July 7, 2014, 715003736IVD Rev. C xi
General Information .................................................................................... iii
Copyright notice .................................................................................................. iii
Trademarks ........................................................................................................... iii
Contacting Waters ............................................................................................... iv
Safety considerations .......................................................................................... iv
Considerations specific to the ACQUITY UPLC I-Class IVD instruments...... v
FCC radiation emissions notice .......................................................................... v
Canada spectrum management emissions notice .............................................. v
Electrical power safety notice ............................................................................. v
Safety hazard symbol notice............................................................................... vi
Equipment misuse notice ................................................................................... vi
Safety advisories................................................................................................. vi
Operating the ACQUITY UPLC I-Class IVD system .................................... vi
Applicable symbols ............................................................................................. vi
Audience and purpose....................................................................................... vii
Intended use of the ACQUITY UPLC I-Class IVD system ............................ vii
Calibrating ........................................................................................................ vii
Quality control ................................................................................................. viii
ISM classification ................................................................................................. ix
ISM Classification: ISM Group 1 Class B ......................................................... ix
EC authorized representative ........................................................................... ix
1 ACQUITY UPLC I-Class IVD System .................................................. 17
System components ........................................................................................... 17
Binary solvent manager .................................................................................... 18
Sample manager-flow through needle.............................................................. 19
Column heater with active preheater............................................................... 19
Xevo TQ-S IVD mass spectrometer................................................................... 19
Column technology ............................................................................................ 20
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