The instrument has three states of operation, which are displayed in the [Status Viewer] dialog box, Status Bar and Instrument Status Pane of MassHunter Workstation:
The plasma is ON. Acquisitions are performed in this mode.
In this mode, the plasma is OFF, but the power of the instrument is ON and the vacuum pumps are running. When the instrument is not in use, put the system in this state.
In this mode, the instrument is turned on, but the vacuum pumps and the plasma are off. In emergency situations, put the instrument in this mode and then turn off the power to the instrument.