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CODE  080130-1200 

080130-1201 
080130-1203 

 

 
 

High Volume Air Sampler 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Thank you for purchasing this product. 

  This operation manual describes precautions that are important for preventing accidents as 

well as the procedures used to handle the product. 

  To ensure safety, read this operation manual and the attached warranty thoroughly before 

use, and use the product correctly. 

  After reading this operation manual and the warranty, keep them in a safe place where they 

can be referred to at any time. 

Summary of Contents for 080130-1200

Page 1: ... precautions that are important for preventing accidents as well as the procedures used to handle the product To ensure safety read this operation manual and the attached warranty thoroughly before use and use the product correctly After reading this operation manual and the warranty keep them in a safe place where they can be referred to at any time ...

Page 2: ...eration 24 Error Displays 25 Power Outages 26 Mode Display 27 Menu 29 Toggling the Flow Rate Correction Method 29 Sampling Data 30 Detailed Error Display 32 Setting the Time 33 Setting the Screen 34 Setting the Serial Number 34 Setting the Error 35 Calibration Mode 36 Leak Check 37 Calibration Methods 38 Flow Rate Calibration Method 38 Atmospheric Temperature Calibration Method 38 Atmospheric Pres...

Page 3: ...r Sibata representative The copyright of this operation manual belongs to Sibata Scientific Technology Ltd The reproduction of all or part of this operation manual without prior written permission from Sibata Scientific Technology Ltd is prohibited In principle the contents written in the manual of English version is the English translation of those in the manual of Japanese version However when t...

Page 4: ...ur if the product is used without consideration of the corresponding item of precautionary information is indicated by one of three labels DANGER WARNING and CAUTION These labels indicate precautionary information that is important for ensuring safety and so be sure to observe them Labels Indicating Degrees of Damage or Injury Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could ...

Page 5: ... representative Do not use this product in an abnormal state or allow it to be dismantled for repair by non service personnel Doing so might cause malfunction or accidents Do not run this product wrapped in a cloth or bedding or enclosed in a box Doing so might cause heat to build up resulting in fire or malfunction Only use a single phase AC 100V 90 V to 132V or AC 220 V 180 V to 264 V power supp...

Page 6: ...Before use check the sheath of the power adapter cable for scratches or other abnormalities Also do not place heavy objects or step on the power cable Use in an abnormal state might cause fire or electric shock Do not use wires other metallic objects or any other connection method not specified in this manual Doing so might cause malfunction Do not allow water and other liquids and gases other tha...

Page 7: ...C and 1 atmosphere correction or actual flow rate Incorporates a constant flow rate function to minimize drops in the suction flow rate accompanying increased suction pressure caused by sampling of dust etc A backlit touch panel is adopted to enable even more convenient operation Two timer functions are provided for starting operations a delay timer based on the time and a clock timer based on the...

Page 8: ... 8 Names of Parts Sampler 1 Door 7 Through pipe shuttle tube 2 Flush lever handle 8 Clamps 3 Snap fastener 9 Mini knobs 4 Canopy 10 Cable stopper 5 Control unit HV RW K1 11 Power cable 6 Hopper 12 Legs ...

Page 9: ...ric temperature sensor connector 4 START STOP button 8 Atmospheric pressure sensor tube Hopper 1 Hopper 6 Hopper top stage guide 2 Perpendicular bolt 7 Quick clamp knob 3 Sliding cover 8 Quick clamp knob storage area 4 Hopper fixing screw 9 Filter stopper 5 Hopper top stage fixing block 10 Atmospheric temperature sensor ...

Page 10: ...quickly might cause malfunction or injuries Installation Conveyance Be sure to check that the hopper is fastened as next sentence Ensure that the hopper is fitted into the hopper top stage fixing block and that the hole is sealed with the sliding cover Then tighten the hopper fixing screw Check that the quick clamp knobs are securely fastened on the screws at the quick clamp knob storage area The ...

Page 11: ...g over The product is provided with 8 anchor bolt holes at the bottom of the legs and 4 rope fixing holes at the top of the legs rotation axis part If you feel anxious for the door moving when you want to keep the door open You can use the rubber belt accessory so that you may fix the door as shown in the following figure The color of the rubber belt is subject to change without notice The possibl...

