Agilent Technologies 5975 MSD User manual

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SERVICE MANUAL
SIM Direct Inlet Probe
for
Agilent 5975 MSD
and
Agilent 7000 Triple Quadrupole
(Firmware V.1.10)

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Document History
Edition 7075e 10/2010, from Firmware / Software Version V1.10 and dip.v.1.2.
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CONTENT
1 PARAMETER MENU OF THE CONTROLLER (FIRMWARE V1.10) .......................... 4
2 DIP INSTALLATION PROCEDURE............................................................................ 5
2.1 Replacing the ion source ........................................................................................... 5
2.2 Installing the DIP on the Agilent 5975 MSD ............................................................... 5
2.3 Installing the DIP on the Agilent 7000 Triple Q........................................................... 7
2.4 Connecting the DIP and the GC................................................................................. 8
2.5 Configuration of the DIP-Controller ............................................................................ 9
2.6 Installing the DIP Software......................................................................................... 9
2.7 Insert the ChemStation/MassHunter methods for the DIP.........................................10
2.7.1 5975 MSD: ChemStation methods .........................................................................10
2.7.2 7000 Triple Q MS/MS: MassHunter methods .........................................................10
2.8 Adjustment of the CombiPAL to the MS-DIP System (optional) ................................10
2.9 Push rod performance test........................................................................................10
2.10 Tuning of the DIP-MS System...................................................................................10
2.10.1 Autotune 5975 MSD with DIP.................................................................................10
2.10.2 Autotune 7000 TripleQ MS/MS with DIP.................................................................11
2.11 Controller: Update of the firmware ............................................................................11
3 EXACT POSITIONING OF THE PUSH ROD IN THE ION SOURCE .........................12
4 TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION OF THE CONTROLLER ........................................14
4.1 Menu: General Configuration ....................................................................................14
4.2 Temperature Calibration ...........................................................................................14
5 DIP TEST PROCEDURES ........................................................................................16
5.1 DIP Temperature accuracy test ................................................................................16
5.2 Leak test...................................................................................................................17
5.3 Coupling test: CombiPAL with MSD-DIP and GC (optional, for DIP - 45°type with
5975 MSD) ...........................................................................................................................18
5.4 DIP (EI) Performance test.........................................................................................19
5.5 DIP (PCI) Performance test for DIP/5975 MSD Systems ..........................................22
APPENDIX ...........................................................................................................................24

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1 Parameter Menu of the Controller (Firmware V1.10)
Parameter
Assignment min value max value default
0 1000 (Password) 10 0x7fff 1000
1 Temp. adjustment (0.1°C) -200 200 -23
2 LCD contrast 0 50 20
3 push rod position outside (min pos) -400 -100 -136
4 push rod position ion source (max pos)
300 550 467
5 cooling position 100 500 300
6 max temperature 350 500 400
7 xp*0.1 10 1000 150
8 tn*0.1 1 100 40
9 inj-position -400 -100 -135
10 ion source position 300 500 444
11 temp correction (*0.001) -200 200 -115
12 damp down heating oscillations td*0.1 0 30 10
13 O-ring change position -400 0 -115
14
Option bits: 1=useExStart, 2=ready
position inside the DIP, 4=90°position,
8=continuous operation, 16=smoothing
of temperature, 32=early start,
64= CO
2
cooling
-0x8000 0x7fff 23
15 push rod horizontal position -0x8000 0x7fff 75
16 light barrier change position - - 160
17 tilt angle adjustment - - 12
18 dwell time (in valve after opening to the
ion source; 1min =100, default = 6 s) 0 -001
19 position of light barrier for tube test
(-97 = activated, -1 = deactivated) -97
Additional remarks to parameter 14:
You can combine the items by adding the numbers, e. g. “23” (1+2+4+16) for DIP without autosampler or
“31” (1+2+4+8+16) for DIP with autosampler, “95” ((1+2+4+8+16+64) for DIP with autosampler and CO
2
cooling

