Teledyne Tekmar Atomx XYZ User manual

Atomx XYZ
User Manual
Part Number: 15-3200-074
Rev: B, June - 2018

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Preface
P.1 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1
P.2 Teledyne Tekmar Customer Support Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1
P.3 Essential Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1
P.4 Notations and Hazard Severity Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-2
P.5 Atomx XYZ Safety Symbols Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-3
P.6 Atomx XYZ Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-5
P.7 Working Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-6
P.8 Explanation of Regulatory Marks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-9
P.8.1 Unit Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-9
P.8.2 CE Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-9
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Atomx XYZ with Methanol Extractions Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 Purge and Trap Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2.1 Purge and Trap Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2.2 Brief History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.3 Purge and Trap Operation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.3.1 Trapping, Adsorption and Desorption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.4 Atomx XYZ Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.5 Atomx XYZ Component Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.5.1 Sample Mount and Sparger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1.5.2 Vials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1.5.3 Internal Standard Pressure Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.5.4 Internal Standard Vessels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.5.5 Syringe Drive with Sweepable 25 mL Syringe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.5.6 Sample Needle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.5.7 XYZ Autosampler Pick and Place Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.5.8 Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.5.9 Vial Mixer Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.5.10 Status Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.5.11 Sample Purge Gas Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.5.12 Mass Flow Controller (MFC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.5.13 Sample Pathway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.5.14 Analytical Trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
1.5.15 Moisture Control System (MCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
1.5.16 Carrier Gas Inlet Line/Heated Sample Transfer Line . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
1.5.17 Valving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
1.6 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
1.6.1 Sparge Vessel Heater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
1.6.2 Vial Chiller Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
1.6.3 Guardian Foam Sensor and Eliminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Chapter 2: Installation and Setup
2.1 Pre-Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.2 Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.3 Work Surface Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.1.4 Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

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2.1.5 Gas Supply Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.1.6 Minimum Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2 Required Tools and Supplies for Installation and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.3 Unpacking the Atomx XYZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.4 Installation Kit Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.5 Atomx XYZ System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.6 Electrical and Data Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.6.1 AC Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.6.2 GC I/O (Input/Output) Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.7 Gas Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2.7.1 Connecting the Atomx XYZ Sample Purge Gas Supply . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2.7.2 Atomx XYZ Carrier Gas Supply and Heated Sample
Transfer Line Connection to the Gas Chromatograph (GC) . . . . . . . . 2-11
2.8 Liquid Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2.8.1 Drain Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2.8.2 DI Water Reservoir Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2.8.3 Optional Methanol Reservoir Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
2.8.4 Optional Vial Chiller Plate Tubing Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2.9 Install Atomx XYZ TekLink Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
2.9.1 Connect the USB Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
2.10 Create an Instrument Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
2.11 Guardian Foam Sensor and Foam Eliminator (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
2.11.1 Atomx XYZ with Guardian Foam Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
2.11.2 Atomx XYZ with Guardian Foam Sensor and Foam Eliminator . . 2-26
2.11.3 Configuring the Guardian Foam Sensor & Eliminator . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
2.12 Preparing DI Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
2.13 Methanol Supply Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
2.14 Preparing Working Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
2.14.1 Working Standard Sample Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Chapter 3: Atomx XYZ TekLink Software Overview
3.1 About Atomx XYZ TekLink Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 The Atomx XYZ TekLink Software Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2.1 Touchscreen Capability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2.2 “Pinnable” Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.2.3 Title Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.2.4 Open, Save, Load, and Print Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2.5 Instrument Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2.6 Delete at Next Archive Check-Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3 Primary Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.3.1 The Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.3.2 Instrument Status Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.4 Methods Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.4.1 Standby Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.4.2 Purge Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.4.3 Desorb Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
3.4.4 Bake Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
3.5 Schedules Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3.6 Tools Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3.6.1 Prime Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
3.6.2 Commands Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
3.6.3 System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
3.6.4 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
3.7 Add, Connect and Deactivate an Instrument Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
3.7.1 Add an Instrument Profile and Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

