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© Hach Company, 2007. All rights reserved. Printed in Germany.

For technical assistance or ordering information: visit

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, call 800-227-4224 or email [email protected] Edition 1 December 2007

Quick Start Guide 

For si792 P series 2-wire transmitters 

DOC016.53.00794

Additional copies are available on www.hach.com

DANGER: Explosion Hazard. This Quick Start Guide is intended for setup of the si792 
transmitter in a non-hazardous location. It is not a substitute for reading and following 
the instructions in the user manual. Installation in a hazardous location must be 
performed by qualified personnel per the applicable control drawing or ATEX certificate 
on the prived documentation CD.

DANGER: Electric Shock Hazard. Disconnect power to all wiring before making 
connection to the si792 P series transmitters.

1.

Connect the 24 VDC power and communication (

Table 1

).

2.

Connect the sensor wires (

Table 2

).

Basic transmitter configuration—si792(x) P (4–20 mA/HART) only 

Note:

Refer to the manual for si792x P-FF (Foundation Fieldbus) and si792x P-PA (Profibus PA) 
configuration instructions.

1.

To enter the configuration mode, press 

CONF

, configuration code: 

1200

ENTER

. There are 4 

configuration menus:

• output "out.1MNU"
• temperature compensation "tc MNU"
• calibration setup "CAL MNU"
• alarm settings "ALrt MNU" 

2.

In configuration mode, press the 

RIGHT ARROW KEY

 to navigate to a specific configuration menu. 

Press 

ENTER

 to access the menu options.

3.

Use the 

ARROW KEYS

 to edit values. Press 

ENTER

 to save the settings. If a value is outside of 

the acceptable range, “Err” will be displayed and the value will not be accepted.
To exit the configuration mode and return to measurement mode, press 

CONF

ENTER 

at any time.

Configure the transmitter for ORP sensors

The transmitter has default settings for use with pH sensors. For use with an ORP sensor:

1.

 Select the "out.1MNU" configuration menu. 

2.

Change the sensor type from pH to ORP. 

a.

Press 

CONF

ENTER

. Input passcode 

1200

 and press 

ENTER

b

Use the 

RIGHT ARROW KEY

 to change from pH to ORP under the "01.UniT" display code. 

Press 

ENTER

.

c

Press 

CONF

ENTER

 to exit configuration mode.

Configure the pH buffer

For accurate pH calibration, configure the correct manufacturer of pH buffers. Calibration is rarely 
performed at exactly 25 °C, and different pH buffers can exhibit different temperature dependencies.

3.

 Press 

CONF

ENTER

. Input passcode 

1200

 and press 

ENTER

4.

Select "CAL MNU". 

5.

Select the appropriate code from 

Table 3

.

Note:

If the buffer is not listed in 

Table 3

, select manual entry (MAN). Enter the pH values when 

prompted during calibration.

6.

Press 

ENTER

. Press 

CONF

ENTER

 to exit configuration mode.

Table 1  Terminal assignments

Terminal No.

si792(x) P

si792x P-FF 

 si792x P-PA

14

(–)

 (–)

 (–)

15

(+)

 (+)

 (+)

Table 2  Terminal assignments—differential sensors

Terminal No. Assignment

Hach wire color

1

Measure electrode (pHD is Reference)

red

4

Reference electrode (pHD is Measure)

green

5

Cable shield connections (2 shield wires for 
Hach pHD, 1 shield wire for Hach LCP)

Note:

 Do not connect to earth ground.

shield

8

RTD (resistive temperature device)

yellow

17

–6 V

white

18

GND

black

Table 3   Calibration mode setup menu—CAL mnu

Select pH buffer set

–01–BUF

Knick/Mettler-Toledo

–02–BUF

Merck Titrisols, Riedel Fixanals

–03–BUF

Ciba (94)

–04–BUF

NIST technical buffers

–05–BUF

NIST standard buffers

–06–BUF

HACH buffers

–07–BUF

WTW technical buffers

–08–BUF

Hamilton Duracal 

MAN (manual entry, for buffers not listed in this table)
DAT—Entry of offset and slope of premeasured electrodes

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