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120-00011 Rev. New
Halimeter



PLUS User Manual

7/15/2020

Section 2 – Instrument Description

Figure 1 below shows the Halimeter



PLUS case and front panel features which are

described in the table and sections that follow.

LDC DISPLAY

–

Displays all relevant

numeric and text information related to
sampling and menu navigation. Breath
sample

values

can

displayed

numerically or graphically. See section
2.1.1 for display details.

IN FITTING

–

Quick connect socket for

introduction of sample via sample inlet
tubing. See section 2.2 for connection
details.

OUT FITTING

–

Exhaust port for sample

stream. No connection is necessary.

NOT BLOCK THIS PORT!

MINI USB PORT

–

USB connector for

battery charging and powered operation.
See section 3.5

TILT-BACK FEET

–

Provides a slight tilt

angle for table-top use. Feet are shipped
in the collapsed or “flat use” position but
can be engaged by simply rotating them
forward until they lock in place.

SD CARD

–

Slot for data storage memory

card. See section 6 for details on data
storage and accessing data.

CONTROL KEYPAD

–

Button cluster for

unit operation. See section 2.1.2

for

control details.

2.1 CONTROLS & FEATURES

CARRY HANDLE

TILT BACK FEET

IN FITTING

LCD DISPLAY

SD CARD

MINI USB PORT

CONTROL
KEYPAD

FIGURE 1

OUT FITTING

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Страница 1: ...120 00011 Rev New Halimeter PLUS User Manual 7 15 2020 I Interscan Corporation User Manual HALIMETER PLUS P N 120 0001 1 ...

Страница 2: ...5 Charging The Batteries 11 3 6 Setup Menu 12 Section 4 Breath Sampling Considerations 13 4 1 Sample Interferences 14 4 2 Proper Sampling Technique 14 Section 5 Taking Breath Samples 16 5 1 Zeroing The Halimeter PLUS 16 5 2 Taking Samples 17 5 3 Auto Blockage Detection 18 Section 6 Data Storage And Access 19 6 1 FILES Menu 19 6 2 Accessing And Saving Data 20 Section 7 Calibration 22 7 1 Calibratio...

Страница 3: ...viding 5 8 hours of monitoring in the field Instantaneous and accumulated measurement display Monitor and Graph views Quick connect sampling ports Mini USB charging port Rear panel terminals for analog outputs 1 1 PRECAUTIONS Read this manual fully and carefully before using your instrument This manual should be read by anyone who will be operating the Halimeter PLUS to ensure accurate measurement...

Страница 4: ...TY WILL BE VOIDED IF THE SENSOR IS CONTAMINATED BY MOUTHWASH VAPOR OR THAT OF OTHER CONTAIMNANT LIQUIDS Carefully remove the Halimeter PLUS from it s packing container along with the accessories Inspect the instrument for any damage Check that all accessories are included according to the contents list shown below Halimeter PLUS Mini USB Wall Charger Charging Cable Sample Tubing tube connector Sam...

Страница 5: ...2 2 for connection details OUT FITTING Exhaust port for sample stream No connection is necessary DO NOT BLOCK THIS PORT MINI USB PORT USB connector for battery charging and powered operation See section 3 5 TILT BACK FEET Provides a slight tilt angle for table top use Feet are shipped in the collapsed or flat use position but can be engaged by simply rotating them forward until they lock in place ...

Страница 6: ... It will lock into place when at the 180 position Be sure to collapse the tilt back feet before rotating the handle FIGURE 2 2 1 1 DISPLAY FIELDS AND INDICATORS The Halimeter PLUS display screen offers a variety of information as detailed in Figure 3 below Elements will be visible depending on the active mode and operation being performed HANDLE MOUNT MODE STATUS INDICATOR OPERATION STATUS INDICAT...

Страница 7: ...criptions ENTER BUTTON Used to advance through the sequential menus and finalize certain functions STOP BUTTON Used to back up in sequential menus or end a particular function SAVE BUTTON Press at any point during sampling to save current data to memory card The provided sample tubing connects to the SAMPLE INLET fitting via a push in style tube adapter shown to the right To connect first push dow...

Страница 8: ...nect the straw to the tube coupling connector simply press the straw in to the connector port until you feel it hit the tube stop The straw can easily be removed from the connector merely by pulling it away from the connector NOTE For proper sanitation always use a new straw when taking samples from a new patient DO NOT RE USE STRAWS WITH DIFFERENT PATIENTS When replacing straws Interscan recommen...

