Sper scientific 800052 Instruction Manual Download Page 10

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1.   Press 

PWR

 to turn the meter 

ON

. The display will cycle 

through “0” to “00000” and the meter will take up to 10 

minutes to warm up due to the HCHO sensor. 

2.  The meter will count down from “9999” to “8888” and so on 

until it reaches “0000.”

3.  If there is no HCHO gas present the display 

will show “ppm 0.00.” Temperature and RH 

readings will alternate on the display. 

4.   Press 

HOLD

 to freeze the current reading on 

the display. “Hold” will display.

5. Press 

HOLD

 to resume measurement.

Maximum/Minimum, Time Weighted Average, Short-Term 

Exposure Limit

6.   Press 

MAX/MIN

 to enter Maximum/Minimum Mode and 

display the maximum reading since the meter was turned 

on. “MAX” will display.

7.   Press 

MAX/MIN

 to display the minimum reading since the 

meter was turned on. “MIN” will display.

8.   Press 

MAX/MIN

 to display the TWA for the last 8 hours, or 

since the meter was turned on. “TWA” will display.

9.   Press 

MAX/MIN

 to display the STEL for the last 15 minutes. 

“STEL” will display.

10.  Press MAX/MIN to display the 1-hour weighted average. 

“1Hr” will display.

11. Press MAX/MIN to return to Normal Mode.

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3

 

 

emitted.

 

4.

 

Keep

 

away

 

from

 

alcohol

 

places

 

while

 

detecting

 

HCHO

 

concentration.

 

   

FACTORY

 

DEFAULT

 

SETTING

 

 

ReFactSet:

 

Recover

 

to

 

factory

 

setting

 

 

Function

 

Default

 

Power

 

Off

 

Reinstall

 

Battery

Temperature

 

unit

 

Saved

 

unit

 

(

or

)

 

ReFactSet

 

Auto

 

Power

 

off

 

YES

 

ReFactSet

HCHO

 

Alarm

 

ON

 

ReFactSet

HCHO

 

Alarm

 

Value

 

0.08

 

ppm

 

Saved

 

Value

MAX/MIN/TWA/STEL

 

/1hr

 

Readings

 

Calculated

 

Since

 

power

 

ON

 

 

POWER:

   

Short

 

press

 

PWR

 

button

 

to

 

turn

 

on

 

the

 

meter

 

and

 

long

 

press

 

PWR

 

button

 

to

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

meter.

 

There

 

are

 

two

 

ways

 

to

 

provide

 

power:

 

(a)

 

AAA

 

batteries

 

x

 

4pcs,

 

or

 

(b)

 

AC/DC

 

adaptor.

     

(a)

 

Battery

 

icon

 

shows

 

up

 

when

 

power

 

is

 

weak,

 

user

 

should

 

replace

 

with

 

new

 

batteries

 

immediately

 

as

 

the

   

readings

 

on

 

LCD

 

are

 

also

 

incorrect

 

due

 

to

 

weak

 

power.

   

(a)

 

For

 

short

 

time

 

measurement,

 

you

 

may

 

power

 

on

 

by

 

batteries.

 

For

 

logger

 

user

 

or

 

long

 

time

 

using,

 

you

       

       

must

 

connect

 

with

 

an

 

AC/DC

 

adaptor

 

for

 

long

 

time

 

use.

 

 

MEASUREMENT:

   

In

 

normal

 

measurement

 

mode,

 

turn

 

on

 

the

 

meter,

 

it

 

takes

 

couple

 

minutes

 

to

 

warm

 

up

 

due

 

to

 

HCHO

 

sensor’s

 

characteristic,

 

display

 

shows

 

ooooo,

 

after

 

warming

 

up

 

the

 

meter,

 

HCHO

 

shows

 

0.00ppm

 

if

 

the

 

environment

 

is

 

no

 

HCHO

 

gas

 

existed,

 

Temperature

 

and

 

Humidity

 

readings

 

show

 

interchangeably

 

on

 

second

 

layer

 

of

 

screen.

 

If

 

batteries

 

were

 

installed

 

for

 

couple

 

minute,

 

power

 

on

 

the

 

meter,

 

countdown

 

is

 

activating

 

immediately.

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

AUTO

 

POWER

 

OFF:

   

Meter

 

will

 

turn

 

off

 

automatically

 

in

 

15

 

minutes

 

when

 

no

 

use,

 

to

 

disable

 

auto

 

power

 

off

 

function

 

by

 

pressing

 

HOLD

 

and

 

PWR

 

buttons

 

when

 

power

 

is

 

off

 

,

 

n

 

shows

 

on

 

screen,

 

then

 

returns

 

to

 

normal

 

measurement.

