About This Manual - Agilent Technologies 5977B Series Operating Manual

About This Manual

5977B Series MSD Operating Manual
This manual contains information for operating and
maintaining the Agilent 5977B Series Mass Selective Detector
(MSD).
1 "Introduction"
Chapter 1 describes general information about the 5977B Series
MSDs, including a hardware description, general safety
warnings, and hydrogen safety information.
2 "Installing 7890 GC Columns"
Chapter 2 shows you how to prepare a capillary column for use
with the MSD, install it in the GC oven, and connect it to the
MSD using the GC/MSD interface.
3 "Intuvo 9000 GC Column Maintenance"
Chapter 3 shows you how to install an Agilent Intuvo column,
connect a flow path from the column through the MS transfer
line and into the ion source, and maintain the column guard
chip.
4 "Operating in EI Mode"
Chapter 3 describes basic tasks such as setting temperatures,
monitoring pressures, tuning, venting, and pumpdown. Much of
the information in this chapter also applies to CI operation.
5 "Operating in CI Mode"
Chapter 4 describes additional tasks necessary to operate in CI
mode.
6 "General Maintenance"
Chapter 5 describes maintenance procedures common to both
EI and CI instruments.
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