2 Table of Contents
Probe sample introduction .............................................................................. 1-4
Vacuum system .................................................................................................. 1-4
MassLynx control system ................................................................................ 1-5
Controls and connections on the front of the instrument ...................... 1-6
A.C. distribution panel .................................................................................... 1-6
Status switch panel ......................................................................................... 1-8
Controls and connections on the top of the instrument ........................ 1-10
Probe cooling water connections ................................................................... 1-10
Gas flow valves............................................................................................... 1-10
Controls and connections on the rear of the instrument ...................... 1-11
Cooling water connections............................................................................. 1-12
Magnet power connection.............................................................................. 1-13
Electrical power outlets................................................................................. 1-14
Vacuum connections ...................................................................................... 1-15
Gas inlet panel ............................................................................................... 1-16
Soft-vent control panel .................................................................................. 1-17
EPC power switch ..................................................................................... 1-18
2 Tuning the instrument .......................................................................... 2-1
Low resolution tuning ..................................................................................... 2-1
High resolution tuning .................................................................................. 2-13
Additional notes concerning manual instrument tuning ..................... 2-18
Ion Energy...................................................................................................... 2-18
Alpha Slit ....................................................................................................... 2-19
Z4 Restrictor................................................................................................... 2-19
Using the AutoTune facility ......................................................................... 2-19
3 Scanning techniques ............................................................................. 3-1
Function lists and the MS method editor .................................................... 3-1
The MS method editor toolbar ........................................................................ 3-3
The MassLynx experiment file........................................................................ 3-4
Editing the function list .................................................................................. 3-5