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This menu is reserved to qualified service engineers only and needs a password.
Select the parameter menu of the controller in the following way:
1. Press <Enter> and keep it pressed
while pressing <arrow up><arrow down><arrow up><arrow down>
then let off the <Enter> key so that the diagnostic menu appears
press <arrow right> and <Enter> so that the cursor in the parameter menu appears:
the first two numbers represent the parameter number, the selected number is taken
with <Enter>
then the belonging value (to this parameter) will be shown and can be changed
2. Select parameter “00” and enter the password “1000”
3. Change the values of the designated parameter.
2 DIP Installation Procedure
2.1 Replacing the ion source
Please follow the instructions given in the corresponding Agilent Manual to replace the
existing ion source with the provided modified ion source (EI or CI).
2.2 Installing the DIP on the Agilent 5975 MSD
Before installing the DIP System to the Agilent 5975 MSD you have to uninstall the MSD
front panel:
1. After you have
disconnected the required
cables, remove the MSD
front panel carefully.
Please follow the
instructions given in the
5975 MSD manual.
2. Demount the two boards for
the MSD display (see
marking on the left) and put
the MSD front panel aside
and

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3. Remove the DIP front panel
of the DIP System following
the instructions given in the
DIP manual (chapter 7.2).
4. Take the DIP front panel
and mount the display
boards of the MSD onto the
preset positions (see left).
5. Before mounting the DIP
system, remove the glass
plate in front of the MSD ion
source compartment.
6. To mount the DIP system in
front of the MSD, first
deinstall the valve unit by
loosing the two screws (see
marked circles on the left).
Now the adapter plate is
separated and the four
screws are well accessible
for the next step.
7. Take the adapter plate and
mount it in front of the ion
source compartment using
the four screws (see
marked circles on the left,
the screws behind the
motors are not visible on
this photo).
8. Then retighten the valve
unit of the DIP system on
the adapter plate with the
two screws according to the
photo of step no. 6.
9. Replace the original knurled
knob of the MSD valve with
the provided knob for the
DIP System (see marked
rectangle in the photo left).

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10. Mount the push rod cover by reversing the instructions in chapter 7.2 of the DIP
manual. Make sure that all cables are correctly connected.
2.3 Installing the DIP on the Agilent 7000 Triple Q
Before installing the DIP System to the Agilent 7000 Triple Q MS/MS you have to uninstall
the MSD front panel. After you have disconnected the required cables, remove the MS front
panel carefully (please follow the instructions given in the Agilent manual.)
1. Demount the two boards of the MS/MS front panel and then put this two-part front
panel aside.
2. Remove the front panel of the DIP System following the instructions given in the DIP
manual (chapter 7.2).
3. Mount the two boards
onto the preset positions
of the DIP front panel
(see marking on the
right photo)
4. Before mounting the DIP
system, remove the
glass plate in front of the
MS/MS ion source
compartment.
5. To mount the DIP system in
front of the MS/MS, first
deinstall the valve unit by
loosing the two screws (see
marked circles on the left).
Now the adapter plate is
separated and the four
screws are well accessible
for the next step.

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6. Take the adapter plate and
mount it in front of the ion
source compartment using
the four screws (see
marked circles on the left,
the two screws behind the
motors are not visible on
this photo).
7. Then retighten the valve
unit of the DIP system on
the adapter plate with the
two screws according to
the photo of step no. 5.
8. Replace the original
knurled knob of the MSD
valve with the provided
knob for the DIP System
(see marked rectangle in the
photo left).
9. Mount the push rod cover by reversing the instructions in chapter 7.2 of the DIP
manual. Make sure that all cables are correctly connected.
2.4 Connecting the DIP and the GC
Please follow the instructions of the Agilent Manual but pay attention to the difference in
installing the DIP controller as you can see in the figures below:
DIP controller rear panel view:
Power cord receptacle
Cooling outOn/Off
Cooling in
RS 232 Cable
LAN Cable
System CableAPG for Start-Remote-Cable (without autosampler)
or
for Remotemanager (with autosampler)

