Shimadzu GC-2014 Instruction Manual
GC-2014 Gas Chromatograph
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
221-40609A
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About this USER’s MANUAL
About this USER’s MANUAL
GC-2014 user's manual consists of the two separate manuals as described below.
Operation Manual Part number: 221-40607
It describes procedures necessary to operate the instrument.
Instruction Manual Part number: 221-40609 (this manual)
It describes the instrument's functions and how to use them.
Safety precautions are included in the operation manual. Please read them before using the instrument.
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Contents
About this USER’s MANUAL
1 Installation
1.1 Verification of Installation Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Power supply and wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Gas Supply Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Before Use
2.1 Setting Analytical Flow Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2 Outputting Analog Signals to the Chromatopac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.3 Outputting Digital Signals to a Personal Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.4 Connecting a RS-232C Cable to the Chromatopac C-R8A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.5 Connecting Auto Injector/Auto Sampler AOC-20 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.6 Connecting the Relay Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3 Installing Packed Columns and Setting Analytical Flow Lines
3.1 Installation Location for Packed Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.2 Dual-Column Packed FID Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.3 Single-Column Packed FID Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.4 Packed TCD Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.5 Packed Analysis Using the Single DET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4 Installing Capillary Columns and Setting Analytical Flow Lines
4.1 Installation Location for Capillary Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.2 Capillary Analysis Using the Dual FID
(When a detector adapter with purge is used) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.3 Capillary Analysis Using the Dual FID
(When a makeup gas flow controller is used) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.4 Capillary TCD Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.5 Single DET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
5 Analysis
5.1 Analysis Flow Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.1.1 Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.1.2 Setting Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.1.3 Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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5.2 Notes for Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6 Basic Key Operation
6.1 Keypad Description and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.1.1 Keypad operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.1.2 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.1.3 Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.2 Adjusting The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.3 Basic Key Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
6.3.1 Screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
6.3.2 Moving the cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6.3.3 Entering numeric values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.3.4 Changing a selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.3.5 Changing item names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.4 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.4.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.4.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7 Starting and Stopping the GC [SYSTEM]
7.1 [SYSTEM] Key Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.1.1 Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.1.2 Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.1.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.2 Specifying Clean Up Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.2.1 Screen Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.2.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.2.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.3 Specifying Start Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7.3.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7.3.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.3.3 Example: starting the system with carrier gas flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.4 Specifying the Stop Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.4.1 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.4.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.4.3 System shut down examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8 Setting the Analytical Parameters and File Management
8.1 [SET] Key Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.1.1 Main screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.1.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
8.1.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
8.2 File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8.2.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8.2.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8.2.3 Copying a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.2.4 Renaming a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.2.5 Initializing a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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8.3 Specifying the Analytical Flow Line Components ([Line Config]) . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.3.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.4 Changing Items Displayed with [Customiz] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.4.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
9 Monitoring the GC
9.1 [MONIT] key Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
9.1.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
9.1.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.1.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.2 Monitoring the Temperature with [Temp Mon] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.2.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.2.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.3 Monitoring the Flow Rate with [Flow Mon] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.3.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.3.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.4 Zero Point Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.4.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
10 Starting and Stopping Analysis
10.1 Making an Injecting and Starting an Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
10.1.1 Verifying the gas chromatograph status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
10.1.2 Making manual injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
10.1.3 Starting the analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
10.2 Terminating the Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
10.2.1 Terminating the analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
10.2.2 External devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
11 Creating an Oven Temperature Program
11.1 [COL] Key Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
11.1.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
11.1.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
11.1.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
11.2 Temperature Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
11.2.1 Isothermal analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
11.2.2 Programmed analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
11.2.3 Creating a temperature program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
12 Injection Port
12.1 Packed Column Injection Port (Dual INJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
12.1.1 Setting the temperature with [INJ] key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
12.1.2 Setting the Flow Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
12.1.3 Entering Columns Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
12.1.4 Creating a Flow Rate Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
12.2 Split/Splitless Injection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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12.2.1 Setting the temperature with [INJ] key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
12.2.2 Setting the flow rate with [FLOW] key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
12.2.3 Setting column parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
12.2.4 Gas saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
12.2.5 Pressure program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
12.2.6 Creating a Flow rate program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
12.2.7 Split ratio program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
12.2.8 Septum purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
12.2.9 High pressure injection and splitter fix mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
12.3 Direct Injection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
12.3.1 Setting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
12.3.2 Setting the flow rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
12.4 AFC and APC Offset Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
12.5 Setting the Flow Rate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
13 Detector
13.1 Hydrogen Flame Ionization Detector (FID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
13.1.1 Principle of FID operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
13.1.2 Setting the detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
13.1.3 Setting the Detector Gas (manual flow controller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
13.1.4 Setting the detector gas flows(APC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
13.1.5 Igniting and Extinguishing the FID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
13.2 Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
13.2.1 Principle of TCD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
13.2.2 Setting the detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
13.2.3 TCD Zero Point Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
13.3 Filter Signal Time Constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
13.4 Background Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
14 Diagnosis
14.1 Standard Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
14.1.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
