Waters 3100 - Page 12

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Vacuum system .................................................................................................. 1-8
Rear panel ........................................................................................................... 1-8
IntelliStart Fluidics system .......................................................................... 1-10
Overview......................................................................................................... 1-10
System operation ........................................................................................... 1-11
2 Preparing for Operation ...................................................................... 2-1
Starting the instrument .................................................................................. 2-2
Configuring IntelliStart................................................................................... 2-4
Verifying the instrument’s state of readiness ................................................ 2-4
Tuning and calibration information ............................................................... 2-4
Monitoring the instrument LEDs ................................................................... 2-5
Preparing the IntelliStart Fluidics system ................................................. 2-6
Installing the solvent manifold drip tray ....................................................... 2-6
Installing the reservoir bottles........................................................................ 2-7
Diverter valve positions................................................................................... 2-8
Purging the infusion syringe......................................................................... 2-11
Rebooting the instrument ............................................................................. 2-11
Rebooting the instrument by pressing the reset button.............................. 2-11
Leaving the mass spectrometer ready for operation ............................. 2-12
Emergency instrument shutdown................................................................. 2-12
3 ESI and ESCi Modes of Operation ..................................................... 3-1
Introduction ....................................................................................................... 3-2
Installing the ESI probe .................................................................................. 3-2
Installing the corona pin ................................................................................. 3-6
Optimizing the ESI probe for ESCi operation................................................ 3-8
Removing the corona pin ................................................................................ 3-8
Removing the ESI probe ............................................................................... 3-10