Verifying The Carrier Gas Flow Rate - Thermo Scientific ISQ User Manual

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Confirming Your GC/MS System is Working

Verifying the Carrier Gas Flow Rate

Verifying the Carrier Gas Flow Rate
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Figure 1. Checking the Power on the ISQ System
Power
To confirm that a TRACE GC Ultra is powered on, make sure the front LCD panel displays
information and that it is not blank. To power-on the TRACE GC Ultra, reach over the top
center of the instrument and pull up on the large plastic ribbed power switch on the back. To
confirm that a TRACE 1300 is powered on, make sure that power light on the status panel is
solid green. To confirm that a TRACE 1310 is powered on, see if the touchscreen main menu
has appeared. To power-on the TRACE 1300 or 1310, reach over the top right of the
instrument and pull up on the large plastic ribbed power switch on the back. If the
instrument still doesn't power on, check the electrical connections and wall outlet.
Once you confirm that the system is powered on, you need to verify that carrier gas rate is
what you expect.
Note The TRACE GC Ultra beeps to indicate that the carrier gas is turned off or set
incorrectly.
 To check the carrier gas flow rate
1. Access the carrier gas menu. On the TRACE GC Ultra, press the Carrier button on the
front of the GC. On the TRACE 1310, choose Instrument Control and then
Front/Back Inlet. On a TRACE 1300, open the Xcalibur software by clicking on the
Xcalibur icon on the computer desktop. On the Xcalibur roadmap, select the TRACE
1300 from the instrument list in the side panel. This opens the Status Panel.
2. Display the column flow.
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