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SETUP MODE

Decimal Type

Although the decimal is commonly expressed 

as the “.” symbol (i.e., 20.6 or 1000.53), some 

(European) countries use a “,” symbol to 

represent the decimal (i.e., 20,6 or 1000,53). 

The meter defaults to the period symbol. 

 

To adjust: 

1.  Enter the decimal type function from 

 

Setup Mode (see page 11). “dEC” appears 

on the LCD. 

2.  Press ▲ or ▼ to select Basic (.) or Euro (,). 

Press 

ENTER

 to save the selection. 

Auto Power Off

The meter automatically turns 

off

 after 10 

minutes of inactivity, however this function 

can be disabled.

1.  Enter the auto power off function from 

Setup Mode (see page 11). “PoFF” appears 

on the LCD. 

2.  Press ▲ or ▼ to select yes (auto power off 

enabled) or no (auto power off disabled). 

Press 

ENTER

 to save the selection. 

Touch-Tone

1.  Enter the touch-tone function from Setup 

Mode (see page 11). “bEEP” appears on 

the LCD.

Summary of Contents for 800037

Page 1: ...WBGT SD Card Datalogger 800037 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ... 948 4448 Fax 480 967 8736 Web www sperscientific com The contents of this manual may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical or other means that do not yet exist or may be developed including photocopying recording or any information storage and retrieval system without the express permission from Sper Scientific ...

Page 3: ... 5 MATERIALS SUPPLIED 6 POWER SUPPLY 7 METER COMPONENTS 8 KEYPAD 10 SETUP 11 MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES 16 DATALOGGER 20 BATTERY REPLACEMENT 23 TROUBLESHOOTING 24 PC CONNECTION 25 APPENDICES 29 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 31 SPECIFICATIONS 32 WARRANTY 36 ...

Page 4: ...s during athletic events military exercises and industrial activities This meter features a real time SD memory card datalogger Standard portable SD memory cards provide unlimited data storage and upload pre formatted data directly to Excel eliminating the need for cables or software Alternatively manually record 99 readings for on screen review or stream data directly to a computer using the opti...

Page 5: ...uit Highly accurate Pt sensor for globe temperature measurement Fast response time for humidity measurement Direct measurement of the radiation effect with a 75 mm brass black ball Sensor protecting mechanism RS232 or USB PC connection Direct upload of data to Excel Internal clock and calendar WBGT alarm Touch tone Tripod mounting screw Built in tabletop stand Maximum and minimum Hold function Aut...

Page 6: ...MATERIALS SUPPLIED Meter SD Card Brass Black Ball with Sensor 6 AA Batteries Instruction Manual Soft Carrying Case ...

Page 7: ...9 Volt DC adapter See page 23 for battery replacement instructions Plug the adaptor into the power port labeled DC 9V located on the side of the meter under the protective black cover Note When using the adapter the meter will remain permanently on and the POWER button will be disabled ...

Page 8: ...SD Card Socket METER COMPONENTS Bottom of Meter Side of Meter RS232 Output RESET DC 9V Adapter Input Socket ...

Page 9: ...OMPONENTS Back of Meter Black Ball Black Globe Temperature Sensor Black Ball Mounting Screw Battery Compartment Cover Humidity Sensor Air Temperature TA Sensor Battery Cover Screws Stand Tripod Mounting Screw ...

Page 10: ...POWER ESC Backlight SET TIME CHECK LCD Display HOLD Function Next REC ENTER Indoor Outdoor LOGGER SAMPLING TIME CHECK KEYPAD ...

Page 11: ...y Card Format Note The setup functions can be performed under any parameter but not while utilizing the datalogger function Once selections are saved the meter will default to the selected preferences 1 Press POWER to turn the meter on 2 Press SET for 2 seconds or longer to enter Setup Mode 3 Press NEXT to cycle through the setup functions Note Press ESC to exit Setup Mode The meter will return to...

Page 12: ...minute and second Note This procedure adjusts the meter s internal clock The internal clock will function when the meter is turned off but only when the batteries have adequate power not with low battery power WBGT Alarm 1 Enter the WBGT alarm function from Setup Mode see page 11 AL appears on the LCD 2 Press or to adjust the WBGT alarm value Press ENTER to save the value Note The alarm will sound...

Page 13: ...appears on the LCD 2 Press or to select Basic or Euro Press ENTER to save the selection Auto Power Off The meter automatically turns off after 10 minutes of inactivity however this function can be disabled 1 Enter the auto power off function from Setup Mode see page 11 PoFF appears on the LCD 2 Press or to select yes auto power off enabled or no auto power off disabled Press ENTER to save the sele...