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3.7.2 Deactivate an Instrument Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
3.8 Using the Methods Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
3.8.1 Methods Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
3.8.2 Default Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
3.8.3 Open a Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
3.8.4 Creating a Custom Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
3.8.5 Load the Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3.8.6 Print a Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3.9 Using the Schedule Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3.9.1 Open Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3.9.2 Create a Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3.9.3 Save Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
3.9.4 Print Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
3.9.5 Load (Run) the Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
3.9.6 Step Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
3.9.7 Hold Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
3.9.8 Abort a Sample or Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
3.9.9 Completion of the Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
3.10 Data Storage Location and Archiving Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Chapter 4: Instrument Operations
4.1 Atomx XYZ Mode Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Atomx XYZ Valve Output/Mechanism Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2.1 Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2.2 Soils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.2.3 Methanol Extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.3 Optimization/Method Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.3.1 Purge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.3.2 Dry Purge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.3.3 Desorb Ready Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.3.4 Desorb Pre-Heat Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.3.5 Desorb Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4.3.6 Bake Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4.4 Method Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4.4.1 Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4.4.2 Soil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4.4.3 Methanol Extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4.5 Analytical Trap Recommended Operating Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Chapter 5: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
5.1 Maintenance Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.3 Preventative Maintenance Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3.1 Daily Maintenance Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3.2 Weekly Maintenance Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3.3 Monthly Maintenance Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.3.4 Quarterly Maintenance Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.4 Preventative Maintenance Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.5 GC In/Out (I/O) Cable and GC Type Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.6 Instrument Access Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.7 Plumbing Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.8 Electrical Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5.8.1 Printed Circuit Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5.8.2 CPU Communication Board (Master Board). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5.8.3 Multi-Channel Temperature Control Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5.8.4 DC Valve Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

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5.8.5 Internal Standard Valve Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
5.8.6 Banner Board/Status Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.8.7 XYZ Interface Board (XYZ) (Sidekick Board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.8.8 XYZ Control Board (Incrediboard). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.8.9 XYZ Input/Output Board (Generic Aux IO Board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.8.10 Elevator Drive Board (ASX 7200 W-Axis Driver Board) . . . . . . . . 5-18
5.8.11 Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5.9 System Leak Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5.9.1 System Leak Check Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
5.9.2 Leak Check Failed - Check Sub-System A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
5.9.3 Sub-System A Leak Check Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5.9.4 Leak Check Failed - Check Sub-System B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
5.9.5 Sub-System B Leak Check Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
5.9.6 Leak Check Failed - Check Sub-System C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
5.9.7 Sub-system C Leak Check Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
5.9.8 Leak Check Failed - All Sub-Systems Checked and Passed . . . . . 5-28
5.10 Glassware Good Practices Cleaning Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.10.1 Sparger Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.11 Verifying/Setting Internal Standard Vessel Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.11.1 Verify the Internal Standard Vessel Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.11.2 Setting the Internal Standard Vessel Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5.12 Sample Needle Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
5.12.1 Tools and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
5.12.2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
5.13 Sparger Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
5.14 Analytical Trap Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
5.15 Analytical Trap Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
5.15.1 Analytical Trap Recommended Conditioning Settings . . . . . . . . . 5-37
5.15.2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
5.16 Elevator Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
5.16.1 Tools and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
5.16.2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
5.17 XYZ Autosampler Cleaning Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
5.17.1 Monthly Autosampler External Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
5.17.2 Quarterly Autosampler Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
5.18 XYZ Autosampler Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
5.18.1 When is Alignment Needed?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
5.18.2 Alignment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
5.18.3 Tools and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
5.18.4 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
5.19 Syringe Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
5.20 Syringe Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
5.21 Power Entry Module (PEM) Fuse Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
5.22 Multi-Channel Temperature Control Board Fuse Replacement . . . . . . . 5-57
5.22.1 Main Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
5.22.2 Heater Output Fuses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
5.23 Upgrade Concentrator Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
5.23.1 Download Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
5.23.2 Upgrade Board Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
5.24 Upgrade Autosampler Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
5.25 Upgrade Atomx XYZ TekLink Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
5.26 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
5.26.1 Benchmark Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
5.26.2 No Power Flow Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
5.26.3 No Response Flow Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69

