MGC Dock
User’s Manual
V1.5
Port able gas det ect or s y ou can count on.
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User Operation
Turning the Clip Dock On and Off
The Clip Dock is pow ered by an int ernal rechargeable bat t er y t hat can per form up t o 1500
bum p t est s. Pressing eit her but t on w ill aut om at ically w ake up t he Clip Dock and perform t he
button’s associate actions.
The Clip Dock w ill aut om at ically t urn it self off bet w een t est s,
unless t he charger is connect ed.
Charging
Connect t he supplied DC pow er adapt er t o t he
Charging Port
on t he Clip Dock t o charge t he
int ernal bat t ery. The Unit LEDs w ill cycle unt il t he bat t ery is fully charged. A com plet e
charge t ak es approxim at ely 3 hours and last s for appr oxim at ely 1500 bum p t est cycles.
DO NOT charge the instrument in temperatures above or below the specified range of 0°C to 40°C
DO NOT substitute any other battery type than specified and supplied by Gas Clip Technologies.
Calibration Gas Installation
The Clip Dock requires a calibrat ion gas bot t le t o be inst alled in order t o perfor m t est s on
t he det ect ors. To inst all, r em ov e t he
Access Hatch Screws
( x2) and lift t he access pan el.
Thread t he bot t le int o t he CG- 10 fit t ing unt il t ight . Once pr operly connect ed, t he
gas gauge
will indicat e t he bot t le pressur e.
By default , t he Clip Dock assum es t hat t he bot t le cont ains four gases so t hat any det ect or
m odel can be t est ed. The
GCT Manager
soft w are allow s y ou t o specify t he gas
concent rat ions. The default concent rat ion is set for a m ix of all gas t ypes:
H
2
S: 25 ppm
CO: 100 ppm
O
2
: 18%
LEL: 50%
Button Usage
Operat ion of t he Clip Dock is det erm ined by t he t w o but t ons on t he t op plat e:
Bump Test:
Briefly applies gas t o ensure t hat t he det ect or s respond
Calibration:
Calibrates the detectors’ measurement accuracy
against t he applied gas
Both (hold):
Turns off or hibernat es t he det ect or s
Place up t o four act ivat ed det ect ors int o t he det ect or bays. The Clip Dock can t est up t o four
det ect or s sim ult aneously. Ensur e t hat t he gas bot t le m at ches t he gas t y pes r equired by t he
insert ed det ect or s. The Clip Dock can t est w it h different det ect ors at t he sam e t im e if using
a m ult i- gas blend calibrat ion m ix.
To begin t he t est , pr ess t he
Bump Test
and/ or t he
Calibration
but t on. A bum p t est will t ake
approxim at ely 20 seconds; a calibrat ion 90 seconds; hibernat ion a few seconds. While t he
t est is act ive, t he LEDs w ill t urn
ORANGE
. When t he t est has com plet ed, t he LEDs will t urn
GREEN
for pass or
RED
for fail. Wait unt il t he pow er but t on show s t he ov erall result (
GREEN
or
RED
) befor e r em oving t he det ect or s.
Ev er y t est w ill perform t he follow ing m aint enance operat ions:
Upgrade each detector’s firmware (if required)
Set the detector’s date and time (if supported)
Test each detector’s beeper
Configure each detector’s user options (as
r equired)
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