10 | Operation
OdaLog Portable Gas Loggers
Operation
Odalog G20 screens
This section describes a brief operating procedure for the
Odalog instrument G20, covering the basics of all major
functionality.
Switching On
Figure 3. Switching On
Hold the Magnet next to the Menu.
“OFF”
will count down to
ON 3-2-1. Remove the magnet when the
“d
isplay
”
screen
appears.
LCD Layout Overview
Figure 4. LCD Layout Display
Following are the different parameters displayed on the LCD
of the Odalog loggers:
1.
Lower 7-segment characters:
Displays gas readings
and status values which are usually numerical digits,
some supplemental menu headings and prompts.
2.
Upper 14-segment characters:
Displays menu
headings, prompts and other visual feedback which are
usually alphabetic characters, some numerical values
displayed on some screens.
3.
Battery Level Indicator
–
Displays the battery levels, 4
Stage Depletion.
Figure 5. 4 Battery Stage Depletion
P1, P2, P3 are the Segments to display the battery
percentage as shown in
. Displaying battery
percentage is common for all screens.
4.
Communications Symbol
- This symbol indicates if the
instrument is successfully connected and transferring
data.
•
On the INST screen:
Symbol indicates the
approximate
“sign
al strength
”
of the last transmission
to the internet server.
5.
Logging Symbol
–
This symbol flashing indicates that
the instrument is Logging.
Note:
Flashing interval does not indicate logging interval.
6.
%
- This symbol is used to show any units or screens
that display units as a percentage (e.g. Memory usage,
some gas types are displayed % Volume).
7.
Temperature units
–
These symbols indicate the
temperature readings on screen in degrees Centigrade or
Fahrenheit, depending on the setting chosen in the
Odastat NX software package [Default = º C].
8.
Gas Reading units
–
These symbols indicate if gas
readings shown are in
“parts
per milli
on”
or
“parts
per
billion”. [‘ppb’
is disabled in Odalog Logger G20 and G20
RTX series instruments].
8.8:8.8
8.8:8.8
ON 3
ON 2
ON 1
888888
8.8:8.8
888888
8.8:8.8
OFF
HOLD
HOLD
HOLD
HOLD
HOLD
LOGGING
%
°C
°F
ppb
ppm
%
°C
°F
ppb
ppm
Move
the
magnet
888888
8.8:8.8
LOGGING
%
°C
°F
ppb
ppm
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
