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Summary of Contents for AT-VLT

Page 1: ...Vision Logger Temperature Recorder User s Guide AT VLT ...

Page 2: ...ge 2 Protect the project and power supply from extreme temperatures Do not install the product near radiators or in direct sunlight 3 Prevent any foreign objects from falling on the product Prevent spillage of any liquids such as strong acids 4 Connect the power supply to the appropriate voltage as marked on the unit 5 In order to prevent damage to cables and connectors do not disconnect cables by...

Page 3: ... Connections and Startup 6 Optional Connections 7 Viewing Information on an External PC 7 Power 8 Power Source 8 Battery Installation and Replacement 9 Chapter 3 Operation 10 Displaying Temperatures 10 Printing 11 Advancing and Changing Printer Paper 11 Alarms 12 Chapter 4 Configuration 14 Online Help 15 Configuring Alarm Settings 15 Configuring the Alarm Range 16 Configuring the Alarm Delay 16 ...

Page 4: ...e and Date Formats 19 Changing the Time and Date 20 Changing the Password 20 Changing the Device ID 21 Changing the Temperature Calibration 22 Erasing the Log 22 Changing the Sampling Rate 22 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 23 Appendix A Factory Default Settings 24 Appendix B Specifications 26 Appendix C Components 27 Appendix D Menu Structure 28 ...

Page 5: ...igure the feature Table 1 Vision Logger Temperature Recorder Features FEATURE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE Records temperatures at intervals of between one and 90 minutes Changing the Sampling Rate on page 22 Produces an alarm if the temperature goes above or below a predefined range Configuring the Alarm Range on page 16 Records and displays temperatures in either Celsius or Fahrenheit and date in...

Page 6: ...top of the AT VLT Figure 1 Vision Logger Temperature Recorder Front Top View 1 Power switch 2 RS 232 port 3 12V power jack 4 Buzzer silent contacts 5 Temperature sensor input jack 6 Remote alarm contacts 7 Paper cover clip 8 Secure to the bracket 9 Paper cover ...

Page 7: ...re 2 Vision Logger Temperature Recorder Rear View 10 Secure tie hole 11 Hanging hole 12 Bracket hanging hole 13 Batteries cover 14 Bracket mounting 15 Buzzer alarm grill Figure 3 shows the display area of the AT VLT Figure 3 Vision Logger Temperature Recorder Display Area ...

Page 8: ...ains how to install or replace batteries PACKAGE CONTENTS The AT VLT package should include the following components Table 2 Package Contents DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PART NUMBER AT VLT unit with one temperature channel 1 AT VLT 115V AT VLT220 220V Europe AT VLT12 to vehicle Waterproof remote 33 feet temperature sensor cord 10 meters 1 AT VLTSENSOR Thermal paper roll 2 inches wide 131 feet long 40 met...

Page 9: ... Mount the AT VLT bracket to the wall with three screws as shown in Figure 4 Hooks Figure 4 Bracket Mounting Note Make sure to leave enough space on the left to operate the main switch and connect all the other cables mentioned in Connections on page 6 2 Hang the AT VLT on the two mounted bracket hooks as shown in Figure 4 3 Open the paper cover by pushing the two cover clips item 7 in Figure 1 to...

Page 10: ...d Startup To connect and start up the AT VLT 1 Plug the AC adaptor into the power supply and connect the 12V power cord to the power jack item 3 in Figure 6 2 Connect the temperature sensor cord to the temperature sensor input jack item 5 in Figure 6 3 Switch the power switch to the On position item 1 in Figure 6 The Power and Sensor LEDs turn green After a few moments the temperature should appea...

Page 11: ...l connection on the PC Note If you have already established a Hyper Terminal connection on your PC skip to Viewing Information on an External PC on page 8 Establishing a New Hyper Terminal Connection To establish a new Hyper Terminal connection on your PC 1 Connect an RS 232 cable from the PC to the RS 232 port item 2 in Figure 6 2 On the PC open Hyper Terminal To open Hyper Terminal select Start ...

