Varian 4000 GCMS, Installation Procedures Manual

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1.2 System Set Up On Bench
Set the 3800 GC and 4000 MS onto the bench. The GC and MS should initially
be well separated to allow easy access. Remove the turbo pump shipping
restraint and analyzer shipping restraints from the 4000 MS. Remove shipping
restraints from the GC such as the metal dowel at the rear of the GC. The
removed restraints and brackets should be retained in case the system needs to
be transported in the future.
Connect the roughing hose to the roughing pump. Connect the roughing pump
power cord to the LINE VOLTAGE PUMP ONLY connector at the rear of the MS.
To minimize vibration, the roughing pump should not be on the bench with the
GCMS.
Connect the GC-to MS sync cable under the GC top cover at J6 ANALOG OUT
and at the rear of the MS at J9 SYNC.
Connect the USB cable to the rear of the MS at J7 USB and to a USB port on the
PC.
Connect the Ethernet cable to the GC and to the PC. Be sure to connect the
Ethernet cable using the side connector of the Tee and NOT the terminal end.
Install the new column shipped with the system into the 1177 injector (or 1079 if
no 1177 is installed) but to prevent contamination do not connect to the MS
transfer line until after initially conditioning the column in the GC oven.
Uninstall the empty Cal Gas vial from behind the MS front door by loosening the
two mounting screws and twisting the vial while pulling down. Fill the vial with
approximately 0.5 mL of the FC-43 (03-920353-00) provided in the 4000 MS
Accessory Kit. Re-install the partially (less than half) filled vial into the MS and
tighten the mounting screws. The vial must be inserted far enough into the
pneumatic block to engage the o-ring. Store the remaining FC-43 in the vials
provided in the accessory kit. Be careful not to overfill the Cal Gas vial to avoid
FC-43 contamination that can interfere with system performance.