User guide

System User Guide
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AB SCIEX TripleTOF
®
5600/5600+ Instruments
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Hardware Profiles and Projects
Sample Workflows
• Instrument Setup on page 27
• Sample Acquisition Workflow on page 27
• Experienced User Workflow on page 28
Table 2-1 Instrument Setup
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What does it do?
1 Create a hardware profile. Create a Hardware
Profile on page 29
Each hardware profile must
include a mass spectrometer.
Only devices included in the
active hardware profile can be
used when creating acquisition
methods.
2 Create projects to store
data.
Create Projects and
Subprojects on page 35
Before starting an experiment,
decide where to store the files
related to the experiment. Using
projects and subprojects helps
manage data better and to
compare the results more easily.
3 Optimize the instrument. Optimize the Instrument
on page 39
This is the process of optimizing
the resolution, optimizing
instrument parameters, and
calibrating the instrument to
obtain the best sensitivity and
performance from the mass
spectrometer.
Table 2-2 Sample Acquisition Workflow
Step To do this... Find the information
in...
What does it do?
1 Create projects to
store data.
Create Projects and
Subprojects on page 35
Before starting an experiment,
decide where to store the files
related to the experiment. Using
projects and subprojects helps
manage data better and compare
the results more easily.