CTC PAL 3: How to change between Headspace and liquid injection heads in MassLynx - WKB310296

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Change heads and racks in a MassLynx-controlled system.

Change the PAL tool.
Change the racks as required.
Go into extended service on the PAL 3 and add/remove racks as required—for R60 trays there will be only one in rack 1; non-R60 trays will have three racks total in slots 1-3. For R60, delete Racks 2 and 3 if present. For non-R60, add racks 2 and 3 if they are not there.
Close the inlet editor.
Close MassLynx.
Using the desktop icon, stop MassLynx processes.
Using the desktop icon, reset PAL3, and then wait about two minutes for the processes to restart
Open the Agilent Preconfigurator.
Type “localhost” in the IP Address / Host Name field:
.Select 192.168.0.40 and click Configure
Select CTC Pal 3 in the right-hand pane and click Configure.
Click Retrieve Configuration, and then click Tray Configuration.
Click OK twice to close the windows.
Open MassLynx.
Open the inlet editor, and wait a minute.
When the Ready and OK indicators are green, open the autosampler from the left-hand pane of the Inlet Editor window. The following message appears if the head was changed:
Click Yes.
Change the script to the one matching the head and set it up.
Save the changes to the Inlet Method.

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