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5.26.4 Low Response Flow Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
5.26.5 Carryover Contamination Flow Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
5.27 Returning the Atomx XYZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
5.27.1 Prepare for Shipment Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
5.28 Unit and Parts Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
5.29 Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
5.29.1 Teledyne Tekmar Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
Appendix A: Diagrams
A.1 Atomx XYZ Concentrator Electrical Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.2 Atomx XYZ Autosampler Electrical Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.3 Atomx XYZ Plumbing Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.4 Atomx XYZ Flow Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A.4.1 Atomx XYZ - Basic Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A.4.2 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Standby/Purge Ready . . . . . . A-6
A.4.3 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Sample Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
A.4.4 Atomx XYZ Waters Flow Diagram - Sample Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.4.5 Atomx XYZ Waters Flow Diagram - Purge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.4.6 Atomx XYZ Waters Flow Diagram - Dry Purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
A.4.7 Atomx XYZ Waters Flow Diagram - Desorb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
A.4.8 Atomx XYZ Waters Flow Diagram - Bake Rinse Fill . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A.4.9 Atomx XYZ Waters Flow Diagram - Bake Rinse Transfer . . . . . . . A-13
A.4.10 Atomx XYZ Waters Flow Diagram - Bake Rinse Drain . . . . . . . . A-14
A.4.11 Atomx XYZ Waters Flow Diagram - Bake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
A.4.12 Atomx XYZ Soils Flow Diagram - Standby/Purge Ready. . . . . . . A-16
A.4.13 Atomx XYZ Soils Flow Diagram - DI Transfer to Vial . . . . . . . . . . A-17
A.4.14 Atomx XYZ Soils Flow Diagram - Purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A.4.15 Atomx XYZ Soils Flow Diagram - Dry Purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A.4.16 Atomx XYZ Soils Flow Diagram - Bake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A.4.17 Atomx XYZ Methanol Flow Diagram - Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21
A.4.18 Atomx XYZ Methanol Flow Diagram - Dispense to Vial . . . . . . . . A-22
A.4.19 Atomx XYZ Methanol Flow Diagram - Extract Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23
A.4.20 Atomx XYZ Methanol Flow Diagram - Dispense
Extract to Glassware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-24
A.4.21 Atomx XYZ - Eliminator Flow Diagram - Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-25
A.4.22 Atomx XYZ - Eliminator - Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-26
A.4.23 Atomx XYZ - Eliminator Flow Diagram - Add Defoamer . . . . . . . A-27
A.4.24 Atomx XYZ - Eliminator Flow Diagram - Rinse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-28
List of Figures
1-1 Headspace Equilibrium Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1-2 Sample Mount and Sparger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1-3 Maximum Vial Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1-4 Internal Standard Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1-5 Syringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1-6 Sample Needle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1-7 Elevator and Sample Vial Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1-8 Vial Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1-9 Unit Status Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1-10 Mass Flow Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1-11 Atomx XYZ Analytical Trap Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
1-12 Moisture Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
1-13 Carrier Gas Inlet Line and Heated Sample Transfer Line . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
1-14 Atomx XYZ Valve Manifold (Valves Mounted Underneath) . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

