Agilent Technologies 1100 Series - Manual (Page 21)

Thermo Scientific Agilent 1100 Series LC Devices Connecting the Hardware and Triggering Data Acquisition 13
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Triggering Data Acquisition with the Autosampler
If you want the Agilent 1100 series autosampler to trigger data acquisition, you must make
the appropriate selections in the Timed Events page for the autosampler for each instrument
method you create. Instrument methods contain the contact closure signals, the
chromatographic conditions, and the MS detector settings for an LC/MS application.
Y To trigger data acquisition with the Agilent 1100 Series autosampler
1. Choose Start > All Programs > Xcalibur > Xcalibur.
The Home Page appears.
2. Click the Instrument Setup button.
The Instrument Setup window appears.
3. Click the Agilent 1100 AS button in the Instrument Setup viewbar located on the left
side of the window.
The Instrument Setup view for the Agilent 1100 AS appears.
4. Click the Timed Events tab.
The Timed Events page appears.
5. In the Timed Events page, select the appropriate contact closure signal settings as shown
in Figure 7 .
a. Click the Contact 1 box to display the list and select Closed.
b. Make sure that all the other Contact boxes display Open.
Figure 7. Timed Events page for the Agilent 1100 Series autosampler
6. Make the appropriate entries and selections for the rest of the instrument method.
Note Configure the Agilent 1100 Series autosampler before performing the following
procedure. Refer to
Chapter 3, “Configuring the Autosampler for Contact Closure,”