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46 Agilent 6200 Series TOF and 6500 Series Q-TOF LC/MS System Concepts Guide

2 Instrument Preparation

LC preparation

To install, configure and start the

LC modules, see the Installation

Guide.

To prepare the LC for sample runs, you usually do three tasks:

• Set up the LC modules for operation

• Equilibrate or condition the column

• Monitor the plot baseline to assure pump and column

stability (See “Real-time displays” on page 63.)

See the Quick Start Guide and

online Help for instructions on how

to prepare the LC for a sample run.

You can also view the system logbook for explanations of errors.

(See “System logbook” on page 68.)

LC module setup

You set up the LC modules in the Instrument Status window

through the shortcut menus. The Instrument Status window is

also called the Dashboard. You can get help on any of the

devices by clicking the button in the device pane.

Table 1 shows you the tasks that you may perform to set up the

LC modules and the menu items where you can do the tasks.

You can do most of these tasks using the shortcut menu.

Figure 19 Instrument Status window (or Dashboard) with shortcut menu for Column Comp.