14.1.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
14.1.3 Diagnosis Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
14.1.4 Diagnosis parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
14.1.5 Starting the diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
14.1.6 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
14.1.7 Stopping/exiting the diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
14.1.8 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
14.1.9 Diagnosis results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
14.1.10 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
14.2 Log Reading Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
14.2.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
14.2.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
14.2.3 GC Operation log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
14.2.4 Analysis log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
14.2.5 Parameter log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
14.2.6 Error log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
14.2.7 Diagnostic log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
14.3 Analysis Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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14.3.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
14.3.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
14.3.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
14.4 Coolant Consumption Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
14.4.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
14.4.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
14.4.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
14.5 Standard Installation Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
14.5.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
14.5.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
14.5.3 Test procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
14.6 Peak Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
14.6.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
14.6.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
14.6.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
15 Optional Devices
15.1 Auto Injector Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
15.1.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
15.1.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
15.1.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
15.1.4 AOC priority analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
15.1.5 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
15.1.6 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
15.1.7 Other AOC parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
15.1.8 Other AOC Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
15.1.9 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
15.1.10 Auto-sampler carousel and other optional parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
15.1.11 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
15.2 Setting AUX Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
15.2.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
15.2.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
15.2.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
15.2.4 On/Off setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
15.2.5 On/Off parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
15.3 Setting the AUX APC Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
15.3.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
15.3.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
15.3.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
15.4 Setting the AUX AMC Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
15.4.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
15.4.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
15.4.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
15.5 Setting the CRG Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
15.5.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
15.5.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
15.5.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
16 Special Functions
16.1 Time Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
16.1.1 description Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
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16.1.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
16.1.3 Setting the mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
16.1.4 Editing a time schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
16.1.5 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
16.1.6 Creating a new time schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
16.1.7 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
16.1.8 Parameters available in the time scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
16.1.9 Changing schedule parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
16.1.10 Time schedule example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
16.1.11 Starting/stopping a time schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
16.1.12 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
16.1.13 Copying and deleting a time schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
16.2 Batch Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
16.2.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
16.2.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
16.2.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
16.2.4 Creating a new batch schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
16.2.5 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
16.2.6 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
16.2.7 Editing a batch schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
16.2.8 Batch processing Setup example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
16.3 Time Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
16.3.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
16.3.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
16.3.3 Creating a new time program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
16.3.4 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
16.3.5 Time Program parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
16.3.6 Editing a time program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
16.3.7 Time program setup example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
16.4 Pre-Run Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
16.4.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
16.4.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
16.4.3 Creating a new Pre-Run program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
16.4.4 Editing a Pre-Run program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
16.4.5 After Pre-Run program is finished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
16.4.6 Pre-Run Program set up example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
16.5 Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
16.5.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
16.5.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
16.5.3 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
16.6 GC Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
16.6.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
16.6.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
16.6.3 Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
16.6.4 Setting the maximum temperature limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
16.6.5 Setting transmission parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
16.6.6 Setting the Ready Check Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
16.6.7 Parameter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
16.6.8 Customizing Component Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
16.6.9 Setting the link device code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
16.6.10 Temperature offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
16.6.11 Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
16.7 Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
16.7.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
16.7.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
16.7.3 INSTALLATION (POSITION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
16.7.4 INSTALLATION (PIPING) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
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16.7.5 INITIALIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
16.7.6 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
16.8 Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
16.8.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
16.8.2 PF menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
16.8.3 Timing with inverse measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
16.9 Key Lock and Parameter Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
16.9.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
16.9.2 Key locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
16.9.3 Parameter locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
16.10 ROM Version No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
16.10.1 Screen description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
16.10.2 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
17 Printing
17.1 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
17.1.1 Connection to Chromatopac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
17.1.2 Parameters to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
17.2 AOC commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
17.3 Program Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
17.4 Event No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
18 Error Messages
18.1 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
18.1.1 System errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
18.1.2 Temperature control errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
18.1.3 Pressure/flow rate errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
18.1.4 Communication errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
18.1.5 Detector errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
18.1.6 Program errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
18.1.7 Operations errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
18.1.8 Optional device error (AOC-20i/s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300
18.1.9 Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
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Q Installation location requirements
Consider the following points to ensure safe and appropriate unit operation when selecting
the installation site.
