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            AQ EXPERT Instruction & Operations Manual

 

   

Version 1.13 

 

 

Page 47 of 63 

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The COM port with its number should appear on the left side of the AQ GAS 
window.  AQ GAS will look for a monitor on this port. After a moment the E 
INSTRUMENTS monitor icon should appear. You are now connected to your 
monitor. 

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Click on the E INSTRUMENTS icon.  A menu wi

ll appear.  Choose “Monitor” 

from the menu. 

(Follow the AQ GAS manual for further instructions). 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for AQ Expert

Page 1: ...ruments International LLC 402 Middletown Blvd Suite 216 Langhorne PA USA 19047 Phone 215 750 1212 Fax 215 750 1399 Info E Inst com www E Inst com Distributed By Temperature Process Instruments Inc 176...

Page 2: ...5 POWER REQUIREMENTS 15 CHAPTER 5 16 SENSORS TECHNICAL 16 CHAPTER 6 22 AQ EXPERT SETUP 22 CHAPTER 7 25 INTERNAL DATA STORAGE 25 CHAPTER 8 27 WIRELESS REMOTE PRINTER 27 CHAPTER 9 29 ZERO SPAN CALIBRATI...

Page 3: ...3 hours maximum 3 DISPLAY 2 6 x 1 4 128 x 64 graphic chip on glass white backlit LCD display Rotating display depending on monitor case orientation Small and large fonts plus inverted background colo...

Page 4: ...N DIOXIDE NO2 High Range 0 1000 ppm 1 ppm 100ppm 5ppm To 1000ppm 4 SULFUR DIOXIDE SO2 Std Range 0 20 ppm 0 1 ppm 0 5 ppm of rdg SULFUR DIOXIDE SO2 High Range 0 2000 ppm 1 ppm 100ppm 5ppm To 2000ppm 4...

Page 5: ...g m3 5 ppb 10 of Rdg 20 ppb VOCs High Range 0 200 ppm 1 ppb 25 ppm 10 of Rdg 50 ppb 4 OTHER SENSORS SENSOR RANGE RESOLUTION ACCURACY Temperature Type K T1 0 2000 F 0 1100 C 0 1 F 0 1 C 0 5 C 0 100 C 5...

Page 6: ...xhaust port in the back of the instrument Do not expose the monitor to extreme hot or cold temperatures outside of the stated range in this manual Do not abuse the charger cord Do not use power cord f...

Page 7: ...harger by carefully following the product safety instructions in Section A above C ESD Protection In extreme cases or abnormal applications Electrostatic Discharge can potentially cause serious and im...

Page 8: ...ous Sampling Pump Swivel Handle Battery charger AC adaptor for the monitor USB Thumb Drive includes AQ GAS TM Software for Windows TM Instruction Manual USB Cable for Software Kit Internal Wireless Bl...

Page 9: ...f the instrument until it locks into place under the instrument holding it upright in place Photo F 4 To Remove the handle repeat steps 1 3 in reverse PHOTO A PHOTO B PHOTO C PHOTO D PHOTO E PHOTO F C...

Page 10: ...te 2 If needed or in doubt of the contaminants in the Ambient Air you can initiate the ZERO CAL on ALL of the GAS sensors on the AQ Expert Please refer to CHAPTER 8 of this manual for ZERO SPAN calibr...

Page 11: ...e NA Parameter Not Available UNITS PPM Parts of pollutant per million PPB Parts of pollutant per billion mg m3 Milligrams per Cubic meter g m3 Micrograms per Cubic meter F Temperature Measurement in F...

Page 12: ...battery condition and time B Large fonts four data parameters displayed simultaneously Note The AQ Expert allows the user to ZOOM in and out of the screen by changing from Small to Large Fonts using t...

Page 13: ...nd charging of the batteries 4 If you are using the monitor for the first time press the SETUP key to set the appropriate parameters i e measurement units for your application See Chapter 5 for an exp...

Page 14: ...ed in the monitor s internal memory Please refer to Chapter 7 for more details about data storage 8 When you are finished with your measurements allow the monitor to draw clean ambient air for several...

Page 15: ...e condition of the batteries at any time 1 By pressing the MEASURE key small font screen and observing the battery icon located at the bottom of the display 2 2 By pressing the MEASURE key large font...

Page 16: ...ization detector PID gas sensor VOC 4 Non gas sensors Temperature Velocity Humidity Pressure and Barometric pressure sensors NOTE When O3 Ozone sensor is installed the AQ Expert can include O3 NO2 OR...

Page 17: ...onds to nitric oxide It is equipped with an inboard filter to remove any interference from other acidic gases The nitric oxide sensor requires a constant bias voltage for proper operation This is supp...

Page 18: ...hree electrode sensor that responds to ozone H Formaldehyde Sensor CH2O This is also a three electrode sensor that responds to formaldehyde It is equipped with an inboard filter to remove any interfer...

