Preface; About This Guide; Related Documentation; Safety And Special Notices - Thermo Scientific LTQ XL Getting Started

About This Guide

Documentation
Safety and Special
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Preface

Welcome to the Thermo Electron, LTQ XL™ system. The LTQ XL is a
member of the Thermo family of MS detectors.
This LTQ XL Getting Started manual provides information on how to set up,
calibrate, and tune the LTQ XL MS detector
data. All of these procedures can be performed from the Xcalibur
window.
To perform analyses in ESI mode, see Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5. To perform
analyses in APCI mode, see Chapters 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8.
Related
In addition to this guide, Thermo Electron provides the following
documents for the LTQ XL system:
• LTQ XL Preinstallation Guide
• LTQ XL Getting Connected
• LTQ XL Hardware Manual
Help is also available from within the software.
Make sure you follow the precautionary statements presented in this guide.
Notices
The safety and other special notices appear in boxes.
Safety and special notices include the following:
CAUTION Highlights laser-related hazards to human beings. It includes
information specific to the class of laser involved. Each DANGER notice
is accompanied by the international laser radiation symbol.
CAUTION Highlights hazards to humans, property, or the environment.
Each CAUTION notice is accompanied by an appropriate CAUTION
symbol.
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