View Instrument And Device Status Icons - AB Sciex 4500 Series System User's Manual

Batches
Table 6-2 Queue States (Continued)
Icons

View Instrument and Device Status Icons

Icons representing the instrument and each device in the active hardware configuration appear
on the status bar in the bottom right corner of the window. The user can view the detailed status
of an LC pump to check if the LC pump pressure is appropriate, or view the detailed status of the
instrument to check the temperature of the ion source.
• On the status bar, double-click the icon for the device or instrument.
The Instrument Status dialog opens.
Table 6-3 Instrument and Device Status (showing the instrument icon)
Status Icon Background Color Description
Idle
Equilibrating
Waiting
Running
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State Definition
Prerun In the Prerun state, the method is being
downloaded to each device and device equilibration
is occurring. This state occurs before the acquisition
of each sample in a batch.
Acquiring In the Acquiring state, the method is run and data
acquisition occurs.
Paused In the Paused state, the instrument has been
paused during acquisition.
Green or yellow
Green or yellow
Green
Green
The device is not running. If the background
color is yellow, the device should be equilibrated
before it is ready to run. If the background color
is green, the device is ready to run.
The device is equilibrating.
The device is waiting for a command from the
software, from another device, or for some
action by the operator.
The device is running.
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