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Appendix C – Configuring a J type T/C input for a 100 - 750°C range

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You have now successfully configured your thermocouple

input with a non linear scale. The display will read as shown

on the right. TCBO (thermocouple burnout) will be

displayed until your thermocouple is connected to the rear

of the unit.

21. 

An alphanumeric screen will appear and you can enter

C

or

DEG C

. What you choose to enter in this screen will be

displayed as the engineering units in the trend view only.

After entering your selection touch

ENTER

. Touch

EXIT

several times until you are completely out of all menus.

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Page 4: ...c input for a 0 250 psig pressure transducer Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal 0 to 150 gpm Appendix C Configuring a J type T C input for a 100 750 C range Appendix D Configuring the Tot...

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Page 6: ...ion Menu 1 3 1 1 3 4 Hidden Menu 1 3 1 1 4 Memory 1 3 1 1 5 Clock 1 3 1 1 6 Recorder Construction 1 3 1 2 Recording Options 1 4 1 2 1 Floppy Disk Drive 1 4 1 2 2 CompactFlash Drive 1 4 1 3 Recorder Op...

Page 7: ...enance of the instrument The recorder is a sophisticated piece of equipment that requires some level of programming before use The user is advised to read this manual in its entirety before proceeding...

Page 8: ...ypes 1 1 1 Inputs Direct input sources may come from voltage current dry contacts thermocouple or RTD sources The voltage and current ranges accepted by the instrument include 150 mV 1 25 V 2 5 V 12 5...

Page 9: ...art Speed or Record Speed turn Alarm Check On or Off and choose Scale Set 1 or 2 1 1 3 4 Hidden Menu The Hidden Menu can only be accessed by pressing a certain combination of buttons and may be passco...

Page 10: ...memory cards up to 512 Megabytes The cards require an adapter for use with your PC Typical adapters use the USB port and are inexpensive The use of Sandisk Industrial CompactFlash cards is recommende...

Page 11: ...V and 2 5 V Ranges 100 K on 12 5 V and 25 ranges Input Channels Input Channels Input Channels Input Channels Input Channels 2 4 6 or 12 direct Maximum Input Maximum Input Maximum Input Maximum Input M...

Page 12: ...s Display Windows Display Windows Time Date Graphics Bars Large Digital Trends Disk Status System Status Menu Button Bar Unit Identification Alarms Events OTHER OTHER OTHER OTHER OTHER Power Requireme...

Page 13: ...Line 1 is connected to L H Make sure the NEUTRAL wire or Line 2 is connected to N and make sure a low impedance SAFETY GROUND wire is connected to or GND SIGNAL INPUTS WARNING Use extreme caution when...

Page 14: ...Connections 2 5 2 3 3 Signal Input Wiring 2 6 2 3 3 1 Thermocouple Inputs 2 7 2 3 3 2 Resistance Temperature Detector RTD Inputs 2 7 2 3 3 3 Linear Inputs 2 7 2 3 4 Relay Output Contact Input 2 8 2 3...

Page 15: ...arefully remove the instrument from the foam retainer 2 1 3 Detected Damage If damage is detected after unpacking the instrument re pack the instrument and return it to the factory as described in the...

Page 16: ...Disconnection from the supply must be possible via a customer supplied switch or circuit breaker This disconnection device must be included in the panel installation and should be clearly marked in cl...

Page 17: ...refully to avoid damaging the LCD display or scratching the display surface 2 2 1 3 Remove the locking bars from the Recorder enclosure and ensure the gasket is not twisted on the enclosure 2 2 1 4 In...

Page 18: ...on 2 2 1 6 Using a slotted screwdriver tighten the screw until the locking bar is just pressing against the panel 2 2 1 7 Install the other locking bar assembly into the slot on the opposite side of t...

Page 19: ...wire green or green and yellow or ground pin of the plug is connected to a low impedance safety ground earth within the ac power distribution system you are using Always use the recommended mating con...