1.1Verification of Installation Location
1. Ambient temperature and humidity
For optimal performance, operate this unit within the following temperature and humidity
specifications.
Temperature range: 18 °C to 28 °C
Relative humidity range: 50 % to 60 % (Avoid use under conditions where
Operating temperature range: 5 °C to 40 °C
Operating humidity range: 5 % to 90 % (Avoid use under conditions where con-
2. Installation location
Install the unit on a firm, stable and flat base.
(The GC-2014ATF model weighs approximately 50 kg.)
3. Corrosive gas and dust
Avoid exposure to corrosive gas and excessive dust to prolong the service life and maintain
optimal unit performance.
condensation forms)
densation forms)
4. Electro-magnetic fields and power supply noise
This unit should not be used near strong electro-magnetic fields. The power supply must
have little or no noise. These items can cause instrument problems.
5. Other precautions
For optimal performance, avoid the following conditions during installation:
(1) Fluctuating ambient temperature.
(2) Temperature changes from heating or air conditioning.
(3) Direct sunlight.
(4) Vibrations.
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■ Installation clearances
Hot air is exhausted from the vent. Do not place flammable materials
where they will be exposed to the heat.
Hot air is vented at the back of the unit when the column oven cools. Consider the following
during installation.
1. Do not place flammable materials behind the unit.
2. Allow a clearance of 400 mm or more between the back cover and the wall.
3. Allow a clearance of 50 mm or more on the left side.
4. Allow a clearance of 100 mm or more on the right side in order to have a space to open/
close the oven door.
5. Reserve extra space for maintenance and inspection behind the unit.
WARNING
Hot air
NOTE
Minimum 400 mm
Height 690 mm
Depth 607 mm
Width 400 mm
Minimum 100 mmMinimum 50 mm
When the optional exhaust air duct (P/N 221-70675-91) is used, rear space of 200 mm or more is
required.
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Move the GC carefully so it does not get bumped or jarred.
1. The GC weighs approximately 50 kg (GC-2014ATF).
2. Two people must carry the GC, one on the left and one on the right, with their hands
between the rubber legs on the left and right side of the unit.
3. Do not hold the oven door when carrying the GC because it may break the door.
4. Do not put your hands on the rubber legs or along the front/rear direction of the unit
because your fingers may get trapped under the unit when placing it on a table.
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Before connecting the power supply, verify the following items.
Q Power supply voltage
Use a power source with the following specifications to maintain optimal unit performance.
1.2Power supply and wiring
WARNING
HIGH VOLTAGE
1.Before connecting the power cable to the distribution board, turn
OFF the power to the distribution board.
2.The power supply must have a circuit breaker.
3.Do not place heavy items on the power cable.
Commended power voltage: 115 VAC ± 5 %
230 VAC ± 5 %
Frequency 50/60 Hz
Operating power voltage: 115 VAC ± 10 %
230 VAC ± 10 %
Frequency 50/60 Hz
Q Power supply capacity
Calculate the power supply capacity by considering the total power consumption of the
individual components as shown below.
Connect the power source to a terminal with sufficient capacity.
GC-2014ATF (TCD, FID models):1,950 VA (115 V model)/2,750 VA (230 V model)
Optional temperature control block (INJ, etc.): 150 VA/pc
Maximum power is 2600 VA (115 V model), 3400 VA (230 V model)
NOTE
Q Connecting the power cable
NOTE
Performance of the unit may be affected if the power supply voltage fluctuates or the capacity is
insufficient.
The power cable of the 230 V model uses a plug.
Fig. 1.2.1 Plug
WARNING
Make sure to ground the cable properly. Insufficient grounding may cause an
electric shock in the event of a breakdown.
Be careful to wire the plug correctly, as outlined on the next page to avoid
damage to the unit or supply fuse.
