6.10. Warm-Up
When you place a monitor in the cradle and lock the capture mechanism, the Cradle
automatically starts charging the instrument and initiates a warm-up cycle to prepare the
instrument for bump testing or calibration. In order for the warm-up cycle to commence,
however, the monitor needs to be either turned off or in AutoRAE 2 Communications mode.
The warm-up time depends on the sensors installed in the instrument and their individual
warm-up requirements. During warm-up, the two Cradle LEDs labeled “Bump” and “Cal”
blink orange in alternation. When the instrument is warmed up, the two LEDs glow
continuously green, indicating that you may now perform a bump test or calibration.
If the instrument fails to warm up, the Cradle’s Bump and Cal LED lights will blink red in
alternation and the buzzer will alarm. Remove the monitor from the cradle and refer to the
information on the instrument display.
An instrument to be placed in the cradle can be off or turned on and set for AutoRAE 2
Communications mode.
1.
When you place an instrument that is turned off into the Cradle, the Cradle automatically
starts charging the instrument and initiates a warm-up cycle to prepare the instrument for
bump testing or calibration.
Note:
If the instrument’s voltage is too low to power on, the cradle initiates a warm-up
cycle until the voltage is sufficient to power on. That is to say the identification time is
longer.
2.
When instruments are turned on and entered into AutoRAE 2 communication mode, they
are treated in different ways. Refer to this following table:
Instrument
Instrument powered off
Instrument powered on and in
AutoRAE 2 Communications
Mode
Time
Comments
Time
Comments
MultiRAE
2'12"
Performs self-test. PID sensor
needs 2 minutes to warm up.
6"
All sensors are warmed.
Mode transmits only.
No self-test is performed.
ToxiRAE Pro 1'26"
Performs self-test. PID sensor
needs 1 minute to warm up.
25"
All sensors are warmed.
Performs self-test.
QRAE 3
1'22"
Performs self-test. Sensors need 1
minute to warm up.
8"
All sensors are warmed.
MiniRAE Lite 10"
Performs self-test.
6"
Sensor is warmed and
AutoRAE 2 is ready
MicroRAE
30"
Performs self-test.
12"
All sensors are warmed.
MiniRAE 3000,
ppbRAE 3000,
UltraRAE 3000
10"/20" Performs self-test. Normal time is
10". If wireless is supported, it
requires 20".
6"
Sensor is warmed and
AutoRAE 2 is ready
Important!
If sensors are still warming when entering AutoRAE 2 Communications
Mode, the instrument will not be ready until the sensors are warmed.
Summary of Contents for AutoRAE 2
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Page 38: ...Select Exit to return the monitor to Normal Measurement Mode...
Page 43: ...When you click on Gas Config 8 the two gas bottles Gas Inlet 15 and Gas Inlet 16 are shown...
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Page 95: ...Set the password for access to the AutoRAE 2 Note The default value is 0000...
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