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BW Clip4

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Page 1: ...BW Clip4 Portable Gas Detector Operator Manual www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...

Page 2: ...eywell Analytics also recommends performing a bump test if the detector has been subjected to phys ical impact liquid immersion an Over Limit alarm event custody changes or anytime the detectors performance is in doubt Special Condition of Safe Use The BW Clip4 is provided with anti static coating over the LCD window to minimize risk of ignition due to electrostatic discharge Periodic inspection o...

Page 3: ...ry 180 days 6 months The combustible gas sensor is initially calibrated to 50 LEL methane Only methane gas should be used to calibrate or bump test the combustible gas sensor Only the combustible gas detection portion of this instrument has been assessed for performance High off scale readings may indicate an explosive concentration Any rapid up scaling reading followed by a declining or erratic r...

Page 4: ...ating the Menu 11 2 6 Gas Readings and Parameters 12 Peak Readings 12 TWA Readings 12 STEL Readings 12 Resetting All Readings 12 Bump Test Schedule 13 Calibration Schedule 13 Alarm Thresholds 13 Firmware Version 13 Remaining Lifetime 13 2 7 Bump Test 13 2 8 Zeroing the Gas Detector 15 2 9 Calibration 16 2 10 Calibration Cap 17 2 11 Travel Mode 18 2 12 Low Battery Alarm 19 2 13 Remaining Lifetime 1...

Page 5: ...e Belt Clip 23 4 3 Replacing the Sensor Filter 23 5 Speciﬁcations 25 A Warranty 27 A 1 Limited Warranty and Limitation of Liability 27 A 2 Contact Information 28 A 3 Warranty Registration 28 B Detectable Combustible Gases 29 C Standard Certiﬁcations 30 D Label Information 32 D 1 cULus 32 D 2 IECEx 33 D 3 ATEX 33 5 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...

Page 6: ...de CO Oxygen O2 Combustible gases NOTE The target combustible gas is methane CH4 BW Clip4 can be used directly out of the box without any calibration or conﬁguration BW Clip4 is a low maintenance four gas detector It is designed to run for 2 years without having to be charged or replace sensors 6 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...

Page 7: ...when a gas alarm occurs A gas concentration exceeds the high alarm threshold A gas concentration exceeds the low alarm threshold A STEL alarm occurs See Gas Alarms on page 9 A TWA alarm occurs See Gas Alarms on page 9 This is displayed when user s input is needed It could be either a single press or a press and hold A span calibration is in progress or overdue 7 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas pr...

Page 8: ...me on page 19 This ﬂashes as long as the detector works normally without any gas alarms and functional errors Stealth mode is enabled In stealth mode the detector gen erates only vibration when a gas alarm occurs 1 4 Units of Measurement H2S and CO concentrations are expressed in parts per million O2 concentration is expressed in percent by volume Combustible gas concentration is expressed in perc...

Page 9: ... for a few seconds Alarm thresholds are then dis played in turn It may take the sensors up to one hour to stabilize Fi nally it displays all four gas concentrations and remaining life with the ﬂashing heartbeat symbol If the activation fails and subsequent attempts also fail contact Honey well Analytics or your distributor for technical assistance 2 2 Gas Alarms When a gas concentration is either ...

Page 10: ...acceptable average expo sure over a short period of time as long as the TWA is not exceeded The default duration is 15 minutes When a gas concentration is over the upper limit of the detection range an over limit alarm is gen erated If a gas alarm occurs immediately identify what caused the alarm and take an appropriate action such as moving to a safe place The default setting of gas alarms is non...

Page 11: ...tion Travel mode Use the button to navigate the menu Get into the menu Press the button twice in rapid succession and the ﬁrst menu item is displayed Skip to the next menu item Brieﬂy press the button Choose a menu item If the push symbol appears ﬂashing it means that the menu item on the display includes available user actions To choose the menu item press and hold the button until a 3 second cou...

Page 12: ...concentra tions since the last reset To see the peak readings choose from the menu The peak read ings are displayed with the peak symbol TWA Readings To see the TWA readings get into the menu Skip ahead until appears STEL Readings To see the STEL readings get into the menu Skip ahead until appears Resetting All Readings To reset peak TWA and STEL readings get into the menu Skip ahead until ap pear...

Page 13: ...n again to see STEL low and high alarm thresholds Firmware Version To see the ﬁrmware version get into the menu Skip ahead to Remaining Lifetime To see the remaining lifetime get into the menu Skip ahead until the number of months or days of remaining lifetime appears 2 7 Bump Test Bump testing is the process of brieﬂy exposing the gas sensors to a known concentration of calibration gas that is gr...

Page 14: ...uccession to get into the menu skip ahead to by brieﬂy pressing the button and then press and hold the button to initiate a bump test 3 appears as the detector beeps ﬂashes and vibrates to test the function of audible visual and vibrating alarms When ap pears press and hold the button for 1 second to acknowledge the test To fail this test brieﬂy press the button 4 When appears with a 60 second cou...

Page 15: ...ot clean gas read ings might be inaccurate For optimal performance zero the gas detector once every 24 hours or after changing of environmental conditions Make sure that the ambient air is clean and free of hazardous gases be fore starting this zeroing procedure 1 Press the button twice in succession to get into the menu skip ahead to by repeat edly pressing the button and then press and hold the ...

Page 16: ...n and then press and hold the button to initiate a calibration 2 appears with the ﬂashing zeroing symbol Wait until this zeroing process is com pleted 3 When the zeroing process is successfully com pleted appears If it fails appears with the ﬂashing non compliance symbol 4 Connect a cylinder of calibration gas to the gas de tector using the calibration cap For details about how to use the calibrat...

