Formaldehyde Meter
800052
Formaldahyde
Datalogging Meter
800053
Instruction Manual
Страница 1: ...Formaldehyde Meter 800052 Formaldahyde Datalogging Meter 800053 Instruction Manual ...
Страница 2: ...LS SUPPLIED 4 4 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 5 5 LCD DISPLAY 5 6 CALIBRATION 6 7 SETUP 6 8 MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES 9 9 BATTERY REPLACEMENT 11 10 TROUBLESHOOTING 12 11 HCHO LEVEL GUIDELINES 12 12 SPECIFICATIONS 13 13 APPENDIX DATALOGGING MODEL 800053 14 14 WARRANTY 28 ...
Страница 3: ...extile horticulture food medical and cosmetic industries The meters feature a backlit LCD selectable audible and visual alarms and one button calibration for easy use Relative humidity RH temperature and maximum and minimum readings are provided along with automatically calculated one hour and time weighted averages TWA and a short term exposure limit STEL Datalogging Model 800053 reads both mg m3...
Страница 4: ...um and maximum readings Selectable audible and visual alarms One button calibration Low battery indicator Automatic shutoff MATERIALS SUPPLIED Formaldehyde Meter Tripod screw Soft carrying case Four AAA batteries Instruction Manual AC Adapter model 800053 only USB Cable model 800053 only CD USB Driver and Logger Software model 800053 only Optional equipment field tripod model 840093 ...
Страница 5: ...PANEL DESCRIPTION LCD DISPLAY Note The icons for cfm p lps b VOC and Co2 are not applicable to this model 1 LCD 2 HOLD 3 PWR power 4 MODE 5 SET 6 MAX MIN maximum minimum 7 UNIT 8 BKLT backlight 2 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 ...
Страница 6: ... RH readings will alternate on the display The meter will take 5 minutes to calibrate 4 Ppm 0 00 and HCHO will display to indicate that calibration is complete Note To stop calibration and exit Calibration Mode press and hold PWR to turn the meter OFF SETUP Meter On and Off 1 Press PWR to turn the meter ON The display will cycle through 0 to 00000 and the meter will take up to 10 minutes to warm u...
Страница 7: ...nd 0 flashes 2 To select the digit you want to change press MAX MIN to move one digit to the right or MODE to move one digit to the left 3 Press HOLD to increase the value or BKLT to decrease the value 4 Press and hold SET to save the value and exit Alarm Set Mode SAVE displays and the meter returns to Normal Mode 5 Press PWR to toggle between alarm ON and OFF The bell icon will display whenever t...
Страница 8: ... MODE and BKLT press and hold down PWR and MAX MIN with your right hand 0 0 and SEt display 4 Press HOLD to increase the value 5 Press BKLT to decrease the value 6 Press UNIT to toggle between C and F 7 Press SET to adjust the RH 0 0 displays 8 Press HOLD to increase the value 9 Press BKLT to decrease the value 10 Press and hold SET to save the values SAVE displays and the values are stored 11 Pre...
Страница 9: ...turn the meter OFF 2 Press and hold down HOLD 3 Press PWR while still pressing HOLD n will display and the meter will turn on and warm up See Measurement Procedures p 9 Automatic shutoff is now disabled Note The meter will default to automatic shutoff each time it is turned off MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES Note The presence of alcohol can affect HCHO readings ...
Страница 10: ...nce the meter was turned on MAX will display 7 Press MAX MIN to display the minimum reading since the meter was turned on MIN will display 8 Press MAX MIN to display the TWA for the last 8 hours or since the meter was turned on TWA will display 9 Press MAX MIN to display the STEL for the last 15 minutes STEL will display 10 Press MAX MIN to display the 1 hour weighted average 1Hr will display 11 P...
Страница 11: ...and excessive power consumption For best performance always use fresh batteries in the meter This meter uses four AAA batteries When the low battery indicator appears on the LCD battery replacement is needed 1 Press and hold PWR to turn the meter OFF 2 Slide off the battery cover on the back of the meter 3 Remove the old batteries and replace with four new AAA batteries ensuring correct polarity 4...
Страница 12: ...ds the specified range HCHO LEVEL GUIDELINES The following guidelines provide reference levels for formaldehyde exposure HCHO Level Description 0 03 ppm Average outdoor air level 0 10 ppm Recommended upper limit for residences ASHRAE ANSI EPA NIOSH STEL 0 40 ppm Recommended upper limit for manufactured homes 0 50 ppm OSHA workplace limit 0 75 ppm OSHA TWA limit over 8 hours 0 80 ppm Level at which...
Страница 13: ... 0 5 ppm 0 01 5 of rdg 0 03 ppm mg ms under vacuum chamber Temperature 0 50 C 0 1 C 1 C 20 50 F otherwise 1 2 C 32 122 F 0 1 F 2 F 68 122 F otherwise 2 5 F RH 0 1 99 9 0 1 5 25 C 10 99 RH Dimensions 8 25 x 2 25 x 2 210 x 57 x 51 mm Weight 7 oz 198 g ...
