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 Overview of the instrument
  • 2.1 Front
  • 2.2 Rear
• 3 Installation
  • 3.1 About this chapter
  • 3.2 Initial installation
  • 3.3 Installation of the low pressure gradient
  • 3.4 Installation diagram
  • 3.5 Setting up the instrument
    • 3.5.1 Packaging
    • 3.5.2 Checks
    • 3.5.3 Location
  • 3.6 Capillary connections in the IC system
  • 3.7 Rear of the instrument
    • 3.7.1 Rollers and handle
    • 3.7.2 Positioning and connecting the detector
    • 3.7.3 Transport locking screws
    • 3.7.4 Leak sensor
    • 3.7.5 Drainage tubing
  • 3.8 Capillary and cable feed-throughs
  • 3.9 Eluent
    • 3.9.1 Connecting eluent bottle
  • 3.10 Eluent degasser
  • 3.11 Low pressure gradient
  • 3.12 High pressure pump
    • 3.12.1 Capillary connections high pressure pump/purge valve
    • 3.12.2 Connecting low pressure gradient
    • 3.12.3 Deaerating the high pressure pump
  • 3.13 Inline filter
  • 3.14 Pulsation damper
  • 3.15 Sample degasser
  • 3.16 Injection valve
    • 3.16.1 Connecting the injection valve
    • 3.16.2 Mode of operation of the injection valve
    • 3.16.3 Selecting the sample loop
  • 3.17 Column thermostat
  • 3.18 High Capacity Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM‑HC)
    • 3.18.1 General information on the MSM‑HC
    • 3.18.2 Connecting the MSM‑HC
  • 3.19 Peristaltic pump
    • 3.19.1 Principle of the peristaltic pump
    • 3.19.2 Installing the peristaltic pump
  • 3.20 Metrohm CO2 suppressor (MCS)
    • 3.20.1 General information on the MCS
    • 3.20.2 Connecting MCS
    • 3.20.3 Installing the adsorption cartridges
  • 3.21 Conductivity detector
  • 3.22 Connecting the instrument
    • 3.22.1 Connecting the instrument to the PC
    • 3.22.2 Connecting the instrument to mains supply
  • 3.23 Guard column
  • 3.24 Separation column
• 4 Start-up
  • 4.1 Initial start-up
  • 4.2 Conditioning
• 5 Operation and maintenance
  • 5.1 General information
    • 5.1.1 Care
    • 5.1.2 Maintenance by Metrohm Service
    • 5.1.3 Operation
    • 5.1.4 Shutting down
  • 5.2 Capillary connections
    • 5.2.1 Operation
  • 5.3 Door
  • 5.4 Eluent
    • 5.4.1 Production
    • 5.4.2 Operation
      • 5.4.2.1 Supply bottle
      • 5.4.2.2 Aspiration filter
      • 5.4.2.3 Changing the eluent
  • 5.5 High pressure pump
    • 5.5.1 Protection
    • 5.5.2 Maintenance
  • 5.6 Inline filter
    • 5.6.1 Maintenance
  • 5.7 Inline sample preparation
  • 5.8 Rinsing the sample path
  • 5.9 Sample degasser
    • 5.9.1 Operation
  • 5.10 Injection valve
    • 5.10.1 Protection
  • 5.11 High Capacity Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM‑HC)
    • 5.11.1 Protection
    • 5.11.2 Operation
    • 5.11.3 Maintenance
      • 5.11.3.1 Regenerating the MSM‑HC
      • 5.11.3.2 Cleaning the MSM‑HC
      • 5.11.3.3 Replacing parts of the MSM‑HC
  • 5.12 Peristaltic pump
    • 5.12.1 Operation
    • 5.12.2 Maintenance
      • 5.12.2.1 Pump tubing
      • 5.12.2.2 Pump tubing connection with filter
  • 5.13 Metrohm CO2 suppressor (MCS)
    • 5.13.1 Replacing the CO2 adsorption cartridge
    • 5.13.2 Regenerating the H2O adsorption cartridge
  • 5.14 Conductivity detector
    • 5.14.1 Maintenance
  • 5.15 Separation column
    • 5.15.1 Separating efficiency
    • 5.15.2 Protection
    • 5.15.3 Storage
    • 5.15.4 Regeneration
  • 5.16 Quality Management and validation with Metrohm
• 6 Troubleshooting
  • 6.1 Problems and their solutions
• 7 Technical specifications
  • 7.1 Reference conditions
  • 7.2 Instrument
  • 7.3 Leak sensor
  • 7.4 Ambient conditions
  • 7.5 Housing
  • 7.6 Eluent degasser
  • 7.7 Low pressure gradient
  • 7.8 High pressure pump
  • 7.9 Sample degasser
  • 7.10 Injection valve
  • 7.11 Column thermostat
  • 7.12 High Capacity Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM‑HC)
  • 7.13 Peristaltic pump
  • 7.14 Metrohm CO2 suppressor (MCS)
  • 7.15 Conductivity measuring system
  • 7.16 Mains connection
  • 7.17 Interfaces
  • 7.18 Safety specification
  • 7.19 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
  • 7.20 Weight
• 8 Conformity and warranty
  • 8.1 Declaration of Conformity
  • 8.2 Quality Management Principles
  • 8.3 Warranty (guarantee)
• 9 Accessories
  • 9.1 Scope of delivery
  • 9.2 Optional accessories
• Index