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InWater Tracker  
User Manual 

 2021 

1.250.850.0022 | [email protected] | INWATERTECH.COM 

 

2.

 

Settings and functions  

2.1.

 

Main menu  

To access the Main Menu, press the 

Menu

 button and use the 

Up/Down arrows

 to move through the menu items (Figure 2).  Press 

Enter 

to select.    

 

2.2.

 

Numeric entry  

When numeric entry is required, the values are adjusted by selecting 
the place value (i.e. 1s, 10s, 100s) and scrolling through the number in 
each place.  The 

Left/Right Arrows 

switch place value, 

Up/Down 

Arrows

 increase/decrease the value. 

Enter 

is pressed to confirm 

the entry. 

Esc 

is pressed to cancel the entry.

 

 

2.3.

 

Calibration 

All TGP measurement systems come pre-calibrated from the factory. The TGP probe has sensors for TGP 
and Temperature. The Tracker meter itself has an onboard barometric pressure (BP) sensor. The 
recommendations for calibration the 3 sensors is as follows: 

1)

 

The BP sensor has a long-term stability of +- 0.5 mmHg, so calibration is not necessary. 

2)

 

The TGP sensor should periodically be adjusted with a 1-point 
calibration. The default and recommended procedure is to use the 
BP sensor as the reference for the 1-point calibration as follows: 

i.

 

Remove the probe from water, dry off and allow to stabilize for 
15 minutes.  

ii.

 

Press 

Menu

 and then highlight CALIBRATION and press 

Enter

.  

Highlight TGP mmHg and press 

Enter

.  Highlight 1 Point Cal and 

press 

Enter

iii.

 

The default calibration value (in mmHg) will be set equal to the 
current value from the BP Sensor. Press 

Enter 

to complete the 

calibration. 

3)

 

The temperature sensor is calibrated using the same steps as for the 
TGP sensor but using an external temperature source for reference.  

A “2 Point Calibration” is generally unnecessary and should not be 

undertaken without first consulting InWater Technologies Technical 
Support. 

Due to inherent limitations common to all TGP probes, the probe must be periodically removed from 
in-situ measurement and dried completely prior to calibrating. In most cases this should be done once 

Figure 2. The menu screen. Press 

Menu or Esc

 to return to previous 

screen. 

Figure 3. The Calibration menu 

Summary of Contents for TGP Tracker

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Page 2: ...nd Data Transfer 5 1 5 Home screen 5 2 Settings and functions 6 2 1 Main menu 6 2 2 Numeric entry 6 2 3 Calibration 6 2 4 Set Ex Ch 7 2 5 Settings Menu 7 2 6 Status 8 2 7 Datalogging 9 3 Service and Maintenance 12 3 1 Normal Periodic Use 12 3 2 Continuous Use 13 3 3 Check for damaged or broken membrane tube 13 3 4 Changing the Membrane Cartridge 13 3 5 Membrane Cartridge Testing 15 3 6 Silastic tu...

Page 3: ...ata to internal memory which can be transferred to a computer via USB When connected to an InWater TGP probe the meter will display real time total dissolved gas pressure TGP in mmHg and saturation barometric pressure BP in mmHg temperature in Celsius degC and ΔP TGP BP 1 1 What s Included InWater Tracker Handheld Meter InWater TGP Probe USB charging and data cable TGP Maintenance Kit includes a s...

Page 4: ... the Tracker is in use Power up the meter by holding the power button The probe will be automatically detected after a few seconds 1 3 Keypad Functions Power Hold for 2 seconds to power Tracker on or off Menu Toggles between main screen and main menu Esc Revert to previous menu or cancel user selection Enter Confirm menu selection or user input Hold for 2 seconds to capture data point Left right I...

Page 5: ...r s USB port Follow the directions in Section 2 7 1 5 Home screen The home screen will appear on start up The information displayed includes two user selectable parameters Figure 1 left To select which channels are displayed on the home screen scroll through options using the Up Arrow for top parameter and the Down Arrow for the bottom parameter To switch to the secondary data screen which shows a...

Page 6: ...cessary 2 The TGP sensor should periodically be adjusted with a 1 point calibration The default and recommended procedure is to use the BP sensor as the reference for the 1 point calibration as follows i Remove the probe from water dry off and allow to stabilize for 15 minutes ii Press Menu and then highlight CALIBRATION and press Enter Highlight TGP mmHg and press Enter Highlight 1 Point Cal and ...

Page 7: ...tic data logging is enabled Backlight Time The Tracker can be set to turn off the LCD backlight after a set amount of time with no button presses While the display is timed out the Tracker will continue to take readings from the probe and log data if Automatic logging is configured Once any button on the Tracker is pressed the display will come back on Using this feature can help extend the Tracke...

Page 8: ... The status menu displays the following data for user reference SN The serial number of the Tracker Man Date the date the Tracker was manufactured YYMMDD FW rev Firmware revision BAT mV Battery voltage in millivolts Probe Stats Diagnostic information for probe communication Figure 5 The Status menu ...

Page 9: ...ged Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the list Use Left or Right buttons to toggle the channel on or off When the channel is set to log an L is displayed to the left of the channel When logging is disabled for that channel the L is now shown 2 Rate s The rate in seconds at which data points are saved 10 seconds is the minimum value Erase Data When data points are captured to the data l...

Page 10: ...tion and filename for the data file Use a csv file extension so the file will open nicely in Excel 5 On the Tracker navigate to the Logger menu and select Data Transfer 6 Press Enter to start the data transfer or Esc to abort 7 Once Enter is pressed and the data transfer starts the data will stream in the TeraTerm window ...

Page 11: ... Manual 2021 11 1 250 850 0022 INFO INWATERTECH COM INWATERTECH COM 8 Once the Tracker indicates the data transfer is complete close the TeraTerm window 9 The csv data log file is now ready to be opened in Excel or Notepad ...

Page 12: ...vent residue from drying on the membrane tubing 2 Slide off the protective tubing shield 3 Rinse off the membrane tubing with clean fresh water and gently shake the probe dry 4 Allow up to 4 hours for the probe to dry out more time might be required in cold damp environments 5 Store dry at room temperature 6 If the probe is being used frequently it may help to have a spare cartridge to swap in whi...

Page 13: ...ER ON A ROUTINE BASIS EVERY THREE WEEKS FOR CLEANING based on water temp of 15Deg C 3 3 Check for damaged or broken membrane tube If the membrane tube is compromised in any way TGP readings will be wrong A simple way to check the integrity of the tubing is to observe the TGP readings as the probe is steadily immersed in water A fast increase several mmHg per second in displayed values indicates a ...

Page 14: ...e or stress the membrane tubing which connects to the stainless steel sensor port in the center of the probe body 2 Pinch the head of the membrane tube carefully separate the membrane tubing from the sensor port and set the now completely detached membrane assembly aside 3 Install the new membrane cartridge by pressing the tubing over the sensor port until the tubing is within 1 mm from the base o...

Page 15: ...clean and free of kinks or holes 3 If a hole in the tubing is suspected the syringe test can be done to identify leaks in the tubing as follows 3 6 Silastic tubing test TGP Syringe test 1 Remove the membrane cartridge from the TGP probe 2 Using the included syringe draw the syringe plunger back half way back 3 Attach the cartridge tubing to the end of the syringe 4 Place the cartridge in a contain...

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