YOKOGAWA GC8000 User manual

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Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................2
Safety Precautions..................................................................................................3
1. How to install ................................................................................................6
1.1 Data required for AI analysis .............................................................................. 6
1.2 Download software/initial free trial license....................................................... 6
1.3 Performing an Installation .................................................................................. 6
2. Initial Installation ..........................................................................................7
2.1 Activation of initial free trial license .................................................................. 7
2.2 Conrmationofoperation................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Conrmationofhealthdiagnosisoperation .......................................... 8
2.2.2 Operationcheckoftheresolutionpredictionfunction ........................ 10
2.3 Checkitemsbeforemovingtothepaidversion............................................. 11
3. Paid License............................................................................................... 12
3.1 Paid License Usage Notes ................................................................................ 12
3.2 TypesofPaidLicenses...................................................................................... 12
3.3 Purchase Flow of Paid Licenses...................................................................... 13
Revision Information ........................................................................................... 16
ForGC8000
GasChromatograph
AIMaintenanceSupport
InstallationandLicenseGuide
TI 11B06H01-01EN
TI 11B06H01-01EN
©CopyrightMar.2023(YK)
1stEditionMar.2023(YK)

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Introduction
Thismanualprovidestechnicalinformationfortheinitialsoftwareinstallationandrenewal
methodsforGasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupport(hereinafterreferredtoasGCAI):a
supportsoftwareforgaschromatographGC8000(hereinafterreferredtoasGC).
Afreetriallicenseofthissoftwareallowsyoutocheckcompatibilitywiththeindividual
applicationsyouneed.Afterconrmingthatitisapplicable,referto“GasChromatographAI
MaintenanceSupportHandbook”(TI11B06H01-02EN)andperformadetailedsetupformore
accuratedetection.
Therelevantdocumentsareasfollows:
Contents Document number Note
GasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupport GS11B06H01-01EN Generalspecications
Onlinemanual
GasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupport
InstallationandLicenseGuide
TI 11B06H01-01EN Licenseguide
Onlinemanual(thismanual)
GasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupport
Handbook
TI 11B06H01-02EN Onlinemanual
GasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupport
OperationManual
IM 11B06H01-01EN Onlinemanual
GC8000ProcessGasChromatograph IM 11B08A01-01E Onlinemanual
ASETAnalyzingServerEngineeringTerminal
Software
IM 11B06C01-01E Onlinemanual
PCASPCAnalyzerServerSoftware IM 11B06B01-01E Onlinemanual
nPrerequisites for this document
• Abilitytoreadandinterpretchromatogramstodetermineiftheyarenormalornot.
• KnowledgeofPCASoperationsandtheconstructionofstoreddata.
• KnowledgeofWindowssoftwareinstallationanduse.
nNotes
• Pleasereadthedocumentsabovementioned(GS,TI,IM)carefullyandunderstandthe
contentsbeforeoperatingthisproduct.
• Themanualisintendedtodescribethefunctionsoftheproductanddoesnotguaranteeits
suitabilityforyourparticularpurpose.
• Nopartoftheuser’smanualsmaybetransferredorreproducedwithoutpriorwritten
consentfromYOKOGAWA.
• Thecontentsofthismanualaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
• Ifyouhaveanyquestions,oryoundmistakesoromissionsintheuser’smanuals,please
contactoursalesrepresentativeoryourlocaldistributor.
lProduct Disclaimer
• Wemakenowarrantieswithrespecttotheproductsexceptassetforthinthewarranty
terms.
• Wearenotresponsibleforanydamagesincurredbyyouoranythirdpartyasaresultofthe
useofthisproduct,orforanydamagesorindirectdamagesofanykindincurredbyyouor
anythirdpartyduetodefectsinthisproductthatwecannotforeseeorpredict.
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Safety Precautions
n Precautionsfortheproduct’sprotection,safety,andmodication
• Inordertoprotectthesystemcontrolledbytheproductandtheproductitselfandensure
safeoperation,observethesafetyprecautionsdescribedinthisuser’smanual.Weassume
noliabilityforsafetyifusersfailtoobservetheseinstructionswhenoperatingtheproduct.