 

Meter

 

defaults

 

auto

 

power

 

off.

 

For

 

long

 

time

 

logging,

 

please

 

remember

 

to

 

disable

 

auto

 

power

 

off

 

function.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

MAX/MIN/TWA

8hr

/STEL

15min

/1Hr:

     

Press

 

MAX/MIN

 

button

 

to

 

review

 

maximum

 

or

 

minimum

 

or

 

TWA

 

(Time

 

Weighted

 

Average

 

in

 

8

 

hours),

 

STEL

 

(Short

Term

 

Exposure

 

Limit

 

in

 

15

 

minutes)

 

and

 

1Hr

 

weight

 

average

 

readings

 

since

 

powered

 

on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During

 

this

 

mode,

 

long

 

press

 

HOLD

 

button

 

to

 

clear

 

all

 

maximum,

 

minimum

 

values,

 

now

 

all

 

parameters

 

show

 

current

 

reading,

   

now

 

CLr

 

shows

 

at

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

LCD

 

in

 

2

 

seconds,

 

then

   

automatically

 

return

 

to

 

normal

 

measurement

 

mode,

 

meter

   

restarts

 

to

 

memory

 

maximum

 

or

 

minimum

 

reading

 

since

   

last

 

clear

 

action

 

is

 

done.

 

Once

 

concentration

 

of

 

HCHO

   

exceeds

 

current

 

max

 

values,

 

readings

 

will

 

be

 

updated.

 

 

CHANGE

 

TEMPERATURE

 

OR

 

HCHO

 

UNIT:

   

Short

 

press

 

Unit

 

button

 

to

 

change

 

 

or

 

 

of

 

ambient

 

temperature.

 

Long

 

press

 

Unit

 

button

 

to

 

toggle

 

the

 

HCHO

 

unit

 

(ppm

 

or

 

mg/m

3

),

 

when

 

in

 

mg/m

3

 

mode,

 

the

 

icon

 

“ppm”

 

on

 

the

 

LCD

 

will

 

disappear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET

 

ALARM

 

AND

 

BEEPER:

       

The

 

meter

 

default

 

0.08ppm

 

as

 

HCHO

 

alarm

 

threshold

 

for

 

different

 

application,

 

long

 

press

 

SET

 

button

 

to

 

enter

 

alarm

 

threshold

 

setting,

 

press

 

HOLD

 

button

 

to

 

increase

 

value

 

,

 

press

 

BKLT

 

to

 

decrease

 

value

 

,

 

press

 

MODE

 

button

 

to

 

move

 

to

 

left

 

digit

 

,

 

press

 

MAX/MIN

 

button

 

to

 

move

 

to

 

right

 

digit.

 

Long

 

press

 

SET

 

button

 

to

 

save

 

the

 

changes,

 

screen

 

shows

 

SAVE

 

and

 

back

 

to

 

normal

 

measurement.

 

 

While

 

setting

 

alarm,”

 

SET

 

shows

 

on

 

bottom

 

of

 

screen.

 

After

 

set

 

up

 

the

 

alarm

 

threshold,

 

bell

 

icon

 

 

will

 

show

 

on

 

the

 

top

 

corner.

 

Once

 

the

 

reading

 

exceeds

 

the

 

threshold

 

value,

 

beep

 

sound

 

is

 

alarmed;

 

short

 

press

 

PWR

 

button

 

to

 

turn

 

off

 

beeper,

 

bell

 

icon

 

will

 

disappear

 

on

 

the

 

screen.

 

Short

 

press

 

PWR

 

again

 

to

 

activate

 

alarm

 

function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

HOLD:

     

Press

 

the

 

button

 

to

 

freeze

 

current

 

readings

 

on

 

screen

 

during

 

normal

   

measurement

 

mode.

 

Under

 

HOLD

 

function,

 

MAX.MIN

 

display

 

is

 

temporarily

 

void,

   

The

 

button

 

is

 

also

 

used

 

to

 

increase

 

the

 

value

 

while

 

setting

 

up

 

alarm

 

threshold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCHO

 

Unit

 

Selection

 

Temperature

 

Unit

 

Selection

 

Summary of Contents for 800052

Page 1: ...Formaldehyde Meter 800052 Formaldahyde Datalogging Meter 800053 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...LS SUPPLIED 4 4 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 5 5 LCD DISPLAY 5 6 CALIBRATION 6 7 SETUP 6 8 MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES 9 9 BATTERY REPLACEMENT 11 10 TROUBLESHOOTING 12 11 HCHO LEVEL GUIDELINES 12 12 SPECIFICATIONS 13 13 APPENDIX DATALOGGING MODEL 800053 14 14 WARRANTY 28 ...

