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prior written consent of OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC.

FOR 

WARRANTY

 RETURNS, please have the  

following information available BEFORE contacting 

OMEGA:
1.   Purchase Order number under which the product 

was PURCHASED,

2.   Model and serial number of the product under 

warranty, and

3.  Repair instructions and/or specific problems  

  relative to the product.

FOR 

NON-WARRANTY

 REPAIRS, consult 

OMEGA for current repair charges. Have 

the following information available BEFORE 

contacting OMEGA:
1.  Purchase Order number to cover the COST  

  of the repair,
2.  Model and serial number of the product, and
3.  Repair instructions and/or specific problems  

  relative to the product.

RETURN REQUESTS/INQUIRIES

Direct  all  warranty  and  repair  requests/inquiries  to  the  OMEGA  Customer  Service  Department. 

BEFORE  RETURNING  ANY  PRODUCT(S)  TO  OMEGA,  PURCHASER  MUST  OBTAIN  AN  AUTHORIZED 

RETURN  (AR)  NUMBER  FROM  OMEGA’S  CUSTOMER  SERVICE  DEPARTMENT  (IN  ORDER  TO  AVOID 

PROCESSING DELAYS). The assigned AR number should then be marked on the outside of the return 

package and on any correspondence.
The purchaser is responsible for shipping charges, freight, insurance and proper packaging to prevent 

breakage in transit. 

 

WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER

OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a 

period of 

13 months

 from date of purchase. OMEGA’s WARRANTY adds an additional one (1) month 

grace period to the normal 

one (1) year product warranty

 to cover handling and shipping time. This 

ensures that OMEGA’s customers receive maximum coverage on each product. 
If  the  unit  malfunctions,  it  must  be  returned  to  the  factory  for  evaluation.  OMEGA’s  Customer  Service 

Department  will  issue  an  Authorized  Return  (AR)  number  immediately  upon  phone  or  written  request. 

Upon examination by OMEGA, if the unit is found to be defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no 

charge.  OMEGA’s  WARRANTY  does  not  apply  to  defects  resulting  from  any  action  of  the  purchaser, 

including  but  not  limited  to  mishandling,  improper  interfacing,  operation  outside  of  design  limits,  

improper  repair,  or  unauthorized  modification.  This  WARRANTY  is  VOID  if  the  unit  shows  evidence  of  

having been tampered with or shows evidence of having been damaged as a result of excessive corrosion; 

or current, heat, moisture or vibration; improper specification; misapplication; misuse or other operating 

conditions outside of OMEGA’s control. Components in which wear is not warranted, include but are not  

limited to contact points, fuses, and triacs.

OMEGA  is  pleased  to  offer  suggestions  on  the  use  of  its  various  products.  However,  

OMEGA  neither  assumes  responsibility  for  any  omissions  or  errors  nor  assumes  liability  for 

any damages that result from the use of its products in accordance with information provided 

by OMEGA, either verbal or written. OMEGA warrants only that the parts manufactured by the 

company will be as specified and free of defects. OMEGA MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR  

REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT THAT OF 

TITLE,  AND  ALL  IMPLIED  WARRANTIES  INCLUDING  ANY  WARRANTY  OF  MERCHANTABILITY 

AND  FITNESS  FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PURPOSE  ARE  HEREBY  DISCLAIMED.  LIMITATION  OF  

LIABILITY:  The  remedies  of  purchaser  set  forth  herein  are  exclusive,  and  the  total  liability  of  

OMEGA  with  respect  to  this  order,  whether  based  on  contract,  warranty,  negligence,  

indemnification,  strict  liability  or  otherwise,  shall  not  exceed  the  purchase  price  of  the  

component  upon  which  liability  is  based.  In  no  event  shall  OMEGA  be  liable  for  

consequential, incidental or special damages.