• Useoftheproductinamannernotspeciedinthismanualmayimpairitsprotective
functions.
• Wheninstallingprotectionorsafetycircuitsforthisproductorthesystemitcontrols,install
themseparatelyoutsideofthisproduct.
• Whenreplacingpartsorconsumablesofthisproduct,besuretouseourspeciedproducts.
• Modicationofthisproductisstrictlyprohibited.
n NotesonHandlingUser’sManuals
• Pleasehandovertheuser’smanualstoyourenduserssothattheycankeeptheuser’s
manualsonhandforconvenientreference.
• Pleasereadtheinformationthoroughlybeforeusingtheproduct.
• Thepurposeoftheseuser’smanualsisnottowarrantthattheproductiswellsuitedtoany
particularpurposebutrathertodescribethefunctionaldetailsoftheproduct.
• Nopartoftheuser’smanualsmaybetransferredorreproducedwithoutpriorwritten
consentfromYOKOGAWA.
• YOKOGAWAreservestherighttomakeimprovementsintheuser’smanualsandproductat
anytime,withoutnoticeorobligation.
• Ifyouhaveanyquestions,oryoundmistakesoromissionsintheuser’smanuals,please
contactoursalesrepresentativeoryourlocaldistributor.
nWarning and Disclaimer
YOKOGAWAmakenoguaranteeofanykindwithrespecttothisproduct,exceptasstatedinthe
warrantystatement.
Weshallnotbeliableforanydamagesorforanyindirectdamagesincurredbyyouoranythird
partyasaresultoftheuseofthisproductorforanyunforeseeabledefectinthisproduct.
nNotes on Software
• YOKOGAWAmakesnowarranties,eitherexpressedorimplied,withrespecttothe
software’smerchantabilityorsuitabilityforanyparticularpurpose,exceptasspeciedinthe
termsofwarranty.
• Thisproductmaybeusedonamachineonly.Ifyouneedtousetheproductonanother
machine,youmustpurchaseanotherproduct.
• Itisstrictlyprohibitedtoreproducetheproductexceptforthepurposeofbackup.
• Itisstrictlyprohibitedtoperformanyreverse-engineeringoperation,suchasreverse
compilationorreverseassemblingontheproduct.
• Nopartoftheproductmaybetransferred,convertedorsubletforusebyanythirdparty,
withoutpriorwrittenconsentfromYOKOGAWA.

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nDocumentation Conventions
l SymbolMarks
Throughoutthisuser’smanual,youwillndseveraldi󰀨erenttypesofsymbolsareusedtoidentify
di󰀨erentsectionsoftext.Thissectiondescribestheseicons.
SEE
ALSO
Indicatesreferences.
CAUTION
Indicatesthatoperatingthehardwareorsoftwareinthismannermaydamageitorleadtosystem
failure
TIP
Givesinformationthatcomplementsthepresenttopic.
l KeyboardInscriptions
Charactersenclosedbybrackets[],greater-thansign>,BoldItalicfont
Whencharactersareenclosedbybracketsinthedescriptionofakeyorbuttonoperation,it
indicatesakeyonthekeyboard,abuttonnameinawindow,oraniteminalistboxdisplayedina
window.TheBoldItalicfontindicatesthelename.
(Inscriptionexample)
 Select[LicenseActivation]>[First-trial.lic]
(Meaning)
 Thisindicatesthatontheconrmationscreenfortherst-timeuse,onthelicenseactivation
screen,click[LicenseActivation],thenselectthe[First-Trial.lic]le.
lDrawing Conventions
Somedrawingsmaybepartiallyemphasized,simplied,oromitted,fortheconvenienceof
description.
Somescreenimagesdepictedintheuser’smanualmayhavedi󰀨erentdisplaypositionsor
charactertypes(e.g.,theupper/lowercase).Alsonotethatsomeoftheimagescontainedinthis
user’smanualaredisplayexamples.