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1-15 Heated 6-Port Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
1-16 Soil Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
1-17 6-Port Syringe Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
1-18 Sparge Vessel Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
1-19 Vial Chiller Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
1-20 Guardian Foam Sensor and Foam Eliminator/Rinse Vessels . . . . . . . . 1-24
2-1 Installation Kit Box Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2-2 Front of Atomx XYZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2-3 Back of Atomx XYZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2-4 Atomx XYZ Power Entry Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2-5 GC I/O Cable Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2-6 Sample Purge Gas Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2-7 Atomx XYZ Carrier Gas Line /Heated Sample Transfer Line . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2-8 Atomx Carrier Gas Line, Heated Sample
Transfer Line and Purge Gas Tubing Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2-9 Drain Tubing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2-10 DI Water Tubing (Weights Not Shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
2-11 Methanol Supply Tubing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2-12 Recirculating Bath Connection to Vial Chiller Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2-13 Atomx XYZ Software Install Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
2-14 Atomx XYZ TekLink Installation Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
2-15 Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
2-16 License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
2-17 Select Destination Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
2-18 Select Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
2-19 Select the Start Menu Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
2-20 Select Additional Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
2-21 Ready to Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
2-22 Installation in Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
2-23 Windows Security Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
2-24 Software Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
2-25 Atomx XYZ USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
2-26 Creating an Instrument Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
2-27 Options Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
2-28 Leak Check Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
2-29 Instrument Manager Showing Instrument
Connected and Default Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
2-30 Configuration Dialog- Guardian Foam Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
3-1 On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-2 Pin Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-3 Schedules Screen Title Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-4 Open, Save, Load, and Print Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3-5 Control Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3-6 Delete at Next Archive Check-Box - Schedule Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3-7 Open Schedule Dialog Source Drop-down Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3-8 Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3-9 Instrument Status Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3-10 Instrument Status Zone Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3-11 Choose Method Type Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3-12 Methods Screen Water, Soil, and Methanol Extraction Headers . . . . . . . 3-7
3-13 Water Methods Screen - Standby Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3-14 Waters Methods Screen - Purge Tab - Sparge Vessel Heater Enabled . 3-9
3-15 Soil Methods Screen - Purge Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3-16 Methanol Extraction Methods Screen - Purge Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3-17 Waters Methods Screen - Desorb Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

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3-18 Water Methods Screen - Bake Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
3-19 Methanol Methods Screen - Bake Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3-20 Schedules Screen - Foam Column Not Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3-21 Tools Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3-22 Leak Check Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
3-23 Bake Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
3-24 Tools - Configuration - General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
3-25 Tools - Configuration - Options Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
3-26 Tools - Configuration - Leak Check Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
3-27 Tools - Instrument Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
3-28 System Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
3-29 System Properties - Data Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
3-30 Figure 3-30 System Properties - Misc Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
3-31 History Log - Sample History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
3-32 History Log - Instrument History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
3-33 History Log Event Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
3-34 About Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
3-35 Diagnostics - Valves and Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
3-36 Arm/Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
3-37 Pumper Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
3-38 Upgrade Firmware Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
3-39 Benchmark Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
3-40 Creating an Instrument Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
3-41 Options Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
3-42 Leak Check Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
3-43 Configuration Dialog Showing Current Instrument Profile . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
3-44 Choose Method Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
3-45 Methods Screen Water, Soil, and Methanol Extraction Headers. . . . . . 3-37
3-46 Waters Methods Screen - Water Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
3-47 Save Method As Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
3-48 New Method Saved - Name in Title Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
3-49 Schedules Screen - Blank Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3-50 Schedules Screen Right-Click Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
3-51 Zero in Vial Column Becomes Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
3-52 Select Method Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
3-53 Sample ID Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
3-54 Select Standard Drop-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
3-55 Save Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
3-56 Schedule Loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
3-57 Instrument Status Panel Updated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
3-58 Schedule Hold - Instrument Status Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
3-59 Abort Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
3-60 Confirm Selected, Schedule Aborted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
3-61 System Properties - Data Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
3-62 Open Schedule Dialog - Source Drop-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
5-1 Front of the Atomx XYZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5-2 Right Side of Atomx XYZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5-3 Analytical Trap Compartment and Sparger Panel Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5-4 Plumbing Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5-5 Plumbing Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
5-6 Electrical Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5-7 Printed Circuit Board Locations - Atomx XYZ Concentrator . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5-8 Printed Circuit Board Locations - Autosampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5-9 CPU Communication Board (Master Board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5-10 CPU Communication Board Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

