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Chapter 4 Specifications and Accessories

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Page 1: ...Instructions for AQ5000 Pro AND AQ5001 Pro Indoor Air Quality Monitors Cropped picture here ______________________________________________________ 053 244 Rev C July 2002 ...

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Page 3: ...ch instrument 2 Description of work required and symptoms of any failures for each instrument 3 VISA MasterCard or American Express credit card or company purchase order number non warranty service only 4 Billing and or return shipping addresses Use one of the methods below to obtain return authorization service pricing and shipping instructions International Customers Contact your local factory a...

Page 4: ...15 Turning The IAQ Monitor On and Off 15 Connecting and Calibrating Sensors 17 CO2 Temperature and Humidity Sensors 17 Calibrating The CO2 Sensors 17 Toxic Gas Sensors 20 Biased Sensors 21 Installing a Gas Sensor 21 Calibrating A Gas Sensor 22 Preparing for Calibration 22 Toxic Gas Zero 23 Toxic Gas Zero In An Area Free Of Gasses 24 Toxic Gas Zero Using Zero Gas 24 Toxic Gas Span Calibration 25 Ox...

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Page 6: ...s This allows plenty of time for you to change or recharge the batteries You can check the current battery voltage by turning on the IAQ Monitor and pressing the arrow key see Viewing Information With The Monitor in Chapter 3 NOTE The IAQ Monitor draws power from the internal batteries in order to maintain the clock and store programming information in memory If the IAQ Monitor will not be used fo...

Page 7: ... Pack ba 7400 Installing the Battery Pack Follow these instructions to install the optional battery pack in the IAQ Monitor be sure you have the battery pack handy before beginning this procedure 1 Turn the IAQ Monitor off by pressing the ON OFF button 2 Use a phillips head screwdriver to loosen the screw on the battery door located on the bottom end cap of the IAQ Monitor and then remove the batt...

Page 8: ...end of the power cord into the AC Adaptor Next plug the AC adaptor s cable into the dc input connector of the Charger Manager 3 Plug the 5 pin connector of the Charger Manager into the battery charger input on the top end cap of the IAQ Monitor see the IAQ Monitor instrument diagram at the beginning of Chapter 3 to locate the 5 pin connector A few seconds later the LED on the Charger Manager will ...

Page 9: ... be allowed to become fully discharged or left in a low charge state for an extended period of time If left unused the battery should be recharged every three months and before using the IAQ Monitor Setting The Real Time Clock If you want the IAQ Monitor to record in real time you must use Quest Suite Professional to set the real time clock before you begin recording Questsuite Professional automa...

Page 10: ...so Readings from the linear channel will only appear on the display if the IAQ Monitor is programmed to record data on that channel To change which channels will be recorded or make other programming choices you must use Quest Suite Professional to make your selections and then reprogram the IAQ Monitor Default Recorder Setup The IAQ Monitor comes factory programmed for common test conditions allo...

Page 11: ...cedures you will be using NOTE The CO2 temperature and relative humidity sensors are built into the IAQ Monitor See Connecting and Calibrating Your Sensors in Chapter 4 for information on connecting the toxic gas and linear sensors Turning the IAQ Monitor On and Off 1 Press the ON OFF button The IAQ Monitor will turn on and automatically begin displaying the present readings 2 Press the ON OFF but...

Page 12: ...ss the UP ARROW button press the UP ARROW button one more time if the backlight was off The IAQ Monitor will display Press Record for Function Menu To Continue 7 Press the RECORD button The IAQ Monitor will display For Choices RECORD Selects Clear Data Press ON OFF To Exit 8 Press the UP ARROW button repeatedly until the third line on the IAQ Monitor displays CO2 Zero Adjust 9 Press the RECORD but...

Page 13: ...the current concentration Span entered This value can be altered if required by pressing and holding the up or down arrow key until the desired concentration value is displayed 13 Apply the CO2 at a rate of 1 liter per minute while observing the Current Level display Wait for the current level to stabilize and then press the RECORD button The IAQ Monitor will display Calibrating and begin to count...

