Verifying The Instrument's State Of Readiness; Monitoring The Mass Spectrometer Leds; Calibration - Waters Xevo G2-XS QTof Overview And Maintenance Manual

2 Preparing the Mass Spectrometer for Operation

Verifying the instrument's state of readiness

When the mass spectrometer is in good operating condition, the power and
status LEDs show constant green. You can view any error messages in the
IntelliStart software (MassLynx), or the UNIFI software.

Monitoring the mass spectrometer LEDs

LEDs on the mass spectrometer indicate its operational status.
Power LED – The power LED, below the mass spectrometer's source, indicates
when the mass spectrometer is powered-on or powered-off.
Status LED – The status LED, on the right-hand side of the power LED,
indicates the operating condition.
Status information from the front of the instrument:
Status LED
Off
Green
Amber
Flashing Green
Flashing Amber
Flashing Red
Red

Calibration

Calibrate the mass spectrometer prior to use. See the mass spectrometer's
online Help for details.
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Instrument State
Standby
Operate
Source Standby
Operate with pump override on
Standby with pump override on
Not at vacuum
RF Trip