CONDITIONS:  Equipment sold by OMEGA is not intended to be used, nor shall it be used: (1) as a “Basic 

Component” under 10 CFR 21 (NRC), used in or with any nuclear installation or activity; or (2) in medical 

applications  or  used  on  humans.  Should  any  Product(s)  be  used  in  or  with  any  nuclear  installation  or 

activity, medical application, used on humans, or misused in any way, OMEGA assumes no responsibility 

as set forth in our basic WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER language, and, additionally, purchaser will indemnify 

OMEGA and hold OMEGA harmless from any liability or damage whatsoever arising out of the use of the 

Product(s) in such a manner.

Summary of Contents for i-SERIES

Page 1: ...Temperature Process Simplified Menu SM Manual CNi8 CNi8C CNi8D CNi16 CNi16D CNi32 e mail info omega com For latest product manuals www omegamanual info TM Shop online at omega com User sGuide...

Page 2: ...tice Servicing North America U S A Omega Engineering Inc Headquarters 800 Connecticut Ave Suite 5N01 Norwalk CT 06854 Toll Free 1 800 826 6342 USA Canada only Customer Service 1 800 622 2378 USA Canad...

Page 3: ...roduction 12 Turning your Instrument On for the First Time Buttons Functions in Configuration Mode 3 2 Menu Configuration 13 3 2 1 ID Number 14 3 2 2 Setpoints 15 3 2 3 Configuration Menu 16 3 2 4 Inp...

Page 4: ...11 Excitation Output 11 Figure 3 1 Flow Chart for ID and Setpoints 13 Figure 3 2 Flow Chart for Configuration Menu 16 Figure 3 3 Flow Chart for Input Type Menu 17 Figure 3 4 Flow Chart for Reading Con...

Page 5: ...es you with information that is important to successfully setup and use the Programmable Digital Meter CAUTION or WARNING Tells you about the risk of electrical shock CAUTION WARNING or IMPORTANT Tell...

Page 6: ...voltage or DC current The voltage current inputs are fully scalable to virtually all engineering units with selectable decimal point perfect for use with pressure flow or other process input The iSer...

Page 7: ...shall not be incorporated in the main supply cord Furthermore to provide protection against excessive energy being drawn from the main supply in case of a fault in the equipment an overcurrent protect...

Page 8: ...the nearest Customer Service Department listed in this manual Manuals Software The latest Operation and Communication Manual as well as free configuration software and ActiveX controls are available...

Page 9: ...indicator F F unit indicator a Changes display to Configuration Mode and advances through menu items b Used in Program Mode and peak recall c Used in Program Mode and valley recall d Accesses submenu...

Page 10: ...AC DC Power Connector All models INPUT Input Connector All models TC PR Process RTD OUTPUT 1 Based on one of the following models Relay SPDT Solid State Relay Pulse Analog Output Voltage and Current...

Page 11: ...c always use a Safety Agency Approved DC or AC source with the same Overvoltage Category and pollution degree as the standard AC unit 90 240 Vac The Safety European Standard EN61010 1 for measurement...

Page 12: ...t Thermocouple and Thermocouple Type in the Input Type menu see Part 3 Figure 2 5 Thermocouple Wiring Hookup 8 TYPE Input Connector Jacket external insulation Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Extension Grade J R...

Page 13: ...he lower supply current lead producing excellent lead resistance cancellation for balanced measurements The four wire RTD hookup is applicable to unbalanced lead resistance and enables the device to m...

Page 14: ...wiring hookup for Process Voltage 0 100 mV 0 1 V 0 10 V Figure 2 8 a Process Voltage Wiring Hookup b Process Voltage Wiring Hookup with Sensor Excitation without Sensor Excitation RL Voltage limited...

Page 15: ...uts Wiring Hookup Outputs Wiring Hookup This device may have a programmable communication output The RS 232 and RS 485 Output Connection are shown below Figure 2 10 a RS 232 Output Wiring Hookup b RS...

Page 16: ...he up b button to scroll through flashing selections When a numerical value is displayed press this key to increase value of a parameter that is currently being modified Holding the b button down for...