Page 14: ... following Screen will appear Enter Secure Mode Press RECORD For Yes Press For No ON OFF Aborts 3 Press the or key 4 The IAQ Monitor will momentarily display Standby while initializing the session The IAQ Monitor will then display the present readings with an S in the upper left corner of the display After the session initializes the IAQ Monitor will display an R in the upper left corner of the di...

Page 15: ...using Questsuite Professional or via a computer See Chapter 3 Outputting a Report directly to a Computer Hard Copy Clearing Data From the IAQ Monitor 1 Turn the IAQ Monitor on It will display the present readings 2 Press the UP ARROW button press the UP ARROW button one more time if the backlight was off The IAQ Monitor will display Press RECORD For Function Menu To Continue 3 Press the RECORD but...

Page 16: ...ECORD button again Data will be cleared and the IAQ Monitor will briefly display Data Cleared 6 The IAQ Monitor will then display For Choices RECORD Selects Clear Data Press ON OFF To Exit 7 Press the ON OFF button to return to the Main Screen ...

Page 17: ...Monitor display Abbreviation Meaning O R Out of Range displayed when the IAQ Monitor is first turned on and the CO2 sensor is still settling deg F Degrees Fahrenheit displayed with reading of temperature channel deg C Degrees Celsius displayed with reading of temperature channel Percent Relative Humidity displayed with reading of humidity channel ppm Parts Per Million displayed with reading of CO2...

Page 18: ...ng instrument diagram when operating the aq 5000 IAQ Monitor TOXIC SENSOR CAP TOXIC SENSOR NOTE POSITION OF NOTCHES WHEN INSTALLING TOXIC SENSOR ANALOG INPUT RS 232 CHARGER AC ADAPTER TOXIC GAS INLET FITTING CO2 INLET FITTING cl 5000 CALIBRATION ADAPTER TECHNOLOGIES ...

Page 19: ...ND COVER HOLE PLUG To mount the wand on the aq 5001 for use as a portable IAQ Monitor 1 Remove the rubber hole plug from the side of the case the cord will retain it 2 Lay the case flat and open the cover 3 Lift the aq 5000 from its nesting location and slide it out of the way disconnect cables if necessary Feed the wand through the hole stopping at the coil ...

Page 20: ...a computer simultaneously I E a discharged battery This is why the Quest Technologies multi function Y cable p n 053 847 was designed Examine the cable It has three connectors on it The longest cable with the round 5 pin female connector plugs into the AQ 5000 Pro s RS 232 Charger AC Adaptor connector See Diagram Page 13 The round 5 pin male connector attached to the short cable is where the AC Ad...

Page 21: ...he following message will be displayed Cannot Turn Off While Recording This is done to prevent you from accidentally interrupting a test See Start and Stop Recording later in this chapter for details If you have not yet used Quest Suite Professional to program the IAQ Monitor you will see the following message when the IAQ Monitor is turned on Time And Date Not Programmed This indicates that the r...

Page 22: ... humidity sensor incorporates a capacitive sensor with a monolithic CMOS circuit for a high reliability linear response The temperature sensor is a bead type thermistor with a fast response to ambient temperatures Both the temperature and humidity sensors are calibrated at the factory and cannot be calibrated in the field We recommend you return the IAQ Monitor to Quest Technologies for yearly cal...

Page 23: ...he O ring in the bottom of the adapter slides over the handle of the wand 3 Turn the IAQ Monitor on It will display the present readings 4 Wait for the sensors to stabilize when the readings level off the sensor is stabilized 5 Using the supplied tubing connect a source of Nitrogen N2 to the CO2 inlet fitting of the Calibration Adapter 6 Press the UP ARROW button press the UP ARROW button one more...

Page 24: ...entarily then the following menu will appear Apply XXXX ppm CO2 CO2 XXXXppm Press RECORD To Span Press ON OFF To Exit 11 Turn the regulator off Remove the N2 bottle from the regulator and replace it with CO2 of the desired Concentration 12 The Cursor will be shown blinking under the right digit of the current concentration Span entered This value can be altered if required by pressing and holding ...

