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Thermo Scientific Orion Star A326 
Portable pH/RDO/DO Meter

Instruction Sheet

pH  / 

RDO / DO

English

Preparation 

Power Source

1.  Power adapter (sold separately)

a.  Select the appropriate wall socket plug plate. 
b  Slide off the clear plastic cover from the plug plate.
c.  Slide the plug plate into the groove on the back of the 

power adapter.

d.  Connect the power adapter to the meter and power outlet.

2.  Batteries (included with meter)

a.  Select four AA alkaline batteries. 
b.  Confirm that the meter is powered off.
c.  Remove the battery compartment cover – loosen the 

screws holding the battery cover, release the top portion 
of the battery cover from the meter (use a coin or your 
finger) 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 the battery compartment cover and screws.

Electrodes and Other Connections

1.  Prepare the pH electrode, RDO optical dissolved oxygen probe or 

polarographic dissolved oxygen probe and any other applicable electrodes 
according to the directions in the electrode user guide. 

2.   Connect the appropriate items as labeled on the meter and as shown in the 

figure above:

For additional information on meter setup and operation, refer to the reference guide. 
The reference guide is on the included CD and available at 

www.thermoscientific.com/water.

DO/

RDO

ATC/

COND

POWER

USB

REF

RS232

BNC

Remove screws

Orion Star A326 

Portable

Use coin 

or finger 

to lift.

Summary of Contents for Star A326

Page 1: ...m the meter use a coin or your finger 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 the battery compartment cover and screws Electrodes and Other Connections 1 Prepare the pH electrode RDO optical dissolved oxygen probe or polarographic dissolved oxygen probe and any other applicable electrode...

Page 2: ... used pH Indicates the type of measurement and determines the type of calibration that will be performed ready Specifies the stability of the electrode as stabilizing or ready Shown when the meter is in AUTO READ mode The icon will blink while the reading is stabilizing and stop blinking when the reading is stable and the measurement is locked on the display 7 000 pH Displays the measurement value ...

Page 3: ...e 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 meas...

Page 4: ...he numeric entry screen ii Press f2 done to exit the numeric entry screen iii Press f2 accept to accept the entered value 5 Pressf2 next toproceedtothenextbufferandrepeatsteps2through4orpressf3 caldone tosaveand endthecalibration Iffivebuffersareused thecalibrationwillsaveandendoncethefifthvalueisaccepted a If a one point calibration is performed press f2 accept to accept the displayed slope value o...

Page 5: ...o 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 to export the data to the calibration log and a printer or computer The meter will proceed to the measurement mode Set Zero Calibration A zero point calibration is performed in an oxygen free solution A zero point ca...

Page 6: ... taking a measurement to manually export the measurement to the data log if the data log is enabled in the setup menu 1 Rinse the pH electrode RDO optical dissolved oxygen probe or polarographic dissolved oxygen probe and any other electrodes in use with distilled water blot dry with a lint free tissue and place into the sample 2 Start the measurement and wait for it to stabilize a If the meter is...

Page 7: ...t Data t Data Log t Date Time t Language t Key Press Beep t Alarm Beep t Contrast t Auto Shut Off t User ID t Sample ID t Data Log t Calibration Log t Meter Self Test t Factory Reset t About Meter Read Type Selection 1 In the measurement mode press 2 Press or tohighlightpHChannelorDOChannelandpressf3 select 3 Press or to highlight Mode and Settings and press f3 select 4 Press or to highlight Read ...

Page 8: ...n press f3 info to view the electrode slope between pH buffer points pH Channel only or press f1 back to return to the list of calibrations 8 Press to return to the measurement mode Viewing the Data Log 1 In the measurement mode press 2 Press or to highlight View Log and press f3 select 3 Press or to highlight Data Log and press accept 4 Press or to highlight pH Channel or DO Channel and press f2 ...

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