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5-11 Multi-Channel Temperature Control Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5-12 Multi-Channel Temperature Control Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5-13 DC Valve Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5-14 DC Valve Control Board Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5-15 Internal Standard Valve Control Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
5-16 Internal Standard Valve Control Board Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
5-17 Banner Board Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5-18 Banner Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5-19 XYZ Interface Board (Large PCB Underneath) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5-20 XYZ Interface Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5-21 XYZ Input/Output Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5-22 Elevator Drive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5-23 24VDC Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5-24 5VDC Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5-25 Begin Leak Check and Leak Check Indicating Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5-26 Instrument Status Panel - Check Standard Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5-27 Internal Standard Regulator Location on the Valve Manifold . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5-28 Sample Needle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
5-29 Tubing Connections at the Sample Needle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
5-30 Sparger Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
5-31 Analytical Trap Compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
5-32 Trap Heater Orientation and RTD Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
5-33 Bake Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
5-34 Elevator Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
5-35 Autosampler Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
5-36 Atomx XYZ TekLink Tools Screen and Align Autosampler Button. . . . . 5-43
5-37 Autosampler Alignment Wizard - Ready to Begin Alignment . . . . . . . . . 5-44
5-38 Align Zone 1 - Gripper Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
5-39 Probe in Gripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
5-40 Align Zone 1 - Start Alignment Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
5-41 Align Zone 1 - Place Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
5-42 Probe Alignment Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
5-43 Target in Location 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
5-44 Align Zone 1 - Next Landmark Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
5-45 Align Zone 1 - Test Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
5-46 Align Zone 1 - Prompt to Place Target in Landmark Four . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
5-47 Align Zone 1 - Checking Landmark 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
5-48 Alignment Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
5-49 Align Zone 1 - Program Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
5-50 Align Zone 1 Complete - Select Next to Continue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
5-51 Cancel Alignment Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
5-52 Z-Height Alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
5-53 Vial in Position 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
5-54 Z-Height Alignment - Vial Found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
5-55 Z-Height Alignment Complete for All Zones - Program All Zone Heights 5-51
5-56 Z-Height Alignment Complete - Select Next Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
5-57 Alignment Test Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
5-58 Begin Alignment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
5-59 Alignment Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
5-60 Atomx XYZ Power Entry Module (PEM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
5-61 PEM Fuse Module Cover Open (PEM Assembly Removed for Clarity) . 5-55
5-62 Fuse Module Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
5-63 Fuse Orientation in Fuse Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
5-64 Multi-Channel Temperature Control Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
5-65 Multi-Channel Temperature Control Board Diagram - Main Fuse . . . . . 5-58

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5-66 Multi-Channel Temperature Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
5-67 Multi-Channel Temperature Control Board
Diagram - Heater Output Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
5-68 Upgrade Firmware Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
5-69 Plug Removed from Autosampler USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
5-70 Firmware Update Utility Software Searching for the Autosampler. . . . . 5-63
5-71 File Selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
5-72 Update Showing Completed Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
5-73 Benchmark Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
5-74 Benchmark Test Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
5-75 No Power Flow Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
5-76 No Response Flow Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69
5-77 Low Response Flow Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
5-78 Carryover Contamination Flow Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
A-1 Atomx XYZ Concentrator Electrical Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A-2 Atomx XYZ Autosampler Electrical Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A-3 Atomx XYZ Plumbing Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A-4 Atomx XYZ - Basic Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A-5 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Standby Purge Ready . . . . . . . . . . A-6
A-6 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Sample Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
A-7 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Sample Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A-8 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A-9 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Dry Purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
A-10 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Desorb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
A-11 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Bake Rinse Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A-12 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Bake Rinse Transfer. . . . . . . . . . A-13
A-13 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Bake Rinse Drain . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
A-14 Atomx XYZ - Waters Flow Diagram - Bake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
A-15 Atomx XYZ - Soils Flow Diagram - Standby/Purge Ready . . . . . . . . . . A-16
A-16 Atomx XYZ - Soils Flow Diagram - DI Transfer to Vial . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
A-17 Atomx XYZ - Soils Flow Diagram - Purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A-18 Atomx XYZ - Soils Flow Diagram - Dry Purge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A-19 Atomx XYZ - Soils Flow Diagram - Bake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A-20 Atomx XYZ - Methanol Flow Diagram - Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21
A-21 Atomx XYZ - Methanol Flow Diagram - Dispense to Vial . . . . . . . . . . . A-22
A-22 Atomx XYZ - Methanol Flow Diagram - Extract Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23
A-23 Atomx XYZ - Methanol Flow Diagram - Dispense Extract to Glassware A-24
A-24 Atomx XYZ - Eliminator Flow Diagram - Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-25
A-25 Atomx XYZ - Eliminator Flow Diagram - Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-26
A-26 Atomx XYZ - Eliminator Flow Diagram - Add Defoamer . . . . . . . . . . . . A-27
A-27 Atomx XYZ - Eliminator Flow Diagram - Rinse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-28
List of Tables
1-1 General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1-2 Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1-3 Methods, Applications, and Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1-4 Liquid Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1-5 Low-Level Solid Samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1-6 High-Level Solid Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1-7 Internal Standard Injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1-8 Liquid Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1-9 Sample Gas Handling and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1-10 Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