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n CopyrightandTrademarkNotices
lAll Rights Reserved
Thecopyrightsoftheprogramsandon-linemanualarereserved.
Theon-linemanualisprotectedbythePDFsecurityfrommodication,however,itcanbeoutput
viaaprinter.Printingouttheon-linemanualisonlyallowedforthepurposeofusingtheproduct.
Whenusingtheprintedinformationoftheon-linemanual,checkiftheversionisthemostrecent
one.
Nopartoftheon-linemanualmaybetransferred,sold,distributed(includingdeliveryviaa
commercialPCnetworkorthelike),orregisteredorrecordedonvideotapes.
lTrademark Acknowledgments
• MicrosoftandWindowsareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofMicrosoft
CorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.
• Adobe,AdobeAcrobat,andAcrobatReaderaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof
AdobeSystemsIncorporatedintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.
• Allothercompanyandproductnamesmentionedinthisuser’smanualaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
• WedonotuseTMor®marktoindicatethosetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksinthis
user’smanual.

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1. How to install
1.1 Data required for AI analysis
Toinstallthesoftware,astablechromatogramofGCmeasurementresultsandatleastoneday
ofdataontheanalysisresultsarerequired.
Formoreaccuratesettings,werecommendatleast1monthofdata.Congurationdatacanbe
addedorchangedlater.
SEE
ALSO
RefertoGasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupportHandbook(TI11B06H01-02EN)formoreinformation.
1.2 Download software/initial free trial license
DownloadtheGCAIsoftwarefromtheYOKOGAWAwebsite.ConsultaYOKOGAWAsales
representativeinchargefortheURL.
Afterregisteringasamember,youcandownloaditfromtheproductpage.
CAUTION
• Aseparatelicensepurchaseisrequiredforcontinueduseaftertheendofthefreeperiod.
• IfyoucannotdownloaddirectlytoPCAS,pleaseusetheappropriaterecordingmediato
migratetoaPCwithPCASinstalled.
1.3 Performing an Installation
Downloadthesoftwarefromourdedicatedwebsite.Afterextractingtheziple(*zip)ofthe
software,executetheinstaller(GCAI_Install.exe)onthePConwhichPCASisinstalled.
Followtheinstructionsonthestartupscreentoproceedwiththeinstallation.
• Agreetothelicenseagreementandproceedtothenextstep.
• ThesoftwareisinstalledbydefaultinC:\GCAI.Tochangetheinstallationlocation,click
“Change”andspecifythefolder.
Afterinstallationiscomplete,astoragefolderwhereashortcuticonisstoredwillappearonthe
desktop.
Figure 1 GCAI shortcut icon
TIP OnceGCAIisinstalled,itwillbestoredinastartupprogram.GCAIwillautomaticallystartwhen
thePCstartsup.

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2. Initial Installation
SomeapplicationsmaynotbecompatiblewiththissoftwareduetoGCmeasurement
specications.Pleaseusetheinitialfreetriallicenseinaccordancewiththismanual,and
purchaseapaidlicenseafterconrmingcompatibility.
Inaddition,asthenumberofmonitoredunitsincreases,dependingontheprocessingpowerof
thePCsused,thesystemmayinrarecasesexceedthespecications.Pleasecheckbackduring
thefreetriallicenseperiod.
CAUTION
• Thefreetriallicenseisintendedtoensurecompatibilitywiththeapplication.Wealsodonot
extendthefreeperiodforanyreason.
• Thesoftwarenotiesanomaliesonlyifathresholdexceedanceeventoccursduringthe
period.
2.1 Activation of initial free trial license
Theinitialfreetriallicenseleis“First-trial.lic”,beingenclosedwiththedownloadedcompressed
le.
Thefollowingscreenfortherst-timeusewillbedisplayedwhenthesystemisstartedfortherst
time.
Select“LicenseActivation”andactivatethefreetriallicenseaccordingtotheinstructionsonthe
screen.
