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Regulatory Compliance Thermo Fisher Scientific performs complete testing and evaluation of its products to ensure full compliance with applicable domestic and international regulations. When the system is delivered to you, it meets all pertinent electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and safety standards as described below. EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EMC compliance has been evaluated by TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
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Notice on Lifting and Handling of Thermo Electron San Jose Instruments For your safety, and in compliance with international regulations, the physical handling of this Thermo Electron San Jose instrument requires a team effort for lifting and/or moving the instrument. This instrument is too heavy and/or bulky for one person alone to handle safely.
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Changes to the Manual and Online Help ......... x Chapter 1 Making the External Connections ..............1 Vacuum and Gas Connections............. 2 Electrical Connections ................. 6 Chapter 2 Powering Up ....................9 Chapter 3 Upgrading the Software and Configuring the System ......11 Index.......................15 Thermo Electron Corporation MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide...
This manual describes how to upgrade an LTQ mass spectrometer to an LTQ XL mass spectrometer, how to connect the ETD Module to the mass spectrometer, and how to connect the MS/ETD System (consisting of the ETD Module and the LTQ XL MS detector) to hook-ups in your laboratory.
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Making the External Chapter 1 Connections This chapter explains the external connections that are made to the MS/ETD system. External connections consist of connections to vacuum pumps, gases and sources of electricity. This chapter contains the following sections: • Vacuum and Gas Connections •...
Connections MS/ETD system. To connect the vacuum hoses and gas lines to the MS/ETD system 1. To connect the vacuum hose to the forepump port for the MS detector a. Attach the forepump O-ring to the MS forepump port on the back of the...
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2. Attach the ETD helium line to the helium port on the back of the ETD module as shown in Figure Helium Line Figure 4. ETD helium line attached to the helium port Thermo Electron Corporation MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide...
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ETD module. c. Tighten the forepump hose clamp for the ETD module around the hose and port as shown in Figure MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide Thermo Electron Corporation...
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Vacuum and Gas Connections Figure 6. Tightening the forepump hose clamp to the forepump port for the ETD module 4. Insert the MS/ETD system nitrogen line (friction fit) into its fitting as shown Figure Nitrogen Line Figure 7. Insert the nitrogen line into its fitting...
Making the External Connections Electrical Connections Electrical This section describes how to make the electrical connections to the MS/ETD Connections system. Do not plug the electrical cords into their wall outlets until you read the instructions in Chapter 2, “Powering Up.”...
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4. Plug the power cord into the Power In receptacle on the Power Entry Module of the ETD module (see Figure CAUTION Be sure that the MS Main Power and Service Mode switches are in their Off positions before connecting power cords to the MS detector. Thermo Electron Corporation MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide...
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Power Entry Module Figure 11. Service Mode switch for the MS detector in the Off position The system is ready to be powered up as discussed in Chapter 2, “Powering Up.” MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide Thermo Electron Corporation...
6. Place the Service Mode switch for the MS detector in the Electronics Normal position. The MS/ETD System will continue the power up process as described in both the LTQ XL Hardware Manual (Chapter 5, System Shutdown, Startup, and Reset) and the ETD Module Hardware Manual (Chapter 5, Shutdown and Startup).
Upgrading the Software and Chapter 3 Configuring the System This chapter describes how to upgrade MS software (LTQ XL 2.2) to the MS/ETD software (LTQ XL 2.3). It is assumed that the Xcalibur core version 2.0.6 is already installed on the system PC.
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The Instrument Configuration dialog box appears. 8. In the Available Devices pane, click the LTQ XL MS icon. The icon appears in the Configured Devices column as shown in Figure Figure 13. Xcalibur Instrument Configuration dialog box MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide Thermo Electron Corporation...
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The right side of the window shows the Reagent Ion Source Configured check box and the Vial 1 and Vial 2 Table. Figure 15. LTQ XL Configuration for the reagent ion source 11. Select the Reagent Ion Source Configured check box as shown in Figure Thermo Electron Corporation MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide...
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13. Click OK in the LTQ XL Configuration dialog box. 14. Click Done in the Instrument Configuration dialog box (Figure 13). The system software is now upgraded and configured for the MS/ETD system. MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide Thermo Electron Corporation...
Main Power switch in the On position placing the Service Mode switch in the Electronic Normal position Xcalibur Instrument Configuration window MS/ETD nitrogen line nitrogen line fitting, figure nitrogen line for the MS/ETD system, connecting Thermo Electron Corporation MS/ETD Getting Connected Guide 15...
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