Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 Series Operating Instructions Manual page 6

UltiMate 3000 Series:
VWD-3100 and VWD-3400RS Variable Wavelength Detectors
3.5.2 Installing the Detector ...................................................................................... 43
3.5.3 Configuring the Detector ................................................................................. 44
3.6 Setting Up the Detector in DCMSLink .................................................................... 48
4 Preparation for Operation (Startup) ........................................................................ 49
4.1 Overview of Actions ................................................................................................ 49
4.2 General Precautions for Connecting Capillaries ...................................................... 50
4.3 Connecting Drain Tubing......................................................................................... 51
4.4 Equilibrating the System .......................................................................................... 52
5 Operation and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 55
5.1 Power-Up ................................................................................................................. 56
5.2 Status Screens .......................................................................................................... 57
5.3 Detector Control ....................................................................................................... 58
5.3.1 Operation from the Front Panel Display .......................................................... 58
5.3.2 Chromeleon Software ...................................................................................... 58
5.4 Display Screens (Function Keys and Menus) .......................................................... 64
5.4.1 Showing the Function Keys ............................................................................. 64
5.4.2 Detector Menus ................................................................................................ 66
5.5 Information for Operating the Detector ................................................................... 73
5.5.1 General Notes ................................................................................................... 73
5.5.2 Setting the Wavelengths................................................................................... 78
5.5.3 Turning on the Lamps ...................................................................................... 78
5.5.4 Monitoring the Lamp Intensity ........................................................................ 79
5.5.5 Starting and Stopping Data Acquisition........................................................... 80
5.5.6 Setting the Display Mode ................................................................................. 82
5.5.7 Leak Detection ................................................................................................. 82
5.5.8 Recording the Temperature Signals ................................................................. 83
5.5.9 Adjusting the Screen Brightness and Contrast ................................................. 83
5.5.10 SmartStartup and SmartShutdown ............................................................... 83
5.6 Special Functions in Chromeleon ............................................................................ 84
5.6.1 Optimizing the Detector Performance ............................................................. 84
5.6.2 Recording Absorbance Spectra ........................................................................ 88
5.6.3 Predictive Performance .................................................................................... 89
5.6.4 Detector Diagnostics ........................................................................................ 90
5.6.5 Operational Qualification and Performance Qualification .............................. 91
5.7 Shutting Down the Detector ..................................................................................... 92
5.8 Routine and Preventive Maintenance ...................................................................... 94
6 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 95
6.1 Overview .................................................................................................................. 95
6.2 Messages on the Detector Display ........................................................................... 96
6.3 Chromeleon Diagnostics Messages ....................................................................... 104
6.4 Operating Problems................................................................................................ 109
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