Page 3: ...extile horticulture food medical and cosmetic industries The meters feature a backlit LCD selectable audible and visual alarms and one button calibration for easy use Relative humidity RH temperature and maximum and minimum readings are provided along with automatically calculated one hour and time weighted averages TWA and a short term exposure limit STEL Datalogging Model 800053 reads both mg m3...

Page 4: ...um and maximum readings Selectable audible and visual alarms One button calibration Low battery indicator Automatic shutoff MATERIALS SUPPLIED Formaldehyde Meter Tripod screw Soft carrying case Four AAA batteries Instruction Manual AC Adapter model 800053 only USB Cable model 800053 only CD USB Driver and Logger Software model 800053 only Optional equipment field tripod model 840093 ...

Page 5: ...PANEL DESCRIPTION LCD DISPLAY Note The icons for cfm p lps b VOC and Co2 are not applicable to this model 1 LCD 2 HOLD 3 PWR power 4 MODE 5 SET 6 MAX MIN maximum minimum 7 UNIT 8 BKLT backlight 2 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 ...

Page 6: ... RH readings will alternate on the display The meter will take 5 minutes to calibrate 4 Ppm 0 00 and HCHO will display to indicate that calibration is complete Note To stop calibration and exit Calibration Mode press and hold PWR to turn the meter OFF SETUP Meter On and Off 1 Press PWR to turn the meter ON The display will cycle through 0 to 00000 and the meter will take up to 10 minutes to warm u...

Page 7: ...nd 0 flashes 2 To select the digit you want to change press MAX MIN to move one digit to the right or MODE to move one digit to the left 3 Press HOLD to increase the value or BKLT to decrease the value 4 Press and hold SET to save the value and exit Alarm Set Mode SAVE displays and the meter returns to Normal Mode 5 Press PWR to toggle between alarm ON and OFF The bell icon will display whenever t...

Page 8: ... MODE and BKLT press and hold down PWR and MAX MIN with your right hand 0 0 and SEt display 4 Press HOLD to increase the value 5 Press BKLT to decrease the value 6 Press UNIT to toggle between C and F 7 Press SET to adjust the RH 0 0 displays 8 Press HOLD to increase the value 9 Press BKLT to decrease the value 10 Press and hold SET to save the values SAVE displays and the values are stored 11 Pre...

Page 9: ...turn the meter OFF 2 Press and hold down HOLD 3 Press PWR while still pressing HOLD n will display and the meter will turn on and warm up See Measurement Procedures p 9 Automatic shutoff is now disabled Note The meter will default to automatic shutoff each time it is turned off MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES Note The presence of alcohol can affect HCHO readings ...

Page 10: ...nce the meter was turned on MAX will display 7 Press MAX MIN to display the minimum reading since the meter was turned on MIN will display 8 Press MAX MIN to display the TWA for the last 8 hours or since the meter was turned on TWA will display 9 Press MAX MIN to display the STEL for the last 15 minutes STEL will display 10 Press MAX MIN to display the 1 hour weighted average 1Hr will display 11 P...

Page 11: ...and excessive power consumption For best performance always use fresh batteries in the meter This meter uses four AAA batteries When the low battery indicator appears on the LCD battery replacement is needed 1 Press and hold PWR to turn the meter OFF 2 Slide off the battery cover on the back of the meter 3 Remove the old batteries and replace with four new AAA batteries ensuring correct polarity 4...

Page 12: ...ds the specified range HCHO LEVEL GUIDELINES The following guidelines provide reference levels for formaldehyde exposure HCHO Level Description 0 03 ppm Average outdoor air level 0 10 ppm Recommended upper limit for residences ASHRAE ANSI EPA NIOSH STEL 0 40 ppm Recommended upper limit for manufactured homes 0 50 ppm OSHA workplace limit 0 75 ppm OSHA TWA limit over 8 hours 0 80 ppm Level at which...

Page 13: ... 0 5 ppm 0 01 5 of rdg 0 03 ppm mg ms under vacuum chamber Temperature 0 50 C 0 1 C 1 C 20 50 F otherwise 1 2 C 32 122 F 0 1 F 2 F 68 122 F otherwise 2 5 F RH 0 1 99 9 0 1 5 25 C 10 99 RH Dimensions 8 25 x 2 25 x 2 210 x 57 x 51 mm Weight 7 oz 198 g ...

