To Calibrate Column Flow Linear Velocity - Agilent Technologies 5977B Series Operating Manual

2 Installing 7890 GC Columns

To Calibrate Column Flow Linear Velocity

The steps listed below apply to 7890 and 6890 series GCs only. Capillary
columns must be calibrated prior to use with the MSD.
Procedure
1 Set Data Acquisition for splitless manual injection, and set up a real time
2 Press [Prep Run] on the GC keypad.
3 Inject 1 µL of air into the GC inlet and press [Start Run].
4 Wait until a peak elutes at m/z 28. Note the retention time.
5 In the Instrument Control view, select GC Parameters from the Instrument menu.
6 Select the Configuration tab and then select the Columns tab.
7 Select your installed column from the table.
8 Click Calibrate to display the Calibrate Column dialog.
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plot to monitor m/z 28.
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