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LP

 

Gilian

 

GilAir®

 

Plus

 

 

Personal

 

Air

 

Sampling

 

Pump

 

 

Quick

Start

 

Guide

 

Page

 

3

Set

 

Flow

 

Rate

 

1.

 

From

 

the

 

Main

 

Menu

,

 

select

 

Flow

 

Set

 

using

 

the

 

NAV

 

keys.

 

2.

 

Press

 

the

 

INC/DEC

 

keys

 

to

 

set

 

desired

 

flow

 

rate,

 

then

 

press

 

the

 

POWER/ENTER

 

key

 

to

 

enter

 

the

 

desired

 

flow

 

rate.

 

 

Note:

 

Flow

 

range

 

select

 

must

 

be

 

in

 

Lo

 

if

 

the

 

flow

 

is

 

less

 

than

 

450

 

cc/min

 

and

 

in

 

Hi

 

for

 

rates

 

from

 

450

 

to

 

5000

 

cc/min.

 

The

 

flow

 

range

 

select

 

is

 

on

 

the

 

right

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

case

 

and

 

can

 

be

 

switched

 

between

 

Lo

 

and

 

Hi

 

with

 

a

 

2mm

 

(5/64")

 

hex

 

wrench

 

supplied

 

with

 

the

 

pump.

 

Indication

 

of

 

Lo

 

or

 

Hi

 

selection

 

displays

 

in

 

the

 

middle

 

of

 

the

 

lower

 

display

 

status

 

line.

 

 

 

Flow

 

Calibration

 

1.

 

Connect

 

the

 

pump

 

to

 

an

 

air

 

flow

 

calibrator

 

per

 

the

 

calibrator

 

manufacturers’

 

recommendations.

  

A

 

representative

 

sample

 

media

 

must

 

be

 

connected

 

at

 

the

 

inlet

 

to

 

the

 

pump

 

to

 

establish

 

proper

 

load

 

conditions.

  

A

 

calibration

 

panel

 

may

 

be

 

substituted

 

for

 

the

 

sample

 

media,

 

set

 

for

 

a

 

pressure

 

drop

 

of

 

4

 

inches

 

of

 

water.

  

2.

 

While

 

pump

 

displays

 

the

 

Main

 

Menu

 

use

 

the

 

NAV

 

keys

 

to

 

select

 

Calibrate,

 

then

 

Press

 

the

 

POWER/ENTER

 

key.

 

3.

 

Display

 

shows

 

the

 

set

 

flow

 

rate

 

and

 

the

 

pump

 

begins

 

to

 

run

 

in

 

the

 

calibration

 

mode.

 

4.

 

Use

 

the

 

INC/DEC

 

keys

 

to

 

adjust

 

the

 

flow

 

rate

 

displayed

 

on

 

the

 

pump

 

until

 

matching

 

the

 

flow

 

rate

 

measured

 

by

 

the

 

calibration

 

device.

   

5.

 

Press

 

the

 

POWER/ENTER

 

key

 

to

 

set

 

calibration.

 

6.

 

Press

 

ESC

 

key

 

to

 

return

 

to

 

Main

 

Menu

.

  

 

Field

 

Calibration

 

Note:

 

Display

 

calibration

 

procedures

 

above

 

make

 

internal

 

pump

 

adjustments

 

and

 

improve

 

the

 

accuracy

 

of

 

the

 

flow

 

display.

 

This

 

does

 

not

 

replace

 

field

 

calibration

 

as

 

described

 

by

 

OSHA

 

and

 

NIOSH.

 

Conduct

 

flow

 

verification

 

using

 

a

 

Primary

 

Calibrator

 

prior

 

to

 

each

 

field

 

sample.

 

Field

 

calibration

 

procedures

 

are

 

referenced

 

in

 

the

 

NIOSH

 

Manual

 

of

 

Analytical

 

Methods

 

at

 

www.cdc.gov/niosh

 

and

 

the

 

OSHA

 

Technical

 

Manual

 

at

 

www.osha.gov.

 

 

 

Starting

 

the

 

Sample

 

Run

 

1.

 

With

 

pump

 

displaying

 

the

 

Main

 

Menu

 

use

 

the

 

NAV

 

keys

 

to

 

select

 

Run.

 

 

2.

 

Press

 

the

 

POWER/ENTER

 

key.

 

 

Note:

  

Before

 

it

 

enters

 

the

 

Run

 

mode,

 

the

 

pump

 

may

 

go

 

into

 

a

 

self

calibration

 

mode

 

for

 

7

10

 

seconds.

  

During

 

this

 

interval,

 

"Sensor

 

Calibration"

 

displays.

 

Stopping

 

the

 

Sample

 

Run

 

1.

 

From

 

any

 

display,

 

press

 

POWER/ENTER

.

 

2.

 

The

 

Pause/Stop

 

Menu

 

will

 

appear

 

in

 

the

 

upper

 

left

 

corner

 

of

 

the

 

display.

  

3.

 

Select

 

Stop

 

and

 

press

 

POWER/ENTER

 

to

 

stop

 

the

 

sample.

 

 
 

Retrieving

 

Data

 

1.

 

From

 

the

 

Main

 

Menu

,

 

using

 

the

 

NAV

 

keys

 

select

 

Review

.

 

2.

 

Press

 

POWER/ENTER

.

 

3.

 

Use

 

the

 

NAV

 

keys

 

to

 

select

 

among

 

the

 

last

 

sixteen

 

events.

 

Note:

  

Total

 

Run

 

Time

 

and

 

Total

 

Volume

 

Sampled

 

do

 

not

 

reset

 

during

 

Pause

.

 

However,

 

Stop

 

will

 

end

 

the

 

sampling

 

event

 

and

 

the

 

data

 

will

 

clear

 

at

 

the

 

next

 

sampling

 

event.

 

Data

 

displays

 

until

 

the

 

next

 

event

 

starts.

 

Select

 

Review

 

to

 

retrieve

 

previous

 

sampling

 

data.

  

See

 

Retrieving

 

the

 

Data

 

(above).

 

Reviews: