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Orion Star A223 and Star A323 Portable RDO/DO Meters

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Keypad

1. Press 

 to power the meter on. When the meter is on, press and quickly release 

 to turn the 

backlight on or off or press and hold 

 for about three seconds to power the meter off.

2. Press 

 to exit any meter function and return to the measurement mode. 

3. The 

f1

f2

and

 

f3

  function keys perform a variety of meter operations. The menu-specific operation is 

shown above each key. For example, press 

f1

 in the measurement mode to start a calibration.

4. The 

 or 

 keys are used as navigation keys (up, right, down, left) when selecting from 

a fixed list or grid of meter options. In the measurement mode, these keys are used to access the setup 
menu, change the measurement mode, manually log or print a measurement and hold (freeze) a displayed 
measurement.  

Press the f1, f2 and f3 function keys to perform the action shown above each key 
on the display. 

Press to turn the meter on.

When the meter is on, press and quickly release to turn the display backlight on or 
off or hold down to turn the meter off.

In the measurement mode, press to take a measurement. 

In the setup, calibration and other menus, press to escape the current menu and 
return to the measurement mode.

In the measurement mode, press to enter the setup menu. 

In the setup, calibration and other menus, press to scroll up through a list of options.

In the continuous measurement mode, press to freeze the displayed measurement and 
press again to unfreeze the measurement. 

In the setup, calibration and other menus, press to scroll left through a list of options.  

In the measurement mode, press to change the displayed measurement mode. Options 
are %sat (DO as percent saturation), mg/L (DO as milligrams per liter) and 

˚

C (probe 

membrane temperature). 

In the setup, calibration and other menus, press to scroll right through a list of options.

In the measurement mode, press to log or print a measurement. 

In the setup, calibration and other menus, press to scroll down through a list of options.

Keypad Display Information

Summary of Contents for Star A223

Page 1: ...cover from the meter use a coin or your nger and release the bottom portion of the battery cover d Orientate the batteries as shown in the battery compartment housing and insert batteries e Replace t...

Page 2: ...r of the method being used DO Indicates the type of measurement as DO polarographic probe or RDO RDO optical probe ready Speci es the stability of the electrode as stabilizing or ready Shown when the...

Page 3: ...turn the meter on When the meter is on press and quickly release to turn the display backlight on or off or hold down to turn the meter off In the measurement mode press to take a measurement In the s...

Page 4: ...y Accepting Auto Sat Calibration and 100 0 if using an RDO optical DO probe or 102 3 if using a polarographic DO probe 6 Press f3 cal done to export the data to the calibration log or press f2 print t...

Page 5: ...icon stops ashing record the dissolved oxygen and temperature of the sample Press again to start a new measurement b If the meter is in continuous mode the meter will immediately start taking a measu...

Page 6: ...ry screen will popup on the display ii Press or to highlight a number decimal place or negative sign press f3 enter to select the highlighted item and repeat until the desired value is shown on the to...

Page 7: ...ht DO polarographic probe or RDO RDO optical probe and press f3 select 6 Press to return to the measurement mode Read Type Selection 1 In the measurement mode press 2 Press or to highlight DO Channel...

Page 8: ...light DO Channel and press f2 select 5 Press or to highlight DO or RDO as the calibration type and press f2 select 6 The meter will display a list of calibrations for the selected channel and calibrat...

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