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Agilent 1120 Compact LC
Our measure is your success.
Introducing the Agilent 1120 Compact LC
EZChrom Elite Compact software makes it easy for all your users to
set up and operate the system.
Simply a better value.
Is your lab looking for better, more reproducible results for all your standard HPLC analyses, run after run
and day after day? Are you looking for an affordable, high quality solution that maximizes uptime, minimizes
maintenance and provides the highest return on your investment?
Heres some good news: the new 1120 Compact LC from Agilent.
Now any lab can take advantage of Agilents unmatched combination of advanced instrumentation, versatile
software and application-matched columns and consumables. This robust new LC solution is designed to
optimize performance, while minimizing complexity. And because its from Agilent, it gives you the proven
quality and performance you expect from the industry leader, in your choice of five easy to own, integrated,
all-in-one configurations.
Easy to learn and use for all users.
With simple, intuitive Agilent EZChrom Elite Compact
software and built-in self-diagnostics, the 1120 Compact
LC is easy to operate and easy to maintain. Because every
system is thoroughly tested in its final configuration before
shipping, startup is fast and trouble-free. Right out of the
box, even inexperienced or infrequent users can quickly
master the system and produce first-rate results.
Extraordinary results in a system
optimized for everyday productivity.
Run-after-run, day-after-day reproducibility. Exceptional accuracy.
Superior precision. For all your routine applications including
those that must comply with regulatory requirements the 1120
Compact LC offers uncompromising LC performance.
Industry-leading quality and
long-life Agilent reliability.
Why settle for good enough, when you can invest in quality?
With a 30-year history of success and an installed base of
more than 60,000 LC systems, Agilent has earned a worldwide
reputation for reliability and uptime under the most demanding
operating conditions.
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isocratic analyses of a standard sample with 3 L injection volume.
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Agilents 1120 Compact LC delivers the performance you are looking for and reliability you can count on as well as todays lowest
cost of ownership!
A simply perfect choice for labs like yours.
The Agilent 1120 Compact LC was developed specifically to
address the needs of small- to medium-sized labs that are
mainly concerned with routine analyses using standard HPLC
methods. In keeping with its mission, the system delivers all the
performance needed to meet stringent regulatory demands
while setting new standards for compactness, ease of operation
and serviceability.
To learn more about the Agilent 1120 Compact LC, visit www.agilent.com/chem/1120
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Isocratic Pump
Autosampler
Column Oven
Variable Wavelength
Detector
Isocratic Pump
Manual Injector

Variable Wavelength
Detector
Gradient Pump
Manual Injector

Variable Wavelength
Detector
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Manual Injector
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Variable Wavelength
Detector
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Autosampler
Column Oven
Variable Wavelength
Detector
Simply more in tune
with your labs needs.
Take a close look at the Agilent 1120 Compact LC and youll find everything you need for first-class results
and rewarding day-after-day productivity. And, because youre too busy to worry about complicated features
your lab is unlikely to use, youll be pleased to find theres nothing there you dont need.
Five standard configurations to fit your LC workflow
Solvent delivery
The optimized design of the pumping module used in the
Agilent 1120 LC ensures stable, virtually pulse-free solvent
flow up to 10 mL/min. Servo-controlled, dual floating pistons
enable variable stroke volume optimized for the selected flow
rate, and keeps maintenance to a minimum. Choose from
different configurations, including either an isocratic pump
or a gradient pump with up to two solvents and integrated
two-channel degasser.
Pump options
Automated solvent selection valve for gradient pump
combines two-out-of-four solvents for gradient formation
or for column flushing with different solvents.
Continuous seal wash kit to prevent corrosion for
applications running buffer solutions with high salt
concentrations greater than 0.1 M.
Agilents LC detectors are fully compatible with the 1120 Compact LC. Additional external detection choices include:
Refractive Index (RID) Fluorescence (FLD) Evaporative Light Scattering (ELSD)
Degasser
The gradient pump includes an integrated dual-channel
degasser with continuous vacuum using Teflon AF technology,
which provides low internal volumes of 1.5 mL per channel.
The degasser eliminates baseline fluctuations and shortens
equilibration times.
Gradient pump and integrated degasser
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Isocratic Configurations Gradient Configurations
Column oven Autosampler Manual injector Variable wavelength detector
Trace analysis of pesticide residues, showing a limit of detection
(LOD) of less than 100 pg. The relative standard deviation is less
than 0.08 % for retention times and less than 0.5 % for areas.
Manual injector
An easy to use, easy to maintain solution for low throughput
sampling, the manual injector includes a long-life Rheodyne
2-position, 6-port sample injection valve and standard 20 L
loop. Front access to the valve facilitates easy sample injection
and straightforward exchange of sample loops.
