View Instrument And Device Status Icons - AB Sciex QTRAP 4500 LC/MS/MS system System User's Manual

Qtrap 4500 series
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Operating Instructions — Batches
Table 9-2 Queue States (Continued)
Icons

View Instrument and Device Status Icons

Icons representing the mass spectrometer and each device in the active hardware configuration
are shown on the status bar in the bottom right corner of the window. The user can view the
detailed status of an LC pump to check if the LC pump pressure is appropriate, or view the
detailed status of the mass spectrometer to check the temperature of the ion source.
On the status bar, double-click the icon for the device or mass spectrometer.
The Instrument Status dialog opens.
Table 9-3 Instrument and Device Status (showing the instrument icon)
Status
Icon Background Color Description
Idle
Equilibrating
Waiting
Running
4500 Series of Instruments
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State
Definition
PreRun
In the PreRun state, the method is being
downloaded to each device and device equilibration
is occurring. This state occurs before the acquisition
of each sample in a batch.
Acquiring
In the Acquiring state, the method is run and data
acquisition occurs.
Paused
In the Paused state, the system has been paused
during acquisition.
Green or yellow
Green or yellow
Green
Green
The device is not running. If the background
color is yellow, the device should be equilibrated
before it is ready to run. If the background color
is green, the device is ready to run.
The device is equilibrating.
The device is waiting for a command from the
software or another device, or for some action
by the operator.
The device is running a batch.
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