Page 14: ...ime The sampling time seconds is the time allotted between successive measurements To adjust the sampling time 1 Enter the sampling time function from Setup Mode see page 11 SP t appears on the LCD 2 Press or to adjust the value 0 1 2 5 10 30 60 120 300 600 1800 3600 Press ENTER to save the value SD Memory Card Format Enabling this function will format the SD memory card to work specifically with ...

Page 15: ... see page 11 Sd F appears on the LCD 2 Press or to select yes format the SD memory card or no do not format the SD memory card Press ENTER to confirm your selection If selecting yes yES Enter will appear on the LCD press ENTER again and the meter will format the SD card ...

Page 16: ...when you reach the desired function Wet bulb globe temperature _bgt appears on the LCD Wet bulb temperature _b appears on the LCD Dew point temperature dP appears on the LCD Humidity and air temperature tA appear on the LCD Black globe temperature tg appears on the LCD Note The meter defaults to C To change the temperature unit see page 14 Wet Bulb Globe Temperature 1 Press POWER to turn the meter...

Page 17: ...ss and hold In Outdoor and release when the desired selection appears on the LCD 3 To enable disable the WBGT audible alarm see page 12 Wet Bulb Temperature 1 Press POWER to turn the meter on 2 Press and hold FUNC to cycle through the options until _b appears on the LCD Release the FUNC button The wet bulb temperature value appears on the upper display Dew Point Temperature 1 Press POWER to turn t...

Page 18: ...OWER to turn the meter on 2 Press and hold FUNC to cycle through the options until tg appears on the LCD Release the FUNC button The black globe temperature value appears on the upper display Hold Function 1 When measuring any parameter press HOLD to freeze the reading on the display HOLD will appear on the LCD Press HOLD again to release the hold function Maximum and Minimum To record maximum and...

Page 19: ...e min max function press and hold REC for 2 seconds or longer The meter will return to Normal Mode Backlight 1 The backlight turns on automatically when the meter is turned on 2 Press to turn the backlight off or on View Real Time Clock 1 Press TIME CHECK The time information Year Month Date Hour Minute will appear on the lower display View Sampling Time 1 Press SAMPLING CHECK The sampling time in...

Page 20: ...time see page 13 Auto Datalogging 1 Set the sampling time to 1 second Refer to page 14 2 Press REC REC will appear on the LCD 3 Press LOGGER REC will flash on the LCD and the alarm will sound while the measurement data and time information are saved to memory 4 To pause datalogging press LOGGER The meter will temporarily stop recording and REC will stop flashing on the LCD Press LOGGER again to re...

Page 21: ...mory The position location number will appear on the bottom of the LCD and will also be recorded on the SD card Note To enable disable the touch tone feature see page 13 To change the position number press The position number will flash on the LCD Press or to set the position number from 1 to 99 To indicate the position location P x x 1 to 99 will appear on the lower display After selecting the po...

Page 22: ...iting the datalogger and executing the function again the data is saved to the WBA01001 XLS file until the data reach 30 000 data columns A new file will then be generated i e WBA01002 XLS 3 The folder WBA01 will hold 99 files A new route i e WBA02 will be generated when exceeding 99 files 4 The file s route structure WBA01 WBA01001 XLS WBA01002 XLS WBA01099 XLS WBA02 WBA02001 XLS WBA02002 XLS WBA...

Page 23: ... on the LCD in spec measurement can still be made for several hours before becoming inaccurate 1 Press POWER to turn the meter off 2 Unscrew the battery cover and remove from the meter 3 Remove the old batteries and replace with six new AA batteries ensuring correct polarity 4 Replace the battery cover Tighten the screws on the battery cover to secure to the meter ...

Page 24: ...press the RESET button located on the right side of the meter under the protective black cover Wait a few seconds for the meter to restart Download Software Software installation can be done either from the Internet or from an installation disc provided by the software manufacturer For installation from the Web launch your browser application Go to www sperdirect com software htm find your meter a...

Page 25: ...uter on and run the Excel program 4 Download the saved data file i e WBA01001 XLS WBA01002 XLS from the SD card to the computer The saved data will appear in the Excel software screen The data can then be used in Excel to create graphs etc Note There are 6 channels available The data from all channels will upload to Excel regardless of the selected channel For long periods of datalogging 3 days or...

