Method > Timetable (LC/MS)

You can change the position of the diverter during a run. You can specify to send the stream from the LC to either Waste or MS. If you divert the stream to Waste, then you do not acquire data at that time.

What do you want to do?

Edit the Timetable (LC/MS)

User Interface - MS Global Parameters Pane

Each section in the SQ section of the Method Editor has two panes.  The MS Global Parameters pane is the top pane in the Instrument Setup > SQ > Method section. It is visible when any of the Instrument Setup > SQ > Method sections are visible. See Advanced Acquire > MS Global Parameters Pane (LC/MS).

User Interface - Timetable

The following columns are available in the Timetable.

  • Start Time (min) - The time to switch the diverter either to MS or to Waste.
  • Type - Diverter
  • Value - Either To MS or To waste.

Post-run diverter position

To MS or To waste. At the end of a run, you may want to divert the LC stream from the instrument.

User Interface - Toolbar

This toolbar allows you to add and remove rows from the Chromatograms table.

Toolbar icon Action
Add a row to the table
Remove the selected row from the table

See Also

Method > MS Global Parameters Pane (LC/MS)

Method > Acquisition Section (LC/MS)

Method > Source Section (LC/MS)

Method > Chromatograms (LC/MS)