Verifying The Instrument's State Of Readiness; Monitoring The Mass Spectrometer Leds - Waters Xevo TQ-S Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

2 Preparing the Mass Spectrometer for Operation
Result:
IntelliStart software displays "Ready" in the Instrument Console.
Tip:
IntelliStart software displays corrective actions in the Instrument
Console.
UNIFI software:
a. From the Xevo TQ-S console, in the Maintain pane, click Vacuum.
b. On the Status page, click Pump.
Tip:
c. Wait a minimum of 2 hours for the instrument to be fully pumped
down (evacuated).
Tip:
green when the instrument is fully pumped down (evacuated).
d. Click Instrument Operate Mode
Result:
UNIFI software displays status "Running" in the Instrument
Summary pane.
Tip:
into Operate mode, UNIFI software displays corrective actions.

Verifying the instrument's state of readiness

When the instrument is in good operating condition, the power and Operate
LEDs show steady green. You can view any error messages in IntelliStart
software (MassLynx), or UNIFI software.

Monitoring the mass spectrometer LEDs

LED on the mass spectrometer indicate its operational status.
Power LED
The power LED, located on the top, left-hand side of the mass spectrometer's
front panel, indicates when the mass spectrometer is powered-on or
powered-off.
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When the mass spectrometer is in good operating condition,
If clicking Resolve fails to put the instrument in Operate mode,
The Operate LED remains off.
In the Instrument Summary pane, the Status indicator shows
When the mass spectrometer is in good operating condition,
If clicking Instrument Operate Mode fails to put the instrument
.