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LASAIR
LASAIR II
II Operator’s
Operator’s Manual
Manual
Chapter 5: Setup
Chapter 5: Setup
Sample by Volume
Sample by Volume
Enable this icon to
Enable this icon to sample by volume.
sample by volume. V
Volume is
olume is
rounded to the
rounded to the nearest one-second time interval.
nearest one-second time interval. V
Volume in cubic
olume in cubic feet per
feet per
minute are displayed to
minute are displayed to two decimal places.
two decimal places. V
Volumes in cubic
olumes in cubic meters are
meters are
displayed to four decimal places.
displayed to four decimal places.
Initial Delay (or purge) Time
Initial Delay (or purge) Time
Set the amount of time the pump
Set the amount of time the pump
will run before the LASAIR II begins to sample.
will run before the LASAIR II begins to sample.
Inter-sample Delay
Inter-sample Delay
Set the time between samples.
Set the time between samples.
NOTE:
NOTE:
The delay time between samples
The delay time between samples
plus
plus
the sample time must be at least
the sample time must be at least
15 seconds to allow enough
15 seconds to allow enough time for the printer to finish the last job.
time for the printer to finish the last job.
Units:
Units:
ft.3 Cubic feet
ft.3 Cubic feet
Enable this icon to display sample data by cubic feet.
Enable this icon to display sample data by cubic feet.
m3 Cubic meters
m3 Cubic meters
Enable this icon to display sample data by cubic meters.
Enable this icon to display sample data by cubic meters.
N Raw particle count
N Raw particle count
Enable this icon to display and store raw particle count
Enable this icon to display and store raw particle count
data.
data.
N/m3 or N/ft3 Normalized particle count
N/m3 or N/ft3 Normalized particle count
Enable this icon to display
Enable this icon to display
normalized particle count data.
normalized particle count data.
0.5µ & 5.0µ Pharmaceutical Mode
0.5µ & 5.0µ Pharmaceutical Mode
Fill this check box to enable
Fill this check box to enable
Pharmaceutical Mode.
Pharmaceutical Mode.
Start by time-of-day
Start by time-of-day
Select this icon
Select this icon to enable “start by
to enable “start by time-of-day
time-of-day.”
.”
See “Start Sampling by
See “Start Sampling by Time-of day” below.
Time-of day” below.
Save the sample parameters to a
Save the sample parameters to a recipe
recipe
Select this icon to save the
Select this icon to save the
current sample parameters to a recipe. See Ch
current sample parameters to a recipe. See Chapter 9.
apter 9.
Activate the beep mode
Activate the beep mode
Select this icon to activate/deactivate the
Select this icon to activate/deactivate the
beep mode.
beep mode.
Start Sampling by Time-of-day
Start Sampling by Time-of-day
The Sampling by Time-of-day function allows you to automatically start
The Sampling by Time-of-day function allows you to automatically start
sampling at a time of your choosing.
sampling at a time of your choosing.
When start by time-of-day is enabled,
When start by time-of-day is enabled, the LASAIR II disables the user-set initial
the LASAIR II disables the user-set initial
delay and sets purge time internally to allow the sampling to begin at the set
delay and sets purge time internally to allow the sampling to begin at the set
time. For example: if you set the LASAIR
time. For example: if you set the LASAIR II to begin sampling at 2:00 A.M.,
II to begin sampling at 2:00 A.M.,
LASAIR II will start the pump at 1:50 A.M., purge for 10 minutes, and then start
LASAIR II will start the pump at 1:50 A.M., purge for 10 minutes, and then start
counting particles at 2:00 A.M.
counting particles at 2:00 A.M.