Contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Cold Start: Starting from an 'Instrument Off' Condition
  • 2.1 GC Preparations
  • 2.2 MS Preparations
  
  
• 3 Warm Start: Starting from an 'Instrument Stand-by' Condition
  • 3.1 GC
  • 3.2 MS
  
  
• 4 Putting the GC/MS In 'Stand-By' Mode
• 5 Baking/Conditioning the Column
  • 5.1 Baking
  • 5.2 Conditioning
  
  
• 6 Determining an Appropriate Solvent Delay
• 7 Vacuum Leak Detection and Repair
  • 7.1 Rough Vacuum Leaks
  • 7.2 High Vacuum Leaks