Preface; About Your System - Thermo Scientific TRACE 1600 Hardware Manual

Preface

About Your System

Thermo Scientific
This manual contains detailed information about installing, maintaining, and
troubleshooting the Thermo Scientific™ TRACE™ 1600 and TRACE™ 1610 gas
chromatographs.
Thermo Scientific systems provide high-caliber gas chromatography (GC) instrumentation.
Your TRACE 1600/TRACE 1610 GC system can be a stand-alone unit or coupled with other
instruments. GC represents a powerful analytical separation technique. Complex mixtures of
individual compounds can be injected into the GC, either manually or by using an
autosampler, and then separated the eluate for presentation to the detector. The detector
generates signals of the GC eluate and its components. These signals are then processed by a
Thermo Scientific™ Chromatography Data System for qualitative identification, as well as
accurate and precise quantification of the individual compounds present in the sample.
IMPORTANT Thermo Scientific systems optimize the separation and detection
capabilities of GC by providing high performance analytical capabilities for both research,
and routine applications. More information about the use of this system can be found in
related documentation sources, and by using the provided contact information.
WARNING Thermo Scientific systems operate safely and reliably under carefully
controlled environmental conditions. If the equipment is used in a manner not specified
by the manufacturer, the protections provided by the equipment might be impaired. If
you maintain a system outside the specifications listed in this guide, failures of many
types, including personal injury or death, might occur. The repair of instrument failures
caused by operation in a manner not specified by the manufacturer is specifically excluded
from the standard warranty and service contract coverage.
WARNING Operation of this system requires the use of chemical substances with
different hazard specifications. Before using any chemicals, read the hazard indications
and information reported in the Safety Sheet supplied by the manufacturer, referring to
the relevant CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number.
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