ABOUT THE MANUAL .....................................................................................1-3
MANUAL SUMMARY .......................................................................................1-4
Related User Documentation.....................................................................1-4
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL............................................................1-5
Notes, cautions and warnings ....................................................................1-5
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC).................................................1-6
United States (FCC).................................................................................1-6
European Union.......................................................................................1-6
Susceptibility to RF Interference...............................................................1-6
WARNING SIGNS ON THE INSTRUMENT...........................................................1-7
Label locations on instrument....................................................................1-8
SAFETY PRACTICE..........................................................................................1-9
Generic Warnings.....................................................................................1-9
Heated Zones...........................................................................................1-9
Precautions ............................................................................................1-10
Environmental Conditions.......................................................................1-10
Storage Conditions .................................................................................1-12
General Laboratory Safety......................................................................1-12
Electrical Safety.....................................................................................1-12
Moving the Clarus 500 GC .....................................................................1-14
ECD Radioactive Hazards.......................................................................1-14
Safe Handling of Gases...........................................................................1-17
Hazardous Chemicals .............................................................................1-20
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