Page 14: ...ve 2 The Auto Play dialogue box appears Click on Open folder to view files to view the file names on the disc 3 The list of Files Currently on the Disc appears Double click to select Step1 USB Driver 4 Double click to select PL2303_Prolific_Driverinstaller_v110 5 Select yes to allow the program Setup exe to make changes to your computer 6 The PL 2303 Driver Installer program opens Select Next to s...

Page 15: ...rectory appears This lists the target directories for the datalogger and software Select Next 14 Read the license agreement and select I accept the License Agreement Click Next 15 Select Next again to start the installation 16 Select Finish to complete the software installation 17 Restart the computer RUNNING THE SOFTWARE FROM WINDOWS 1 Connect the mini USB end of the cable to the corresponding po...

Page 16: ...tly DATALOGGER SETTINGS To Access Setting Options Select Setting from the header options on the upper left hand side of the USB Data Logger Monitor screen Comm Port and Log Setting options appear in a drop down menu Communication Comm Port Setting 1 Select Comm Port from the Setting options The Comm Port Setting Menu displays 2 The menu displays the port number baud rate data bits parity and stop ...

Page 17: ... under Device Manager However depending upon your version of Windows the first steps below to access Device Manager may differ slightly 1 Open the Start Menu on the computer 2 Select Control Panel 3 Select Device Manager 4 Double click on the Ports option 5 The correct port will list Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port followed by the communication port number in parentheses This is the port number t...

Page 18: ...o save your entry 5 The system will automatically show the current computer date and time Select OK to save your entry and sync the meter s current date and time Logger Alarm Setting Note The alarm will automatically default to on each time the meter is turned on The software will override any manually set alarm threshold and default to 0 08 ppm To change the alarm threshold before datalogging 1 S...

Page 19: ...urs minutes and seconds 3 Adjust the or indicators to select Immediate Key Start Roll Over Schedule or Real Time Start Mode Setting Immediate Start Mode This option will cause the meter to begin taking readings as soon as the option is confirmed Reading will continue when the meter is detached from the USB port a Adjust the or indicators to specify the number of sample points in thousands from 100...

Page 20: ...hout saving the new settings Setting Roll Over Mode This option allows for continued recording even when the meter is full Each new reading after the data limit has been reached will be recorded over the earliest previous record a Adjust the or indicators to specify the number of sample points in thousands from 1000 32 000 b Adjust the or indicators to toggle between units C or F c Select Ok to sa...

Page 21: ...me Start Mode This option is used when the meter will remain connected to the computer a Adjust the or indicators to specify the number of sample points in thousands from 1000 32 000 b Adjust the or indicators to toggle between units C or F c Select Ok to save the settings and exit the menu or Cancel to exit without saving the new settings DATA SAMPLING AND RECORDING The meter should be powered by...

Page 22: ...r and meter 2 Place the meter in the desired location for sampling Press BKLT for several seconds to begin recording The recording icon will display 3 The datalogger will record up to 32 000 data points Press BKLT for several seconds to stop recording Sampling and Recording in Roll Over Mode 1 The recording icon will display Disconnect the USB cable from the computer and meter Recording will conti...

Page 23: ...e are reached recording will stop Sampling and Recording in Real Time Start Mode 1 The USB cable should remain connected to the computer and meter The green icon at the bottom left of the Data Logger Monitor Screen will flash to indicate that the logger is recording The recording icon will display 2 The datalogger will record up to 32 000 data points Click on Stop on the lower right of the Data Lo...

Page 24: ...cords sampled and the sampling parameters and rate will display 6 Click the Download button to download the data A graph of the data will display Note After downloading data to the computer from Roll Over or Key Start Modes you can press and hold BKLT to begin recording again using the same parameters Viewing the Graph Note To display the values for a specific data point click the left mouse butto...

Page 25: ...asurement Use the left and right arrow keys To reset the size of the graph to the default a Click on the colored bar to the left of one of the data parameters under the graph Temp Humidity HCHO ppm HCHO mg m3 b Move the mouse to select a new color and click on it c The selection will be saved and the graph size will return to the default Printing the Graph 1 Click the Printer Icon button to print ...

Page 26: ...n table format 2 To print data from the table click the Printer Icon button The Printing Table Data dialogue box will open 3 Enter the record range you wish to print for example 1 2 350 or leave the field blank to print all the records 4 Click OK to confirm your selection 5 Click OK to start printing ...

Page 27: ... the Save button floppy disc icon to save the data 2 Enter a unique name for the file 3 Click OK to confirm Retrieving Stored Files 1 Click the File button open folder icon 2 Select the file you want to open Click OK to confirm ...

Page 28: ...vailable 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 th...

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