Page 17: ...ics or your distributor for technical assistance 2 10 Calibration Cap The calibration cap which is provided as part of the package is required to do a bump test or calibration Use this method to apply calibration gas to the gas detector 1 Connect a tube from a cylinder of cali bration gas to the calibration cap s right spigot 2 To attach the calibration cap to the gas detector hook the cap s left ...

Page 18: ...Travel Mode when needed In this mode All alarms are disabled Event logs as well as accumulation of TWA STEL are suspended Menu navigation is disabled The 2 year countdown clock continues to count down The user can immediately return to the normal monitoring mode by hold ing the button down for 3 seconds Entering and exiting travel mode will be documented in the BW Clip4 unit s event logger 1 Press...

Page 19: ...2 years operating time battery could be discharged depending on the actual use case BW Clip4 display will show the alarm and BW Clip4 will be turned off automatically 10 minutes later Please contact Honeywell Analytics or your distributor for technical assistance 2 13 Remaining Lifetime When the remaining lifetime is more than 3 months it is displayed in the unit of month When the remaining life t...

Page 20: ... for each sensor these parameters and options are available Sensor Disabled Disable an unnecessary gas sensor Calibration Gas Conc Deﬁne the gas concentration for calibration Low Alarm Deﬁne the threshold at which a low level alarm is triggered High Alarm Deﬁne the threshold at which a high level alarm is triggered TWA Alarm Deﬁne the threshold at which a TWA alarm is triggered This parameter is a...

Page 21: ...nerate a high level alarm when the oxygen concentration is above the normal range or when it is the reverse 3 2 Behavior Options These behavior options are available Travel Mode With this option enabled the travel menu item becomes visible and us able Stealth Mode With this option enabled the gas detector only vibrates without beeping and ﬂashing when an alarm occurs Alarm Latch With this option e...

Page 22: ...ng The detector s serial number sensor type and remaining lifetime The total number of events that have occurred Alarm thresholds The time elapsed since an alarm occurred The time during which the alarm continued Use Fleet Manager II via an IntelliDox station to transfer from the detector to a computer 3 4 Firmware Update The BW Clip4 ﬁrmware can be updated using an IntelliDox docking sta tion and...

Page 23: ...the Belt Clip If the belt clip is damaged or loose replace it with a new one Insert a screwdriver through the hole in the clamp and loosen the screw to detach the clip Put a new clip in place and fasten it 4 3 Replacing the Sensor Filter If the sensor ﬁlter is dirty or damaged please replace it with a new one 1 Loosen the six screws on the back of the detector to separate the front panel 23 www Ca...

Page 24: ...sensor ﬁlter from the inside of the front panel 4 Put a new ﬁlter in place 5 Reassemble the detector in the reverse order CAUTION Improper re assembly of the BW Clip4 detector could lead to damage and loss of ingress protection 24 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...

Page 25: ...ngth 68 mm Depth 32 mm Height 120 mm Weight 233 g Operating Environment Best performance ambient temperature 20 to 50 C Intrinsic safety ambient temperature 40 to 55 C Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing 25 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...

Page 26: ...a an IntelliDoX station to adjust alarm setpoints For more information refer to the operator manuals for Fleet Manager II software or more and the IntelliDoX automatic test and calibration sta tion Audible alarm 95 dB at 30 cm 1 ft Visual alarm Flashing wide angled alarm lens with red LEDs plus alarm LCD readout Display Alphanumeric liquid crystal display LCD Sensor Type H2S and CO Single plug in ...

Page 27: ...osable batteries or the routine replacement of parts due to the normal wear and tear of the product arising from use any product which in Honeywell Analytics opinion has been misused altered neglected or damaged by accident or abnormal conditions of operation handling or use any damage or defects attributable to repair of the product by any per son other than an authorized dealer or the installati...

Page 28: ...BILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE HONEYWELL ANALYTICS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR BASED ON CONTRACT TORT OR RELIANCE OR ANY OTHER THEORY Since some countries or states do not allow limitation of the term of an implied warranty or exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages the limitations and exclusions of this warranty may not apply to ev...

Page 29: ... can detect and respond to the other combustible gases listed in the above table the accuracy of the readings may be in consistent If the primary need is to detect a speciﬁc combustible gas other than methane please contact Honeywell Analytics to discuss an alternative product 3 Please use caution when using the BW Clip4 around Methanol and or Ethanol The BW Clip4 CO sensor may become inhibited by...

Page 30: ...cope of CSA C22 2 No 152 M1984 R2016 In accordance with CSA C22 2 No 152 M1984 R2016 the adjustable alarm point shall not exceed 60 LEL BW Clip4 s ﬂammable sensor operational limitations are Storage temperature 40 to 55 C Operational temperature 40 to 55 C Intermittent Humidity 0 to 95 R H non condensing Air velocity lower than 300 m min If BW Clip4 s ﬂammable sensor is suspected to be damaged by ...

Page 31: ...Standard Certiﬁcations CE European Conformity IECEx IECEx UL 16 0156X Ex ia IIC T4 Ga 40 C Tamb 55 C 31 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...

Page 32: ...xplosion proof protection marking 3 Reserved for other certiﬁcation marking 4 Canadian ﬂammable gas performance marking 5 WEEE marking 6 Reserved for serial number and 2D barcode 7 Country of origin 8 Address of manufacturer 32 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...

Page 33: ...D barcode 5 WEEE marking 6 Country of origin 7 Address of manufacturer D 3 ATEX 1 ATEX explosion proof protection marking and certiﬁcation number 2 ATEX QAN notiﬁed body number 3 Reserved for other certiﬁcation marking 4 WEEE marking 5 Reserved for serial number and 2D barcode 6 Country of origin 7 Address of manufacturer 33 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...

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