Page 17: ...3 2 Menu Configuration Figure 3 1 Flow Chart for ID and Set Points Menu 13...

Page 18: ...e instrument will return to the Run Mode To change ID Code see ID Menu in the Configuration section ENTERING YOUR NON DEFAULT SET POINT ID SECURITY ID NUMBER Press a 5 Display shows SP1 Setpoint 1 Men...

Page 19: ...point 1 value Press d 5 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advance to SP2 only if a change was made otherwise press a to advance to SP2 Setpoint 2 Menu SETPOINT 2 Press d 6 Display...

Page 20: ...s d 2 Display advance to INPT Input Menu Press a 3 Press and release a to scroll through all available menus of Configuration section If Analog Output Option is installed 52 53 or 54 the controller wi...

Page 21: ...through the available selection to T flashing Press d 5 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then T not flashing Press d 6 Display flashes previous thermocouple type selection i e J see b...

Page 22: ...ction i e 392 2 see below for RTD types selection Press b 7 Scroll through the available RTD types to the selection of your choice Press d 8 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then adva...

Page 23: ...ows STRD stored message momentarily and then PROC not flashing Press d 6 Display flashes previous Process type selection i e 0 10 see below for Process types selection Press b 7 Scroll through the ava...

Page 24: ...guration Menu Press d 4 Display advances to DEC Decimal Point DECIMAL POINT SUBMENU Press d 5 Display flashes previous selection for Decimal location Press b 6 Scroll though the available selections a...

Page 25: ...ss b 12 Scroll though the available selections 0001 0002 0004 0008 0016 0032 0064 0128 Press d 13 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily only if change were made otherwise press a to advance to...

Page 26: ...Input 1 value with 1st digit flashing Press b c 16 Use b and c buttons to enter IN1 value The IN1 value min input value conversion number Disregard the position of the decimal point 2000 counts may a...

Page 27: ...Analog Output is available only if option board is factory installed If Analog Output Option is not installed the instrument will skip to Reading Adjust Menu Figure 3 5 Flow Chart for Analog Output R...

Page 28: ...Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to RD1 Submenu only if it was changed otherwise press a to advance to RD1 Reading 1 Submenu READING 1 Press d 10 Display flashes 1st dig...

Page 29: ...the Analog Output on 10 V FS scaled for 300 mV output range Rd1 0000 Out1 00 00 RD2 9999 Out2 00 30 The measured output will be as follows Rd1 0000 Out1 0 07 V Rd2 9999 Out2 0 23 V This means that for...

Page 30: ...d message momentarily and then advances to SP DV Setpoint Deviation Menu Reading Offset Adjust allows the user to fine tune a minor error of the transducer however some applications may require a larg...

Page 31: ...SP2 220 Moving SP1 to 300 the absolute value of SP2 becomes 320 Thermocouple Field Calibration Menu RTD and Process are perfectly calibrated This section is applicable to Thermocouple TC calibration o...

Page 32: ...Submenu Latch Enabled Alarm remains latched until reset To reset already latched alarm select Alarm Latch Enable and press Max twice i e Disable and then go back to Latch or from a Run Mode push d twi...

Page 33: ...es previous selection Press b to ABoV Above or BELo Below Press d 6 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to DEAD Deadband DEADBAND SUBMENU Press d 7 Display shows 020 0 Dead...

Page 34: ...ances to ____ with 1st under score flashing Press b c 5 Press b and c to enter your 4 digit ID Code number Press d 6 Display advances to CH ID Change ID Code Submenu If entered ID Code is incorrect di...

Page 35: ...rity Level is Enabled and the user attempts to enter the Main Menu they will be prompted for an ID Code The ID Code should be correct to enter the instrument Menu item SETPOINT ID SECURITY LEVEL SUBME...