Page 19: ...for higher CO2 ranges upon special request The NDIR options have the following specifications GAS RANGE ACCURACY CARBON DIOXIDE CO2 0 5000 ppm 2 of reading 10 ppm CARBON DIOXIDE CO2 0 0 20 0 3 of read...

Page 20: ...on the front panel of the monitor The relative humidity is displayed on the MEASURE screen in RH Relative Humidity The Wet Bulb is calculated from the ambient temperature relative humidity and barome...

Page 21: ...Pressure are displayed on the MEASURE screen only as P Connecting Differential Pressure Hoses 1 Connect White Connector to either P or P Connection as shown in photo below 2 Once connected turn White...

Page 22: ...keys displaying the triangles until the desired value of the selected parameter appears on the display d Press the OK key to execute the change A more detailed explanation of each parameter follows 1...

Page 23: ...the Up Down arrow keys to change the selection from OFF to ON or vice versa With the Velocity Probe Selection OFF the AQ Expert will measure Differential Pressure P automatically With the Velocity Pro...

Page 24: ...the unit s main screen and 2 set up your Duct Size Connect the supplied hoses from the Pitot tube to the WHITE and or PRESSURE connections on the Front of the AQ Expert 7 PUMP Pump status is displaye...

Page 25: ...n index of the monitor s 2000 internal storage tags Tags that are used have an icon next to their index number The selected storage tag is indicated by the reverse color line When data is stored this...

Page 26: ...and the alphanumeric keyboard will appear Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT keys to navigate around the keyboard and press OK to select the letter or number For lower case letters highlight shift and press O...

Page 27: ...T TEST RECORD This option will print a test record of the current air quality parameters PRINT TEST LOG This option begins a log of the following air quality parameters CO2 Temperature RH Wet Bulb Dew...

Page 28: ...ER NAME This will display a screen where you can change the information printed at the top of each printout Usually the customer s name or the operator s name appears here To edit this information use...

Page 29: ...ion with a new Calibration Certificate valid for one 1 year If the unit is Span Calibrated in the field the original calibration certificate is no longer valid The CALIBRATION MENU lets you set span c...

Page 30: ...rations of the CO CO2 NO NO2 SO2 H2S Ozone Formaldehyde VOCs and Velocity sensors For detailed use of these settings please refer below A ZEROING THE AQ EXPERT Select CALIB key to go into Calibration...

Page 31: ...me setting as explained above This process should take 30 seconds If no error messages appear at the end of the countdown disconnect calibration apparatus from the AQ Expert 2 ZEROing VOC Gas Sensors...

Page 32: ...all gas sensors with the exception of the CO2 sensor and sets them all to zero with the exception of the Oxygen O2 that it sets to 20 9 If no error messages appear at the end of the countdown place th...

Page 33: ...rry out all span calibrations in sequence Span calibration using your own gas If you wish to use your own span gas to perform span calibrations you must take certain precautions and follow the instruc...

Page 34: ...e range of each sensor Do not use gas that could over range the sensor For greatest accuracy it is recommended that you use a span gas value close to the gas concentration you expect to measure C CALI...

Page 35: ...5 of 63 ZERO AIR Gas Bottle Calibration D CALIBRATION PROCEDURE The following page illustrates the sequence of key strokes to carry out a span calibration of the AQ Expert It is assumed that the instr...

Page 36: ...d does not increase after a few seconds turn off the gas flow until the problem is found Otherwise press OK 9 When the countdown reaches 3 seconds there will be a series of beeps Verify that the readi...

Page 37: ...lized portion of the Cell Assembly with your bare fingers Fingerprints left on these parts may adversely affect the sensors operation Latex gloves are preferred but if they are not used your hands mus...

Page 38: ...ve the spacer and set aside 5 With tweezers carefully remove the Cell Assembly by prying under the Cell s edge where connector pins are located 6 With tweezers grasp the lamp by placing the tips in th...

Page 39: ...motion and try to keep the window surface flat relative to the pad Five seconds of rubbing will be enough in most cases Another indication of cleaning completeness is that you have used about 1 6th of...

Page 40: ...rmly Be careful not to scratch the surface of the lamp 3 Using fine tipped tweezers install the cell assembly Align the pins with the corresponding sockets on the sensor and push down on the end with...

Page 41: ...lled in the correct order The Cotton Filter first then of the Teflon Filter on top with the shiny side up placed over the Cell Assembly 6 Alight the Cap Key with the notch on the housing Starting at t...

Page 42: ...river already installed in your computer the computer will know and will NOT initialize the New Hardware Wizard If the New Hardware Wizard appears you need to install the FTDI USB driver To install th...

Page 43: ...ablish communications between the PC and your E Instruments monitor navigate to the following path Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Add a Bluetooth device listed in Devices Printers area 3 Turn...

Page 44: ...rations Manual Version 1 13 Page 44 of 63 5 Enter the pairing code 1234 or 0000 four zeros into the empty field click Next 6 Paring will complete and the PC to instrument communication drivers will be...

