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Safety Instructions

Shown below are the descriptions and explanations of the warnings and precautions in this
instruction manual for the OralChroma.

DANGER

Failure to follow this instruction may result in loss of life or serious
injury.

WARNING

A warning identifies a potential hazard, which, if ignored, may result in
injury from electric shock, fire (burns), etc.

CAUTION

A caution identifies a potential hazard, which, if ignored, may result in
damage to the unit. The caution instructs you to follow the correct
operating procedure.

WARNING

Improper use of the unit may cause physical injury or unit malfunction.
For your safety, carefully read and understand this Instruction Manual
before you use the OralChroma. Please note that we are not liable for
any accident unless the cause of the accident is clearly attributable to
failure of the product.

Summary of Contents for OralChroma CHM-2

Page 1: ...OralChroma HALITOSIS MEASURING DEVICE CHM 2 Instruction Manual Nissha FIS Inc...

Page 2: ...truction manual carefully for correct usage and keep it near the product for easy accessibility The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice The contents of this manual are p...

Page 3: ...alling and starting up the OralChroma DataManager 12 Importing data from the old version 15 Initial set up of OralChroma DataManager 19 Preparing for measurement 27 Measurement 36 Ending measurement 4...

Page 4: ...ury from electric shock fire burns etc CAUTION A caution identifies a potential hazard which if ignored may result in damage to the unit The caution instructs you to follow the correct operating proce...

Page 5: ...chine immediately stop operation and contact the sales agent from whom you purchased this unit for inspection and repair If the unit is used in a manner not specified in this manual the unit s protect...

Page 6: ...e disconnect the plug from the power supply Ignoring this warning may cause fire Do not wipe the surface with benzine thinner alcohol etc Use a clean dry cloth when cleaning Ignoring this warning may...

Page 7: ...each gas concentration on your PC in units of ng 10 ml and ppb Measures gas concentrations with a high degree of accuracy by using a supersensitive semiconductor gas sensor and a column developed onl...

Page 8: ...ounds from the gas by using the column and detect the gases with the semiconductor gas sensor 3 Calculate gas concentrations from the peak patterns obtained Components and configuration Shown below ar...

Page 9: ...unit The unit and all accessories are included in the box The box and all packing should be kept as they might be needed later if you send the unit back to us for servicing or warranty repair List of...

Page 10: ...7 Names and Functions of Parts Top Rear POWER lamp ERROR lamp READY lamp Power switch Lid Gas inlet USB port Main switch Fuse holder AC power jack...

Page 11: ...mes on when the unit is ready for measurement It goes off when the unit is in Waiting Status or under measurement Rear Main switch Turning this switch on enables you to turn Power switch on Turn this...

Page 12: ...ower cord and USB cable can be easily connected to or disconnected from the unit 2 Connect power cord to the unit then to receptacle of AC supply 3 Do not connect the unit to PC with the supplied USB...

Page 13: ...ents OS Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista 32 64bit Windows 7 32 64bit Windows 8 32 64bit Computer Hardware on which the above OS runs without problems Display XGA 1024 768 or higher I O USB port 1 port CD...

Page 14: ...tart Windows 2 Insert the supplied CD into the CD drive 3 When the set up window appears click USB driver 4 Follow the directions displayed on the window to proceed with the installation 5 When the wi...

Page 15: ...the CD drive 2 The setup program is automatically started At this time the warning window below may appear depending on your security status If it does click YES 3 When the setup window appears click...

Page 16: ...6 Double click CreateShortcutIcons to create shortcut icons for DataManager and its manual on the desktop 7 Close the setup window At this time the confirmation window below may appear depending on yo...

Page 17: ...elect COM port appears Click OK 2 The OralChroma DataManager top window appears as below This window is referred to as Main window Uninstalling OralChroma DataManager Delete OralChroma folder which is...

Page 18: ...n current and old version DataManager softwares are not compatible If your PC has the old version its data should be imported into the current version in advance How to import 1 Click System settings...

Page 19: ...16 3 Data importing window appears 4 Select CHM 1 for Data of column 5 Click Search the PC for CHM 1 data folder...