Page 20: ...ct to case ground These hazardous potentials may be on the rear terminal panel of your instrument Any voltage potential at the signal source will exist on the instrument s respective signal input term...

Page 21: ...om power wires at the rear panel NOTE Ground cable shields at one end only to eliminate the possibility of interference due to ground loop currents When grounded transducers are used the shield should...

Page 22: ...echanical Relay Connections 3 Channel Shown 2 3 4 2 Solid State Relay Option The Recorder may be equipped with an optional Digital Input Output Board which has three or six solid state open collector...

Page 23: ...DB9 Female connector When switch 2 is in the ON position RS485 is enabled When switch 2 is in the OFF position RS232 is enabled When more than one Recorder are connected in a series it is necessary to...

Page 24: ...isplay keypad may be wiped with a slightly damp soft cloth containing soapy solution or a mild detergent Do not use any lemon based citric acid product to clean the display keypad 2 7 Contrast Adjust...

Page 25: ...Points 3 10 3 6 1 Point tag 3 10 3 6 2 Input Scale 3 11 3 6 3 Output Scale 3 11 3 6 4 Engineering Units 3 11 3 6 5 Chart Scale 3 11 3 7 Programming Point Scales 3 12 3 7 1 Scale Type 3 12 3 7 2 Scale...

Page 26: ...g Compressing and Expanding Data 3 18 3 13 1 File Browsing 3 19 3 13 2 Searching Data By Value 3 19 3 13 3 Searching Data By Time 3 20 3 13 4 Interactive Browse Mode 3 20 3 13 5 Compressing and Expand...

Page 27: ...tons The exact areas that are sensitive depends on what is currently being displayed The user has only to lightly touch the screen area depicting the button to activate a particular function If the Be...

Page 28: ...rup default can be changed to Unit Tag Auto Jog Point Alarms or Junction Temp using the Powerup disp option under the PROG Program Menu see Section 5 4 3 The following examples show how information is...

Page 29: ...ff the screen or has been recorded previously even on another machine The actual Chart screen browse buffer is dependent on the memory options installed the number of traces being displayed and the ef...

Page 30: ...ion of the full scale value To the right of the bar are scale values The alarm setpoints if any are set are indicated on the bar by a in the text area If any alarm is active the bar will be blinking R...

Page 31: ...TE Resettable points will not print unless the Reset Print option is turned on See Section 5 6 5 13 3 The Value shown is dependent on the Event The Event can be anAlarm an input contact closure Event...

Page 32: ...on the pen pointers Below the pen pointers are grid lines both horizontal and vertical In the above example the vertical grid spacing is a function of the divisions on the chart scales The horizontal...

Page 33: ...alue useful to the user Conditioning includes converting the binary value into a representative voltage conditioning and linearizing this voltage to represent for example a real world temperature as m...

Page 34: ...er wants to record the output from a pressure transducer which gives a 0 to 5 Vdc output signal This coincides to a pressure of 0 to 3000 pounds per square inch PSI The process being monitored typical...

Page 35: ...P or DOWN button until Time Date is highlighted 4 Press the ENTER button which will display the current time in 24 hour format in the top right of the screen 5 If the time is correct press the ENTER o...

Page 36: ...P or DOWN button to highlight 1 25V and then pressing the ENTER button 8 You will now be presented with the Point Setup menu that enables programming of various options pertaining to this particular p...

Page 37: ...1 Use the character buttons to enter 100 0 and then press the ENTER button which will return you back to the Point Setup menu You have now effectively programmed the Output scale to represent 100 tim...

Page 38: ...ted with a character keypad and asked for the low scale end value Assume that you wish to present the percentage scale from 40 to 80 percent only across the screen effectively expanding the resolution...

Page 39: ...information about how the Recorder is set up and Alarm Event log files that record all Alarm and or Events to disk card Configuration files use the space of around 4 000 samples while eachAlarm or Eve...

Page 40: ...s ignoring Individual Rate and Autorate for now and then press the ENTER button This will set the Record Rate for all channels simultaneously 3 A numeric keypad will appear and the display will show s...