Autosampler
The integrated autosampler is designed for reliability, safety,
and easy maintenance, and facilitates reliable injections from
0.1 to 100 L. The unit delivers high precision as well as
excellent linearity over a wide volume range. The autosamplers
flow-through design ensures that there is no loss of sample;
the entire sample drawn from the vial is injected. The standard
configuration offers a sample capacity of 100 2-mL vials;
alternatively, two half-trays each with 40 2-mL vials or 15
6-mL vials can be used.
Column oven
The 1120 Compact LC's available column oven houses a single
column, and provides accurate, stable column temperature
from 10 degrees above ambient to 60C, for applications
where retention time reproducibility and separation quality
improve above ambient temperatures.
Variable wavelength detector
Featuring simplified optics for high sensitivity, low baseline
drift and wide linear range, Agilents variable wavelength
detector not only lowers your detection limits; it lowers
your cost of ownership with easy front access for
fast lamp and flow cell replacement.
To learn more about the Agilent 1120 Compact LC, visit www.agilent.com/chem/1120
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Regulatory compliance made easy.
EZChrom Elite Compact provides comprehensive tools
to help you address all the requirements of GLP/GMP
and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. With built-in audit
trails, multi-user login security, user permissions, and
electronic signatures, the software made easy for your
laboratory to operate in any regulated environment.
Simply easier to learn,
to use and to live with.
Quick access to common tasks. View instrument status, cur-
rent data and run queue on a single screenand perform a run
with just a couple of mouse clicks.
A complete, integrated software solution
With the bundled EZChrom Elite Compact software, its easy
to put all of the capabilities of the 1120 Compact LC to work
in your lab. A fast, powerful chromatography data system,
EZChrom Elite Compact provides full control of two 1120
Compact LCs from a single PC. EZChrom Elite Compact
includes comprehensive data processing, flexible reporting
and the full range of capabilities you would expect from a
modern chromatography work station.
Scalable from a single user to a whole enterprise.
As a scalable part of the Agilent informatics portfolio, your EZChrom Elite Compact software can grow as your lab grows. Upgrade to
EZChrom Elite Workstation and add control for over 330 chromatographic components from more than 25 vendors. Expand further
to full client-server deployment, or all the way to Agilents enterprise-wide OpenLAB solution. No matter how your labs needs evolve,
your data, methods, sequences and reports will still be readable. And, because the user interface is the same across the full product
line, you wont have to retrain your operators.
From EZChrom Elite Compact to Workstation to Client/Server, EZChrom Elite software can be easily scaled up to meet the changing needs of a growing lab.
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Lab Monitor & Diagnostic Software alerts
you to problems before they happen.
Now you can detect instrument problems before
they occur and schedule a convenient time to solve
the problem without it impacting your analysis. This
is facilitated by an easy-to-use package included
in your system, Lab Monitor and Diagnostics software,
that continuously monitors your instrument.
From a lab-at-a-glance screen that displays
a snapshot of all connected 1120 Compact LC
instruments, to guided diagnostics tests and easy
to perform maintenance routines, to a built-in suite
of user information and help, Lab Monitor and
Diagnostics software provides all the information
a user needs in one convenient place at one time
thus enabling you to maximize your instruments
efficiency and productivity.
Agilent columns and suppliesan extra
measure of reliability and confidence.
Whatever your lab is analyzing, every method requires
day-to-day reproducibility and superior reliability. To deliver
optimal performance with all your samples and mobile
phase, the Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse Plus columns give you
the performance and consistency you're looking for. These
columns deliver excellent peak shape under a wide range
of operating conditions for the highest quality, reproducible
results.
Try the Eclipse Plus C18 column included with your 1120
Compact LC. You'll appreciate its superior qualitative and
quantitative performance. And if you need other columns
the complete ZORBAX product line will have a choice for
your application. ZORBAX columns and Agilent supplies for
your new compact LC the products you need to achieve
peak productivity day after day, and year after year.
Maximize your uptime with Agilents customer-
enabled service and support features.
The 1120 Compact LCs integrated hardware and software
design features provide a completely new level of operational
simplicity. Theres a guided system set-up so that you can get
your new 1120 Compact LC up and running without having
to schedule a visit by an Agilent service representative.
Of course, Agilents world class customer service engineers
and certified support partners are available to provide a full
range of Agilent services, including installation, familiarization,
training, maintenance, contractual repair, and regulatory
compliance support.
To learn more about the Agilent 1120 Compact LC, visit www.agilent.com/chem/1120
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The Agilent Value Promise10 years
of guaranteed value
In addition to continually evolving products, we offer something
else unique to the industryour 10-year value guarantee.
The Agilent Value Promise guarantees you at least 10 years of
instrument use from your date of purchase, or we will credit you
with the residual value of that system toward an upgraded model.
Not only does Agilent ensure a safe purchase now, we help
ensure your investment is as valuable to you in the long run.
The Agilent Service Guarantee
Should your Agilent instrument require service while covered by
an Agilent service agreement, we guarantee
repair or we will replace your instrument for free.
No other manufacturer or service provider offers
this level of commitment to keeping your laboratory running at
maximum productivity.
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2008
Published March 1, 2008
5989-7372EN
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