Metrohm 881 Compact IC pro – Anion – MCS - Manual (Page 74)

4.2 Conditioning
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4 Deaerate the high pressure pump
￭ Deaerate the high pressure pump(s) via the purge valve (see
Chapter 3.10.2, page 33).
5 Set the contact pressure of the peristaltic pump
Note
This work step needs to be performed only if a peristaltic pump is
being used.
￭ If peristaltic pumps are used, set the contact pressure (see "Set
flow rate", page 50).
6 Rinsing the instrument without columns
￭ Rinse the instrument (without columns) with eluent for 5 minutes.
The instrument is now ready for the installation of the columns (see Chap-
ter 3.20, page 59).
4.2 Conditioning
After the installation and after switching on the instrument, the system
must be conditioned with eluent until a stable baseline is reached.
Note
After a change of eluent (see Chapter 5.4.2.3, page 69), the condi-
tioning time can lengthen considerably.
Conditioning the system
1 Preparing the software
Caution
Ensure that the flow set is not higher than the flow permissible for
the corresponding column (see column leaflet and chip data set).
￭ Start the PC program MagIC Net™.
￭ Open the Equilibration tab in MagIC Net™.