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Table of Contents
4.11 Second UV monitor ..............................................................................................................................
4.12 I/O-box .......................................................................................................................................................
4.12.1
4.12.2
4.12.3
4.12.4
4.13 General system settings ....................................................................................................................
5 Operation ..............................................................................................................
5.1 Before you prepare the system ......................................................................................................
5.2 Prepare the flow path .........................................................................................................................
5.3 Start UNICORN and connect to the system .............................................................................
5.4 Prime inlets and purge pump heads ...........................................................................................
5.4.1
5.4.2
5.4.3
5.5 Connect a column ................................................................................................................................
5.6 Set pressure alarms .............................................................................................................................
5.7 Sample application ..............................................................................................................................
5.7.1
5.7.2
5.7.3
5.8 Fractionation ..........................................................................................................................................
5.8.1
5.8.2
5.8.3
5.9 Create a method and perform a run ...........................................................................................
5.9.1
5.9.2
5.9.3
5.9.4
6 Performance tests ...............................................................................................
6.1 General performance test actions ...............................................................................................
6.2 Air sensor tests ......................................................................................................................................
6.3 Built-in Fraction collector test .........................................................................................................
6.4 Fraction collector F9-R test ..............................................................................................................
6.5 Quaternary valve test .........................................................................................................................
6.6 System test ..............................................................................................................................................
6.7 UV monitor U9-L test ..........................................................................................................................
7 Maintenance .........................................................................................................
7.1 Maintenance Manager .......................................................................................................................
7.2 Maintenance program .......................................................................................................................
7.3 Weekly maintenance ..........................................................................................................................
7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
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Overview of the I/O-box ..............................................................................................................
Analog connector and signals ..................................................................................................
Digital connector and signals ...................................................................................................
Connect external equipment to the I/O-box ......................................................................
Prime buffer inlets and purge system pumps ...................................................................
Prime sample inlets and purge Sample Pump ..................................................................
Prime Q inlets ...................................................................................................................................
Sample application using direct injection into the column .........................................
Sample application using a Superloop ................................................................................
Sample application using a sample loop ............................................................................
Prepare the built-in fraction collector ...................................................................................
Prepare Fraction collector F9-R ...............................................................................................
Fractionation overview ................................................................................................................
Create a method .............................................................................................................................
Perform a run ..................................................................................................................................
Monitor the run ...............................................................................................................................
After run procedures ....................................................................................................................
Change pump rinsing solution .................................................................................................
Replace the inline filter ................................................................................................................
Clean built-in fraction collector sensors ...............................................................................
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