Page 25: ...g table illustrates the cross sensitivity to a range of commonly encountered gases expressed as the reading of the sensor when exposed to 100 ppm of the interfering gas at 20 C Gas Sensor Interfering Gas CO H2S SO2 NO NO2 H2 Cl2 HCN C2H4 HCl CO se 4010 100 7 10 9 20 40 N D N D N D N D H2S se 4020 2 100 10 1 20 1 N D N D N D N D NO2 se 4050 5 5 0 5 0 100 N D N D N D N D N D NO se 4060 0 N D 5 100 3...

Page 26: ... longer for the sensor to stabilize To use a biased sensor that has been powered with the bias box disconnect the sensor from the bias box and immediately connect the sensor to the IAQ Monitor and turn on the IAQ Monitor The sensor should stabilize in a few minutes IMPORTANT You must turn on the IAQ Monitor after connecting a biased sensor or sensor power will not be maintained After initial turn ...

Page 27: ...rocedure for the sensor you are using The zero and span adjustments are performed electronically with the results stored in memory NOTE Due to the presence of toxic gas during the calibration process appropriate safety procedures should be followed NOTE Calibration must be performed in an area known not to contain hazardous or interfering gases if ambient air will be used as the zero gas for this ...

Page 28: ... the UP ARROW button one more time if the backlight was off The IAQ Monitor will display the following screen Press Record for Function Menu To Continue 2 Press the RECORD button The IAQ Monitor will display the following screen For Choices RECORD Selects Clear Data Press ON OFF To Exit 3 Press the UP ARROW button repeatedly until the third line on the IAQ Monitor displays Toxic Zero Adjust 3 Pres...

Page 29: ...Use a 1 liter per minute flow rate regulator when calibrating 1 Unscrew and remove the toxic sensor cap see the IAQ Monitor instrument diagram in the beginning of this Chapter 2 Slide the calibration adapter over the wand until the O ring in the bottom of the adapter slides over the handle of the wand 3 Using the supplied tubing connect a source of pure air we recommend Nitrogen to the toxic gas i...

Page 30: ...Using the supplied tubing connect the toxic gas source to the toxic gas inlet fitting of the calibration adapter 5 The arrow keys can be used at this point to adjust the span value displayed to the desired gas concentration as listed on the side of the cylinder 6 Apply the toxic gas at a rate of 1 liter per minute while observing the Current Level display Wait for the current level to stabilize an...

Page 31: ...tle of pure nitrogen to the toxic gas inlet fitting of the calibration adapter 4 Press the UP ARROW button press the UP ARROW button one more time if the backlight was off The IAQ Monitor will display the following screen Press Record for Function Menu To Continue 5 Press the RECORD button The IAQ Monitor will display the following screen For Choices RECORD Selects Clear Data Press ON OFF To Exit ...

Page 32: ...ro procedures first NOTE The oxygen span adjustment must be done in an area free of toxic gases If an area free of toxic gases is not accessible a bottle with a known concentration of oxygen can be used to span adjust the oxygen sensor in place of the procedure described below 1 Remove the calibration adaptor from the wand The span concentration for fresh air calibrations should be 20 9 If require...

Page 33: ...t Pin Configuration PIN Signal Name 1 Analog 2 Analog 3 Cold Start 4 Common Connecting your linear input sensor requires one of Metrosonics optional adapters see Accessories in chapter 5 To connect your linear input sensor simply plug it into the connector labeled Analog Input This connector is located on the top end cap of the IAQ Monitor NOTE Connecting pin 3 to either pin 2 or pin 4 will result...

Page 34: ...ment from the menu that appears A dialog box titled Indoor Air Quality Setup will appear Click on the tab marked Inputs 3 Select Analog Input from the options displayed This will enable the Analog Input options to the right side of the dialog box Select Air Probe II connected This selects factory scaling factors for the Air Probe II The default is meters per second If feet per minute scaling is de...

Page 35: ...lowing example assumes the following a Full statistics mode b Toxic sensor is installed and enabled c Instrument Mode Data Logging To scroll through the different screens follow these steps 1 Turn the IAQ Monitor on It will display the Main Screen which shows present readings of the CO2 temperature and relative humidity channels with the recording status recording or not recording This screen is d...

