PortaSens
III
Portable Gas Leak Detector, Model D16
Operation and Maintenance Manual
Rev-A Feb 2018
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when necessary, and
Blanking
is used to suppress small reading fluctuations
near zero, and negative readings below zero. See Alarms on page 24 for
details about the operation and configuration of these settings.
Table 1 Gas reading resolution.
The gas temperature reading is derived from the H10 sensor and is used to correct the
gas reading of oxygen sensors. By default, temperature is displayed in units of °F, but
may be changed to °C (see Temperature Units on page 20).
Gas Alarm Indicators
The D16 features three gas “level” alarms designated as
Danger
,
Warning
, and
Caution
, which are indicated on the Main Display,
only
.
When a gas level alarm occurs, the beeper sounds and the alarm name
and indictor blink on and off. Touching the display silences the beeper and
causes the name and indicator to remain on steady until the alarm condition
subsides. The table below summarizes the alarm indications on the Main
Display. See Alarms on page 24 for details about the operation and
configuration of alarms.
Table 2 Alarm indicators.
Alarm Name
Priority (ranking)
Indicator
D A N G E R
(RED)
Highest
Alarm type = “HIGH”
Alarm type = “LOW”
W A R N I N G
(YELLOW)
Middle
(not displayed when
danger alarm is active)
Alarm type = “HIGH”
Alarm type = “LOW”
C AU T I O N
(BLUE)
Lowest
(not displayed when
danger or warning
alarm is active)
Alarm type = “HIGH”
Alarm type = “LOW”
Range
Resolution
0.00 to 4.99
0.01
5.0 to 49.9
0.1
50 and above
1