Figure 2 Initialstartupscreen
lHow to Start Free trial licensing
OntheInitialstartupscreen,select[LicenseActivation]>[First-trial.lic]>clickcheck-boxtostart
fortrialID-Tag>[ActivatetheselectedID]
CAUTION
IfPCASfolder’ssetupisnotC:\PCAS,selectonthestartupfortherst-timeuse[License
Activation]or[createrequestle]andfollowthepop-upinstructionstospecifyaPCASfolderand
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ALSO
Fordetailsonhowtoauthorizelicensesotherthanthefreetriallicense,seeChapter1ofIM11B06H01-01EN.
Tocontinuetousethesoftwareafterthefreetriallicenseexpires,youwillneedtoapplyforapaid
license,forwhichyouwillneedtocreatearequestle.
SEE
ALSO
 See“3.3 PurchaseFlowofPaidLicenses”fordetailsonhowtocreatearequestle.
2.2 Conrmationofoperation
2.2.1 Conrmationofhealthdiagnosisoperation
Afterthelicenseactivation,itautomaticallyloadsthechromatographdatafromapreviousday
storedinPCASandstartstraining.Thetrainingmaytakeseveralminutes.
WhenthechromatogramoftherstGCanalysisresultisoutputafterthetrainingiscompleted,
theclassicationstarts.Followtheprocedurebelowtocheckifthetraininghasbeencompleted
successfullyandtheclassicationhasbeenmade.
Click“AllGCs”tabonthemainscreentoseethelistofGCstowhichlicenseshavebeen
assigned.
IftheiconprecedingtheIDnumberisanyoneofthefollowings:
training/classicationhasbeensuccessfullyperformedindefaultmode.
TheiconoftheIDnumberindicates astatusofUntraineduntiltheinitialclassicationhas
beenmade.
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When a training failed
IDnumberindicates :astatusofUntrained,evenafteranewchromatogramisgenerated,
checkthefollowingitems.
 1. Thehealthdiagnosesettingscreenisnotautomaticallyupdated.Youneedtodisplaythe
Listtabagainafterdisplayinganotherscreen.Thedisplayisupdated.
 2. HealthdiagnoseisperformedbyusingPCASchromatogram.Therefore,ifthePCAS
foldernameisdi󰀨erentfromtheoneinthesetting,thechromatogramisnotread.
  CheckthePCASfoldernameasfollows.
  Select[Conguration]>[SetPCASFolder]onthemenubar.
  CheckthefoldernametherematchesthedirectoryoftheactualPCASfolderthatGCAI
refersto.
 3. CheckifthefolderwiththecorrespondingIDinthePCASfoldercontainschromatograms
forthepreviousday’sdate.Ifthechromatogramofthepreviousdayisnotstored,the
trainingcannotbeperformedinthedefaultmode.
 4. Aftertrainingiscompleted, remainsdisplayeduntilarstresultcomesout.
CheckwhetheranewchromatogramisgeneratedinthefolderofthecorrespondingIDin
PCASfolder.
 5. Iftherearenoproblemsaftercheckingtheaboveitemsandtheautomaticallyregion
settingisconducted,checktheeachregionofthechromatogramleshowsstablevalue.
Ifthevalueisnotstable,itispossiblethatthedefaultregionisnotsetproperly.From
eachID’sheathdiagnosesettingsscreen,gototheregionsettingscreenandcheckto
seeifthereisatleastoneregionthatisenabled.
  Ifallaredisabled,youneedtosetuparegionandstarttraining.
 6. Otherwise,ifyoudonotidentifythesourceoftheproblem,reviewthelogsinthe
dashboard,andsystemmessagesaswell.
SEE
ALSO
Formoreinformationontheregionsetting,refertothefollowingdocuments:
• “GasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupportHandbook”(TI11B06H01-02EN)Chapter2
• “GasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupportOperatingManual”(IM11B06H01-01EN)Chapter3
TIP Ifyoudonotusethehealthdiagnosefunction,disableallregions.