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1-11 Computer Requirements and System Control Specifications. . . . . . . . . . 1-9
1-12 Valving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
1-13 Heaters and Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1-14 Built-in System Tests and Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1-15 System Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1-16 Atomx XYZ Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1-17 Status Light Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1-18 Valve Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
2-1 Minimum Computer Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
4-1 Mode Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-2 Analytical Trap Recommended Operating Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
5-1 Daily Maintenance Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-2 Weekly Maintenance Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-3 Monthly Maintenance Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5-4 Quarterly Maintenance Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5-5 Preventative Maintenance Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-6 GC I/O Cable and GC System Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5-7 Analytical Trap Recommended Conditioning Temperatures and Times . 5-37
5-8 Alignment Landmark Color Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
5-9 Atomx XYZ Fuse Ratings (2 IEC 5 x 20 mm Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
5-10 Main Fuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
5-11 Heater Output Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61

Warranty
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Atomx XYZ User Manual
Preface
P.1 Warranty
Refer to www.teledynetekmar.com for the Terms and Conditions of Sale and the Product
Warranty. For questions regarding this policy and its application contact Teledyne
Tekmar Customer Support using the contact information in Section P.2 "Teledyne
Tekmar Customer Support Center".
P.2 Teledyne Tekmar Customer Support Center
U.S. Phone: [phone]
U.S. Email: [e-mail]
International Phone (Outside the U.S.): Country Code + 1 [phone]
International Email: [email protected]
NOTE
When contacting Teledyne Tekmar Customer Support for troubleshooting,
information from the Atomx XYZ TekLink software “About Dialog” may be
requested by a Teledyne Tekmar Customer Support Representative. Select
Tools Screen>About Button in the software.
P.3 Essential Instructions
NOTE
It is important that you read this page before proceeding!
Teledyne Tekmar designs, manufactures, and tests its products to meet many national
and international standards. The Atomx XYZ is a sophisticated technical product and
must be properly installed, used, and maintained to ensure that it operates within
normal specifications. You must adhere to and integrate the following instructions into
your safety program when installing, using, and maintaining the Atomx XYZ. Failure to
follow the proper instructions may invalidate the warranty.
Read all instructions prior to installing, operating, and servicing the product.
Follow all warnings, cautions, and instructions marked on, and supplied with
the product and this manual. If you do not understand any of the instructions,
contact your Teledyne Tekmar Representative for clarification.
Educate personnel in the proper installation, operation, and maintenance of
the product. Only qualified personnel should install, operate, update,
program, and maintain the product.
Install your equipment as specified in Chapter 2: "Installation and Setup" of
this manual and according to applicable local and national codes. Connect all
products to the required electrical and pressure sources.

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Only trained service personnel should replace blown fuses, and only after
identifying and correcting the problem which caused the fuse(s) to blow. For
continued protection, replace only with same type and rating of fuse.
When replacement parts are required, ensure that qualified individuals use
replacement parts specified by Teledyne Tekmar. Unauthorized parts and
products can affect the product’s performance and jeopardize safety. Using
look-alike substitutions may result in fire, electrical hazards, or improper
operation.
Ensure that all equipment doors are closed and protective covers are in place
(except when maintenance is being performed by qualified personnel) to
prevent electrical shock and personal injury.
WARNING
DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENT OR WET
ENVIRONMENTS. NEVER USE HYDROGEN OR OTHER FLAMMABLE GAS.
VENTING OF THIS GAS CREATES AN EXPLOSIVE HAZARD.
P.4 Notations and Hazard Severity Levels
This manual uses Notations and Hazard Severity Levels to emphasize information that
is important for instrument functionality and user and instrument safety. The four levels
consist of:
NOTE
Note is used for information and descriptions to ensure correct usage to
prevent damage of the instrument.
Caution
Cautions identify a potential hazard, which if not avoided, may result in minor
or moderate injury. This category can also warn you of unsafe practices, or
conditions that may cause property damage.
WARNING
Warnings identify a potentially hazardous condition, which if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
DANGER
DANGER is limited to the most extreme situations to identify
an imminent hazard, which if not avoided, will result in death
or serious injury.

