GCLC ReleaseNotes
GCLC ReleaseNotes
Oct. 2018
LabSolutions LC/GC
Release Notes
Version 5.96
Read the instruction manual thoroughly before you use the product.
Keep this instruction manual for future reference.
<< Notices >>
1) If the user or usage location changes, be sure this Instruction Manual is always kept together
with the product.
2) To ensure safe operation, contact your Shimadzu representative for installation, adjustment, or
re-installation after moving the instrument to a different site.
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improvement.
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creation. However, in the event that any mistakes or omissions are discovered, it may not be
possible to correct them immediately.
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data from accidents, be sure to back up your data.
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2. Installation Notes
2.1. Operating Environment
3.1.3. Compatibility with CLASS-LC10/GC10 and CLASS-VP Area and Height Values
To reduce the precision of LabSolutions calculations in order to make them more compatible
with CLASS-LC10/GC10, in Windows directory create a text file CRHAKEI.INI by using a text
editor like Notepad.exe, containing the following text:
[Mode]
PacCompatible=1
Although the above area and height become the same values between CLASS-LC10/GC10
and LabSolutions by this setting, it is not always matched for all data files. Please be advised
that the function check files included in the LabSolutions installation CD-ROM are not available
as the peak integration is performed by the CLASS-LC10/GC10 compatible mode.
The peak-integration algorithm of LabSolutions is identical to CLASS-VP CHROMATOPAC
Integration Package. However, concerning chromatograms which are acquired with sampling
period of other than 500msec (default setting), the peak integration results may slightly differ
between these software because LabSolutions takes into account the sampling period variable
with double precision while CLASS-VP does with single precision.
3.1.5. Notice for System Log of LCsolution and GCsolution less than version 5
LabSolutions Ver. 5 cannot display System Log of LCsolution and GCsolution, if their versions
are less than 5. Please display it with Log Browser of LCsolution and GCsolution or check it as
an exported text file.
3.1.6. Notice for System Administration, Log and User Profile Database
LabSolutions manages system administration such as users and security policies, log and user
profile information by database.
By default, the following Microsoft database files are used.
C:\LabSolutions\System\ShimadzuAttest.mdb
C:\LabSolutions\Log\LSSLog.mdb
C:\LabSolutions\System\ LSSProfile.mdb
Please be advised that they cannot be shared on the network, though the above MDB files are
specified by the following MDB Setting Tool.
C:\Program Files\LabSolutions\LSSSetMdbForm.exe
To share system administration, log and user profile information on the network, please use the
SQLServer or Oracle database by referring "2.5 Link with CLASS-Agent in 223- 60092
LabSolutions System Users Guide".
When the MDB file is destroyed, it can be repaired by clicking the Optimize/Repair database
button in the MDB Setting Tool. However, please backup the above MDB files into another
folder or onto another media.
Window 7
"Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?"
Windows10
"Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your PC?"
When the user does not have Administrator right, select “The following user” and set a user
name having Administrator right and password (required), and then click [OK].
3.1.22. Notice when printing a log from the Shimadzu User Authentication Tool
When in cooperation with the Shimadzu user authentication tool, the log about user
management can be displayed as a log of the Shimadzu user authentication tool, but a
character piece may be generated if it prints. In case printing the log about user management,
please print from the log browser of LabSolutions.
3.1.23. Notice for Screen Lock on the [Login by Windows account] mode
Be advised that you cannot use the LabSolutions Screen Lock function when [Login by
Windows account] is checked in the Security Policy Settings. Please use the Screen Lock
function supported by Windows.
3.2.4. Notice for the external detector for the LC-2030/LC-2040 (PDA detector model)
When using the LC-2030/LC-2040 (PDA detctor model) with an external detector, the external
detector is configured as a “Detector-B” (“Detector-A” doesn’t exist). When using the LC-
2030/LC-2040 (UV detctor model) with an external detector, the Internal UV detector is
“Detector-A” and the external detector is “Detector-B”.
3.3.7. Notice for Reading the Method File when the Auto Purge is running[LC]
When another method file is read while executing the auto purge, the Data Acquisition window
cannot be closed occasionally. Please open the file after it is stopped or ended.
3.3.8. 3.3.8 Notice for changing the Instrument Monitor in the "Fast LC" mode[LC]
When the [Fast LC] mode is selected in the Control Mode of the system controller, the [B.Conc]
value cannot be changed from the instrument monitor during analyzing.
3.3.14. Cautions for Executing [Carrier Gas Leak Check] or [Standard Diagnosis] from
the GC-2030 Instrument [GC]
When executing [Carrier Gas Leak Check] or [Standard Diagnosis] from the instrument, do not
connect to the GC from LabSolutions. This could cause a failure to communicate with the
instrument.
