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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
7
SIGNAL WORDS
7
WARNINGS 8
CHAPTER 1
PHD ULTRA DESCRIPTION
9
1.1
P
H
D U
LTRA CAPABILITIES
9
1.2
M
ETHODS OF SAMPLING
9
1.3
M
ULTI
-
SENSOR CAPABILITY
9
1.4
C
ALIBRATION
9
1.5
I
NSTRUMENT IDENTIFIERS
10
1.6
A
LARM LOGIC
10
1.6.1
Atmospheric hazard alarms
10
1.6.2
Sensor overrange alarms
10
1.6.3
Low battery alarms
10
1.6.3.1
LOW BATTERY ALARM SETTINGS FOR NICAD BATTERY PACKS
11
1.6.3.2
LOW BATTERY ALARM SETTINGS FOR ALKALINE BATTERY PACKS
11
1.6.4
Other alarms and special microprocessor features
11
1.6.4.1
COMBUSTIBLE SENSOR “OVER-LIMIT” ALARM LATCH
11
1.6.4.2
MISSING SENSOR
11
1.6.4.3
“NEEDS CAL”
11
1.6.4.4
“CAN’T ID SENSOR”
11
1.6.4.5
DOWN-SCALE OR NEGATIVE READING ALARMS
12
1.6.4.6
TEMPERATURE OUT OF RANGE
12
1.6.4.7
OTHER ELECTRONIC SAFEGUARDS
12
1.6.4.8
SECURITY BEEP
12
1.7
I
NSTRUMENT
F
IRMWARE
R
EQUIREMENT FOR
C
OMPATIBILITY WITH THE
IQ S
YSTEM
12
1.8
C
LASSIFICATION FOR INTRINSIC SAFETY
12
1.9
O
PTIONS
12
1.9.1
Sensors
12
1.9.2
Batteries
12
1.9.2.1
NICAD BATTERY PACK
13
1.9.2.2
DISPOSABLE ALKALINE BATTERY PACK
13
1.9.3
Continuous sample draw pump
13
1.10
P
H
D U
LTRA DESIGN COMPONENTS
13
1.11
P
H
D U
LTRA ACCESSORIES
14
1.11.1
“Alkaline” PhD Ultra detectors
14
1.11.2
“NiCad” PhD Ultra detectors
14
1.11
P
H
D U
LTRA KITS
14
1.11.1
PhD Ultra Confined Space Kits
14
1.11.2
PhD Ultra Value Packs
14
CHAPTER 2
BASIC OPERATION
15
2.1
O
PERATION OVERVIEW
15
2.1.1
Turning the PhD Ultra on
15
2.1.2
Start-up sequence
15
2.1.3
Other start-up screens
16
2.1.3.1
“SELF-ADJUSTING” OR “CORRECTING”
16
2.1.3.2
“NON-STANDARD ALARMS”
16
2.1.3.3
“NEEDS CAL”
16
2.1.4
Turning the PhD Ultra off
16
2.2
O
PERATING MODES
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