Getting Started 3
Contents
1 Manuals, Information, Tools and Where to Find Them
GC Manuals, Tools, and Online Help 6
Available manuals 7
Language Versions 9
Online help 10
User Apps 11
Education Opportunities 14
2 Overview of the 7890B GC
The 7890B Gas Chromatograph 16
The inlets 19
The GC column and oven 21
Capillary Flow Technology 22
Detectors 23
The operating panel 24
3New Features
New Features 26
Intelligent instruments 26
Improved Early Maintenance Feedback (EMF) 27
Access to Agilent’s Method Calculators 28
Energy- and Gas-saving features 29
Find parts from your data system 30
FPD
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30
Increased detector sensitivity 30
4 Using Hydrogen Carrier Gas
Using Hydrogen Carrier Gas 32
Special considerations 32
Method translation tools 33