Страница 9: ... terminal block can be removed from the rear panel for ease of wiring by gently pulling the block away from the panel Re connect the block by gently pressing it back into the receptacle Use the VCC output Pin 3 as the positive reference for the 4 20 mA output AOUT1 Pin 8 and the device ground Pin 1 or 2 as the negative reference for the 2 5 V output AOUT2 Pin 7 PIN NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Страница 10: ...gate to the MAIN MENU screen shown on the right and press the green power button The screen will prompt you to confirm power down as shown Press the RIGHT ARROW button to confirm power down NOTE Normal power down only works from the MAIN MENU screen Access the main menu screen from any of the operating modes or sub menus by successively pressing the STOP button until the MAIN MENU is displayed To ...

Страница 11: ...ata storage parameters as follows Create create and name new data file Delete delete any existing data file Select select any existing data file for next sample storage Recent Measurements list of 10 most recent samples taken See section 6 for details on the FILES menu and accessing data MEASURE MODE is the primary operating mode for the Halimeter PLUS It is comprised of a sequence of 4 separate m...

Страница 12: ...or is allowed to stabilize to ambient air flow The screen shown on the right will be displayed Zeroing of the display is accomplished from ON MODE See section 5 1 for more on zeroing To advance to SAMPLE MODE from ON MODE press the ENTER button To return to OFF MODE from ON MODE press the STOP button SAMPLE MODE In SAMPLE MODE breath samples are taken and data is stored Upon entering SAMPLE MODE t...

Страница 13: ...use The expected battery capacity on a full charge is 5 8 hours depending on nature of use When the battery charge drops below 10 the display will indicate Low Battery at the bottom of the screen Follow the procedure below to re charge the batteries 1 Select the desired plug type on the multi region charger plug unit 2 Plug the large USB connector end of the supplied charger cable into one of the ...

Страница 14: ...ate cc min Nominal setting 200 cc min Do not change this setting Sampling Mode Nominal setting HAL3 This setting controls the SAMPLE MODE procedure with 4 options as follows Continuous Sample is drawn continuously HAL1 Sample is drawn in a single cycle of 3 minute hold followed by a 35 second breath sample HAL2 Sample is drawn in 2 sample cycles as noted in HAL1 HAL3 Sample is drawn in 3 sample cy...

Страница 15: ...more than 90 of the readings occur within a range of 80 to 120 ppb The following scale can be used as a guide for interpreting Halimeter PLUS readings 1 Normal readings for subjects with no oral malodor are generally in the range of 80 120 parts per billion ppb Readings lower than this range are still indicative of no oral malodor and are otherwise clinically inconsequential 2 At levels of 200 300...

Страница 16: ...ing water is allowed and any oral hygiene activity for 3 4 hours prior to testing WARNING THE SENSOR WARRANTY WILL BE VOIDED IF THE SENSOR IS CONTAMINATED BY MOUTHWASH VAPOR OR THAT OF OTHER CONTAMINANT LIQUIDS Other possible interference conditions include handling the sample tube connector while the sensor is stabilizing This should be avoided as substances on the hands may cause false reactions...

Страница 17: ...y the Halimeter PLUS pump rather than forced in by the lungs 5 DO NOT BLOW INTO THE SAMPLE STRAW AS THIS WILL AFFECT SAMPLE ACCURACY The flow indicator should be monitored by the individual supervising the breath test to ensure that the flow rate stays at approximately 200 ml min and that it is not increasing or fluctuating as a result of the patient breathing or blowing into the sample straw 6 Ty...

Страница 18: ...g at 200 mL m This fluctuation is normal Once the reading has stabilized the instrument is ready to be zeroed 5 1 ZEROING THE HALIMETER PLUS It is always a good idea to zero the Halimeter PLUS prior to sampling To accomplish this ensure the unit is in ON MODE and has been allowed to stabilize in this mode for several minutes Confirm that the flow rate has settled at 200 mL m and the PPB display is...

Страница 19: ...icating the start of the first 35 second sample period The timer label will indicate SAMPLING as shown on the right and the timer will begin it s 35 second countdown There will be a beep every 3 seconds during the SAMPLE cycle At this point the patient should put the sample straw into his her mouth as detailed previously in section 4 2 As sample is drawn from the mouth the displayed value will beg...

Страница 20: ...graphical display is shown to the right To begin a new SAMPLE MODE cycle for a new patient press the ENTER button from ON MODE This will clear the previous AVG reading and the 3 PEAK values and start a new series of readings These display values can also be cleared without starting a new cycle by pressing the STOP button successively until the MAIN MENU is displayed 5 3 AUTO BLOCKAGE DETECTION The...