TIP <HowtogeneratePre-anomalyorAnomalyarticially(reference)>
 BygeneratinghistoricalchromatogramsinPCASchromatogramfolderfor
(Installation folder) \ PCAS \ data \ (applicable ID) \ (applicable sensor) \ FullCro \ (any date)
 youcansimulatethesituationwhereachromatogramisgenerated.Tochecktheobjective,copythedata
withdi󰀨erencesorpreviouschromatogramsofdatesfarenoughfromthetrainingdates(=theprevious
day)againstthetrainingdatainthedefaultmode,andduplicatetheminthesamefolder.
 Duplicatingchromatogramshavenoe󰀨ectonPCAS

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2.2.2 Operationcheckoftheresolutionpredictionfunction
Uponactivationofthelicense,GCAIautomaticallyreadsthedataoftheanalysisresultsstoredin
PCASandstartstraining.Trainingmaytakeseveralminutes.
1. Aftertrainingiscompleted,select[AllGCs]>[ID-Tag]>[ResolutionPred.]onthemain
screen.
 Ifthe“DayBefore”and“30daysPrediction”aredisplayed,theoperationisnormal.
 Ifyoudonotwanttousetheresolutionpredictionfunction,changethesettingfrom
“Monitoring”to“Disabled”.
 Thethresholdissettothedefaultvalue(1.5);refertoChapter3ofTI11B06H01-02ENto
changetotheappropriatethreshold.
2. Iftheyarenotdisplayed,checkthefollowingitems.
 a. Numbersinthescreenarenotautomaticallyupdated.Afterdisplayinganotherscreen,
displaythelisttabagain.Thedisplayisupdated.Conrmagainthattheresolution-predictive
functionisworkingproperly.
 b. Select[Conguration]>[SetPCASFolder]onthemenubar.Makesurethatitmatches
theactualPCASfolderdirectory.
 c. Checkwhethertheanalysisresultle(*.anx)isstoredinthefolderofthecorresponding
IDofthePCASfolder.Theanalysisresultisshownasbelowaccordingtothe
correspondingle.
“DayBefore” Displayedwhenlesfromthepreviousdayarestored
“30daysPrediction” Displayedwhenleshavebeenstoredfor14
consecutivedaysuptothepreviousday
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2.3 Checkitemsbeforemovingtothepaid
version
PurchasingapaidlicenseallowsyoutouseGCAIevenafterthefreeperiodends.Priorto
purchasing,makesurethatallofthefollowingitemsapply:
□ ConfirmationofnormaloperationofthemonitoredGCasdescribedin“2.2 Confirmationof
operation”.
□ Datahasbeenstoredformorethanaday.
□ Thedesiredmonitoringregionsetupoftheanomalydetectionfunctionissettoenable.
□ Theresultsoftheclassicationofthedesiredmonitoringmeasuringstream/detectorofthe
anomalydetectionfunctioncanbeconrmed.
□ Thepredictionresultsoftheresolutionpredictionfunctioncanbechecked.
□ Theerrorlog“Thenumberofoperationrequestsexceedstheprocessinglimit”thatoccurs
duetoinsu󰀩cientPCspecicationsisnotgenerated.(Thismayoccurduetotheincreased
loadatthetimeoftraining,butyoucanusethesoftwareifnoerrorlogsaregenerated
duringnormaloperation.)Or,thesoftwarestopsorothermalfunctionsoccur.
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ALSO
If“Thenumberofoperationrequestsexceedstheprocessinglimit”errorlogoccurs,seethechapter4ofIM
11B06H01-01EN
Whentheaboveconditionsaremet,youmaycontinuetousetheserviceafterthefreeperiodby
purchasingapaidlicense.Tracklong-termtrendstohelpmaintainyourGC.
Ifyoucannotconrmtheaboveitemsandyourfreeperiodhasexpired,pleasetryduringthepaid
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3. Paid License
Thissectiondescribestheusageconsiderations,types,andpurchaseowforpaidlicenses.
3.1 Paid License Usage Notes
● AlicenseforthissoftwarecanbepurchasedforeachmonitoredGC.
● ThisserviceisnotavailableforGCswithanIDdi󰀨erentfromthatofthecontractatthetime
ofpurchase.