Page 12: ...o the product If the connection is loose it will not be waterproofed which might cause electric leak or malfunction Wiring Methods Use in Japan Use a single phase 100 V power supply 90 V to 132 V can be used Be sure to ground this product When using this product outdoors ensure that the electrical outlet and or extension cable are waterproofed Power plug of this product uses a waterproof plug WF75...

Page 13: ...le gasket on the shuttle tube Then attach the shuttle tube on the flow meter suction port and fasten it with a clamp Place a ferrule gasket on the shuttle tube Loosen the hopper fixing screws Remove the hopper from the top stage fixing block Place the hopper above the shuttle tube and fasten it with a clamp At this point ensure that the hopper is fitted into the hopper top stage guides Ferrule gas...

Page 14: ...rubber attached to the hopper has become entrained Also if only one side is tightened securely the other screws may end up spinning freely Thoroughly tighten all four sides Be sure that a filter is in place before operating the sampler There is a risk that the internal blower will breakdown with direct air intake Attaching the Filter Case Ensure that a filter is mounted in the filter case Then put...

Page 15: ...ard accessory It contains a urethane holder glass tube containing a 90 mm diameter polyurethane foam that is used to perform dioxin sampling Filter Filters 8 10 filters can be mounted Particle size selector A special inertial impact particle size selector can be attached to perform PM2 5 and other size classification Andersen sampler An AH 600 Andersen sampler can be attached to perform size class...

Page 16: ...tal display Operations can be performed by touching the display directly Press the START STOP button to start sampling Touch keys are arranged at various points on the respective touch panel screens Operations can be performed by touching them Touch keys consist of any onscreen buttons enclosed in a rectangle and any underlined region A backlight function is provided The backlight goes out if no o...

Page 17: ...tly configured flow rate correction method See page 29 Flow rate settings The flow rate can be set See page 18 Operation start timer The operation start method and start timer can be set See page 19 Operation end timer The operation end method and end timer can be set See page 21 Mode Displays environmental information See page 27 Key lock Locks keys Locked Lock cancelled Last data Displays the mo...

Page 18: ... can be set In the flow rate setting screen press the numerical keys to enter the desired flow rate Press to confirm the numerical value and return to the main screen Press ESC to cancel entry and return to the main screen Press CLR to set the numerical value to 0 Press BS to delete the last figure entered The configurable flow rate range is 100 L min to 1200 L min ...

Page 19: ...to proceed to the start time setting screen where the starting time can be set Press the regions with the respective numbers for hours and minutes to proceed to the numerical value entry screen When the numerical values have been entered the system will return to this screen Press ESC to return to the main screen In the numerical value entry screen press the numerical keys to enter the desired num...

Page 20: ...ing the START STOP button will immediately start operations Press the numbers next to CLOCK to proceed to the start time setting screen where the starting time can be set From the left the display shows the year last two figures of the western calendar month day hour minute and second Press the respective numerical regions to proceed to the numerical value entry screen When the numerical values ha...

Page 21: ...ow rate has been reached Press the numbers next to TIMER to proceed to the ending time setting screen where the ending time can be set Press the regions with the respective numbers for hours and minutes to proceed to the numerical value entry screen When the numerical values have been entered the system will return to this screen Press ESC to return to the main screen In the numerical value entry ...

Page 22: ...e flow rate in manual operation Press the numbers next to VOL to proceed to the ending cumulative flow rate setting screen where the ending cumulative flow rate can be set In the ending cumulative flow rate setting screen press the numerical keys to enter the desired numerical values Press to confirm the numerical values and return to the main screen Press ESC to cancel entry and return to the mai...

Page 23: ...running Starting Operations In the main screen confirm the setting conditions In the example in the figure below the set flow rate is 1 000 L min operations start 1 hour later and operations continue for 8 hours Press the START STOP button to start operations After the START STOP button has been pressed if the flow meter inadvertently responds to a slight airflow a zero error will occur and the fo...

