Troubleshooting guide

Lab Exercise: Overview and Diagnostics for the Agilent-SL Series

Agilent LC Diagnostic Tool

part of the repair procedure. For practice, select the procedure for

Exchanging the Pump Seals and Seal Wear-in Procedure.

5) The instructions for this procedure will appear on the right side of the

program window. The information provided includes: When required,

Tools required, Parts required, Preparation and Completion Steps, and

the step by step directions. You can scroll down and read all the directions

or you can run the video clip by clicking the start button at the lower left side

of the video area. Once started, the start button becomes a pause button.

Buttons to stop the video clip and to adjust the volume are also present.

6) Note: You must have speakers or the headphones installed in order to use

the audio portion of the presentation.

7) Now try to find the procedure for changing the needle assembly in the

autosampler and play the video for this maintenance procedure.

8) NOTE: Some of the maintenance procedures will require you to use the

ChemStation software to move a part of the instrument. For instance, to

change the needle, the needle position must be moved up and down. In

order to perform this function, you must go to the Diagnosis view, select the

Maintenance menu, then ALS, and Maintenance Positions. When you are

ready to begin the maintenance procedure, you would select Start in the

Change Needle box. Changing the piston, changing the gripper and parking

the arm for transport are also performed from this window.

9) Other important information found on the Maintenance and Repair CD

includes Part and Materials, where you can find diagrams of instrument

assemblies and part numbers, and information such as Optimizing

Performance for each of the modules. Browse the contents of the CD as

time allows and familiarize yourself with its contents.