Page 41: ...and press the ENTER button 4 Press the EXIT button twice to return to the Record Setup menu 3 8 2 5 Arming Record Data on off To Arm the unit to record the actual data 1 From the Record Setup menu us...

Page 42: ...green light is on To Hot Swap 1 Wait until the green light is not on and take the disk card out of the drive 2 When the disk card is pulled out the Disk Status area will indicate NO MEDIA and the Medi...

Page 43: ...sage will pop up on the display when the disk card usage equals the percentage value entered above and the corresponding relay contact will close Note that in all cases a message will pop up on the di...

Page 44: ...ngs 3 13 Browsing Searching Compressing and Expanding Data If the Graphics Area is displaying the full screen Trend Chart or the full screen Alarm Events Data Window the BROWS button appears in the Ma...

Page 45: ...y Value To Search the historic data by Value From the Browse Mode Button Bar press the FINDV FIND Value button This will bring up the Search Value Button Bar as shown in Figure 3 16 below To set up th...

Page 46: ...ed If the displayed Time is correct press the ENTER button Otherwise press the NO button to bring up a series of windows enabling the desired Time to be entered Press the ENTER button until the desire...

Page 47: ...viewing from the RAM browser or to the File Directory from the FILE browser 3 13 5 Compressing and Expanding Data The data on the screen may be compressed up to 32 times the normal view which enables...

Page 48: ...Media Status 4 5 4 2 2 PROG Program Menu 4 5 4 2 3 FUNC Function Menu 4 6 4 2 3 1 Record On Off 4 6 4 2 3 2 Activate point 4 7 4 2 3 3 Bypass point 4 7 4 2 3 4 Reset point 4 7 4 2 3 5 Chart speed 4 7...

Page 49: ...emory areas to holding memory areas The unit transfers this database back from the holding memory area to the working memory area during the power up sequence If no errors are detected this transfer i...

Page 50: ...to pre defined defaults 4 1 3 3 Erase Config This option is used on first time power up and will not normally be seen by the user unless the database has been corrupted or this option is called from t...

Page 51: ...point 5 Digital 6 point 6 Digital 7 point 7 Digital 8 point 8 Digital 9 point 9 Digital A point A Digital B point B Digital C point C Display Chart Speed Block Unit Tag Set to Unit Tag Chart Speed Sta...

Page 52: ...see Section 5 4 3 When the DISPLay Button is pressed the Display menu is displayed as shown in Figure 4 2 4 2 1 1 Point To display a Point value on the Status Line From the Display menu use the UP or...

Page 53: ...r to Section 5 4 3 4 2 1 4 Version This option displays the software version number in a pop up window To display the version of software in your unit From the Display menu use the UP or DOWN button t...

Page 54: ...hannels to record and the record mode Refer to Chapter 3 for quick setup information The Record On function will start recording to disk irrespective of the state of the record triggers provided the R...

Page 55: ...pass and press the ENTER button The next point is then displayed Continue to enter the point numbers to bypass and then when finished press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 4 Reset...

Page 56: ...Check option is set to YES To change the Alarm check status From the Function menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Alarm check and then press the ENTER button The current Alarm status will be d...

Page 57: ...e the unit to RESET Use the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired option and then press the ENTER button Proceed with caution Press the YES and or ENTER button to perform the desired function Pre...

Page 58: ...cy code CRC and comparing this code with a code stored in EPROM A window showing Test Passed will be displayed when the test has passed Press the OK button 4 2 4 4 4 Serial Test This test verifies the...

Page 59: ...r DOWN button to select a file from the File Directory and then press the ERASE button to erase the file or the PROT button to write protect the file An asterisk after the file size indicates that a f...

Page 60: ...y Colors Color Units ONLY 5 5 5 4 7 Pick Views 5 5 5 4 8 Rotate Scales 5 6 5 4 9 Screen Dimmer 5 6 5 5 Chart Pens 5 6 5 5 1 Speed 5 6 5 5 1 1 Set speeds 5 7 5 5 1 2 Autospeed 5 7 5 5 2 Scales 5 7 5 5...

