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When monitoring the liquid level in the solvent reservoirs (solvent consumption) as described in this section, the Chromeleon software calculates the liquid level. To monitor the liquid level in real time, based on real physical measurement, install the Vanquish Solvent Monitor. The solvent monitor is available as an option (see Optional Accessories).
For monitoring the solvent consumption, note the following:
The two pumps can share the same set of solvent reservoirs or they can be connected to different sets of reservoirs.
Depending on the setup, you can monitor the solvent consumption for the dual pump as a whole or separately for each pump.
Monitoring the Solvent Consumption for the Dual Pump as a Whole
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It is possible to share solvent reservoirs even if the two pumps are assigned to different instruments.
In the Instrument Configuration Manager, open the dialog box for the dual pump.
On the Bottles tab page, select the Share Eluent Bottles check box.
In the Chromeleon user interface, enter the information that is required for monitoring (see Important Operating Parameters). Enter the information for both pumps.
Notice that the monitoring properties show the same values for both pumps, for example, the RemainTime property.
Monitoring the Solvent Consumption for Each Pump Separately
In the Instrument Configuration Manager, open the dialog box for the dual pump.
On the Bottles tab page, clear the Share Eluent Bottles check box.
In the Chromeleon user interface, enter the information that is required for monitoring (see Important Operating Parameters). Enter the information for both pumps.