3.4.2. Notice for the synchronization of the data acquisition between LC-2030/LC-2040
and PDA/MWD [LC]
With the configuration of LC-2030/LC-2040 (UV detctor model) with an external PDA/MWD, you
can synchronize the data acquisition of these detectors by the event input of the relay cables
connection. Synchronization via Ethernet/LAN connection is not supported.
3.4.11. Notice for the Method File when the Analysis is stopped.
When the analysis is started and then immediately stopped, the method file becomes "Untitled"
occasionally. For this case, please read the method file and download the instrument
parameters again.
3.5.5. Notice to run Realtime Batch with using method file opened by others
When you perform a Realtime Batch analysis, and another application (e.g. Calibration Curve,
Quant. Browser, Analysis Editor etc.) is open the method file with the specified in the batch
table, the results of the batch processing (means Calibration information etc) does not reflect to
the method file. In this case, the Realtime Batch analysis will proceed to the end. After its
completion, please perform data processing with Postrun Batch or Quant. Browser.
3.5.14. Notice for registration of batch, which includes the same data filenames
When the analysis of the same data filename by the Single Run or Realtime Batch registered in
the batch queue is going to start, only "Auto-increment" can be selected by "Overlapped Data
File Name" dialog.
Without any duplication of data filename at the time of registration, the same data filename
might be generated at runtime. At that time, the data file name newly created is automatically
changed.
3.6.5. Notice for QA/QC Calibration Results when Ref STD ID is specified
When "Ref STD ID" is set for compounds in the Compound Table, the results of QAQC
Calibration parameters for these compounds are output as the same results as those of the
referred compounds.
3.6.8. ASCII output of the calculation results from the Data Comparison
When the chromatogram is operated with smoothing or addition in LabSolutions Ver. 5, its
ASCII output might be different from the older version.
In the previous version of LabSolutions Ver. 5, the result of chromatographic operation like
addition or smoothing, etc. is rounded to the decimal integers (long integer) and is saved to the
data file. The unit of this long integer is 0.1uVsec, and the value comes "Area" = "intensity" x
"Sampling rate".
In Ver. 5, the operation result is saved without rounding it off in double precision type.
In ASCII conversion, the result is output in intensity value by which both versions also rounded
to the decimal. But data files saved by the older versions might contain the deviation at the
rounding for file saving. It makes difference from ASCII output in LabSolutions Ver. 5.
3.8. Browser
3.9.21. Limitation of Printing the Overlapped Area of FRC Results and Simulation[LC]
When printing the FRC Results and FRC Simulation on the Chromatogram report item, there is
a case either of the FRC Results or FRC Simulation in the overlapped area is printed with
hatching depending on a kind of printer drivers.
Assignment of the detector number for typical configuration examples is shown below.
Configuration example and Report item (Detector 1~4)
Fix Detector A Detector A Detector B
Detector +AD1 +Detector B +AD1
No. +PDA(2D) or MWD +AD1 +PDA(2D) or MWD
+PDA(2D) or MWD
Off Detector 1 : Detector A Detector 1 : Detector A Detector 1 : Detector B
Detector 2 : AD1 Detector 2 : Detector B Detector 2 : AD1
Detector 3 : PDA(2D) /MWD Detector 3 : AD1 Detector 3 : PDA(2D) /MWD
Detector 4 : Detector 4 : PDA(2D) /MWD Detector 4 :
On Detector 1 : Detector A Detector 1 : Detector A Detector 1 : PDA(2D) /MWD
Detector 2 : PDA(2D) /MWD Detector 2 : Detector B Detector 2 : Detector B
Detector 3 : AD1 Detector 3 : AD1 Detector 3 : AD1
Detector 4 : Detector 4 : PDA(2D) /MWD Detector 4 :
3.10.3. Notice for File Name and Folder Path of PDF Output
If "," character is used for a file name or the folder path in which the file is stored, PDF files
cannot be exported. When exporting PDF files, "," character should not be used for the name of
data file and the folder path in which these files are stored.
3.11.7. Notice for Generated Data such as Operations and Conversion from ASCII/AIA
Data files, which are made by calculation in the Data Comparison Window, don't have the
information of acquired date. In the sample information report of these data, the "Date Acquired"
is output as "1970/01/01 9:00:00". And these data cannot be registered to Oracle/SQL Agent
database. (There data can be registered to MDB Agent database, in this case the Acquisition
Date is registered as "1601/01/02 15:00:00" and the Instrument Name is registered as "Not
identified".)
