Connecting The Dionex Vwd To The Chromeleon Pc; Before You Begin; Connecting The Usb Cable - Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS Series Operator's Manual

B.8 Connecting the Dionex VWD to the Chromeleon PC
B.8.1

Before You Begin

Before connecting the USB cable (see
(see Section
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Chromeleon 7 or Chromeleon 6.8 is installed on the PC.
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The Chromeleon 7 or Chromeleon 6.8 license is installed.
NOTE Dionex strongly recommends installing Chromeleon
If installation is required, follow the instructions in the appropriate
installation guide. The guides are provided on the Thermo Scientific
Reference Library DVD (P/N 053891).
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For Chromeleon 7, refer to Chromeleon 7 Installation Guide.
•
For Chromeleon 6.8, refer to Installing the Chromeleon
Chromatography Management System with a Dionex Ion
Chromatograph (Document No. 031883).
B.8.2

Connecting the USB Cable

Select one of the following methods to connect the detector to the PC on
which the Chromeleon instrument controller or server is installed:
•
Connect the detector directly to the USB port on the PC.
•
Connect the detector to an internal USB port on another module in the
system that is connected to the PC.
•
Connect the detector to an external USB hub.
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B.9), verify that the following tasks have been completed:
before connecting the Dionex VWD to the PC. When
you install the software first, the USB driver for the
detector is automatically loaded and the Windows
operating system can detect the Dionex VWD when
the power is turned on.
B • Installation
Section B.8.2) or the power cord
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