Page 24: ...the blower will run and the sampler will start operating During Operation When the blower is running and the sampler starts operating the following screen appears At this point the message START is highlighted Pressing the START STOP button during operation will forcibly stop operation Delay Timer Clock Timer The remaining time appears as a countdown The figure shows the screen when the sampling t...

Page 25: ...the blower will not stop and operation will continue If an error occurs it will be indicated onscreen If the error is blinking this indicates that it is occurring right now whereas if the error is lit this indicates that it occurred previously A blower error is always lit The internal battery run down icon blinks when the battery power is low and is lit when the battery is completely dead If a blo...

Page 26: ... long it lasted during operation After operations have ended check the details of the power outage using the sampling data or last data See pages 30 and 32 Relationship Between Error Display and Power Outages During Timer Operation When a power outage occurred during the timer operation the process is changed as follows according to the situation at that time During standby AC is displayed but whe...

Page 27: ... operation Prior to Operation before the START STOP button is pressed Press MODE to toggle in sequence between the screens shown below Press ESC to return to the main screen Cumulative flow rate for the most recent operating period The system returns to this screen after operations are complete MODE Atmospheric temperature Atmospheric pressure MODE MODE ...

Page 28: ...ns shown below Press ESC to return to the main screen During Operation blower operating Press MODE to toggle in sequence between the screens shown below Press ESC to return to the main screen Atmospheric temperature Atmospheric pressure MODE Elapsed time Suction pressure Atmospheric temperature Configured flow rate MODE MODE MODE MODE ...

Page 29: ...ets the threshold for errors warnings See page 35 Calibration mode Calibrates flow rate temperature and pressure See page 36 ESC key Pressing this key will return to the main screen Toggling the Flow Rate Correction Method Press this key to toggle between 20 C 1 atmospheric correction 25 C 1 atmospheric correction 0 C 1 atmospheric correction and actual flow rate The toggled flow rate correction m...

Page 30: ...ng to the numerical key pressed Data items Displays the sampling data over 4 pages See page 31 TRBL key Displayed only when an error has occurred See page 32 ESC key Returns to the previous screen Up Down keys Pressing will move to the next page and pressing will move to the previous page See page 31 Treatment of LAST DATA In the main screen press LAST DATA to view the same data as in sampling dat...

Page 31: ...es Press and to toggle between the pages Atmospheric pressure Maximum Minimum Average Atmospheric temperature Maximum Minimum Average Sampling time Sampling start time Cumulative flow rate Flow rate settings Average flow rate Flow rate correction method ...

Page 32: ...ple in the figure below flow rate errors have occurred 5 times atmospheric pressure errors 4 times and atmospheric temperature errors 3 times but no power errors have occurred The threshold for each error can be configured in the error setting screen See page 35 A blower error key is only displayed if a blower error has occurred Press the respective numerical keys to display error detail screens a...

Page 33: ... numerical regions to proceed to the numerical value entry screen When numerical values have been entered the system returns to this screen Press OK to confirm the setting values and return to the menu screen Press CANCEL to cancel the new settings and return to the menu screen In the numerical value entry screen press the numerical keys to enter the desired setting value In this screen as well pr...

Page 34: ...display the serial number setting screen in the figure at right Press a numerical region to switch to the numerical value entry screen When numerical values have been entered the system will return to this screen Press ESC to return to the menu screen In the numerical value entry screen press the numerical keys to enter the desired numerical values Press to confirm the numerical values as the sett...

Page 35: ...es as the setting values and return to the error setting screen Press ESC to cancel entry and return to the error setting screen Press CLR to set the numerical value to 0 Press BS to delete the last figure entered Enter a flow rate accuracy threshold value between 5 and 30 The factory default is 30 Enter a suction pressure threshold value between 250 hPa and 0 0 hPa The factory default upper limit...

Page 36: ...C key Pressing this key will return to the main screen The respective span value zero value entry screens will be as in the figure at right Press a numerical region to proceed to the numerical value entry screen When numerical values have been entered the date of entry is recorded and the system returns to this screen Press ESC to return to the menu screen In the numerical value entry screen press...

