4 Basic Operation
Starting Up and Shutting Down the Instrument
Agilent 6475 Triple Quad LC/MS System User Guide 39
Starting Up and Shutting Down the Instrument
Starting in Standby mode
1 Check that nitrogen gas for the drying gas and for the collision cell are turned
on.
2 Turn on the power for the computer and monitor.
3 Check that the instrument and rough pump are pugged into a power outlet.
4 Press the front power switch on the instrument.
The vacuum system automatically starts to pump down the instrument, and
the electronics are turned on. The system card books up and the firmware
starts.
Turning off the instrument
Before you turn off the instrument, complete any acquisition steps and save your
data.
To prevent instrument damage, always vent the system before pressing the
power button.
Do not touch the spray shield and related spray chamber components. They
are likely to be hot.
1 Turn off the solvent flow.
If you have any analyte in any of the components in the sample delivery
system, flush the delivery system with pure solvent before you continue.
2 Check that the ballast valve on the rough pump is closed (if applicable).
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