Thermo Scientific TRACE 1600 Hardware Manual page 34

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Installation
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When you receive your TRACE 1600/1610 GC, an authorized Thermo Fisher Scientific
Field Service Engineer (FSE) will configure the system for you. However, if you need to
reconfigure your system, compete the following steps:
1. Place the TRACE 1600/1610 on the workbench.
a. See "Positioning the TRACE 1600/1610"
2. Place and connect the external accessories.
a. See "Installing External Accessories"
3. Place and connect the Injector and Detector modules.
a. See "Installing the Injector and Detector Modules"
4. Plumb the gas supply and perform test for leaks.
a. See "Making the Gas Supply Plumbing Connections"
b. For system test information, refer to the TRACE 1600/1610 User Guide and to the
User Guide of any accessories you have connected to your GC system.
5. Connect coolant to cryogenic system (if present).
a. See "Connecting the Oven Cryogenic System"
6. Connect the PTV/PTVBKF to cryogenic system (if present).
a. See "Connecting the PTV/PTVBKF Cryogenic System"
7. Couple a TRACE 1600/1610 version for MS to a mass spectrometer.
a. Perform this step to couple a GC MS version with a Thermo Scientific mass
spectrometer. See
8. Install the autosampler (optional) on the GC.
a. See "Installing the Autosampler"
9. Install the Data System software.
a. See "Installing the Data System Software"
10. Connecting Power to the GC and the External Modules.
a. See "Making Power Connections"
11. Set the LAN communication between TRACE 1600/1610 and computer.
a. See "Setting the LAN Communication"
12. Install the analytical column.
a. Install the column into GC as described in
page 45 and "Installing the Column the First Time"
13. Perform column conditioning, leak test, and column evaluation.
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