
PortaSens
III
Portable Gas Leak Detector, Model D16
Operation and Maintenance Manual
Rev-A Feb 2018
- 3 -
Table of Contents
PRODUCT WARRANTY ............................................ 2
SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................... 5
P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
................................................ 6
R
EFERENCE
D
RAWINGS
............................................. 7
INTRODUCTION .................................................... 11
D16
P
ORTA
S
ENS
III ............................................... 11
Inlet and Outlet Ports ...................................... 11
H10
S
ENSOR
........................................................ 12
Electro-chemical Cell Versions ........................ 12
Installing the Sensor ........................................ 12
OPERATION .......................................................... 13
S
TARTUP
............................................................. 13
S
HUTDOWN
......................................................... 14
M
AIN
D
ISPLAY
...................................................... 14
Gas Reading, Units, Name, and Temperature 14
Gas Alarm Indicators ....................................... 15
Meter .............................................................. 16
Battery Indicator ............................................. 16
Status Messages ............................................. 16
Date and Time ................................................. 17
Display Background ........................................ 17
Buttons ............................................................ 17
M
AIN
M
ENU
........................................................ 18
D
ISPLAY
.............................................................. 18
Brightness ....................................................... 18
Main Display Appearance ............................... 19
Menu Timeout ................................................. 20
Sleep Mode ..................................................... 20
Troubles .......................................................... 20
Configuring the Display ................................... 21
A
LARMS
.............................................................. 24
Danger Alarm .................................................. 25
Warning Alarm................................................ 25
Caution Alarm ................................................. 25
Configuring Alarms ......................................... 26
D
ATA
L
OG
........................................................... 27
USB Mode ....................................................... 27
Directory Structure .......................................... 28
File Structure ................................................... 29
Configuring the Data Logger ........................... 30
P
UMP
................................................................. 31
Pump Status .................................................... 31
Configuring the Pump ..................................... 32
S
ENSOR
............................................................... 33
Range .............................................................. 34
Blanking .......................................................... 34
Averaging ........................................................ 35
Configuring the Sensor .................................... 35
Calibration ...................................................... 37
Factory Calibration Services ............................ 37
Owner Calibrations ......................................... 38
Pressurized Gas Sources .................................. 38
Sensor Calibration Steps ................................. 39
Calibration History .......................................... 40
H10 Sensor Response Times ............................ 43
Gas Interferences ............................................ 44
Response Test ................................................. 46
H10 Sensors and D12 or F12 Transmitters ...... 47
S
YSTEM
.............................................................. 47
System “About” Page ...................................... 47
Date and Time ................................................. 47
Auto-shutdown ............................................... 47
Sound .............................................................. 48
Default Settings .............................................. 48
Configuring System Settings ........................... 48
T
IMED
S
AMPLING
.................................................. 52
Description ...................................................... 52
Operation ........................................................ 52
Configuring Timed Sampling ........................... 54
P
OWER
............................................................... 55
NiMH Battery .................................................. 55
USB Power ....................................................... 55
Shutdown ........................................................ 55
MAINTENANCE ..................................................... 56
I
NTAKE
F
ILTER
...................................................... 56
B
ATTERY
C
ONTACTS
............................................... 56
TROUBLES AND EXCEPTIONS ................................ 57
T
ROUBLE
M
ESSAGES
.............................................. 57
P
UMP
T
ROUBLES
.................................................. 58
O
THER
T
ROUBLES
................................................. 59
G
ENERAL
C
ORRECTIVE
A
CTIONS
............................... 60
E
XCEPTION
M
ESSAGES
........................................... 61
SPARE PARTS ........................................................ 63
H10
G
AS
S
ENSOR
M
ODULES
................................... 64