Document Outline

• Table of contents
• Table of figures
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Instrument description
  • 1.2 Intended use
  • 1.3 About the documentation
    • 1.3.1 Symbols and conventions
  • 1.4 Safety instructions
    • 1.4.1 General notes on safety
    • 1.4.2 Electrical safety
    • 1.4.3 Tubing and capillary connections
    • 1.4.4 Flammable solvents and chemicals
    • 1.4.5 Recycling and disposal
• 2 Installation
  • 2.1 About this chapter
  • 2.2 Initial installation
  • 2.3 Flow diagram
  • 2.4 Setting up the instrument
    • 2.4.1 Packaging
    • 2.4.2 Checks
    • 2.4.3 Location
  • 2.5 Capillary connections in the IC system
  • 2.6 Rear of the instrument
    • 2.6.1 Rollers and handle
    • 2.6.2 Positioning and connecting the detector
    • 2.6.3 Transport locking screws
    • 2.6.4 Leak sensor
    • 2.6.5 Drainage tubing
  • 2.7 Capillary and cable feed-throughs
  • 2.8 Eluent
    • 2.8.1 Connecting eluent bottle
  • 2.9 Eluent degasser
  • 2.10 High pressure pump
    • 2.10.1 Capillary connections high pressure pump/purge valve
    • 2.10.2 Deaerating the high pressure pump
  • 2.11 Inline filter
  • 2.12 Pulsation damper
  • 2.13 Sample degasser
  • 2.14 Injection valve
    • 2.14.1 Connecting the injection valve
    • 2.14.2 Mode of operation of the injection valve
    • 2.14.3 Selecting the sample loop
  • 2.15 Column thermostat
  • 2.16 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM)
    • 2.16.1 General information on the MSM
    • 2.16.2 Connecting the MSM
  • 2.17 Peristaltic pump
    • 2.17.1 Principle of the peristaltic pump
    • 2.17.2 Installing the peristaltic pump
  • 2.18 Metrohm CO2 suppressor (MCS)
    • 2.18.1 General information on the MCS
    • 2.18.2 Connecting MCS
    • 2.18.3 Installing the adsorption cartridges
  • 2.19 Conductivity detector
  • 2.20 Connecting the instrument
    • 2.20.1 Connecting the instrument to the PC
    • 2.20.2 Connecting the instrument to mains supply
  • 2.21 Guard column
  • 2.22 Separation column
• 3 Start-up
  • 3.1 Initial start-up
  • 3.2 Conditioning
• 4 Operation and maintenance
  • 4.1 General information
    • 4.1.1 Care
    • 4.1.2 Maintenance by Metrohm Service
    • 4.1.3 Operation
    • 4.1.4 Shutting down
  • 4.2 Capillary connections
    • 4.2.1 Operation
  • 4.3 Door
  • 4.4 Eluent
    • 4.4.1 Production
    • 4.4.2 Operation
      • 4.4.2.1 Supply bottle
      • 4.4.2.2 Aspiration filter
      • 4.4.2.3 Changing the eluent
  • 4.5 High pressure pump
    • 4.5.1 Protection
    • 4.5.2 Maintenance
  • 4.6 Inline filter
    • 4.6.1 Maintenance
  • 4.7 Inline sample preparation
  • 4.8 Rinsing the sample path
  • 4.9 Sample degasser
    • 4.9.1 Operation
  • 4.10 Injection valve
    • 4.10.1 Protection
  • 4.11 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM)
    • 4.11.1 Protection
    • 4.11.2 Operation
    • 4.11.3 Maintenance
      • 4.11.3.1 Regenerating the MSM
      • 4.11.3.2 Cleaning the MSM
      • 4.11.3.3 Replacing parts of the MSM
  • 4.12 Peristaltic pump
    • 4.12.1 Operation
    • 4.12.2 Maintenance
      • 4.12.2.1 Pump tubing
      • 4.12.2.2 Pump tubing connection with filter
  • 4.13 Metrohm CO2 suppressor (MCS)
    • 4.13.1 Replacing the CO2 adsorption cartridge
    • 4.13.2 Regenerating the H2O adsorption cartridge
  • 4.14 Conductivity detector
    • 4.14.1 Maintenance
  • 4.15 Separation column
    • 4.15.1 Separating efficiency
    • 4.15.2 Protection
    • 4.15.3 Storage
    • 4.15.4 Regeneration
  • 4.16 Quality Management and validation with Metrohm
• 5 Troubleshooting
  • 5.1 Problems and their solutions
• 6 Technical specifications
  • 6.1 Reference conditions
  • 6.2 Instrument
  • 6.3 Leak sensor
  • 6.4 Ambient conditions
  • 6.5 Housing
  • 6.6 Eluent degasser
  • 6.7 High pressure pump
  • 6.8 Sample degasser
  • 6.9 Injection valve
  • 6.10 Column thermostat
  • 6.11 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM)
  • 6.12 Peristaltic pump
  • 6.13 Metrohm CO2 suppressor (MCS)
  • 6.14 Conductivity measuring system
  • 6.15 Mains connection
  • 6.16 Interfaces
  • 6.17 Safety specification
  • 6.18 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
  • 6.19 Weight
• 7 Conformity and warranty
  • 7.1 Declaration of Conformity
  • 7.2 Quality Management Principles
  • 7.3 Warranty (guarantee)
• 8 Accessories
  • 8.1 Scope of delivery
  • 8.2 Optional accessories
• Index