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Fiber Monitor

F-1

OPERATION MANUAL

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Page 1: ...idents as well as procedures used to handle the product To ensure the product is used safely and correctly read this operation manual and attached warranty thoroughly before using the product After reading this manual keep it carefully stored together with the warranty in an easily accessible location Fiber Monitor F 1K OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...RE 25 Data Logger Setting Screen LOG 26 Scheduled Timer Setting Screen TIMER 27 Default Setting Screen 1 SET1 28 Default Setting Screen 2 SET2 28 Current Date Time Setting Screen DATE TIME 28 Display Setting Screen DISPLAY 29 Calculation Process Setting Screen CAL MODE 29 Factor Values Setting Screen FACTOR 30 Data Logger Interval Setting Screen INTERVAL 30 Battery Charge Status BATTERY 30 Alarm S...

Page 3: ...ed by non dedicated operators About this Operation Manual Due to product improvements or other factors information in this operation manual is subject to change without notice Every effort has been made to ensure the information in this manual is correct However if any errors or omissions are discovered please contact your Sibata representative Sibata Scientific Technology Ltd owns the copyright f...

Page 4: ...ious graphical symbols to indicate warnings and instructions The degree of risk involved in using the product without observing the corresponding information is indicated by one of three labels Danger Warning or Caution All information marked with one of those labels is considered import safety information that should always be observed Safety Labels and Corresponding Level of Potential Harm Damag...

Page 5: ...exposure to the body Do not store the product in strong direct sunlight in front of a heater or inside an automobile parked in hot sunlight Doing so could cause an explosion or fire Never attempt to connect to connectors with wire other metal items or use any other method not specified in this document Doing so could cause an explosion fire or equipment damage Be sure to use the provided AC adapte...

Page 6: ...wer cord from the outlet Operating the product in that state could result in a fire electric leakage shock or other problems Unplug the power cord from the outlet during long periods of disuse Not doing so could cause a fire electric leakage shock or other problems Do not place objects on the power cord bend the cord excessively bundle modify or damage the cord Doing so could cause a fire electric...

Page 7: ...tlet Not doing so could cause injury electric shock or other problems Do not touch or operate the product with wet hands Doing so could cause an electric shock or other problems Do not use the product in a location with an ambient temperature that is not within the 0 to 40 C range Doing so could cause a fire equipment damage or other problems Unplug the power cord from the outlet before cleaning o...

Page 8: ...ment damage fire or other problems Do not install the product in an unventilated location with high ambient humidity or dust levels Doing so could cause a fire electric leakage equipment damage or other problems Do not install the product in a location with a strong magnetic field Doing so could cause equipment damage or other problems Do not install the product near things that become hot Doing s...

Page 9: ...ing the product be sure to switch OFF the power switch and unplug the power cord from the outlet Not doing so could cause a fire electric leakage or other problems Users should never disassemble repair or modify the product Doing so could cause equipment damage electric shock fire or other problems Keep hands and fingers away from moving parts during operation Not doing so could cause injury elect...

Page 10: ...ment damage or other problems This product uses a laser Be sure to treat the laser as instructed in this manual Not doing so could cause an injury or other problem Laser Hazard Be sure to unplug the power cord from the outlet by gripping the plug Not doing so could cause a fire electric shock or other problems Regularly back up data in case an accident or failure occurs In the unlikely event some ...

Page 11: ... detector which is detected by a photomultiplier tube The vibrating fibrous particles passing through the detector generate pulsating variations in scattered light intensity levels In contrast non fibrous particles passing through the detector only minimally vary the intensity levels of scattered light caused by the vibration in the field The longer and thicker the fibrous particles the taller the...

Page 12: ...ts 1 Touch panel LCD display 6 External power supply connector 2 START STOP button 7 BATT CHARGE lamp 3 Handle 8 Various ports 4 Air sampling port 9 Sampling holder 5 Power switch 10 Acrylic cover 1 3 4 2 10 9 6 5 7 8 ...

Page 13: ...s If the AC adapter is not connected or no AC power supply is available the unit is powered by the internal NiMH battery In general repeatedly recharging NiMH batteries before they are completely depleted will decrease the output voltage That phenomenon is known as memory effect If the continuous operating time shortens due to the memory effect the capacity can be restored by one or two cycles of ...