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connecting diagram GC-MS-DIP Controller
GC MSD
DIP
Controller
Diode Cable
B 0613 59 73
Remotemanager
RM 0002 68 90
Start-Remote-Cable
B 0301 40 02
2.5 Configuration of the DIP-Controller
The IP adress is assigned in the menu “Network configuration “ of the DIP controller (see
MSD DIP Manual, 5.5 Network configuration):
1. Turn on the DIP controller.
2. Select the menu “Network configuration” and scroll with the “arrow up” and “arrow
down” key in the parameters.
3. Set the parameter “DHCP Mode” to “Fixed IP”.
4. Select the parameter “IP adress” with the “Enter” key and change the numbers with
the arrow keys.
5. Skip back to the basic display by pressing the “arrow right” key two times.
Or the IP-adress is assigned automatically if the modus “DHCP” is selected (see MSD DIP
Manual, 5.5):
1. Turn on the DIP controller.
2. Select the menu “Network configuration” and scroll with the “arrow up” and “arrow
down” key in the parameters.
3. Set the parameter “DHCP Mode” to “DHCP” (see).
4. Skip back to the basic display by pressing the “arrow right” key two times.
2.6 Installing the DIP Software
Note: You can find all files with software and default methods on the disc enclosed.
1. Copy the files “DIP.exe, dip.enu, dip.deu” into the new folder “DIP”.
2. Copy the default methods in the folder “DIP\Methods”
3. Open the “DIP”-Software.
4. Click on “File” and open the menu “Config.”.
5. Select the DIP controller with a click on the IP adress.

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2.7 Insert the ChemStation/MassHunter methods for the DIP
Note: You can find all the folders with the default methods on the disc enclosed.
2.7.1 5975 MSD: ChemStation methods
1. Copy the folders “DIP_EI_Q1” and “DIP_CI_Q1” into the methods section of the MSD
ChemStation under “Programme\MSDChem\1\Methods”.
2. optional (with autosampler):
Copy the folders “Injection_GC” and “Injection_DIP” into the methods section of the
MSD ChemStation.
2.7.2 7000 Triple Q MS/MS: MassHunter methods
1. Copy the folders “DIP_EI_Scan.M” (and possibly “DIP_CI_Scan.M”) into the methods
section of the MassHunter software under “MassHunter\GCMS\1\Methods”.
2. optional (with autosampler):
Copy the macros (cycles) “DIP-Liquid-Inj.cyx” and “DIP-Solid-Inj.cyx” into the PAL
section under “MassHunter\GCMS\1\PALDATA”.
2.8 Adjustment of the CombiPAL to the MS-DIP System (optional)
1. Define two new DIP positions for a precise co-operation of PAL and DIP (see DIP-
PAL Manual 6.4.3).
2. Create a macro and a new method in the Cycle Composer Software of the
autosampler (see DIP Manual 6.4.4 and 6.4.5) or copy the files of the folder “Cycle
Composer” into
”C:\Programs\PAL\Cycle Composer\Combi PAL”.
2.9 Push rod performance test
1. Select the method “drive.dip” in the DIP-Software and click“OK”.
2. Check the correct insertion of the push rod into the MSD ion source and the
operational sequence backwards in real and even at the status display of the
software.
3. Select the method “heat.dip” in the DIP-Software and click “OK”. The push rod is
inserted into the ion source and heated up to 400 °C. This temperature is maintained
for 1 minute.
4. Check the correct temperature run via the status display.
2.10 Tuning of the DIP-MS System
2.10.1 Autotune 5975 MSD with DIP
1. Verify that the system has been pumping down for at least 2-4 hours and that the DIP
controller is turned on. The DIP push rod status is “Ready”.
2. In the “Instrument Control view”, select “Perform MS Autotune” from the instrument
menu.
The software will perform an autotune and print out the report.