To Set The Msd Analyzer Temperatures - Agilent Technologies 5975T LTM GC Operation Manual

To Set the MSD Analyzer Temperatures

Setpoints for the MSD ion source and mass filter (quad) temperatures are
stored in the current tune (*.u) file. When a method is loaded, the setpoints in
the tune file associated with that method are downloaded automatically.
Procedure
1 In Instrument Control view, select Edit Tune Parameters from the Instrument
2 Select Temperatures from the MoreParams menu
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3 Type the desired Source and Quad (mass filter) temperatures in the
Do not exceed 200 °C for the quadrupole or 350 °C for the source.
WA R N I N G
4 To close the screen, click:
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menu.
Setting temperatures
setpoint fields. See Table 14
The GC/MSD interface, ion source, and quadrupole heated zones interact.
The analyzer heaters may not be able to accurately control temperatures if
the setpoint for one zone is much different from that of an adjacent zone.
Operating in Electron Impact (EI) Mode
(Figure
for recommended setpoints.
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