Creating A Method To Clean The Sample Lines - Thermo Scientific Dionex AutoTrace 280 Operator's Manual

9. To edit the Dionex AutoTrace 280 operating parameters that will be
in effect when the method is run, click Params on the toolbar. For
details, refer to the "Set Up Method Operating Parameters" topic in
the AutoTrace software Help.
10. To save the method, click Save on the toolbar.
3.2.2

Creating a Method to Clean the Sample Lines

Before beginning routine operation with the Dionex AutoTrace 280, a
method for cleaning the sample lines must be created.
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If the method for your application does not end with Clean Sample
Path steps (see
to clean the lines.
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Whenever the Dionex AutoTrace 280 is idle for a period of time, run
this method to clean the lines and leave them filled with deionized
water.
1. Repeat
2. In the Name box, enter a name for the method (for example, "Clean
Sample Path–Solvent & Water").
3. In the Samples box, enter the number of samples you want to process
when the method runs.
4. Select Clean Sample Path. Specify a Volume of 25.0 mL and select
Solvent Waste as the Waste Position.
5. If the solvent used for the first Clean Sample Path step is immiscible
in water, repeat the Clean Sample Path selection. Specify a Volume
of 25.0 mL and select Solvent Waste as the Waste Position.
If the solvent used for the first Clean Sample Path step is not
immiscible in water, go directly to
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Section 2.6.2), run this method between sample runs
Step 1 and Step 2 in Section 3.2.1.
Step 6.
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