Page 14: ...supply port Be sure to use the dedicated AC adapter RC60G 16D ALARM BNC connector It is used to switch ON open collector output when the measurement value exceeds the specified fibrous particle converted concentration value rated 12 V DC and 0 1 A EXT BATT External Power Supply Connector This is used to connect an NH 1 battery unit optional Be sure to install the provided cap when not in use Sampl...

Page 15: ...s of the sampling holder such as by using the plugs from the new sampling holder or electrical tape Wrap the new sampling holder with tape as shown Though wrapping with tape is not required it is recommended for supplemental protection because that portion is prone to coming off 4 Connect the new sampling holder to the tube and connect them to the plastic block Dispose of sampling holders that pot...

Page 16: ...eens Areas on the screen indicated by a rectangular border or numbers indicated by an underscore underline function as touch activated buttons The screen also features backlighting The backlighting switches OFF if no screen operations are performed for one minute If the backlighting is OFF it can be switched ON by touching the screen Do not touch two buttons simultaneously Doing so could cause a m...

Page 17: ...name and firmware version are displayed After about 5 seconds the main menu screen is displayed as shown below There are three measurement methods 1 Countdown Timer Measurement Press the START STOP button to start the measurement which continues until the previously specified time elapses 2 Manual Measurement Press the START STOP button to start the measurement and again to stop the measurement 3 ...

Page 18: ...d number measurement time display displays the SET MEASURE TIME setting screen Enter the measurement time setting If zero is entered it functions as the manual measurement mode After entering the setting value touch the key to apply the setting When the sub menu is displayed again check the measurement time value and press the START STOP button to start the measurement ...

Page 19: ... button is touched the values being entered are canceled and the sub menu is displayed again After entering the values and touching the ENTER button the sub menu is displayed again If the word Timer is flashing that indicates the setting process is finished For scheduled timer settings set the clock setting in advance Refer to Current Date Time Setting Screen on p 28 The timer will not function if...

Page 20: ...indication of the remaining charge available in the internal battery It flashes when the charge level is low This indicator is not displayed when being powered by an AC power supply Screen Switching Touching the button during a measurement toggles between displaying the accumulated value count and the fibrous particle converted concentration value f L Key Lock The key lock function can be enabled ...

Page 21: ... timer measurements measurements stop automatically after the specified measurement time For manual measurements press the START STOP button to stop the measurement When measurements stop the fibrous particle converted concentration value is displayed Touching the button displays the accumulated value Touching the button again displays the fibrous particle converted concentration value again Touch...

Page 22: ...e air inside the detector Do not switch ON the power with the zero filter or air sampling port disconnected Doing so could cause laser light beam leakage Looking directly at the laser light beam can cause eye damage Disconnect the zero filter reinstall the air sampling port and slide the sliding cap upward Turn OFF the power switch Switch it to the position As a general guideline replace the zero ...

Page 23: ...he fiber monitor A maximum of 5450 data points can be recorded Touching the DEL button deletes all recorded data When finished configuring settings touch the ENTER button to return to displaying the sub menu screen again When REC is displayed on the sub menu screen data is output each time the following measurements are performed In the unlikely event some sort of problem occurs note Sibata accept...

Page 24: ...lue touch NEXT and then SERIAL to display the screen shown to the right Touch the buttons for the intended output ports to switch to ON Touching ENTER displays the default setting screen 1 again Measurements performed with the above settings will result in outputting data at the specified data logger interval during measurements Outputting Recorded Data Connect a cable properly between the equipme...

Page 25: ... the main menu again Directly touching the measurement time value displays the sub menu screen Touching the key lock indicator locks only the START STOP button Measurement time Displays the specified measurement time 0 min Manual measurement REC RECORD Displayed when measurement data logging is enabled Timer Displayed when the scheduled timer measurement mode is enabled Key lock The START STOP but...

Page 26: ...ecorded data Once the data is deleted it cannot be recovered When finished configuring settings touch the ENTER button to return to displaying the sub menu screen again In the unlikely event some sort of problem occurs note Sibata accepts no responsibility for providing compensation for data that could not be acquired or recorded loss of data or other content or for any other direct or indirect da...