Page 12: ...s according to the sampling rate The Hyper Terminal displays whatever information the AT VLT prints both manually and automatically For information on printing manually refer to Printing on page 11 For information on printing automatically refer to Configuring Print Settings on page 18 Notes To capture lines one after the other select File Properties and select the Setting tab Under ASCII Setup se...

Page 13: ...orded but not printed when the AT VLT was operating in backup mode Battery Installation and Replacement The AT VLT uses two batteries Lithium battery CR2032 Used for saving logging data and configuration settings and for running the real time clock After replacing the Lithium battery you should check and reset the AT VLT configuration settings 9V alkaline backup battery Used for backup operation r...

Page 14: ...T VLT s internal memory contains the temperature data from the last three days Press to display the lowest temperature in memory Press again to display the highest temperature in memory AdJ for adjusting parameters and to return to the current temperature After three seconds the display automatically returns to the current temperature Press to display AdJ for adjusting parameters Press again to di...

Page 15: ... is also configured to print or send measurements automatically then when the printing is finished the AT VLT prints or sends all measurements that were recorded during the on demand memory report printing or sending operation Every report that is printed or sent on demand begins with the message MEMORY REPORT and ends with the message END OF REPORT The printed or sent on demand report displays th...

Page 16: ...ce the paper through the printer After installing the new roll the alarm buzzer and the Out of Paper LED should go off ALARMS The AT VLT has the following alarm indicators Buzzer Some alarms trigger an internal buzzer You can silence the buzzer by pressing or on the optional remote buzzer silencer switch Refer to Optional Connections on page 7 You can also configure the AT VLT so that the buzzer d...

Page 17: ...n addition the Alarm LED lights For instructions on configuring the buzzer and relay contact to respond to Alarm Range alarms refer to Configuring the Alarm Output on page 16 End of Paper If the printer paper runs out the internal buzzer sounds if enabled and an alarm is sent to an external device via the relay contact if enabled In addition the Out of Paper LED lights For instructions on configur...

Page 18: ...ugh the root menu items in reverse order press The following are the root menu items Ñ ALr Alarm configuration Ñ Prn Printing configuration Ñ SCAL Temperature units and date format configuration Ñ CLoC Date and time configuration Ñ ChPA Change password Ñ SIdn ID number configuration Ñ CALb Temperature calibration Ñ Lo9r Erasing the logging measurements from the memory Ñ SAPr Sampling rate configur...

Page 19: ...send outputtoanexternalPC help messages will also be sent to the external PC CONFIGURING ALARM SETTINGS To configure alarm settings display the ALr root menu From the ALr root menu you can configure the following alarm settings Alarm Range Set ALS Allows you to define a temperature range When the current temperature is outside of this range the AT VLT sends an alarm Alarm Delay ALdl Allows you to ...

Page 20: ... root menu item press again then press or to display the other root menu items Ñ To exit configuration and display the current temperature press twice Configuring the Alarm Delay To configure the alarm delay 1 From the ALr menu press ALS appears 2 Press ALdl appears 3 Press The current alarm delay setting appears 4 Press or to scroll among the possible alarm delay values n0 no delay 10 minutes 30 ...

Page 21: ...ation and display the current temperature Configuring the End of Paper Alarm To configure the End of Paper alarm output 1 From the ALr menu press ALS appears 2 Press EOFP appears 3 Press The current End of Paper alarm buzzer setting appears Ñ buOn The internal alarm sounds when the printer is out of paper Ñ buOF The internal alarm does not sound when the printer is out of paper 4 To keep the curre...

Page 22: ... temperature record in large character format 29 15 32 78 0F AL In this example the date is the 29th of the current month the time is 15 32 3 32 p m the temperature is 78 0 F and the alarm is activated Ñ SChr The AT VLT prints and sends output to an external PC using a small character format Each temperature record includes the following information ID of the unit recording the measurement time da...

Page 23: ...gle the setting then press The current PC output setting appears Ñ PCOn The AT VLT sends temperature records to an external PC automatically at the defined measurement intervals Ñ PCOF The AT VLT printer does not send temperature records unless you request it to send output manually Refer to Printing on page 11 4 To keep the current setting press To change the setting press or to toggle the settin...

