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6890 back injector parameters are dimmed (unavailable) in the Empower instrument method - WKB65622

Article number: 65622

SYMPTOMS

  • 6890 back injector parameters are dimmed (unavailable) in the instrument method
  • Front injector parameters are functional
  • Agilent Instrument Control Framework 3.1 recently installed
  • In PreConfiguration, only the front injector is detected 
  • The 6890 identifies the back injector on the front panel

ENVIRONMENT

  • Empower
  • Agilent 6890 GC
  • Agilent Instrument Control Framework v3.1

CAUSE

PreConfiguration was not updated when a hardware change took place on the 6890. 

FIX or WORKAROUND

Reconfigure the 6890 using the Agilent PreConfiguration utility to identify the back injector.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Instructions for the Agilent PreConfiguration Utility are listed in the Agilent ICF 3.1 Release Notes.

WKB69080 - What are the steps needed to physically move an Agilent GC ALS from the front to back or vice versa using Agilent ICF 3.0 or higher?

id65622, 6890A/+GC, 6890N GC, EMP2LIC, EMP2OPT, EMP2SW, EMP3GC, EMP3LIC, EMP3OPT, EMP3SW, EMPGC, EMPGPC, EMPLIC, EMPOWER2, EMPOWER3, EMPSW, SUP

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