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1200 Series Variable Wavelength Detector User Manual 47
Using the Detector 4
5 Purge the pump. For more information see “Priming and Purging the
System" on page 40.
6 Allow the detector to warm up of at least 60 minutes to provide a stable
baseline (see example in Figure 12).
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NOTE
For reproducible chromatography, the detector and lamp should be on for at least one hour.
Otherwise the detector baseline may still drift (depending on the environment).
Figure 12 Stabilization of Baseline