Page 61: ...int Type 5 24 5 6 8 Industrial Square Root Current Voltage Point Types 5 25 5 6 9 Logarithmic Linear Point Types 5 25 5 6 10 Thermocouple T C Point Types 5 26 5 6 11 Resistance Temperature Detector RT...

Page 62: ...9 2 5 Scale set 5 41 5 9 2 6 Record Rate 5 41 5 9 3 Event messages 5 41 5 10 Com Ports 5 42 5 10 1 Com Port 5 42 5 10 1 1 Protocol 5 42 5 10 1 2 Port setup 5 43 5 10 1 3 Network ID 5 44 5 10 1 4 Modem...

Page 63: ...ter and the LEFT Arrow Key is pressed three times the entire data string will be erased 5 1 2 EXIT Button Uses To exit the PROGram Menu or any sub menu press the EXIT button once to return to the prev...

Page 64: ...use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Time Date and then press the ENTER button Follow the prompts are described in the sections below 5 3 1 Time The display will show the time such as 12 30 25 If t...

Page 65: ...nge the update time and then press the ENTER button to accept the programmed Display rate and return to the Display menu 5 4 2 Time format The Time format menu option allows the user to program either...

Page 66: ...rn to the Display menu 5 4 3 3 Point The Point Powerup display allows a programmed point to be displayed as the default Status Window value or the unit prompt The point number programmed the current v...

Page 67: ...digital X pt 0 effectively turns the Digital display off but does not remove it from the display and the top of Digital Window X will be blank Once all Digital Windows have been assigned press the EX...

Page 68: ...htness Levels 3 2 or 1 and press the ENTER button Awindow will then pop up prompting for the DIM LEVEL value Use the UP or DOWN button to select a Dim Level and press the ENTER button The Dim Level se...

Page 69: ...h H is selected for each point during point programming Since more than one point can be assigned to each scale programming of the scale parameters is done separately in the Scales menu The point assi...

Page 70: ...of the chart with the major and minor divisions The grid printed on the chart is the vertical continuation of the major divisions For the Log scales the major and minor divisions are fixed with nine m...

Page 71: ...ull scale if high is selected or low scale if low is selected To set the Abnormal Pen condition Use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Abnorm pen and press the ENTER button Use the UP or DOWN button t...

Page 72: ...ammed press the EXIT button to return to the Points menu 5 6 2 Programming Points The Prog point menu option allows the user to setup copy restore modify or delete a point s parameters The programming...

Page 73: ...IT button to cancel deleting the point 5 6 4 Programming Point Types There are various Point Types that can be selected from simple Linear to complex equations Once a point has been selected to Setup...

Page 74: ...ale endpoints The Output scale is used to linearly map the input range set with the Input scale option to an output range set with the Output scale option For example if a transducer has a 1 volt outp...

Page 75: ...Compensation can be Local from the cold reference junction temperature sensor built into the Recorder or External through a direct input When thermocouples are compensated Locally the temperature sens...

Page 76: ...point value You will then be prompted with spn 1 00000 Use the numeric keypad to enter the new span value and then press the ENTER button The span should typically be measured near the full scale valu...

Page 77: ...R button You will be prompted with alarm X Use the UP or DOWN button to select which Alarm number 1 through 5 you want to set and then press the ENTER button The Alarm Type menu will be displayed as s...

Page 78: ...f no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired contact number 0 to 6 and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarm Type menu Press t...

Page 79: ...band value in absolute Engineering units and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarms Setup menu 5 6 5 10 3 Alarm delay AnAlarm delay can be set for each alarm set This delay preve...

Page 80: ...te is 1 minute To set up a point to Time Period Average From the Output mode Setup menu use the UP or DOWN button to select Normal and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with seconds XXXX Use...

Page 81: ...then the basic rules of mathematics are obeyed When the desired equation is displayed press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 14 Basepoint A Basepoint must be established on whi...