Page 24: ...e the setting then press The last two numbers of the year appears Press or to change the setting then press Shr appears 4 To change the time press when Shr is displayed The current hour appears Press or to change the setting then press The current time in minutes appears Press or to change the setting then press CLoC appears 5 Press to save your changes exit configuration and display the current t...

Page 25: ...Device ID CHR CODE CHR CODE CHR CODE CHR CODE CHR CODE 0 0 8 8 F 16 N 24 V 32 1 1 9 9 G 17 O 25 W 33 2 2 10 H 18 P 26 X 34 3 3 A 11 I 19 Q 27 Y 35 4 4 B 12 J 20 R 28 Z 36 5 5 C 13 K 21 S 29 37 6 6 D 14 L 22 T 30 7 7 E 15 M 23 U 31 To change the device ID 1 Display the SIdn root menu 2 Press The number 1 appears followed by a space and a code for the first ID character that will appear in the devic...

Page 26: ...To erase the log 1 Display the Lo9r root menu 2 Press The log is erased and ALr appears 3 The AT VLTwillprintandor sendthemessageMEMORY RESET BY USER date time in the currently configured print format 4 Press to exit configuration and display the current temperature CHANGING THE SAMPLING RATE The AT VLT measures temperatures at defined intervals To change the intervals at which temperatures are me...

Page 27: ... printing side of the thermal paper or replace the thermal paper itself Movethe AT VLTto a location witha temperaturebetween0 to 149 F 18 to 65 C Wrong time or date Change the time or date Refer to Changing the Time and Date on page 23 Make sure you are using the correct date format dd mm yy or mm dd yy Refer to Configuring Temperature and Date Formats on page 19 Replace the Lithium battery CR2032...

Page 28: ...s Table 5 Factory Default Settings MENU ITEM PARAMETER DEFAULTS LEGAL VALUES PASSWORD SETTINGS PASS Password ALARM SETTINGS AL ALS Alarm Range Settings Min 4 F 20 C Max 86 F 30 C 67 F to 302 F 55 C to 150 C ALdl Alarm Delay No No 15 30 min 1 2 hr ALO Alarm Output BuOn buzzer On CoOn contact On buOn buOF CoOn CoOF EOP End of Paper BuOn buzzer On CoOn contact On buOn buOF CoOn CoOF PRINT SETTINGS PR...

Page 29: ...F d9 Fahrenheit Date Format EndA English mm dd yy EudA Europe dd mm yy EudA dd mm yy EndA mm dd yy CURRENT DATE AND TIME CLOC AT VLT AT VLT220 SdAY Date 12 31 04 31 12 04 Shr Time 12 00 12 00 DEVICE ID NUMBER SIDN SIdn Device ID Number SUPCO 12345 TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION CALB CALb Temperature Calibration 0 2 to 2 SAMPLING RATE SAPR SAPr Sampling Rate 10 min 1 to 90 minutes ...

Page 30: ...ature Range 40 F to 150 F 40 C to 65 C Temperature Sensor Cord Length extensible 33 feet 10 m Temperature Sensor Diameter 0 25 inches 6 35 mm Alarm Contact Rating 1 Amps 12V AC DC Thermal Chart Paper Width 2 inches 50 8 cm Thermal Chart Paper Length 131 feet 40 m Display Numeric LED Display 4 characters Primary Power Supply VL115 115 V AC 50 60 Hz VL220 220 240V AC 50 60 Hz Alternative Power Suppl...

Page 31: ...LMANUAL Wall mounting bracket 1 VLBRKT Paper compartment cover Optional VLPACO Battery compartment cover Optional VLBACO IP65 clear case and hinge 9 8x9 8x4 25x25x10cm Optional VLWPCASE Silencer remote kit 16 4 feet 5m Optional VLSK Extension cable for temperature sensor 10 feet 3m Optional CABLE10H Extension cable for temperature sensor 33 feet 10m Optional CABLE33H RS 232 serial data cable 6 fee...

Page 32: ...28 Vision Recorder APPENDIX D MENU STRUCTURE ...

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