Page 26: ...Interface This meter has a RS232 PC serial interface via a 3 5 mm terminal The data output is a 16 digit stream that can be utilized for the user s specific application A RS232 lead with the following connection will be required to link the meter with the PC serial port ...

Page 27: ...ndicates the following status D15 Start Word D14 4 D13 When send the WBGT display data 1 When send the humidity display data 2 When send the TAdisplay data 3 When send the TG display data 4 When send the WB display data 5 When send the dew point display data 6 D12 D11 Annunciator for Display C 01 F 02 RH 04 D10 Polarity 0 Positive 1 Negative ...

Page 28: ...to left 0 No DP 1 1 DP 2 2 DP 3 3DP D8 to D1 Display reading D1 LSD D8 MSD For example If the display reading is 1234 then D8 to D1 is 00001234 D0 End Word RS232 Format 9600 N 8 1 Baud rate 9600 Parity No parity Data bit no 8 Data bits Stop bit 1 Stop bit ...

Page 29: ... 80 F 25 C 77 F 75 work 25 rest 30 6 C 87 F 28 C 82 F 25 9 C 78 F 50 work 50 rest 31 4 C 89 F 29 4 C 85 F 27 9 C 82 F 25 work 75 rest 32 2 C 90 F 31 1 C 88 F 30 C 86 F Source AAGIH 1992 The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Formula Indoor outdoor with no sun WBGT 0 7 x WB 0 3 x TG Outdoor with full sun WBGT 0 7 x WB 0 2 x TG 0 1 x TA ...

Page 30: ... Discretion is required in planning intense physical activity 29 5 to 31 C 85 to 87 9 F Yellow Intense activity for new and non acclimated persons should be curtailed 31 1 to 32 2 C 88 to 89 9 F Red Intense exercise must be curtailed for those with less than 12 weeks training in hot weather Be on high alert 32 2 C 90 F Black Cancel all outdoor exercise ...

Page 31: ...OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 840057 RS232 Computer Cable 840059 2GB SD Card 840090 Water Resistant Instrument Pouch 840093 Field Tripod 840094 USB Computer Cable 840097 AC Adaptor 850080 Software ...

Page 32: ...erature Air temperature Wet bulb temperature Humidity Dew point temperature Sampling Time of Display Approximately 1 second Data Output RS232 USB PC computer interface Memory Card SD card 1 GB to 16 GB Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C Operating Humidity 85 RH Power Supply Alkaline or heavy duty DC 1 5 V battery UM3 AA x 6 pieces DC 9V adapter input AC DC power adapter is optional ...

Page 33: ...ht is on the pow er consumption will increase by approximately 11 mA Dimensions Meter 177 x 68 x 45 mm 7 x 2 x 2 Brass Black Ball Round 75 mm diameter Weight 489 g 1 lb Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Range C Indoor 95 RH 10 C to 52 C 0 RH 10 C to 34 C Outdoor F Indoor 95 RH 14 F to 126 F 0 RH 14 F to 93 F Outdoor Accuracy Indoor C 1 C 15 to 59 C 1 5 C Others F 1 8 F 59 to138 F 2 7 F Others ...

Page 34: ...56 C 2 C Others F 2 7 F 59 to 132 F 3 6 F Others Air Temperature Range C 0 to 50 C F 32 to 122 F Resolution C 0 1 C F 0 1 F Accuracy 15 to 40 C C 0 8 C F 1 5 F Black Globe Temperature Range C 10 to 65 C F 14 to 149 F Resolution C 0 1 C F 0 1 F Accuracy 15 to 40 C C 0 6 C F 1 1 F ...

Page 35: ... 48 9 C Resolution 0 1 C F Range 13 5 to 120 1 F Resolution 0 1 F Wet Bulb Temperature C Range 95 RH 10 C to 58 C 0 RH 10 C to 25 C Resolution 0 1 C F Range 95 RH 14 F to 136 F 0 RH 14 F to 77 F Resolution 0 1 F Note The dew point and wet bulb temperature values are calculated automatically using the humidity air temperature measurement ...

Page 36: ...able This warranty does not cover probes batteries battery leakage or damage resulting from accident tampering misuse or abuse of the product Opening the meter to expose its electronics will void the warranty To obtain warranty service ship the unit postage prepaid to SPER SCIENTIFIC LTD 8281 E Evans Rd Suite 103 Scottsdale AZ 85260 The defective unit must be accompanied by a description of the pr...

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