View the instrument status
You can view the status of your instrument in two places in Control Panel.
- In the Status column of the Instruments table.
- In the upper right corner of the instrument details window.
The instrument status is shown as:
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Gray - Not Connected
The instrument is configured with the system and available to use, but the AIC/workstation is not currently running. The amount of time for an instrument to reach the Idle state depends on each instrument. -
Yellow - Unknown
The device is in an unknown run state. -
Dark Yellow - Not Ready
The instrument is connected but is not ready to run (due to not reaching the correct temperature or pressure required by the method, for example). -
Green - Idle
The instrument is on and ready to process samples. -
Teal - Standby
The instrument is in a standby/sleep state. -
Purple - Pre-run/Injecting
The instrument is on and is preparing to start acquisition. -
Blue - Running, Post Run
The instrument is currently collecting data. -
Orange - Tuning
The instrument is in the process of adjusting MS parameters. -
Light Orange - Not Ready
The device is not ready -
Red - Instrument Error
The instrument has an error and cannot process samples. -
Blank - Disconnected
The connection to the instrument has been closed.