Page 45: ...Panel choose the System icon then the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager Key A window will open that will list PORTS among other items Click on PORTS The comport will be listed as o USB Serial...

Page 46: ...tall hardware with unsigned drivers in windows 8 Consult the AQ GAS manual for details on installing and operating the program The manual can be accessed by clicking on Help and then How Do I in the A...

Page 47: ...on the left side of the AQ GAS window AQ GAS will look for a monitor on this port After a moment the E INSTRUMENTS monitor icon should appear You are now connected to your monitor 6 Click on the E INS...

Page 48: ...ed intervals are dependent on the unit s usage and applications A Fiber Line Filter and Condensation Disk Filter Replacement The disposable fiber line filter is located inside the monitor located righ...

Page 49: ...retaining screws With both hands slide off the vent covers on each side Use a Philips screwdriver to remove both pairs of retaining screws one pair on each side of the case It is best to remove the bo...

Page 50: ...rrect factor digit by digit starting with the hundreds digit press OK to move through the tens ones and tenths digits C Printer Paper Replacement The external printer uses a high quality 2 thermal pap...

Page 51: ...RS Carbon Dioxide CO2 non dispersive infrared NDIR sensor 0 20 Carbon Dioxide CO2 non dispersive infrared NDIR sensor 0 5000 ppm Carbon Monoxide CO electrochemical sensor 0 200 ppm OR 0 2000 ppm Oxyge...

Page 52: ...ng with the tips open and bent at a certain angle to properly measure air and or gas velocities The Pitot tube must always be oriented with the open tips parallel to the direction of the air flow The...

Page 53: ...owered by a rechargeable battery An AC charger is supplied with the printer The printer is optional with the AQ Expert See Chapter 8 for more information 7 OPTIONAL CALIBRATION KIT ZERO AIR Part AQCAL...

Page 54: ...l life has expired Call E INSTRUMENTS for replacement PID sensors VOC Sensor has been recently exposed to gas and has not yet returned to zero Purge for 10 minutes with fresh air monitor sensor voltag...

Page 55: ...ialization problem Reset the monitor Monitor turns on but screen is blue or faded Internal initialization problem Reset the monitor Monitor is overheating Unplug charger Check internal fan Turn on off...

Page 56: ...Sensor 0 2000 ppm AQ H2S 100 H2S Sensor 0 100 ppm AQ O3 5 O3 Sensor 0 5 ppm AQ CO2 5000 NDIR CO2 Sensor 0 5000 ppm AQ CO2 20 NDIR CO2 Sensor 0 20 AQ VOC 20 PID VOC Sensor 0 20 ppm AQ VOC 200 PID VOC...

Page 57: ...Bromo 2 methylpropane 9 89 2 Bromobutane 9 98 2 Bromopropane 10 08 2 Bromothiophene 8 63 2 Butanone MEK 9 54 3 Bromopropene 9 7 3 Butene nitrile 10 39 Benzaldehyde 9 53 Benzene 9 25 Benzenethiol 8 33...

Page 58: ...35 2 3 Dichloropropene 9 82 2 3 Dimethyl butane 10 02 3 3 Dimethyl butanone 9 17 cis Dichloroethene 9 65 Decaborane 9 88 Diazomethane 9 Diborane 12 Dibromochloromethane 10 59 Dibromodifluoromethane 11...

Page 59: ...ane 10 08 Hexachloroethane 11 1 Hexane 10 18 Hydrazine 8 1 Hydrogen 15 43 Hydrogen bromide 11 62 Hydrogen chloride 12 74 Hydrogen cyanide 13 91 Hydrogen fluoride 15 77 Hydrogen iodide 10 38 Hydrogen s...

Page 60: ...e 8 12 Nickel carbonyl 8 27 Nitric oxide NO 9 25 Nitrobenzene 9 92 Nitroethane 10 88 Nitrogen 15 58 Nitrogen dioxide 9 78 Nitrogen trifluoride 12 97 Nitromethane 11 08 Nitrotoluene 9 45 p Nitrochloro...

Page 61: ...56 p Xylene 8 45 Appendix II Response Factors 1 2 3 trimethylbenzene 0 49 1 2 4 trimethylbenzene 0 43 1 2 dibromoethane 11 7 1 2 dichlorobenzene 0 5 1 2 dichloroethane 11 7 lamp 0 5 1 3 5 trimethylbe...

Page 62: ...86 methylamine 1 2 methylene chloride 11 7 lamp 0 85 m xylene 0 53 naphtalene 0 37 n n dimethylacetamide 0 73 n n dimethylformamide 0 8 n hexane 4 5 nitric oxide 7 2 n nonane 1 6 nitrogen dioxide 11...

Page 63: ...Instruction Operations Manual Version 1 13 Page 63 of 63 E Instruments International LLC 402 Middletown Blvd Suite 216 Langhorne PA USA 19047 Phone 215 750 1212 Fax 215 750 1399 Info E Inst com www E...

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