Table of contents
General information .......................................................................................................ii
Copyright notice ..................................................................................................................................... ii
Trademarks............................................................................................................................................ ii
Customer comments..............................................................................................................................iii
Contacting Waters..................................................................................................................................iii
Safety considerations.............................................................................................................................iii
Considerations specific to the modules that comprise the ACQUITY UPLC M-Class system ....... iv
FCC radiation emissions notice...................................................................................................... iv
Canada spectrum management emissions notice.......................................................................... iv
Electrical power safety notice......................................................................................................... iv
Safety hazard symbol notice .......................................................................................................... iv
Equipment misuse notice ................................................................................................................ v
Safety advisories ............................................................................................................................. v
Operating the system............................................................................................................................. v
Applicable symbols.......................................................................................................................... v
Audience and purpose.................................................................................................................... vi
Intended use of the ACQUITY UPLC M-Class system................................................................... vi
Calibrating ...................................................................................................................................... vi
Quality control.................................................................................................................................vii
ISM classification: ISM group 1 class B ................................................................................................vii
1 ACQUITY UPLC M-Class system ...........................................................................12
1.1 Configurations of system modules ................................................................................................12
1.1.1 Examples of typical ACQUITY M-Class system configurations...........................................13
1.2 System components......................................................................................................................15
1.2.1 System features...................................................................................................................15
1.2.2 Auxiliary Solvent Manager...................................................................................................16
1.2.3 µBinary Solvent Manager ....................................................................................................16
1.2.4 µSample Manager - Fixed Loop ..........................................................................................17
1.2.5 Sample Organizer................................................................................................................17
1.2.6 Trap Valve Manager.............................................................................................................17
1.2.7 Detection..............................................................................................................................17
1.2.8 Column technology .............................................................................................................18
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