Varian ProStar 400, Operation Manual

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Vial Number Output Connector
8-bit BCD-coded VIAL NUMBER OUTPUT (True logic),
representing vial numbers 1-96; active when corresponding vial
is processed.
Table 2 Vial Number Output Connector
Pin No. Output Pin No. Output
1 Bit 0 units 1 9 Bit 1 units 2
2 Bit 2 units 4 10 Bit 3 units 8
3 Bit 4 units x 10 11 Bit 5 units x 20
4 Bit 6 units x 40 12 Bit 7 units x 80
8 Ground 15 Inject marker (TTL, active low)
RS485 Connector
The ProStar 400 can be controlled by a PC using the RS485
interface.
Fluid Connections
The instrument has been tested with isopropanol. Make sure
that the mobile phase of your HPLC system is miscible with
isopropanol. If not, start up with an intermediate solvent as
mobile phase which is compatible with your column.
To gain access to the high pressure valve, remove the keyboard
cover of the ProStar 400
AutoSampler.
WARNING:
MOVING PARTS
Moving parts and sharp needle. Keep hands clear.
Remove the safety screw on the left hand side of the ProStar
400 AutoSampler. Lift the cover and place it on the top of the
AutoSampler.
Connect the HPLC pump to port 5 and the column to port 6 of
the injection valve.