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3 Measuring operation
3.3 Alarms
In the
WARNING
operating mode
the
EX-TEC OD4/GM 4
has
various alarm thresholds:
EX-TEC OD 4
Example: TBM
AL1
alarm threshold 1 = 10 mg/m
3
AL2
alarm threshold 2 = 20 mg/m
3
EX-TEC GM 4
Example: H
2
(factory setting)
AL1
alarm threshold 1 = 4000 ppm
AL2
alarm threshold 2 = 8000 ppm
AL1 alarm (example: H2)
z
if this alarm threshold is
exceeded, the result is:
- optical alarm (item 1)
- acoustic alarm (item 7) at
2 Hz
- LCD (item 2) lights up
-
AL1
appears in the LCD
z
the 2 Hz
intermittent tone
is
quite different from the ope-
rating signal
z
the acoustic AL1 alarm can
be cleared by briefly pressing
the
on/off key
, but the optical
alarm (item 1) continues
z
if the concentration falls below
this alarm threshold, the opti-
cal and acoustic alarms (items
1 and 7) switch off
H2
AL1
VOL%
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