Shutting The System Down For Non-Routine Maintenance - Thermo Scientific Surveyor MSQ Plus Hardware Manual

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System Shutdown, Startup, and Reset

Shutting the System down for Non-Routine Maintenance

Shutting the System down for Non-Routine Maintenance
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5. Turn off the power to the ion optics by clicking the Operate toggle On/Off button.
The On/Off button turns from green to gray and the text to the left of the button
changes from On to Off.
6. Turn off the nitrogen gas by clicking the Nitrogen Gas toggle On/Off button in the
General Control group of the Per Method Parameters table.
The On/Off button turns from green to gray and the text to the left of the button
changes from On to Off. Within a few seconds, you hear the nitrogen supply to the API
source shut off. In the Nitrogen Gas Off mode, the system maintains a bleed of nitrogen
gas to the probe to prevent a rise in humidity within the source compartment.
7. When you plan to leave the Surveyor MSQ Plus MS detector in the Off mode for a
significant period of time, turn off the nitrogen supply to the system at the main
regulator.
To shutdown the Surveyor MSQ system for a non-routine maintenance procedure or
to relocate the instrument
1. If you are using the optional cone wash pump, turn it off by turning its power switch to
the Off position.
2. Open the Xcalibur data system by choosing Start > All Programs > Xcalibur > Xcalibur
from the Windows desktop.
3. If the Info View is not displayed, choose View > Info View to display it.
4. Turn off the flow from the LC pump:
a. If your LC pump is controlled from the Xcalibur data system, turn it off from its
respective Direct Control dialog box or place it in the Standby mode from the Info
View - Status page.
b. If your LC pump is not controlled from the Xcalibur data system, turn it off from its
keypad control panel.
5. Right-click the Surveyor MSQ listing on the Status page. Then, choose Turn Device Off
from the shortcut menu.
6. Right-click the Surveyor MSQ Plus Server in the System Tray portion of the Windows
Taskbar. Then, choose Vent from the shortcut menu to vent the system. Venting the
system turns off the turbomolecular pump.
The Server is displayed as an icon in the Windows Taskbar just to the left of the time
display. See Figure 78.
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