Page 36: ...has been selected only average readings will be displayed NOTE These screens will be skipped if data has not been recorded 4 Continue to press the UP ARROW button to scroll through the results for each test in memory 5 Press the UP ARROW button The IAQ Monitor will scroll to the next screen which shows the recording status the number of tests in memory elapsed time and the amount of memory remaini...

Page 37: ...ARROW button to scroll through the screens again NOTE If desired you can use the DOWN ARROW button to scroll through the screens in reverse order Start and Stop Recording Follow these steps to start and stop recording 1 Turn the IAQ Monitor on The unit will display the Main Screen 2 Press the Record button If using survey mode the IAQ Monitor will record one sample display the message DATA SAMPLE ...

Page 38: ...output a summary report of your recorded data directly to a Windows based PC using Hyperterminal This procedure assumes some familiarity with the Windows operating system To output a report follow these steps 1 Record your test data and stop recording 2 Start hyperterminal by first clicking on the start button and locating the program icon under the Accessories and Communications menu and clicking...

Page 39: ...been recorded Use the up and down arrow keys to select the test you wish to view 11 To view the test in Hyperterminal press the RECORD key Hard Copy Printing a Report To store data on the computer so it can be retrieved later or to print the data to the computer s printer proceed as follows 1 Set up Hyperterminal as shown above Pull down the transfer menu Select Capture Text 2 The program will pro...

Page 40: ...en will be displayed Press RECORD For Function Menu t u To Continue 4 Press the RECORD button and the following screen will be displayed t u For Choices RECORD Selects Clear Data Press ON OFF To Exit 5 Press RECORD The following menu will appear Press RECORD to Clear Data Press ON OFF To Exit 6 Press RECORD The unit will respond with Data Cleared and return to the top Record Menu NOTE Data can als...

Page 41: ...rn the IAQ Monitor on It will display the Main Screen 2 Press the RECORD button and the following screen will be displayed Enter Secure Mode Press RECORD For Yes Press t u For No ON OFF Aborts 3 Press the RECORD button and the following screen will be displayed Enter Code 0 t u Selects Choices RECORD Selects Press ON OFF To Exit 4 Use the Up and down arrow buttons to select the value of the first ...

Page 42: ... The following screen will appear Enter Code 0 To Exit Secure Mode t u Selects Choices RECORD Selects 6 Enter the Secure Code as in step 4 above When the code has been entered the main screen will appear Note that the unit is still recording Stop the session by pressing the RECORD key ...

Page 43: ...ge 0 to 100 non condensing Accuracy 3 25 C Resolution 0 1 Response Time 50 seconds with minimum airflow of 1 mi hr through wand Temperature Detector Thermistor Range 0 to 60 C 32 to 140 F Accuracy 0 5 C 0 9 F requires minimum air flow of 1 mi hr through wand Resolution 0 1 C or F Toxic Gas Channel Display Resolution 0 1 0 5 or 1 ppm depending on sensor type Gas Type Full Scale Repeatability Carbon...

Page 44: ...te 5 Minute 10 Minute or 15 Minute samples or averages Statistics Saved Up to 5 data values per sampling interval CO2 Temperature Relative Humidity Gas and Linear Input Communications Format RS 232 1Start 8 Data 1 Stop Bit No Parity Baud Rate 1200 to 38400 Printer Output Summary Report Separate reports for each logging session indicating Minimum Maximum and time of occurrence elapsed time and Aver...

Page 45: ...aq 5000 Enclosure Size 3 6 x 7 1 x 1 3 inches 9 1 x 18 0 x 3 3 cm Wand Size 11 8 inches 30 cm 1 inch 2 54 cm diameter aq 5001 Enclosure Size 15 x 10 5 x 6 inches 38 1 x 26 7 x 15 2 cm Wand Size 11 8 inches 30 cm 1 inch 2 54 cm diameter Weight aq 5000 2 lbs 0 83 kg aq 5001 10 7 lbs 4 8 kg Specifications subject to change without notice ...

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