5 Operating in EI Mode
To Set the GC/MS Interface Temperature from MassHunter
7000/7010 Series TQ GC/MS Operating Manual 111
To Set the GC/MS Interface Temperature
from MassHunter
You can also use the GC Control panel to perform this task.
Procedure
1 Select Instrument > GC Parameters from the Instrument Control panel.
2 Click the Aux Heaters icon to edit the interface temperature. (See Figure 33.) This
example has the GC/MS interface temperature configured as Thermal Aux 2.
3 Click the heater On check box, and type the setpoint in the Value °C column.
The typical setpoint is 280 °C. The limits are 0 °C to 400 °C. A setpoint below
ambient temperature turns off the interface heater.
4 Click Apply to download setpoints or click OK to download setpoints, and
close the window.
5 To make the new settings part of the method, select Save from the Method
menu.
Figure 33. Setting the interface temperature
Ensure that the carrier gas is turned on and the column has been purged of air
before heating the GC/MS interface or the GC oven.
When setting the GC/MS interface temperature, never exceed the maximum
for your column.
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