Страница 21: ...ment in AUTO SAVE mode is the surest way to ensure data storage is completed The tradeoff is the potential for storing long strings of unnecessary data every second in ON mode For this reason the option is provided to disable AUTO SAVE when the instrument is idle and data storage is known to be unnecessary 6 1 FILES MENU Data is stored in user created files The user must create a file for storage ...

Страница 22: ...the RIGHT ARROW button Select file Shown on the right Select the desired file in which to store the data for the next sample cycle s Highlight the desired file using the UP DOWN arrows then press the RIGHT ARROW button to select The currently selected file will be shown on the FILES screen Recent measurements Shown on the right Display recent individual SAMPLE cycle results including date time PEA...

Страница 23: ...es directly on the SD card as this may corrupt the file when read by the instrument NOTE It is always a good idea to power the instrument down before removing or re inserting the SD card from the SD card slot NOTE If the SD card is not inserted into the instrument s SD card slot on power up NO SD Card will be displayed in the lower left corner of the LCD display and AUTO SAVE will be disabled WARN...

Страница 24: ... CORP has determined this to be a within a range of 80 to 120 ppb see section 4 As you use the instrument take note of where normal patient readings tend to fall If you notice the baseline values are tending to decrease over time calibration may be indicated The most convenient method of calibration in the field is to present known NORMAL BREATH sample as the calibration standard To facilitate thi...

Страница 25: ...n to the right will be displayed where the unit will first be zeroed Press the ENTER button to proceed zeroing will draw ambient air No zero gas is re quired for this step 5 When the zero timer fully elapses the screen shown below right will be displayed In the field indicated by the red arrow enter the NORMAL BREATH SAMPLE baseline value of 100 ppb Use the RIGHT and LEFT ARROW buttons to move the...

Страница 26: ...n section 4 2 The CAL timer will elapse from 60 seconds to 0 seconds At some point during the 60 second sample period the reading value will peak and begin falling After the peak value is established the subject may remove the straw from the mouth 7 At the end of the calibration sample period the screen shown to the right will be displayed The Sample peak value is displayed as is the Target peak r...

Страница 27: ... of the rear bezel away from the side of the instrument case while pulling the bezel toward you The bezel will pivot away from the case as shown in figure 8 2 3 Slowly continue pivoting the right side of the bezel away from the case until the left side is freed as shown in Figure 8 3 Set the bezel aside 4 Firmly grasp the rear terminal block as shown in Figure 8 4 below and gently pull the left si...

Страница 28: ...he sensor is held in a manifold that is attached to the left side of the instrument case looking from the rear as shown below in Figure 8 7 7 Reaching carefully into the instrument case grasp the black sensor connector attached to the top of the sensor as shown in Figure 8 8 below Gently rock the connector from side to side and pull the connector away from the sensor as shown in Figure 8 9 below F...

Страница 29: ...the manifold The senor should release from the manifold as shown in figure 8 11 1 Press the new sensor firmly into the manifold until you feel it snap into place Orient with the terminal pins positioned to align with the connector sockets as shown below in figure 8 12 Carefully re connect the black connector to the top of the sensor as shown in Figure 8 13 The bottom of the connector should be flu...

Страница 30: ...ack the screw out and re align the panel holes with the threaded holes Forcing a mis aligned screw into the threaded hole will strip the threads 3 Re connect the terminal block to the connector socket terminal screws on the top Press firmly into place 4 Align the bezel with the rear of the instrument case and press the bezel back onto the rear of the case as shown in Figure 8 15 below Confirm that...

Страница 31: ...ins closed during this period to ensure adequate buildup of Volatile Sulfur Compounds VSC Instrument may require calibration If patient is executing proper sample technique and low readings are still occurring perform instrument calibration See section 7 Erroneous high readings Patent is blowing or breathing into the straw Be sure the patient is breathing through the nose and not blowing into the ...

Страница 32: ... this warranty when such item is returned intact prepaid to the Factory or designated service center This warranty does not apply to any of our products which have been repaired or altered by unauthorized persons or which have been subject to misuse negligence or accident incorrect wiring by others installation or use not in accordance with instructions furnished by the manufacturer or which have ...

Страница 33: ...contacting Interscan with service questions consult the TROUBLESHOOTING section of this manual section 9 page 29 as this may help you to resolve any problems without returning the unit Should consulting the TROUBLESHOOTING section of the manual not address your problem contact the INTERSCAN Customer Service Department as noted below to acquire a RETURN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER The RMA will expedite pr...

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