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Thermo Scientific Orion Star A213 Benchtop and Star A223 and Star A323 Portable RDO/DO Meter Reference Guide
Chapter 5 Temperature Calibration
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to calibrate the temperature readings taken by the ATC probe. Since the temperature offset calculated during the
calibration is applied to all future temperature measurements, recalibrate if a different ATC probe is used.
Temperature calibration is for the calibration of the solution temperature measured by a DO probe, the membrane
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.
2. Press
,
,
or
to highlight
DO/RDO Channel
and press
f3 (select)
.
3. Press
or
to highlight
Temperature
and press
f3 (select)
.
1SFTT
or
to highlight
Temperature
Calibration
and press
f3 (select)
.
1SFTT
or
to highlight
Solution Temperature, Membrane Temperature
or
Sol & Mem Temperature
to
identify the temperature source that will be calibrated and press
f3 (select).
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traceable thermometers be used to measure and verify the temperature of the solution.
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8. Press
f3 (edit)
to access the numeric entry screen and edit the temperature value.
a. Press ,
,
or
to highlight a number, decimal point or negative sign; press
f3 (enter)
to select the highlighted item and repeat until the temperature value read by the thermometers is
shown on the display.
b. Press
f2 (done)
to exit the numeric entry screen.
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Reference Temp
line, the original temperature read
by the DO probe on the
ATC
line and the temperature offset value that will be applied to all future temperature
readings on the
Offset
line. Press
f2 (accept)
to proceed with the displayed temperature data, save and end the
calibration and export the data to the calibration log.
1SFTT
f1 (meas)
to proceed to the measurement mode or press
f2 (print)
to proceed to the measurement mode
and export the data to a printer or computer. The meter will automatically proceed to the measurement mode.