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The power cable for 115 V model is color-coded as follows.
Black ... Connected to HOT of AC line.
White ... Connected to NEUTRAL of AC line.
Green ... Grounding (GROUND)
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Black
Power cable
Q Symbol conventions
~ : AC
○ : Off, Open
｜ : On, Close
Q Heating energy generation
The following graph shows the heating values generated by the unit.
3.5
3
Fig. 1.2.2 Power cable
OFF status
White
Green
Power switch
ON status
2.5
J/hour)
6
2
1.5
1
Heat generation (×10
0.5
0
0
100 200 300 400
Temperature (
)
Fig. 1.2.3
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Q Fuse
The following fuses are used in the GC-2014.
Fuse, No.
F1, F2 15 A/250 V 10 A/250 V T
F3, F4 5 A/250 V 3.15 A/250 V T
F5, F6 5 A/250 V 5 A/250 V T
Rated current/voltage
Q Allowing the GC to dry after transport.
CAUTION
GC-2010 may get wet from humidity in some transport conditions. In
such case “drying-out” is necessary to avoid a short circuit at the
heater in the injection port or the detector.
Under some transport conditions, condensation may form inside the GC components. To
avoid injection port or detector heater unit short-circuits, allow the unit sufficient time to dry
after transport, and follow the procedure below after installation.
(1) Seal the injection port and detector without attaching a column. (Refer to the figure
below.)
(2) Remove the injection ports (INJ) and detectors (DET) from all configured analytical flow
lines to prevent the heater from turning ON.
(3) Set the column oven temperature to 300 °C and start the GC.
(4) Keep the column temperature at 300 °C for 2 hours or more.
Type *
∗Classification depending
on “IEC127”.115 V model 230 V model
2NWI
When a packed column connecting
joint is used
Thermal
insulation cup
Graphite ferrule
with a wire
Column nut
(or Column nut
of injection port)
When a capillary column connecting
joint is used
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Q Supply gases
The following gases and associated purity values are required to maintain the optimum
performance of the unit.
For detectors other than FID and TCD, refer to the instruction manual corresponding to each detector.
1.3Gas Supply Plumbing
CAUTION
1.Gas supply pressure should not exceed the maximum pressure
listed below.
Excessive pressure may break pressure control valve or other parts.
2.When sharing a gas source with other instruments, check
specifications of all instruments to be used including this unit and
supply gas so that requirements of all the instruments can be
satisfied at the same time.
1. Gas types
•Carrier gas types
(Packed FID analysis)
Both helium and nitrogen can be used. Nitrogen is more reasonable in terms of price.
(Packed TCD analysis)
Using helium or hydrogen as carrier gas helps analyzing other materials at high
sensitivity. Because hydrogen is flammable, helium is generally used for safety.
However, to analyze helium or hydrogen, use nitrogen or argon as carrier gas. Nitrogen
is convenient to analyze minor components in the air because the nitrogen peak is not
detected when it is used as carrier gas.
(Capillary analysis)
Helium is the most suitable for separation.
Although nitrogen, which is more reasonable than helium, can also be used, the optimum
separation conditions may not be reached.
•Makeup gas types
(Capillary FID)
Both helium and nitrogen can be used. Nitrogen has a slightly higher sensitivity.
(Capillary TCD)
The same gas is used as makeup gas and reference gas for capillary TCD.
Select a type of gas by the same method to select carrier gas.
2. Gas purity
Helium (carrier gas, makeup gas) : 99.995 % or higher
Nitrogen (carrier gas, makeup gas) : 99.995 % or higher
Argon (carrier gas, makeup gas) : 99.995 % or higher
Hydrogen (FID detector gas) : 99.995 % or higher
Air (FID detector gas) : Dry air (oil and other organic components eliminated)
Compressed air(must be suppressed by an oil-free
compressor and dehumidified)
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3. Gas supply pressures
Carrier gas 300 - 980 kPa (Hydrogen: 300 - 500 kPa)
Makeup gas 300 - 980 kPa
Hydrogen 300 - 500 kPa
Air 300 - 500 kPa
NOTE
The relationship of kPa and bar is as follows
100 kPa = 1 bar
Convert units between kPa and kgf/cm2 as follows.
1 kPa = 1.0
1 kgf/cm2 = 98.1 kPa
Convert the units between kPa and psi as follows.
