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System Shutdown, Startup, and Reset
Restarting the System Following a Complete Shutdown
Thermo Scientific
Surveyor MSQ Plus Hardware Manual
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Restarting the Surveyor MSQ Plus System
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To start up the Surveyor MSQ Plus system
1. Turn on the power for your system:
a. Turn on the power to the Surveyor MSQ system by toggling the MAINS IN switch
to the On position.
b. Turn on the power to your LC devices. Wait for the LC devices to complete their
initialization before proceeding.
c.
Turn on the Edwards forepump by setting its power switch to the On position.
2. Turn on the data system computer. Wait until Windows is running. From the Windows
desktop, double-click the Xcalibur icon.
3. Pump down the instrument:
a. Right-click the
Surveyor MSQ Plus Server
icon in the System Tray portion of the
Windows Taskbar and choose
Pump
from the shortcut menu.
b. Wait for the Surveyor MSQ Plus MS detector to reach high vacuum.
When system reaches the appropriate vacuum pressure, the server light changes from
flashing amber to solid amber. Reaching high vacuum takes approximately 10
minutes.
c.
If the Surveyor MSQ Plus MS detector has not reached vacuum after 30 minutes
(The server light might still be red or flashing amber. Refer to
check for leaks in the system.
4. Open the Tune window by double-clicking the Server icon in the System Tray of the
Windows Taskbar.
5. If the Per Method Parameters table is not open, open it by clicking the Per Method
Parameters slide bar on the right side of the Tune window. See
6. Turn on the nitrogen gas by clicking the Nitrogen Gas toggle On/Off button in the
General Control group of the Per Method Parameters table (
).
The On/Off toggle button turns from gray to green and the text to the left of the button
changes from Off to On. Within a few seconds, you hear the nitrogen supply to the API
source turn on.
7. Put the instrument into the Operate mode by clicking the toggle Operate On/Off button
).
The button turns from gray to green and the text changes from Off to On.