Introduction to the Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System

Controlling the Agilent CE Instrument
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Controlling the Agilent CE Instrument
Before You Start the Agilent CE Instrument
Use the following as a checklist before you start the Agilent CE instrument.
Make sure that:
• the replenishment bottles are installed and properly tightened,
• the cassette (with a capillary installed) is inserted in the system,
• the cassette door and the tray door are closed, and
• you do not need to put the vials into the tray before you start the
Agilent CE instrument
Starting Up the Agilent CE Instrument
The power switch of the instrument is located on the left front corner of the
instrument.
Press this switch to turn on the line power.
After the instrument is started, the fans and the pump start working. The
instrument starts to build-up internal pressure (approximately 950 mbar)
first, followed by a vacuum. The pump becomes idle and switches on only
occasionally once the pressure and vacuum setpoints are reached.
During initialization the instrument tests different functions and adjustments.
The tray as well as all three lift stations are moved.
The UV lamp will switch on during instrument startup based on parameters
that can be defined in the DAD control section, see “Diode Array Detector” on
page 179. Otherwise, the lamp can be switched on from the DAD diagram of
the ChemStation.
The meaning of the LED colors on the front cover are explained in the
following table.
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