Page 20: ...1 data folder may not be found depending on your security settings on the OS In this case check Show hidden files folders and drives in View tab of Folder Options window After that click Browse to spe...

Page 21: ...rsion were successfully imported Completed Added to same ID Because old version s ID exists in the current version data folder the old version data was added to the ID in the current data folder Faile...

Page 22: ...ort number Setting the communication port number you connect OralChroma to CAUTION When you first use OralChroma and DataManager be sure to set the communication port number you connect OralChroma to...

Page 23: ...click Update COM ports to update the status If several ports are listed and the correct port No is unknown click Device Manager to confirm as below Select Port COM LPT to find Silicon Labs CP210x USB...

Page 24: ...ere the measurement data are stored is a subfolder under the software installed folder 1 Select General tab in System settings window and click Browse 2 Specify the folder where the measurement data i...

Page 25: ...e upper right space of Judgment window or on printed paper OralChroma logo is shown as an initial setting The message and or logo is also displayed on the lower right of measurement data window and me...

Page 26: ...re file you want to use The image format that can be used is JPG BMP GIF or PNG The default image size is 320 100 pixels For larger or smaller size images DataManager automatically resizes the picture...

Page 27: ...How to insert the text 1 Select Print tab in System setting window and click Text 2 Click Preview box to enter text 3 Click Font to change font and color 4 Click Back color to change the background co...

Page 28: ...criterion for judgment for each gas by clicking the up down button The unit is ppb and the default values are shown below Max of Y axis for simple view mode 1 Click Judgment tab in System setting wind...

Page 29: ...mbers of characters But when the numbers of characters increases the font size becomes small then the comments become hard to recognize 5 Enter ESC key while editing the comment to cancel the change 6...

Page 30: ...cord from the unit When you turn off the main switch on the back or When the power is down due to power failure etc 1 Make sure that OralChroma is connected to PC with USB cable CAUTION Do not yet tu...

Page 31: ...eep pushing Power switch until the buzzer sounds After that all lamps turn on for 3 seconds after that the orange POWER lamp will glow indicating the unit status Waiting 2 After several seconds confir...

Page 32: ...he Waiting time could continue more than 60 minutes due to the self checking function of the OralChroma When the sensor and or column does not become stable even after one hour the red ERROR lamp turn...

Page 33: ...stered IDs names etc of subjects Register the new subject or select the registered subject before the measurement 1 Turn on the PC to run OralChroma DataManager 2 Click Measurement on the Main window...

Page 34: ...the procedure below for selecting already registered ID and go to Selecting registered ID or Selecting registered ID from a list Registering new ID 1 Enter new ID on ID entry window and click Select 2...

Page 35: ...y registered ID cannot be registered 30 characters maximum Prohibited characters Not case sensitive Name Subject name 30 characters maximum Can be omitted Comment Comments 30 characters maximum Can be...

Page 36: ...ter after filling fields Confirmation window appears Click OK Selecting registered ID When entering character by character the partially matched registered IDs are listed Select one you want to use th...

Page 37: ...34 Selecting registered ID from a list 1 Click Browsing list 2 ID list appears Select the subject and click Select Click field name to sort the data in ascending or descending order...

Page 38: ...nt on Main window Measurement data window with plotting data and ID entry window appear Proceed ID entry as described above before completing the measurement or the measured data will not be stored au...

Page 39: ...lect oral gas by themselves because of the possibility of swallowing the syringe Doctors must hold the syringe during collection so that the subjects do not swallow it Avoid collecting oral gas from t...

Page 40: ...using it immediately CAUTION When you sample oral gas immediately after using mouth washes and or tooth powders the included alcohols may influence the measurement Wait some time and then measure it 3...

Page 41: ...requires pulling the piston twice 5 Remove saliva from the tip of the syringe with tissue paper CAUTION Do not rub syringe with alcohol to remove the saliva If such alcohol enters into OralChroma the...

