
following phases:
•
The detector performs the self-test.
•
The detector is warming up.
• The detector is equilibrating.
In Chromeleon, if the setting is enabled that the evaporation
temperature must be within a specified temperature range,
the evaporation temperature is not yet within this range.
For details on the setting, see
section 6.6, page 100 .
Green The detector is equilibrated, but no data acquisition is
running.
The detector gas flow and drain pump are turned on.
Blue An injection (sample) or sequence is running.
No data acquisition is running.
Blue, running Data acquisition is running.
Red A problem or error has occurred. For the related message,
check the Chromeleon Audit Trail. For remedial action, see
the
Troubleshooting
section in this operating manual.