GC-2014 Gas Chromatograph INSTRUCTION MANUAL

1 221-40609. GC- 2014 Gas Chromatograph INSTRUCTION MANUAL . Read this INSTRUCTION MANUAL thoroughly before using this instrument. Save the MANUAL for future reference. Copyright Shimadzu Corporation 2004. All rights are reserved, including those to reproduce this publication or parts there of in any form without permission in writing from Shimadzu Corporation. Information in this publication is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Any errors or omissions which may have occurred in this publication despite the utmost care taken in its production will be corrected as soon as possible, but not necessarily immediately upon detection. Note that Shimadzu does not have any obligation concerning the effects resulting from the appli- cation of the contents of this 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.

2 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. WARNING LABELS. Label conventions for this MANUAL are provided below. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, WARNING could result in moderate to serious injury or possibly death. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, CAUTION may result in minor injury or equipment damage. Emphasizes additional information that is provided to ensure the NOTE proper use of this instrument. I. II. Contents About this USER's MANUAL . 1 Installation Verification of Installation Location .. 1. Power supply and wiring .. 4. Gas Supply Plumbing .. 7. 2 Before Use Setting Analytical Flow Lines .. 17. Outputting Analog Signals to the Chromatopac .. 20. Outputting Digital Signals to a Personal Computer .. 23. Connecting a RS-232C Cable to the Chromatopac C-R8A.

3 25. Connecting Auto Injector/Auto Sampler AOC-20 Series .. 27. Connecting the Relay Terminals .. 29. 3 Installing Packed Columns and Setting Analytical Flow Lines Installation Location for Packed Columns .. 31. Dual-Column Packed FID Analysis .. 33. Single-Column Packed FID Analysis .. 36. Packed TCD Analysis .. 39. Packed Analysis Using the Single DET .. 42. 4 Installing Capillary Columns and Setting Analytical Flow Lines Installation Location for Capillary Columns .. 47. Capillary Analysis Using the Dual FID. (When a detector adopter with purge is used) .. 49. Capillary Analysis Using the Dual FID. (When a makeup gas flow controller is used) .. 52. Capillary TCD Analysis .. 54. Single DET .. 58. 5 Analysis Analysis Flow Chart .. 61. Preparation .. 61. Setting Parameters .. 61. Analysis .. 62. GC- 2014 i Contents Notes for Analysis .. 63. 6 Basic Key Operation Keypad Description and Operation .. 67. Keypad operation .. 68. Screen .. 69. Status indicators .. 70. Adjusting The Display.

4 71. Basic Key Operations .. 72. Screen display .. 72. Moving the cursor .. 73. Entering numeric values .. 74. Changing a selection .. 74. Changing item names .. 75. Getting Help .. 77. Screen description .. 77. PF menu .. 77. 7 Starting and Stopping the GC [SYSTEM]. [SYSTEM] Key Main Screen .. 79. Screen Description .. 79. Parameter .. 80. PF menu .. 81. Specifying Clean Up Parameters .. 82. Screen Description .. 82. Parameter list .. 83. PF menu .. 85. Specifying Start Procedures .. 86. Screen description .. 86. Parameter list .. 87. Example: starting the system with carrier gas flow .. 87. Specifying the Stop Procedures .. 88. Screen .. 88. Parameter list .. 88. System shut down examples .. 89. 8 Setting the Analytical Parameters and File Management [SET] Key Main Screen .. 91. Main screen .. 91. Parameter list .. 92. PF menu .. 94. File Management .. 95. Screen description .. 95. PF menu .. 95. Copying a file .. 96. Renaming a file .. 96. Initializing a file .. 97. ii GC- 2014 . Contents Specifying the Analytical Flow Line Components ([Line Config]).

5 98. Screen description .. 98. Changing Items Displayed with [Customiz] .. 101. Screen description .. 101. 9 Monitoring the GC. [MONIT] key Main Screen .. 103. Screen description .. 103. Parameter list .. 105. PF menu .. 105. Monitoring the Temperature with [Temp Mon] .. 106. Screen description .. 106. PF menu .. 106. Monitoring the Flow Rate with [Flow Mon] .. 107. Screen description .. 107. PF menu .. 107. Zero Point Adjustment .. 108. Screen description .. 108. 10 Starting and Stopping Analysis Making an Injecting and Starting an Analysis .. 109. Verifying the gas Chromatograph status .. 109. Making MANUAL injection .. 110. Starting the analysis .. 111. Terminating the Analysis .. 112. Terminating the analysis .. 112. External devices .. 112. 11 Creating an Oven Temperature Program [COL] Key Main Screen .. 113. Screen description .. 113. Parameter list .. 114. PF menu .. 114. Temperature Programs .. 115. Isothermal analysis .. 115. Programmed analysis .. 115. Creating a temperature program.

