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Empower sample set becomes stuck at "preparing for injection" with an ACQUITY H-Class system - WKB95534

Article number: 95534

SYMPTOMS

  • Empower sample set becomes stuck at "preparing for injection", and the FTN does not inject any sample
  • Running a single injection starts, but the sample manager does not respond or move to the vial (no sample is injected)

ENVIRONMENT

  • Empower 3
  • ACQUITY H-Class
  • ACQUITY Sample Manager - FTN

CAUSE

System is not communicating correctly—most likely a communication issue with the FTN.

FIX or WORKAROUND

  1. Close all windows in Empower.
  2. Run the stopacquityprocesses application (C:\drive > Empower > Instruments > bin).
  3. Power-down the system and the Empower PC.
  4. Restart the Empower PC and log in to Windows.
  5. Turn on the ACQUITY system.
  6. Log in to Empower and launch Run Samples.
  7. Load a method and run samples.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id95534, comms, EMP2LIC, EMP2OPT, EMP2SW, EMP3GC, EMP3LIC, EMP3OPT, EMP3SW, EMPGC, EMPGPC, EMPLIC, EMPOWER2, EMPOWER3, EMPSW, SUP, UPARHSMFTN, UPQSM, UPQSM+, UPQSMBIO, UPQSMBIO+, UPSMFTN, UPSMFTN+, UPSMFTNB+, UPSMFTNBIO

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