About This Manual; Overview - Thermo Scientific FOCUS GC Instruction Manual

Overview

This Operating Manual contains descriptions of the features and components of
the FOCUS GC gas chromatograph. Inside, you will find all of the information
necessary for routine operation of your GC, including operating sequences,
sample injection techniques, and diagrams and descriptions of the major
components.
Chapter 1,
options of the FOCUS GC gas chromatograph. After each brief description of a
FOCUS GC component, you will find references to chapters in this manual
containing more detailed information.
Chapter 2,
functions and menus. This chapter contains also instructions to set up the software
on your GC either to match the installed hardware or to reflect your preferences.
Chapter 3,
carrier and detector gas flows to the FOCUS GC.
Chapter 4,
Chapter 5,
injector and contains operating sequences for the different split/splitless operating
modes.
Chapter 6,
Column (PPKD) injector.
Chapter 7, Column, describes the analytical columns installed in the FOCUS GC
oven.
Chapter 8,
Detector.
Chapter 9,
principles and sequences for the Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD).
Instruction Manual

About This Manual

FOCUS GC Description, provides a basic overview of the features and
The FOCUS GC User
Gas Control, contains information on controlling and programming the
Column Oven, describes the features of the FOCUS GC column oven.
Split/Splitless Injector
Purged Packed Column Injector
Flame Ionization Detector
Thermal Conductivity Detector
Interface, provides basic information about key
(S/SL), describes the Split/Splitless (S/SL)
(PPKD), describes Purged Packed
(FID), describes the Flame Ionization
(TCD), describes the operating
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