Page 82: ...start time every day The actual first reset depends upon the current time and the programmed interval The Recorder calculates the first reset by repeatedly adding the interval to the start time until...

Page 83: ...ay Friday Saturday or Sunday and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with start XX XX XX If the start time displayed is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the days of the week...

Page 84: ...scan is dropped off and a new scan is averaged in To program the Time period From the Point Setup menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Time period and press the ENTER button You will be prompt...

Page 85: ...to scroll through the conditional operators until you reach the desired operator Then use the RIGHT button to move the cursor to the next position Continue using the UP or DOWN button to select the o...

Page 86: ...th the measurement done on the 1 25V range E 0 x 1000 0mV 0 V Low input E 1 x 1000 1000mV 1 V High input Using the Input and Output scaling the user can program full scale ranges for the above input P...

Page 87: ...Once a point has been programmed as Industrial Square Root and a voltage or current mode is selected the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input scale Section...

Page 88: ...Section 5 6 5 5 Filter Section 5 6 5 6 Compensation Section 5 6 5 7 Span offset Section 5 6 5 8 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Output mode Section 5 6 5...

Page 89: ...ntiation ex is a LEFT Parenthesis Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Equation Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6...

Page 90: ...t must be outside of the group of points Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Hilo difference Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point Ta...

Page 91: ...when the Conditional point is in the TRUE state The Gated timer point will then only be timing when the temperature is above or below a set level The timer will continue to accumulate time in seconds...

Page 92: ...nditions equation does not compute the display will read bad operand The following operators are available P1 to PF are used to represent Points Must be pre programmed K1 to KF are used to represent C...

Page 93: ...described in the following sections NOTE The Record Setup Menu options CANNOT be accessed while the unit is recording Use the Record On Off option in the FUNCtion Menu to stop the unit recording prior...

Page 94: ...r DOWN button to highlight Record Modes and press the ENTER button The Record Modes Setup menu will display three options Fill Mode Data Mode All and Data Mode Indiv These options are described in the...

Page 95: ...user has the option to set the Data Mode for each channel individually To program a Data Mode individually for each point From the Record Modes Setup menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Data...

Page 96: ...y you can optimize the Record Rate for each There are two Record Rate options for each channel or point a low rate and a high rate The default rate is set in the FUNCtion menu under the Record speed o...

Page 97: ...xternal Record Rate change is as follows SWITCH RECORD RATE lo to hi high hi to lo low To enable Autorate change From the Record Rate menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Autorate and press the...

Page 98: ...ected The plastic slide in one corner of the floppy disk must be in a position such that it exposes the hole in the plastic cover The CompactFlash card may have a tiny slide switch on the back end whi...

Page 99: ...onfigurations OLDFILE CFG Date Time Size NEWFILE CFG If more than one configuration file exists use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired file and press the ENTER button If there are more files...

Page 100: ...compensation to allow for correction of known inaccuracies in RTDs and Thermocouples To enable or disable Span Offset From the Measurement menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Span offset and...

Page 101: ...remain latched To turn the Alarms clear option on or off From the Contact outs menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Alarms clear and press the ENTER button The display will read either opn clr...

Page 102: ...then press the ENTER button The Switches in menu will be displayed with four six options Event Chart speed Rec on off Alarm ack Scale set and Rec Rate These options are mutually exclusive and the hig...

Page 103: ...r example Scale set 2 can be used to expand the scale values in Scale set 1 To set Switch input option to Scale set From the Switches in menu use the UP or DOWN button to select Scale set and press th...

Page 104: ...only function with the RS232 option To program the Com ports options From the Program menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Com ports and then press the ENTER button The Com ports menu will be d...

Page 105: ...ter Ensure that points you do not wish to send to the printer or that have no data attached are not turned on to send To turn the points on or off From the Demand data menu use the UP or DOWN button t...