● Renewthepaidlicensebeforethelicenseexpirationdatetocontinuetouse.
● Thelicenseperiodiscontinuousfromthestartofusetotheendofuse,andcannotbe
stoppedorcanceledinthemiddleofthelicenseperiodduetoanyreasonsuchasstoppage
ofGCmainunit,PCAS,GCAI.
● Onthequotation,licensesformorethan12monthsaresplitinto12months(su󰀩xcodefor
12months)+1to11months(su󰀩xcodefor1to11months),butaredeliveredasasingle
license.
 (Example)
  Ifyouwanttopurchasealicensefor22months:
  22months(singlelicense)=12months+10months(twosu󰀩xcodesonthequotation)
  Nocongurationchangesarerequiredtousethelicense.
3.2 TypesofPaidLicenses
Thepaidlicensesinclude“NewLicense”,“Additionallicense”,whichaddGCtobemonitored,
and“RenewalLicense”,whichextendsanexistinglicenseperiod.
Theexpirationdateofapaidlicensedependsonthetypeoflicense/situationasfollows;
Table 1 Typesofpaidlicenses
Type*1 Beforepurchasethelicense E󰀨ective
Newlicence(Additional)*2 Nopaidlicenseisapplied Fromthestartmonthtotheendof
thepurchasedlicenseperiod
Renewallicense Whenoneormorepaidlicenses
areappliedandtheirusageperiod
needstobeextended
Validuntiltheextensionperiod
expireswhichwasaddedtoan
existinglicenseperiod.
Additionallicense Whenoneormorepaidlicenses
arealreadyappliedandwhenyou
needtoaddanewlicense
Validuntilthesamemonthasthe
endoftheexistinglicense
*1: AdditionallicenseandRenewallicensescanbepurchasedasasinglelicenseinasingleorder/single
requestle.
*2: Thesystemautomaticallyselects“New”or“Add”whenyoupurchaseanewlicenseoranadditionallicense
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3.3 Purchase Flow of Paid Licenses
Theowchartforpurchasingapaidlicenseisshownbelow.
Renewal license
2. Send Request File
1. Request File Output
3. Receipt of the quotation
6. License activation
5. Receipt of the license File
4. Ordering/Send application form
0. Check operation with Trial-License
Figure 5 Flowfromlicensepurchasetoactivation
Theprocedureforpurchasingapaidlicense
1: RequestFileOutput
For new/additional licenses only:
 Select[License]>[PrepareforAddingaLicense]onthemenubarofthemainscreen.
Followtheon-screeninstructionstoselectGCyouwanttomonitor,andthencreatea
licensele.
Forrenewallicensesonly,andforrenewalandadditionallicenses:
 Select[License]>[PrepareforRenewingaLicense/Licenseinfo...]onthemenubarofthe
mainscreen.
Followtheon-screeninstructionstoselectGCyouwanttomonitor,andthencreatea
licensele.
Figure 6 [License] on the menu bar is selected
RequestFileOutputConditions
Table 2 LicenseTypesandRequestFileOutputConditions
Type RequestleOutputconditions Requestleoutputavailableperiod
New(Add*) Anewpaidlicenseispurchasedorthelatest
paidlicensehasexpiredformorethan1
month.
Norestrictions.
Renewal Avalidpaidlicenseexists,orthemostrecent
paidlicenseexpiredwithinonemonth
Norestrictions.
Additional Ifavalidpaidlicenseexistsandthepaid
licenseforthesubjectIDhasexpiredformore
thanonemonth.
Availableupto2monthspriortotheexpiration
ofexistingpaidlicensesIfwithinthefreetrial
licenseexpirationdate,thefreetriallicense
expirationdatemustbeatleasttwomonths
shorterthanthepaidlicenseexpirationdate.
Renewal+
Additional
IDmustmeettheaboverenewalandaddition
requirements.
Untiltheexpirationdateoftheexistinglicense
*: Thesystemautomaticallyselects“New”or“Add”whenyoupurchaseanewlicenseoranadditionallicense
accordingtoyourorder.