1 kPa = 1.45 × 10
1 psi = 6.89 kPa
2
× 10-2 kgf/cm
-1
2
psi
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WARNING
HIGH PRESSURE
Gas cylinders are under high pressure. When handling gas cylinders,
instruction and safety measures provided by the gas supplier must be
strictly observed to prevent accidents.
General precautions are provided below.
Consult state and local regulations for specific precautions.
Keep gas cylinders away from the lab, preferably outdoors, but not exposed to direct sunlight. The area must be well-ventilated. Use tubing to bring the gases to the lab.
The temperature of gas cylinders must not exceed 40 °C. Flammable items must be kept at
least 2 m from a gas cylinder.
When using high pressure gases, pay strict attention to ventilation, and perform daily leak
checks. In particular, when using flammable gases (such as hydrogen), never smoke or
allow open flame within 5 m of the equipment. Fire extinguishers must be present.
Secure gas cylinders firmly with cylinder clamps so they cannot fall over. Use oil-free pressure valves only. Never use tubing which has contacted oil. When finished with the gas,
tighten the main valve of the cylinder immediately.
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Q Precautions on handling hydrogen gas
WARNING
HYDROGEN GAS PRECAUTIONS
Hydrogen can explode if it is allowed to accumulate in a poorly ventilated area.
1.Connect gas lines correctly. Hydrogen is released into the room if
the tubing is accidentally connected to the air inlet.
2.When the unit is not in use, close the main valve of the hydrogen
gas cylinder. Check for leaks at the main valve.
3.Every time the unit is used, check for leaks along the flow line from
gas cylinder to the unit interior.
4.To prevent an explosion due to a hydrogen gas leak, the room in
which the unit is used should be well ventilated. Prohibit the use of
open flame in this room.
5.Close the main valve of the hydrogen cylinder immediately after
completing the analyses. Then, turn OFF the unit and perform
normal shut-down procedures.
WARNING
HYDROGEN GAS HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
The accumulation of hydrogen gas inside the column oven can cause
an explosion.
Close all hydrogen regulator valves not in use and stop gas supply.
(When a manual regulator valve is used, turn its control to make the
pressure zero. For APC, turn off the APC for hydrogen gas.) Seal the
column connection.
Capillary adapter
Graphite ferrule
with a wire
Column nut
When a detector that uses hydrogen gas is not in use
Plug
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CAUTION
Hydrogen gas supply precautions
Make sure that the supply pressure to the flow controller does not
exceed 500 kPa.
If the flow controller fails with a hydrogen gas supply pressure over
500 kPa, a dangerous situation exists. Lange amounts of leaking
hydrogen could cause the FID flame to expand out of the detector.
Hydrogen gas is lighter than air. If it leaks, it can accumulate near the
ceiling. Pay strict attention to ventilation so that leaking hydrogen is
vented out of the room and cannot accumulate.
WARNING
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Hydrogen carrier gas precautions
If much hydrogen gas is released into the poorly ventilated room, it
may cause the explosion.
1.In order to prevent hydrogen gas accumulate in the room, attach
tubes to split vent, purge vent, TCD vent and ECD vent. Discharge
the gas to open air or a ventilation equipment (such as the draft
chamber).
2.Install the GC in the well ventilated area. (Ex. in the draft chamber)
3.In order to measure hydrogen gas concentration, equip a hydrogen
gas sensor in the room. Keep the hydrogen concentration low.
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Q Supply gas tubing
There are two types connections in the Gas Chromatograph: Type M and Type G. Type M
connections are located at the main tubing connections in the instrument interior and exterior. The metal fittings contact directly.
Type G connectors, which are used in high temperature areas, are connected by tightening
three to five aluminum gaskets between the fittings.
MF fitting
MM fitting
Fig. 1.3.1 Joining Type M fittings
GF fitting
Alminum gaskets (3-5 pcs)
GM fitting
Fig. 1.3.2 Joining Type G fittings
Tightening the tubing connections
To ol s
2 wrenches 10×12 (standard accessory)
Use the 12 mm wrench for Type M connections and the 10 mm wrench for type G
connections.
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Q Tubing between the gas cylinder and gas chromatograph
Gas filter <option>
Gas
cylinder
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Fig. 1.3.4 Tubing between the gas cylinder and gas chromatograph
Use tubing with a 3 mm O.D. and 2 mm I.D. between the gas cylinder and gas chromatograph.