Page 42: ...s lit 2 Open the lid on top of OralChroma 3 Insert the tip of syringe at a right angle to the inlet and push down strongly on the plunger in one stroke to inject the entire breath sample into the Oral...

Page 43: ...ta is plotted on Measurement data window and the elapsed time is indicated at upper right You can select the view mode Chromatogram or Simple by right clicking on the graph area Chromatogram view mode...

Page 44: ...ent is completed buzzer sounds and OralChroma enters Waiting status for one minute 2 Measured data and results are saved in the file The Measurement data window displays the chart and values of gas co...

Page 45: ...leted appears Click OK 4 The Judgment window is displayed with flashing the judgment result For chromatogram view mode For simple view mode CAUTION If no ID is specified in advance no data is saved an...

Page 46: ...asurement before completing 2 A buzzer sounds and OralChroma enters Waiting status for one minute Green READY lamp is lit on the unit CAUTION If the injected gas includes high concentration of halitos...

Page 47: ...is cleared So be sure to receive the previous measurement data before new measurement starts When you click Stop button to stop the measurement you cannot receive the data 1 Click Measurement on Main...

Page 48: ...se the software even if the unit is off How to end measurement 1 Keep pushing down on the Power switch of the unit until the buzzer sounds The power is turned off with orange POWER lamp off 2 Click Ex...

Page 49: ...dow appears Enter the ID of which you want to display the subject and click Select or click Browsing list to select the ID in ID list window 3 The Measurement history window of the specified subject i...

Page 50: ...ay Changing Y axis scale Right click on the graph area to move the pointer to Y axis range then select Large Small or Auto Changing color 1 Right click on the graph area to move the pointer to Graph c...

Page 51: ...3 Select Reset of Graph color to change all the colors to initial setting The above color change will be applied to the software completely The color change of one measurement history window reflects...

Page 52: ...9 Changing unit and showing total amount Click drop down list of Unit to select either ppb or ng 10mL Check Total amount to display the total amount Total amount is shown only when the unit is ng 10mL...

Page 53: ...ou want to display in the list of Measurement history window or select the date and click Measurement data to show the Measurement data window See page 58 Measurement data window for details Displayin...

Page 54: ...he Export measurement data window and click Save The saved file can be used for spread sheet software such as Excel Saved file example Unit of gas concentrations rows C to E in the above example is pp...

Page 55: ...en select Print to show Print window 2 Click Print after selecting printer and setting paper size etc Selecting printer and setting paper size are stored and will be effective for the next printing au...

Page 56: ...t data can be moved and deleted and the subject data can be deleted Moving measurement data When the wrong subject ID is chosen by mistake at the time of Waiting status and the measurement data is sav...

Page 57: ...s 4 Enter or select the correct ID in ID input window then click Select 5 The data is moved from the wrong subject to the correct subject s ID When the measurement history window for the correct subje...

Page 58: ...easurement history window to specify the data you want to delete 2 Click ID Data to select Delete data 3 Confirmation message appears Click Yes 4 The data file is deleted and data is removed from the...

Page 59: ...of the subjects 1 Click ID Data to select Change ID information 2 Change the personal information in ID information change window then click Change 3 Personal information on Measurement history and M...

Page 60: ...ormation and the measurement data at the same time 1 Click ID Data to select Delete ID and its data 2 Confirmation message appears Click Yes 3 After deleting the data the measurement history window is...

Page 61: ...58 Measurement data window The window displaying the measurement data has two viewing modes as below Chromatogram view mode Simple view mode Sensor voltage graph Gas detection point...

Page 62: ...the graph area to move the pointer to View mode then select Chromatogram or Simple Changing Y axis range Right click on the graph area to move the pointer to Y axis range then select Large Small or A...

Page 63: ...gas name 2 Color window appears Select a new color and click OK 3 Select Reset of Graph color to change all the colors to initial setting The above color change will be applied to the software complet...

Page 64: ...nit then select either ppb or ng 10mL 2 The concentration unit in the measurement result is changed Displaying other measurement data Other measurement data of the same ID can be displayed without ret...