Page 106: ...k ID This is a duplicate menu item Refer to section 5 10 2 5 10 1 4 Modem Setup This is a duplicate menu item Refer to section 5 10 3 5 10 1 5 Ethernet This option allows the user to configure the uni...

Page 107: ...Recorder you want is not in the list add its IP address and a description then press the save list button so the information will be remembered next time Select the IP address you want to connect and...

Page 108: ...will read modem YES if the modem is enabled or modem NO if the modem is disabled Press the YES or NO button to enable or disable the modem and then press the ENTER button to return to the Modem Setup...

Page 109: ...r DOWN button to select the option you wish to program and then press the ENTER button The options are described in the following sections 5 11 1 Beeper The Beeper menu option allows the user to turn...

Page 110: ...Alternate Language options From the System menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Alt Language and then press the ENTER button TheAlternate Language menu will display four options Select Lang Lo...

Page 111: ...n allows the user to enable or disable the printing of point data to the printer To enable or disable the printing of point data From the Printer out menu use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Data a...

Page 112: ...P or DOWN button to highlight Characters Line and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with characters line XX Use the keypad to enter the number of Characters per Line and press the ENTER...

Page 113: ...Data Lines data lines 20 10 15 01 Unit Tag 11 30 00 CH 1 0 SECS CH 2 5 Secs CH 3 10 Secs CH 4 15 Secs CH 5 20 Secs CH 6 25 Secs 11 30 15 CH 1 15 SECS CH 2 20 Secs CH 3 25 Secs CH 4 30 Secs CH 5 35 Sec...

Page 114: ...WHEN INSTALLING OR SERVICING your instrument Please read the entire contents of the Installation and Wiring Chapter of this manual before attempting to install or service your instrument WARNING Use...

Page 115: ...ecting Voltage Source 6 2 6 3 1 2 Programming Calibration Scales 6 2 6 3 1 3 Calibrating the Voltage Ranges 6 2 6 4 RTD Current Calibration 6 3 6 4 1 Calibrating the RTD Current 6 3 6 4 1 1 Connecting...

Page 116: ...to 25 Volts One precision resistor 250 ohms 0 05 Required for calibrating RTD 6 2 Zero Calibration Before the Scales or RTD current are calibrated a Zero Calibration must be done AZero Calibration mu...

Page 117: ...6 3 1 3 Calibrating the Voltage Ranges To calibrate any of the voltage ranges a known good input must be supplied to the Recorder as shown in the table below Range to Calibrate Voltage Source 150 mV...

Page 118: ...cal input X Use the UP or DOWN button to select the channel input number 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 to which the resistor is connected and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with APPLY resistor value To...

Page 119: ...for any claims attributable to errors omissions or other inaccuracies in either the software or the manual and in no event shall the software provider or the author be liable for direct indirect speci...

Page 120: ...equired and press the left mouse button Alternatively you can use the keyboard by pressing and holding the Alt key and then pressing the highlighted underlined letter of the top menu option To make se...

Page 121: ...e sure to add a CSV extension for use with Microsoft Excel and location of the export file When a filename has been selected entered click on the Save button and the data will be exported into that fi...

Page 122: ...tting the cursor using the mouse on it and then pressing and holding the left mouse button while dragging the mouse and consequently the thumb button up or down The object will be moved accordingly Pr...

Page 123: ...llowing are the file types that are used wgetdata INI Text file use by this software only Contains initialization data DT Data files from the Recorder Use the export command to translate the file DAT...

Page 124: ...channels that can be set up Touch the number or letter that represents the input or channel you wish to configure For this example use number 1 and touch ENTER Prog point and Constants will appear Usi...

Page 125: ...ferent characters For this example enter the word INLET and touch ENTER Only 8 characters will be displayed on the screen although all ten will be recorded and can be displayed using the Companion Sof...

Page 126: ...places For this example select 2 and touch ENTER You will now be prompted for the hi end of your output scale You should enter 250 00 and touch ENTER Another numeric keypad will appear prompting you...