6 115. 12 Injection Port Packed Column Injection Port (Dual INJ) .. 119. Setting the temperature with [INJ] key .. 120. Setting the Flow Rate .. 122. Entering Columns Parameters .. 124. Creating a Flow Rate Program .. 125. Split/Splitless Injection System .. 126. GC- 2014 iii Contents Setting the temperature with [INJ] key .. 127. Setting the flow rate with [FLOW] key .. 129. Setting column parameters .. 133. Gas saver .. 134. Pressure program .. 135. Creating a Flow rate program .. 137. Split ratio program .. 139. Septum purge .. 141. High pressure injection and splitter fix mode .. 143. Direct Injection System .. 145. Setting the temperature .. 146. Setting the flow rate .. 147. AFC and APC Offset Calibration .. 149. Setting the Flow Rate Parameters .. 150. 13 Detector Hydrogen Flame Ionization Detector (FID) .. 153. Principle of FID operation .. 153. Setting the detector .. 154. Setting the Detector Gas ( MANUAL flow controller) .. 157. Setting the detector gas flows(APC) .. 159. Igniting and Extinguishing the FID.

7 161. Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) .. 164. Principle of TCD operation .. 164. Setting the detector .. 165. TCD Zero Point Adjustment .. 169. Filter Signal Time Constant .. 170. Background Compensation .. 171. 14 Diagnosis Standard Diagnosis .. 173. Screen description .. 173. PF menu .. 173. Diagnosis Parameters .. 174. Diagnosis parameter list .. 175. Starting the diagnosis .. 177. PF menu .. 177. Stopping/exiting the diagnosis .. 178. PF menu .. 178. Diagnosis results .. 179. PF menu .. 179. Log Reading Menu .. 181. Screen description .. 181. Parameter list .. 181. GC Operation log .. 182. Analysis log .. 183. Parameter log .. 185. Error log .. 186. Diagnostic log .. 187. Analysis Counter .. 188. iv GC- 2014 . Contents Screen description .. 188. Parameter list .. 189. PF menu .. 189. Coolant Consumption Counter .. 190. Screen description .. 190. Parameter list .. 191. PF menu .. 191. Standard Installation Test .. 192. Screen description .. 192. PF menu .. 192. Test procedure.

8 193. Peak Generator .. 194. Screen description .. 194. Parameter list .. 194. PF menu .. 194. 15 Optional Devices Auto Injector Parameters .. 195. Screen description .. 195. Parameter list .. 196. PF menu .. 197. AOC priority analysis .. 198. Parameter list .. 198. PF menu .. 199. Other AOC parameters .. 199. Other AOC Parameter .. 200. PF menu .. 201. Auto-sampler carousel and other optional parameters .. 202. Parameter list .. 202. Setting AUX Temperature .. 203. Screen description .. 203. Parameter list .. 203. PF menu .. 203. On/Off setting .. 204. On/Off parameter list .. 204. Setting the AUX APC Parameters .. 205. Screen description .. 205. Parameter list .. 206. PF menu .. 206. Setting the AUX AMC Parameters .. 207. Screen description .. 207. Parameter list .. 208. PF menu .. 208. Setting the CRG Parameters .. 209. Screen description .. 209. Parameter list .. 210. PF menu .. 210. 16 Special Functions Time Scheduler .. 211. description Screen .. 211. GC- 2014 v Contents Parameter list.

9 211. Setting the mode .. 212. Editing a time schedule .. 213. PF menu .. 213. Creating a new time schedule .. 214. PF menu .. 214. Parameters available in the time scheduler .. 215. Changing schedule parameters .. 215. Time schedule example .. 216. Starting/stopping a time schedule .. 217. PF menu .. 217. Copying and deleting a time schedule .. 218. Batch Schedule .. 219. Screen description .. 219. Parameter list .. 220. PF menu .. 220. Creating a new batch schedule .. 221. Parameter list .. 222. PF menu .. 223. Editing a batch schedule .. 223. Batch processing Setup example .. 224. Time Program .. 225. Screen description .. 225. PF menu .. 225. Creating a new time program .. 226. PF menu .. 226. Time Program parameters .. 227. Editing a time program .. 228. Time program setup example .. 229. Pre-Run Program .. 231. Screen description .. 231. PF menu .. 231. Creating a new Pre-Run program .. 232. Editing a Pre-Run program .. 232. After Pre-Run program is finished .. 232. Pre-Run Program set up example.

10 233. Direct Operation .. 234. Screen description .. 234. Parameter list .. 234. PF menu .. 234. GC Configuration .. 235. Screen description .. 235. Parameter list .. 235. Setting the date and time .. 236. Setting the maximum temperature limits .. 237. Setting transmission parameters .. 238. Setting the Ready Check Parameters .. 239. Parameter Configuration .. 241. Customizing Component Names .. 246. Setting the link device code .. 250. Temperature offset .. 251. Other Settings .. 252. Service and Maintenance .. 255. Screen description .. 255. Parameter list .. 255. INSTALLATION (POSITION) .. 256. INSTALLATION (PIPING) .. 258. vi GC- 2014 . Contents INITIALIZATION .. 261. Power consumption .. 262. Stopwatch .. 263. Screen description .. 263. PF menu .. 263. Timing with inverse measurement .. 263. Key Lock and Parameter Lock .. 264. Screen description .. 264. Key locking .. 265. Parameter locking .. 266. ROM Version No.. 269. Screen description .. 269. Parameter list .. 269. 17 Printing Printing.