Page 65: ...ow Click History to display measurement history window See page 46 Viewing measurement history for measurement history window Displaying judgment window Click Judgment to display the judgment window S...

Page 66: ...select Print to show Print window 2 Click Print after selecting printer and setting paper size etc Selecting printer and setting paper size are stored and will be effective for the next printing auto...

Page 67: ...64 Creating image file 1 Right click Print and select Save as image file 2 Enter the file name select file type jpg or bmp and then click Save...

Page 68: ...ting window or measuring window if any is displayed on the current window 2 The current graph disappears and OralChroma status is displayed at upper right in the window 3 Inject the sampled oral gas t...

Page 69: ...66 Selecting subject The subject can be re selected on the measurement data window 1 Click Select 2 Enter the subject ID and click Select or click Browsing list and select the ID...

Page 70: ...e the registered personal information of the subjects 1 Click Change ID information 2 Change the personal information in ID information change window then click Change 3 Personal information on Measur...

Page 71: ...dgment of the functional halitosis level is displayed For chromatogram view mode For simple view mode Personal information of the subject Judgment of functional halitosis level Green background blinks...

Page 72: ...gment window is automatically displayed If No judgment is displayed after measurement is checked on Judgment tab of the System setting window the Judgment window is not displayed automatically Click J...

Page 73: ...rom products other than sulphur compounds e g lactic or acetic acid 2 Hydrogen sulphide will contribute to breath odor in amounts close to or over base line 3 or All three sulphur compounds are presen...

Page 74: ...er and setting paper size etc Selecting printer and setting paper size are stored and will be effective for the next printing automatically Check Print without displaying the print dialog box in the P...

Page 75: ...ttings window You can set various items for the software Displaying System settings window Click System settings on the Main window While System settings window is being displayed you cannot operate o...

Page 76: ...73 General Data folder Click Browse to change the folder where the measured data is stored See page 21 for details...

Page 77: ...Importing data You can import the data from other computer to the current data folder This is useful when you replace the PC 1 Click Import data 2 Data import window appears Select either CHM 1 or CHM...

Page 78: ...ck what you want to import Clicking Select all checks all the IDs at a time 5 Click Import to start importing data Confirmation window Data import window appears Click OK to proceed the import 6 When...

Page 79: ...use another PC 1 Click Export data folder 2 Specify the folder to which the current data folder should be copied then click OK In case the old data folder exists in the above specified folder it is o...

Page 80: ...77 Model Select CHM 1 only when you use the old model of CHM 1 Language You can change the language Select the language in the drop down list...

Page 81: ...display and print on the user information column See page 22 for details 2 Print without displaying the print dialog box Check this to quickly print the displayed Measurement data and Measurement his...

Page 82: ...2 Judgment comments Edit the judgment comments See page 26 3 No judgment is displayed after measurement By checking this the judgment window is not automatically displayed after the measurement 4 Max...

Page 83: ...80 Saving the change Click OK on the System setting window to save the changes...

Page 84: ...hroma Usually it is not necessary for customers to use this window Error indication When an error occurs it is indicated at Current status on the Main window The following errors may occur Stability e...

Page 85: ...benzene alcohol thinner etc Consumable supplies Use the syringe to sample oral gas as specified below If the syringe is out of stock contact the sales agent from whom you purchased the unit Syringe fo...

Page 86: ...gas sensor The unit has been powered off for a long period of time Error is indicated on the main window of the software Contact sales agent Measurement will not start even after injecting oral gas Sm...

Page 87: ...rred during shipment Damage caused by natural calamity including fire earthquake flood etc Damage caused by equipment other than this machine Damage caused by repair or modification by the customer wi...

Page 88: ...injection with supplied syringe Sample volume 1cc Time 4 minutes per measurement Result Gas concentration and chart by supplied software Software OralChroma DataManager I O Power supply 100 to 240VAC...

Page 89: ...86 Nissha FIS Inc 2 4 28 Tagawa Yodogawa ku Osaka 532 0027 Japan Tel 81 6 7176 3911 Fax 81 6 7176 3912 Sales agent E181001...

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