2: Sendrequestle
 Sendtherequestlecreatedin1toalocalYOKOGAWAsalesrepresentative.

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3: Receiptofthequotation
 Dependingonthecontentsofyourrequestle,theYOKOGAWAsalesrepresentativein
chargewillsendyouaquotation.
4: Ordering
 Checkthecontentsbeforeplacingyourorderwiththeapplicationformatthattime.
5: Receiptofthelicensele
 Aftertheorderisconrmed,alicenselewhichismadeaccordingtothequotationissent
fromtheYOKOGAWArepresentative.
6: Licenseactivation
 Select[License]>[LicenseActivation]onthemenubar,selectthelicenselethatwas
receivedin5.Verifythatthelicensehasthecorrectlicensedetails.Aftertheverication,
followtheon-screeninstructionstoactivatethelicense.
SEE
ALSO
 Fordetailsonhowtoauthorizelicenses,refertoChapter1ofthe“GasChromatographAIMaintenance
SupportOperationManual”(IM11B06H01-01EN)
License activation validity
Table 3 LicenseTypesandRequestFileOutputConditions
Type Activation validity Licensevalidityperiod
New(Add) Untilthemonthinwhichthepurchasedlicense
expires.
Fromthestartmonthtotheendofthe
purchasedlicenseperiod
Renewal Untilthemonthinwhichthepurchasedlicense
expires.
Validuntiltheextensionperiodexpires
whichwasaddedtoanexistinglicense
period.
Add Activatebeforetheexpirationdateoftheexisting
license.Activationisnotpossibleafterthe
expirationdate.
Validuntilthesamemonthastheend
oftheexistinglicense
Renewal+
Additional
Activateduringthemonthpriortotheexpiration
dateoftheexistinglicenseuntiltheexpiration
date.
Activationisnotpossibleaftertheexpirationdate.
Validuntiltheextensionperiodexpires
whichwasaddedtoanexistinglicense
period.

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n Validityoffreetriallicenseswhenpurchasingpaidlicenses
Youcanrenewafreetriallicensetoapaidlicensefollowingafreetriallicenseperiod.(Case.1)
Inthiscase,thelicensefeewillbechargedafterthefreetriallicenseexpires.
Case1 WhenpurchasinganadditionallicenseforafreetriallicenseID6.
Year 20XX/ 20XY/
Month 456789• • • 12 1 2
ID:1
ID:3
ID:6
Beawareofthefollowingcase.(Case2)
IftheexpirationdateoftheexistinglicenseIDisearlierthantheexpirationdateofthefreetrial
license,thefreetriallicensewillexpireatthesametimeastheexistinglicenseexpirationdate.In
thesystem,thefreetriallicenseexpirationdatewillbeoverwritten.
Topreventthis,besuretorenewonlytheexistinglicenseIDrst.ThenorderthelicenseIDyou
areassignedforthefreetriallicense.Thatway,thefreeperiodwillnotbeoverwrittenandthe
maximumperiodwillbevalid.
Case2 WhenafreetriallicenseID:6isexpectedtoexpirebeyondtheexistingpaidlicenseexpirationdate.
Year 20XX/ 20XY/
Month 456789• • • 12 1 2
ID:1
ID:3
ID:6
Overwrite
Legend:
Existnglicense
Newlypurchasinglicense
Freetriallicense
Ifmultiplefreetriallicenseswithdi󰀨erentexpirationdatesareconvertedtopaidlicensesat
once,theexpirationdateofalllicenseswillbe12monthsfromtheexpirationdateoftheearliest
expiringfreetriallicense.Therefore,tomaximizeyourfreetrialperiod,pleasepurchaseoneID
rstandthenorderadditionalremainingIDs.

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Revision Information
Title : ForGC8000GasChromatographAIMaintenanceSupportInstallationand
LicenseGuide
Manualnumber: TI11B06H01-01EN
Mar.2023/1stEdition
 Newlyreleased
 YokogawaElectricCorporation
 2-9-32Nakacho,Musashino-shi,Tokyo180-8750,JAPAN
   http://www.yokogawa.com/