Introduction to the Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System

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How to Prepare your Agilent CE Instrument for Analysis
How to Prepare your Agilent CE Instrument for Analysis
To prepare the Agilent CE instrument for the analysis you need to do the
following tasks:
• Start the Agilent CE instrument.
• Start the computer.
• Start the Agilent ChemStation software/CE user interface.
• Allow the lamp to warm up (approximately 1 hour).
• Prepare vials for sample and buffer.
• Insert a capillary into the alignment interface.
• Insert the capillary into the capillary cassette.
• Insert the capillary cassette into the system.
• Prepare the replenishment system (optional).
After you have completed all these tasks, you can start an Agilent CE method.
A CE method can be created in an online (CE instrument is on and connected)
or offline installation of the Agilent ChemStation.
The detector lamp can be switched on automatically and unattended by
scheduling this from the detector control menu. Please see the options for the
detector under “Diode Array Detector” on page 179.
The detector lamp can be switched on automatically with each instrument
start. Select the respective setting from the detector control menu (see “Diode
Array Detector” on page 179).
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