The use of a gas filter is highly recommended. Contaminated tubing or poor quality gases
can interfere with baseline stability.
<Option> Gas filter (P/N 221-05619-01)
This absorbs organic compounds and moisture in the supply gas, improving its
purity. The filter can be regenerated by baking in the GC oven at 250 °C with
30 mL/min carrier gas purging the filter.
Capacity: Approx. 200 mL
Absorbent: Molecular sieve 5 A
Fig. 1.3.5 Gas filter
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Q Gas chromatograph tubing connections
Connections are provided on the rear panel of the unit for connecting external tubing.
They are labeled as follows.
Carrier gas ..................... CARRIER
(“L” and “R” mean the left and right side of dual INJ.)
Makeup gas ................... MAKE UP
Hydrogen ....................... HYDROGEN
Air .................................. AIR
Flow controller
for the dual FID
Right Left
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AFC for SPL AFC for the dual INJ
Supply the carrier gas for the left inlet of the dual INJ to CARRIER L
and the carrier gas for the right inlet of the dual INJ to CARRIER R.
Fig. 1.3.6 Plumbing (Example of the GC-2014ATF+SPL model)
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Q Checking for gas leaks
After plumbing the unit, check for gas leaks according to the following guidelines.
(1) Open the main valve of the gas cylinder.
(2) Adjust the gas supply to the specified pressures.
(3) Check for leaks with leak detecting fluid (option) or soapy water on all connections.
Bubbles can be observed if a leak exists.
(4) If a leak is detected:
• Further tighten the connection, or retighten it.
• Replace the seal material.
(5) Wipe off the leak detecting fluid or soapy water using a wet cloth.
Electronic leak detectors can also be used for hydrogen and helium leaks.
<Option> “Snoop” Gas leak detecting fluid (P/N 670-11514)
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LIQUID LEAK DE
Fig. 1.3.7 Leak detecting fluid
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2.1
2.2.
2.1Setting Analytical Flow Lines
GC-2014 does not operate normally without setting analytical flow lines. Always set
analytical flow lines before using the unit. Refer to “Chapter 3. Installing Packed Columns
and Setting Analytical Flow Lines” and “Chapter 4. Installing Capillary Columns and Setting
Analytical Flow Lines” for detailed descriptions.
Setting analytical flow lines creates the following benefits during operation.
1. Conditions of analytical parameters for
each line can be set and monitored.
For example, when the [SET] key of
the gas chromatograph is pressed,
temperatures of columns, injection
ports, and detectors as well as carrier
gas flow rate can be set and monitored
on a single screen.
2. A protective mechanism operates to
foster more stable operation conditions.
For example, when a carrier gas
cylinder becomes empty while TCD is
used, the flow controller detects an
error and automatically lowers the
column temperature and stops
conduction to the TCD filament in order
to prevent damage to the column and
TCD filament.
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2.1 Setting Analytical Flow Lines
Q Analytical flow lines
An analytical flow line consists of the flow
controller, injection port, column, detector cell,
and detector amp as shown in Fig. 2.1.1.
During analysis, the flow controller feeds
carrier gas to the injection port, a sample
injected to the injection port goes through the
column to reach to the detector cell, and a
detected signal is amplified by the detector
amp to be outputted.
In order to allow the gas chromatograph to
recognize these units as an analytical flow line,
specification for the connection between them
is necessary.
For regular analysis, specify the combination
between an injection port and detector to
which a column is connected. (Refer to the
following page for setting procedures.)
Outputted Signal
Detector
amp
Detector
cell
Column
Injection
port
NOTE
Connections of the flow controller(s) and injection
port(s) and connections of detector cell(s), and
detector amplifier(s) are specified by a serviceperson
at shipment or installation. They do not need to be
specified for regular analysis.
Fig. 2.1.2 shows a representative example of
the line configuration for packed column FID
analysis using the GC-2014.
In this example, the dual INJ and dual FID are
connected with two columns and the difference
between two FID signals is outputted from the
dual FID amp. Two columns are used because
the dual INJ and dual FID are recognized as a
single unit respectively. However, this is
considered to be a single line.
flow
comtrol
Fig. 2.1.1 Concept of
analytical flow lines
Outputted Signal
Dual FID
amp
Dual FID
Column(L) Column(R)
Dual INJ
L R
L
R
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(L) (R)
Fig. 2.1.2 An example of
analytical flow lines
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