Atomx XYZ Safety Symbols Defined
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P.5 Atomx XYZ Safety Symbols Defined
The Atomx XYZ instrument is labeled in compliance with the marking and
nomenclature specified in the UL61010-1Ed. 3 (2012) safety standard. The following
symbols and their associated signal words are used in the manual and on instrument
labels.
L’instrument Atomx XYZ est étiqueté en conformité avec le marquage et la
nomenclature spécifiés dans le standard de sécurité UL61010-1Ed. 3 (2012). Les
étiquettes ci-dessous et leurs marquages associés sont utilisés dans le manuel et sur
l’étiquetage de l’instrument.
Electrical Hazard!
Risque électrique!
Warning/Caution! A hazardous or potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in
product and/or property damage and possible injury and/or death.
Danger/Attention! Un risque ou une situation potentielle à risque, qui n’est pas respectée, résultera
dans le dommage du produit et/ou des biens et la possibilité de blessures et/ou de mort.
Fire Hazard!
Risque de feu!
Burn hazard! Hot surface inside. Allow this area to cool before servicing.
Risque de brulure! Surface chaude à l’intérieur. Attendre le refroidissement de cette zone avant entre-
tien.
Read the Appropriate Documentation!
Lire la documentation appropriée.
Skin Contact Hazard! Use protective gloves and other
appropriate PPE.
Risque au contact de la peau. Utiliser des gants de protection ou autres équipements de protection
personnel appropries.
High Pressure Hazard!
Risque de haute pression!

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Risk of Eye Injury. Wear safety glasses and other appropriate PPE.
Risque de blessures aux yeux. Porter des lunettes de sécurité et autres équipements de protection
personnel appropriés.
Pinch Point Hazard! Keep hands and other appendages away.
Danger d’écrasement! Garder les mains et autres membres éloignés.
Lift Point!
Point de Levage!

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P.6 Atomx XYZ Safety Labels
Electrical Ground
Prise de terre
WARNING: Electrical shock hazard. Do not operate without cover.
DANGER: Risque d’électrocution. Ne pas utiliser sans capot.
WARNING: To avoid electrical shock, disconnect supply before
changing fuses.
DANGER: Pour éviter le risque d’électrocution, débrancher l’alimentation avant de remplacer les fus-
ibles.
WARNING: For continued fire protection, replace with same type and rating of fuses.
DANGER: Pour prévenir le risque d’incendie, remplacer avec des fusibles de même type et de même
caractéristique.
WARNING: Remove the power cable before performing maintenance and/or servicing the instrument.
DANGER: Débrancher le câble d’alimentation avant toutes interventions de maintenance et/ou
d’entretien sur l’instrument.
CAUTION: Maximum pressure for carrier gas is 200 PSI (13.8 bar).
ATTENTION: La pression maximale pour le gaz porteur est de 200 PSI (13.8 bar).
CAUTION: Inlet pressure recommended for sample gas is a minimum of 65 PSI to maximum of 100 PSI
(4.5 to 6.9 bar).
ATTENTION: La pression d’entrée recommandée pour le gaz échantillonné doit être comprise entre 65
PSI et 100 PSI (4.5 to 6.9 bar).
Power entry module requires:
La puissance de module d’entrée nécessite:
2 IEC 5 x 20 mm fuses
100V operation
T 10.0A – 250v
115V operation
T 10.0A – 250v
230V operation
T 5.0A – 250v