Page 27: ...lock Enter 15 to specify 3 PM On this screen after a numeric setting value is entered the underlined numeric value can be directly touched again to switch to another setting parameter without touching the key after each value Touch the key after all values have been entered Touching the ENTER button applies the setting values Touching the CANCEL button cancels the entered values and displays the s...

Page 28: ...s the trouble indicator screen Touching the SERIAL button displays the data output values setting screen Touching the MENU button displays the main menu again Current Date Time Setting Screen DATE TIME Directly touching the underlined value displays a numeric keypad Enter year month day hour minute and second setting values respectively Enter all values as two digits such as 07 to specify 2007 Hou...

Page 29: ...f the button switches between SECTION and TOTAL modes The SECTION mode updates converted concentration values based on the average value during the previous one minute The TOTAL mode updates the converted concentration values based on the average value during the overall elapsed time since starting measurements Touching the ENTER button displays the default setting screen 1 again 0 min 1 min 2 min...

Page 30: ... specify the interval between logging data Directly touching the underlined value displays a screen for entering numeric values The interval value can be changed by entering a value and touching the key 1 to 999 For example if the interval is set to 2 minutes and air is measured for five minutes then measurements are performed after 2 4 and 5 minutes including always recording the last measurement...

Page 31: ... A Trouble Indicator Screen TROUBLE This screen indicates the location of problems in the equipment If an error occurs the corresponding character string flashes BACKUP Indicates that the voltage level of the lithium ion battery used to back up clock and measurement data is lower than the specified value LASER Indicates that the laser light source light emission level is lower than the specified v...

Page 32: ...USB USB output port 38400 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity and controlled by hardware COM COM output port 9600 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity and controlled by hardware Hardware control is used to check the connection Touching the ENTER button displays the default setting screen 2 again All three systems result in identical output A separate USB driver must be installed to use the USB po...

Page 33: ...ed concentration value f L from the fiber monitor 3 Calculation example Fiber concentration from the official method 4 f L Fibrous particle converted concentration value from the fiber monitor 6 f L Given the above measurement results F 4 6 0 67 Enter 0 67 Note The precision level of measurements performed to determine a factor value will affect all measurement results that involve using that fact...

Page 34: ... measurement Valid Invalid S02 Stop measurement Valid Invalid S03 Measurement value send request Measurement value Invalid S04 Log data send request Log data Invalid S05 Clear all log data Valid Invalid S06 xx COM data terminating code setting xx 00 1F FF HEX code FF setting does not include data terminating code Valid Invalid Writing Commands Computer Command Direction F1 Response W01 YYMMDDhhmms...

Page 35: ...If data is output at the same time as measurements then the following data is output Equipment serial No S N Year month day hour minute and second when data was recorded Status ST during measurements or SP after measurements are finished Fibrous particle converted concentration value f L Accumulated count value count Accumulated flowrate L Elapsed measurement time min Respective alarms AL1 AL2 AL3...

Page 36: ...oduct Name Fiber monitor Item Code 080000 1000 Model F 1K Measuring Principle Light scattering Light Source Semiconductor laser Measurement Range 0 to 1000 f L Display Device Touch panel LCD display with backlight Information Displayed Fiber count 0 to 999999 Fibrous particle converted concentration value 0 0 to 99999 9 f L Time current time and time setting elapsed time and remaining time Air suc...

Page 37: ... consumable parts included with the product products without a record of the purchase date or distributor and products for which warranty information was revised Also the warranty even excludes problems with the main unit if they are caused by any of the following Such repairs are subject to normal service fees Failures or damage caused by inappropriate operating methods Failures or damage caused ...

Page 38: ...bove instruction applies to all similar products involved in measuring asbestos Disclaimers Sibata shall not be responsible for providing compensation for data that was not successfully acquired or recorded or for incidental damages such as loss of profits or interruption of business operations resulting from any problem that occurred for any reason while using the product Though Sibata warrants t...

Page 39: ...cription Frequency of Occurrence Every time Occasionally Rarely Other Timing of Problem Since purchase Within one month Within one week Other Symptoms in as much detail and specifically as possible Example Backlight does not illuminate Check List Circle all applicable Is the touch panel LCD screen displayed when the power switch on the main unit is switched ON Yes No Is the specified type of sampl...

Page 40: ...roduct improvements the product shape dimensions specifications and other product information are subject to change without notice to the extent that the changes do not affect product applicability or functionality ...

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