Page 37: ...ode Press ESC to return to the calibration screen For the leak check prepare an HV rectangular rubber plate sold separately Attach it to the filter case using the same procedures as for attaching filters and seal off the sampler s suction port Next press the START STOP button and run the blower for 1 minute At this point measure the flow rate If the flow rate exceeds 5 L min there is likely a leak...

Page 38: ...ch to the calibration mode and enter the obtained span value and zero value If you are only adjusting the accuracy of a particular flow rate perform an one point calibration If you are using the product at multiple flow rate values perform either the 1 point calibration before every sampling or the 2 point calibration For the 1 point calibration only change the span value For the 2 point calibrati...

Page 39: ...djust accuracy across a calibration range A disadvantage however is that with parameters such as temperature the preparation of differing environmental conditions can be difficult Obtaining the Span Value and Zero Value in 1 Point Calibration The span value and zero value are obtained from the following formulas For calibration with respect to a particular flow rate accuracy will be improved by ch...

Page 40: ... rate L min Pa Atmospheric pressure hPa Ps Standard atmospheric pressure 1013 25 hPa Ta Atmospheric temperature C Ts Standard temperature C The cumulative flow rate is calculated by summing the instantaneous flow rate units corresponding to the selected flow rate correction method in 1 second units Communications Sampling data can be retrieved by connecting a PC using the USB port provided on the ...

Page 41: ...ean with dilute ethanol When cleaning a filter case do not wipe harder with acetone The coatings of its surface may be removed Be sure to wipe gently In the following cases repairs or maintenance must be performed by the manufacturer Contact the distributor where you purchased the product 1 One year has elapsed since flow rate calibration by the manufacturer 2 The internal battery run down icon is...

Page 42: ...rnal battery is dead The internal battery icon is lit The battery must be replaced Contact the distributor where you purchased the product The sampler does not recover from a power outage The internal battery is dead The internal battery icon is lit The battery must be replaced Contact the distributor where you purchased the product The power outages have occurred intermittently A power outage wil...

Page 43: ...Range 0 to 40 C 10 to 90 RH with no condensation Power Supply AC100 V 90 V to 132V AC 220 V 180 V to 264 V 50 60 Hz Current Protection Function 15 A Circuit protector Power Consumption 2 100 L min 0 4A quartz fiber filter polyurethane foam 2 700 L min 3 7A quartz fiber filter polyurethane foam 2 700 L min 2 3A quartz fiber filter 1000 L min 4 1A quartz fiber filter 1000 L min 3 3A glass fiber filt...

Page 44: ...ode Name of Part Details 080040 021 Andersen sampler AH 600 080130 8 Digital orifice flow meter OFD 1 1 080130 0551 Rectangular adapter for orifice flow meter 080130 0991 Short holder set SUS case 1 Removal fixture 1 PTFE packing 1 Short urethane holder not including urethane 1 080130 09911 Short urethane holder Glass inner short tube for urethane not including urethane 080130 061 Particle size se...

Page 45: ...product Sibata does not assume any liability whatsoever for compensation of data or content that could not be acquired or logged as a result loss of data or other content and other direct and indirect damages loss of business profit interruption of business etc relating to the preceding Sibata guarantees repair of production malfunctions under fixed conditions However Sibata has no responsibility ...

Page 46: ...of your respective local governing body The sampler body is made from metals aluminum and stainless steel and polymer POM Inquiries If you have any questions about this product or if there is any other way in which we can be of assistance contact the distributor or your Sibata representative 21 08 17K 03 ...

Page 47: ... of Malfunction Frequency of Occurrence Every time Occasionally Rarely Other Start of Malfunction Since purchase Within a month Within a week Other Symptoms Write in as much detail as possible Ex Backlight does not turn ON even by pressing a key Check Items Please choose your answer Does the LCD display turn ON when the power to the sampler is turned ON Yes No Has it been used near the sea or a ho...

Page 48: ...pe dimensions specifications and other product information are subject to change without notice in the interest of product improvement to the extent that product functions and applications will not be impaired ...

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