Waters Xevo TQ MS, Operator And Maintenance Manual, Page: 40 / 184

2-8 Preparing the Mass Spectrometer for Operation
Rebooting the mass spectrometer
The reset button shuts down the electronics momentarily and causes the mass
spectrometer to reboot.
Reboot the mass spectrometer when either of these conditions applies:
• The MassLynx software fails to initialize.
• Immediately following a software upgrade.
To reboot the mass spectrometer
1. Open the mass spectrometer’s front, left-hand door.
2. Insert a short length (7.5 cm) of PEEK™ tubing, or similar object, into
the reset button aperture to operate the reset button.
3. Remove the PEEK tubing from the reset button aperture.
4. Close the mass spectrometer’s door.
Reset button aperture