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P.7 Working Safely
DANGER
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified herein, the
protection provided by the equipment may be impaired!
The Atomx XYZ weighs 95 lbs (43.1 kg). If this weight exceeds your lifting ability, lift and
position the Atomx XYZ with two people. Lift and position the Atomx XYZ using the designated
lift points.
Route tubing drain lines to slope downward only. Do not extend tubing into the waste bottle
more than 3” to 5” (7.6 to 12.7 cm). Failure to follow these directions may result in improper
drainage of the Atomx XYZ.
Please be aware that if the Atomx XYZ, its components, and/or accessories are used in a
manner not specified by Teledyne Tekmar, protection by the equipment may be impaired.
Only use replacement parts supplied or approved by Teledyne Tekmar when performing
maintenance on the Atomx XYZ. Use of unapproved parts could result in damage to the
instrument, as well as personal injury.
Running an improper method may damage the Atomx XYZ. Setting up a new method should be
performed by personnel who are properly trained, knowledgeable, and well acquainted with
the Atomx XYZ.
Ensure that the installation location allows the Atomx XYZ to be easily turned off and the power
cord disconnected, in the event of an emergency.
The circuit used to power the Atomx XYZ should be protected by a Certified/Listed 15/20
Circuit Breaker for short circuit protection.
Do not plug the Atomx XYZ into an extension cord. An extension cord may overheat and cause
a fire.
Only replace the Atomx XYZ mains supply AC power cable with a UL listed cable of the same
current and voltage rating.
Ensure the power cable is routed away from, and is not capable of contacting, any hot surface.
Only replace fuses with those of the same type and rating. Refer to Section 5.21 "Power Entry
Module (PEM) Fuse Replacement".
To avoid the risk of fire and maintain optimum instrument performance, install the Atomx XYZ
on a non-flammable surface and maintain a minimum 6” (15.24 cm) perimeter around the unit
that is unobstructed by flammable material or other equipment.
NEVER use hydrogen or other flammable gas with the Atomx XYZ. Venting of this gas creates an
explosion hazard. Follow the manufacturer’s directions for safe handling of gas and chemicals.
Also refer to the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for information on specific chemicals.

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To avoid injury to yourself or damage to the Atomx XYZ, do not exceed the recommended
pressure settings. Observe safety regulations when handling pressurized gas. For more
information see Matheson™ Gases Data Book (available from the Matheson Company, East
Rutherford, New Jersey).
Sample and associated waste may contain hazardous and toxic substances. Follow the proper
safety and health practices, as well as anticipating all regulatory limitations before using or
disposing of chemicals.
To avoid electrical shock:
The interior of the instrument is an electrical shock hazard. Do not operate without
the panels, covers and guards installed. To avoid electrical shock, turn OFF and
unplug before servicing.
Plug the power cord into a properly grounded outlet.
Be alert for environmental, shock, or other hazards in the event that tubing or any
other liquid bearing object in the instrument bursts on the inside of the instrument.
Before cleaning up, unplug the instrument and determine the nature of the liquid
that was spilled. Use extreme caution and apply the appropriate clean-up procedures.
Pinch Point Hazard! The Atomx XYZ has three pinch point hazard areas, the area above the
autosampler vial rack in which the autosampler arm operates, the vertical path of the sample
vial elevator, and the vertical path of the syringe. While the instrument is powered on and
operating, keep hands and appendages away from these areas.
Autosampler Arm Elevator Syringe Drive

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Risk of Eye Injury. Wear safety glasses and other appropriate PPE. It is recommended that safety
glasses be worn at all times in the presence of pressurized gases.
This instrument contains heated components. Touching any heated zone during the operation
of the instrument can cause a burn. The system’s heaters will activate when their set-points are
above actual temperatures. Keep all instrument panels fastened when operating the Atomx
XYZ. To prevent injury, allow areas with this label to cool before servicing.
When working near the analytical trap compartment, sample mount, soil valve, sample needle,
sample vial cup, moisture control system (MCS), 6-port valve (in the valve oven area), sample
transfer line to the GC and the 4-way tee, allow the components to cool to room temperature.
Analytical Trap Sample Mount
4-Way Tee
6-Port ValveMCS
Soil Valve
Sample Needle & Cup
Sample Transfer Line