Page 36: ...ed from an IBM PC compatible computer using software available at the website listed on the cover page of this manual or on the CD ROM enclosed with your shipment For complete instructions on the use...

Page 37: ...D Baud Submenu BAUD SUBMENU Press d 6 Display flashes previous selection for BAUD value Press b 7 Scroll through the available selections 300_ 600_ 1200 2400 4800 9600 19 2K Press d 8 Display shows ST...

Page 38: ...the available selections NO YES Press d 21 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to _LF_ only if it was changed otherwise press a to advance to _LF_ Line Feed Submenu To sele...

Page 39: ...he device must be accessed with an appropriate Address Value as selected in the Address Submenu described later Press d 28 Display flashes previous selection for Standard Press b 29 Scroll through the...

Page 40: ...on about the data format At least one of the following suboptions must be enabled and hence output data to the Serial Bus This menu is applicable for Continuous Mode of RS 232 communication Press d 37...

Page 41: ...Unit Submenu TEMPERATURE UNIT SUBMENU Includes a byte in the data string to indicate whether reading is in Celsius or Fahrenheit Press d 50 Display flashes previous selection for UNIT Press b 51 Scrol...

Page 42: ...he RS 232 Serial Bus when the instrument is in Continuous Data Flow Mode Press d 58 Display flashes 1st digit of previous Transmit Time Value in seconds Press b c 59 Press b and c to enter new Transmi...

Page 43: ...previous selection for Normal Color Press b 6 Scroll through the available selections GRN RED or AMBR Press d 7 Display shows STRD stored message momentarily and then advances to 1 CLR only if it was...

Page 44: ...hat both Alarm1 SP1 and Alarm2 SP2 are triggered the Alarm values should be set in such a way that Alarm1 SP1 value is always on the top of Alarm2 SP2 value otherwise value of Alarm1 SP1 will overwrit...

Page 45: ...TD Input ITS 68 3W VHQVRr 2 3 or 4 wire 0 00385 or 0 00392 curve Voltage Input 0 to 100 mV 0 to 1 V 0 to 10 Vdc Input Impedance 0 IRU P9 0 IRU RU 9GF Current Input 0 to 20 mA 5 ohm load Configuration...

Page 46: ...ht i 8 Series 295 g 0 65 lb i 16 Series 159 g 0 35 lb i 32 Series 127 g 0 28 lb 42 ALARM 1 2 Programmable to display color change Relay 250 Vac or 30 Vdc 3 A Resistive Load configurable for on off PID...

Page 47: ...4 3 2 3 04 1 04 2 0 1 0 C D 3E6F C 2 0 1 0 204 1 04 2 3 04 1 04 0 1 0 C D E6F C 0 1 0 04 1 04 3 204 1 04 2 0 1 0 3 E6F C D 2 0 1 0 E6F C 204 1 04 2 33 04 1 04 E6B GD 3 20 120 E6B G 3 2 304 1 04 0 1 0...

Page 48: ...0 123 204 5 673 04 89 7 2 7 7 0 0 12 3 04 56 0 52 3 40 56 0 52 3 40 56 7 052 7 8 9 0 7 852 7 852 7 8 9 9 9 A 2B99 C D E D 8 9 7 8 9AC 8 9 7 8 9AC 8 9...

Page 49: ...ive ACtV Above AbOV Deadband dEAd 020 0 ID ID Value 0000 Full ID FULL Disable dSbL Set Point ID Id SP Disable dSbL Communication Parameters Baud Rate bAUd 9600 Parity PRtY Odd Data bit dAtA 7 bit Stop...

Page 50: ...circuits not directly connected to the Mains Supply power Maximum Line to Neutral working voltage is 50Vac dc This unit should not be used in Measurement Categories II III IV Transients Overvoltage Su...

Page 51: ...NOTES 46...

Page 52: ...A if the unit is found to be defective it will be repaired or replaced at no charge OMEGA s WARRANTY does not apply to defects resulting from any action of the purchaser including but not limited to m...

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