86 Operation
9 Configuration
What is Configuration?
Most of the hardware used in the headspace sampler (HS) is
known by the programs that control it. For example, the HS
can detect whether or not a transfer line is installed, and it
knows whether it has a 12 vial or 111 vial tray. However,
some settings, such as gas types, sleep and wake modes,
sample loop size, and similar are not detected. The HS stores
your inputs for these items as settings. Configuration is the
process of making these settings. The current configuration
is the collection of these settings at any given time.
As part of installation, you configured the HS. However, you
will need to reconfigure the HS whenever you want to do
any of the following:
• Change a gas type
• Add an accessory, such as the optional EPC module or
barcode reader
• Change the sample loop
• Change the carrier gas control mode
• Enable, disable, or change the resource conservation
settings
• Change the standby flow (the purge flow used to keep the
system clean when between sequences)