Advanced Acquire > 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

Edit Advanced Acquire section

MS Global Parameters

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 > Advanced Acquire section. It is visible when any of the Instrument Setup > SQ > Advanced Acquire sections are visible. See Advanced Acquire > MS Global Parameters Pane.

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 or Calibrant
Value
- If the Type is Diverter, the Value can be To MS or To waste.
- If the Type is Calibrant, the Value can be On or Off. When the Calibrant is off, the diverter will be set to MS. When the Calibrant is on, the diverter valve will be set 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.

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