Document Outline

• 1 About this manual
  • 1.1 Abbreviations
• 2 Safety
  • 2.1 User qualification
  • 2.2 Proper use
  • 2.3 Improper use
  • 2.4 Safety warnings and safety signs
  • 2.5 Product safety
    • 2.5.1 General hazards
    • 2.5.2 Warning labels on housing and assemblies
    • 2.5.3 Personal protective equipment
  • 2.6 General safety rules
    • 2.6.1 Responsibility of the operator
    • 2.6.2 Duty of maintenance and care
    • 2.6.3 Spare parts to be used
    • 2.6.4 Modifications
• 3 Technical data
  • 3.1 Scope of delivery
    • 3.1.1 Standard device
    • 3.1.2 Standard accessories
    • 3.1.3 Optional accessories
  • 3.2 Technical data overview
• 4 Description of function
  • 4.1 Overview over the device
  • 4.2 Functional principle
    • 4.2.1 Nebulization
    • 4.2.2 Evaporation of the solvent
    • 4.2.3 Detection
  • 4.3 Eluent flow splitting
• 5 Putting into operation
  • 5.1 Installation site
  • 5.2 Electrical connections
  • 5.3 Gas supply
  • 5.4 Exhaust venting and drain requirements
  • 5.5 Installing the nebulizer/glass chamber assembly
    • 5.5.1 Connecting the siphon overflow
    • 5.5.2 Connecting the nebulization gas to the nebulizer
  • 5.6 Installing the flow splitter
    • 5.6.1 Connecting the flow splitter
    • 5.6.2 Adjusting the flow rate of the ELSD splitter
    • 5.6.3 Connecting to the ELS nebulizer
  • 5.7 Powering up the device
  • 5.8 Control panel
    • 5.8.1 Digital display
    • 5.8.2 User interface
  • 5.9 Initial test procedures
    • 5.9.1 Preliminary activities
    • 5.9.2 Electronic noise test
    • 5.9.3 Background noise (stray light) test
    • 5.9.4 Solvent noise test
    • 5.9.5 Column noise test
• 6 Operation
  • 6.1 Preparing the device for operation
  • 6.2 Auto-zeroing the detector
    • 6.2.1 Manual
    • 6.2.2 External
  • 6.3 Routine operation of the detector
  • 6.4 Optimizing the performance
    • 6.4.1 Selecting the optimum temperature
    • 6.4.2 Optimizing the mobile phase
    • 6.4.3 Sample pretreatment
    • 6.4.4 Column treatment
    • 6.4.5 Optimizing the noise filter
  • 6.5 Powering down and shutting down the detector
• 7 Maintenance
  • 7.1 Customer service
• 8 Troubleshooting
  • 8.1 General troubleshooting information
  • 8.2 Initial troubleshooting activities
  • 8.3 Perform the noise test
  • 8.4 Specific detector troubleshooting
  • 8.5 Nebulizer cleaning and replacement procedures
  • 8.6 Gas flow problems
  • 8.7 Cleaning and decontamination
    • 8.7.1 Device cleaning
    • 8.7.2 Device decontamination
  • 8.8 Light source exchange
• 9 Shutdown, storage, transport and disposal
  • 9.1 Preparing the device for storage and transport
  • 9.2 Storage and transport
• 10 Spare parts
• 11 Declarations and requirements
  • 11.1 FCC requirements (for USA and Canada)
  • 11.2 Declaration of conformity