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2 Preparation and operation .......................................................................................21
2.1 Installation recommendations for fittings....................................................................................... 21
2.1.1 Assembling new fittings ....................................................................................................... 22
2.1.2 1/4-28 flangeless fitting with ferrule ..................................................................................... 23
2.1.3 1/4-28 flangeless fitting with 2-piece ferrule ........................................................................ 24
2.1.4 One-piece PEEK fitting ........................................................................................................ 24
2.1.5 Stainless steel (gold-plated) fitting with long flats and 2-piece stainless steel ferrule (V-
detail).............................................................................................................................................24
2.2 Ventilation requirements ............................................................................................................... 26
2.3 Stacking system modules without interlocking features................................................................ 26
2.4 Stacking system modules with interlocking features..................................................................... 27
2.5 Drainage system requirements ..................................................................................................... 28
2.6 Installing the waste tubing............................................................................................................. 28
2.7 Electricity source ........................................................................................................................... 30
2.7.1 Connecting to a wall electricity source................................................................................. 30
2.7.2 Connecting to a cart's electricity source .............................................................................. 30
2.8 Connecting signal cables .............................................................................................................. 31
2.8.1 Input/output signal connectors............................................................................................. 33
2.9 Installing the optional leak sensors ............................................................................................... 33
2.9.1 Installing the optional lower leak sensor .............................................................................. 34
2.9.2 Installing the optional upper leak sensor ............................................................................. 37
2.10 Calibrating the needle ................................................................................................................. 38
2.11 Purge solvent .............................................................................................................................. 39
2.12 Wash solvent............................................................................................................................... 39
2.13 General purge and wash solvent guidelines ............................................................................... 40
2.14 Priming the sample manager ...................................................................................................... 41
2.15 Washing the needle's exterior ..................................................................................................... 42
2.15.1 Stopping a needle wash routine before it finishes ............................................................. 42
2.16 Loading sample plates ................................................................................................................ 43
2.17 Observing vial and plate recommendations ................................................................................ 46
2.18 Sample chamber considerations................................................................................................. 47
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