Thermo Scientific Vanquish VF-D20 Operating Manual page 153

Troubleshooting Parameters
Vanquish Charged Aerosol Detectors Operating Manual
• Chromeleon 7: The Instrument Audit Trails can be found on the
ePanel Set (Audit ePanel). In addition, Audit Trails for each
instrument are available in the Chromeleon 7 Console Data view, in
the folder of the instrument.
• Chromeleon 6.8: The Daily Audit Trails can be found on the panel
tabset (Sequence Control panel). In addition, Daily Audit Trails are
available in the Browser, in the folder of the timebase.
Messages in the Chromeleon Audit Trail are preceded by an icon. The
icon identifies the seriousness of the problem. The table shows the icons
and explains the severity level.
Icon Severity
Warning
Error
Abort
or
For possible causes and recommended remedial actions, see
Messages, page 155.
The following parameters provide helpful information for
troubleshooting if a problem occurs in the charged aerosol detector:
Parameters
Gas flow ratio
Description
•
The queue (Chromeleon 7) or batch
(Chromeleon 6.8) can be started.
• The current run is not interrupted.
Nevertheless, Thermo Fisher Scientific
recommends taking appropriate remedial action
to resolve the problem.
The software attempts to correct the problem.
An error does not interrupt the current analysis.
However, if the error occurs during the Ready
Check, the analysis will not be started.
• The queue (Chromeleon 7) or batch
(Chromeleon 6.8) cannot be started.
•
A running queue or batch is stopped
immediately.
Description
Displays the ratio of the nebulizer gas pressure to the
charging gas pressure.
As a standard, the Gas Flow Ratio is Normal.
For troubleshooting information on the gas flow ratio, see
section 8.3.4, page 161.
8 • Troubleshooting
section 8.2
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