This specification is the same for the data files, which are converted into LabSolutions data
from ASCII/AIA data in which information of acquired data does not exist.
3.11.8. Notice for Converting AIA (Andi) File into LabSolutions Data File
When converting the AIA (Andi) file into LabSolutions data file, there is a case that the date
acquired can not be read properly depending on a kind of the AIA files as date and time are not
stored properly following the Andi format. In this case, the analysis date is set as "1970/01/01
21:00:00".
3.11.10. Notice for the data processing parameters of AIA (Andi) File (.cdf)
When AIA file is opened in the LabSolutions software, the data processing parameters such as
integration parameters are initialized.
Therefore, there is no relation between the values displayed in the peak table and the data
processing parameters. To make consistent between the values displayed in the peak table and
the data processing parameters, perform [Analyze] in the Method menu.
3.11.13. Notice for Converting LCsolution Data File and GCsolution Data File into
LabSolutions Data File
Please convert LCsolution data file and GCsolution data file whose instrument name has
prohibited characters in LabSolutions into data file by following the next procedure. (Refer to
Help for details about the prohibited characters.)
[Procedure]
1) Convert LCsolution data file or GCsolution data file into ASCII format file in LCsolution or
GCsolution.
2) Convert ASCII format file in 1) into LCsolution data file or GCsolution data file.
3) Convert the data file in 2) into LabSolutions data file in LabSolutions.
3.12. Notice for the QA/QC Calculation Results (Difference from GCsolution
Ver. 1 and 2) [GC]
4.1.9. Notice for the notation of solenoid valves with LC-2030/LC-2040 series
When using the solenoid valve with the LC-2030/LC-2040 Pump, the notation for the selection
of IN-port are “1” or “2”, not “A” or “B”. As the LC-2030/LC-2040 series are equipped with LPGE
unit, in the configuration of FCV-11AL’s OUT-port ‘1’ ~ ‘3’ are connected with LPGE Port ‘A’ ~
‘C’, the notation for the solvent selection are “A-1”, “A-2”, “B-1”, “B-2”, “C-1”, “C-2” and “D”.
The notation in the status monitor (“solenoid valve”) is “1-1-1” ~ “2-2-2”, showing the valve
position of FCV-11AL.
4.1.10. Notice for adding sample analysis on the instrument’s panel (LC-2030/LC-2040)
In the state of LabSolutions connecting to the instruments, sample analysis can be added on
the instrument’s panel of LC-2030/LC-2040 directly sending it to LabSolutions. Please see
the detail below.
1) About user rights concerning “Upload instruments parameters”
By checking on the “Upload instruments parameter on the start of analysis” in the [Start
Acquisition] tab of [Tools] / [Options] menu, the parameters on the instruments are
uploaded to the LabSolutions method file at the time of adding sample analysis from
instrument’s panel. This behavior is related to the user right of the LabSolutions login user
as below.
・ For users of “Edit Method (Instrument Parameters)” right
Instrument parameters edited on the instrument itself are uploaded to the LabSolutions
method file at the time of adding sample analysis from instrument’s panel.
・ For users without “Edit Method (Instrument Parameters)” right
Instrument parameters are not uploaded, sample analysis starts with the LabSolutions
method parameters. Please be noted that the default right group of “Operator” does not
4.2. Autosampler
4.2.4. Maximum Injection Volume and the step of the injection volume for SIL-20A
series
Maximum injection volume of SIL-20A series (SIL-20A, SIL-20AC, SIL-20AXR, SIL-20ACXR)
can be specified on the Autosampler control panel. LabSolutions uses this value to validate the
upper limit of injection volume.
When the maximum injection volume of the Autosampler SIL-20A series is less than 100uL,
please set Sampling Speed to 5uL/sec for the best reproducibility of injection volume. When a
method file created on the maximum injection volume setting of the Autosampler different from
the current configuration is read, please confirm the value of Sampling Speed.
On the SIL-20A series of ROM version 2.1 or later (or 1.29 or later for version 1 series), by
4.3. 2D Detector
When acquiring data by SPD-20A/20AV or RF-20A/20AXS with fast sampling rate (100Hz),
specify the Response as "*No Filter”. With other settings, sharp peaks lose sharpness and are
not measured as they are.
* [Note] The description "0.02" for the Response is changed to "No Filter". The Response value
of "0.02" corresponds to "No Filter".
[Note] When the Response is small, the data becomes sensitive for sharp peaks, but the
baseline noise increases.
(bar)
On the ELSD front panel: 3.47 bar
On the LabSolutions Instrument Monitor window: 3.4 bar
5. Other Information
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