Page 127: ...window The Chart Pens menu will be displayed Using the up down arrow keys select Scales and touch ENTER Use the up down arrow keys to select Chart Pens and touch ENTER 16 17 18 19 Using the up down a...

Page 128: ...in trend view only You will now be prompted with mid some Here you can enter the mid point of your scales range For this example 0 250 psig enter 125 00 and touch ENTER You will now be prompted with...

Page 129: ...de only For this example enter PSIG and touch ENTER Touch EXIT several times until you are completely out of all menus The 0 250 scale complete with INLET and PSIG should be displayed on the recorder...

Page 130: ...annels that can be set up Touch the number or letter that represents the input or channel you wish to configure For this example use number 1 and touch ENTER Prog point and Constants will appear Using...

Page 131: ...T and touch ENTER Only 8 characters will be displayed on the screen although all ten will be recorded and can be displayed using the Companion Software The menu displaying types of linear inputs shoul...

Page 132: ...enu beginning with Point tag Using the up down arrow keys select Alarms and touch ENTER Using the up down arrow keys select Eng units and touch ENTER An alpha numeric keypad will appear prompting you...

Page 133: ...Select Type high and touch ENTER You will next be prompted contact If your recorder is fitted with alarm contact outputs you can select which contact will change state when the internal high alarm ac...

Page 134: ...up down arrow keys you can select scales 1A through 2H For this example select 1A and touch ENTER You will now be in the Chart Pens menu beginning with Speed Using the up down arrow keys select Scale...

Page 135: ...n 0 and 150 This would give you a high resolution side 0 to 30 gpm and a lower resolution side 30 to 150 gpm 27 Finally you will be prompted with hi Here you enter the high end of your span For this e...

Page 136: ...e used A 50 ohm precision resistor must be placed across the and terminals in parallel with the input signal wires Also a jumper must be made between the and C terminals refer to Figure 2 7 in Chapter...

Page 137: ...annels that can be set up Touch the number or letter that represents the input or channel you wish to configure For this example use number 1 and touch ENTER Prog point and Constants will appear Using...

Page 138: ...creen although all ten will be recorded and can be displayed using the Companion Software The menu starting with Point tag will appear Using the up down arrow keys select Point tag and touch ENTER The...

Page 139: ...ow keys to select C and touch ENTER Use the up down arrow keys to select Chart Pens and touch ENTER You will again be in the Point tag menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Chart scale and touch E...

Page 140: ...ou will now be back in the main scale menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Scale units and touch ENTER You will now be prompted with mid To illustrate one of the features of the Recorder we will...

Page 141: ...yed until your thermocouple is connected to the rear of the unit 21 An alphanumeric screen will appear and you can enter C or DEG C What you choose to enter in this screen will be displayed as the eng...

Page 142: ...or setting up a 4 20 mA input The flow rate is 0 to 50 MGD million gallons day The numbers 1 9 and letters A F will be displayed Channel A F must be used for totalization channels as these channels wi...

Page 143: ...Only 8 characters will be displayed on the screen although all ten will be recorded and can be displayed using the Companion Software The menu displaying the various calculated channel types should n...

Page 144: ...e back at the Point tag menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Eng units and touch ENTER 11 12 13 14 The menu displaying the various flow rates should appear Use the up down arrow keys to select th...

Page 145: ...You will now be prompted with start 00 00 This is the time 24 hour format that you would like the totalizer to begin Leave the number at 00 00 to signify that you would like to start totalizing at 12...

Page 146: ...totalizer will not exceed 50 so we can use the same scale If we were totalizing over long periods of time we would have to put in an appropriate scale for the totalizer channel Touch EXIT You will be...

Page 147: ...quire an external potential of 5 to 12 Volts DC 10mAmps by default To activate the inputs via potential free contacts contact closure jumpers need to be set as described below 1 Remove the circuit boa...

Page 148: ...Relay option into the recorder case as shown in Figure 2 3 Install two 4 40 x 1 4 flat head screws as shown below to secure the Relay option 4 Plug the recorder in The unit will automatically recogni...

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