Starting Up And Shutting Down The Mass Spectrometer; Starting The Mass Spectrometer - Waters SYNAPT G2 Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

Starting the mass spectrometer

The Waters SYNAPT G2 MS is compatible with the ACQUITY UPLC and
nanoACQUITY UPLC systems. If you are not using either of these systems,
refer to the documentation relevant to your LC system.
Caution:
instrument. For more details, refer to the following sources:
• Appendix
mass spectrometer solvent information.
• Appendix C of the ACQUITY UPLC System Operator's Guide (part
number 71500082502), for solvent compatibility with ACQUITY
UPLC devices.
Starting the mass spectrometer entails powering-on the MassLynx
workstation, logging in to the workstation, powering-on the mass
spectrometer and all other ACQUITY UPLC instruments, and starting the
MassLynx software.
Requirement:
first to ensure that it obtains the IP addresses of the system instruments.
See the mass spectrometer's online Help for details on MassLynx and
IntelliStart applications.
To start the mass spectrometer
Warning:
supply pressure fall below 400 kPa (4 bar, 58 psi).
1. Ensure that all the mass spectrometer's external connections are in
place (see
2. Power-on the MassLynx PC, and log in before powering-on the other
instruments.
3. On the instrument's rear panel, ensure that the pump override switch is
in the auto position, and the EPC, vacuum, and electronics main power
switches are switched on (see
Result:
4. Allow 4 minutes for the embedded PC to initialize.
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Starting Up and Shutting Down the Mass Spectrometer

Using incompatible solvents can severely damage the
C, "Materials of construction and compliant
You must power-on and log in to the MassLynx workstation
To avoid ignition of flammable solvents, never let the nitrogen
Appendix B, "External
Each system component runs a series of startup tests.
Connections").
page 1-19).
solvents", for