Страница 14: ...ve 2 The Auto Play dialogue box appears Click on Open folder to view files to view the file names on the disc 3 The list of Files Currently on the Disc appears Double click to select Step1 USB Driver 4 Double click to select PL2303_Prolific_Driverinstaller_v110 5 Select yes to allow the program Setup exe to make changes to your computer 6 The PL 2303 Driver Installer program opens Select Next to s...
Страница 15: ...rectory appears This lists the target directories for the datalogger and software Select Next 14 Read the license agreement and select I accept the License Agreement Click Next 15 Select Next again to start the installation 16 Select Finish to complete the software installation 17 Restart the computer RUNNING THE SOFTWARE FROM WINDOWS 1 Connect the mini USB end of the cable to the corresponding po...
Страница 16: ...tly DATALOGGER SETTINGS To Access Setting Options Select Setting from the header options on the upper left hand side of the USB Data Logger Monitor screen Comm Port and Log Setting options appear in a drop down menu Communication Comm Port Setting 1 Select Comm Port from the Setting options The Comm Port Setting Menu displays 2 The menu displays the port number baud rate data bits parity and stop ...
Страница 17: ... under Device Manager However depending upon your version of Windows the first steps below to access Device Manager may differ slightly 1 Open the Start Menu on the computer 2 Select Control Panel 3 Select Device Manager 4 Double click on the Ports option 5 The correct port will list Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port followed by the communication port number in parentheses This is the port number t...
Страница 18: ...o save your entry 5 The system will automatically show the current computer date and time Select OK to save your entry and sync the meter s current date and time Logger Alarm Setting Note The alarm will automatically default to on each time the meter is turned on The software will override any manually set alarm threshold and default to 0 08 ppm To change the alarm threshold before datalogging 1 S...
Страница 19: ...urs minutes and seconds 3 Adjust the or indicators to select Immediate Key Start Roll Over Schedule or Real Time Start Mode Setting Immediate Start Mode This option will cause the meter to begin taking readings as soon as the option is confirmed Reading will continue when the meter is detached from the USB port a Adjust the or indicators to specify the number of sample points in thousands from 100...
Страница 20: ...hout saving the new settings Setting Roll Over Mode This option allows for continued recording even when the meter is full Each new reading after the data limit has been reached will be recorded over the earliest previous record a Adjust the or indicators to specify the number of sample points in thousands from 1000 32 000 b Adjust the or indicators to toggle between units C or F c Select Ok to sa...
Страница 21: ...me Start Mode This option is used when the meter will remain connected to the computer a Adjust the or indicators to specify the number of sample points in thousands from 1000 32 000 b Adjust the or indicators to toggle between units C or F c Select Ok to save the settings and exit the menu or Cancel to exit without saving the new settings DATA SAMPLING AND RECORDING The meter should be powered by...
Страница 22: ...r and meter 2 Place the meter in the desired location for sampling Press BKLT for several seconds to begin recording The recording icon will display 3 The datalogger will record up to 32 000 data points Press BKLT for several seconds to stop recording Sampling and Recording in Roll Over Mode 1 The recording icon will display Disconnect the USB cable from the computer and meter Recording will conti...
Страница 23: ...e are reached recording will stop Sampling and Recording in Real Time Start Mode 1 The USB cable should remain connected to the computer and meter The green icon at the bottom left of the Data Logger Monitor Screen will flash to indicate that the logger is recording The recording icon will display 2 The datalogger will record up to 32 000 data points Click on Stop on the lower right of the Data Lo...
Страница 24: ...cords sampled and the sampling parameters and rate will display 6 Click the Download button to download the data A graph of the data will display Note After downloading data to the computer from Roll Over or Key Start Modes you can press and hold BKLT to begin recording again using the same parameters Viewing the Graph Note To display the values for a specific data point click the left mouse butto...
Страница 25: ...asurement Use the left and right arrow keys To reset the size of the graph to the default a Click on the colored bar to the left of one of the data parameters under the graph Temp Humidity HCHO ppm HCHO mg m3 b Move the mouse to select a new color and click on it c The selection will be saved and the graph size will return to the default Printing the Graph 1 Click the Printer Icon button to print ...
Страница 26: ...n table format 2 To print data from the table click the Printer Icon button The Printing Table Data dialogue box will open 3 Enter the record range you wish to print for example 1 2 350 or leave the field blank to print all the records 4 Click OK to confirm your selection 5 Click OK to start printing ...
Страница 27: ... the Save button floppy disc icon to save the data 2 Enter a unique name for the file 3 Click OK to confirm Retrieving Stored Files 1 Click the File button open folder icon 2 Select the file you want to open Click OK to confirm ...
Страница 28: ...vailable This warranty does not cover probes batteries battery leakage or damage resulting from accident tampering misuse or abuse of the product Opening the meter to expose its electronics will void the warranty To obtain warranty service ship the unit postage prepaid to SPER SCIENTIFIC LTD 8281 E Evans Rd Suite 103 Scottsdale AZ 85260 The defective unit must be accompanied by a description of th...
