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Thermo Scientific Orion AQUAfast AQ3010 Turbidity Meter User Guide
You can use the AQ3010 turbidity meter to take a single reading or
perform continuous measurement . The latter is only used for indexing
the vials . See the
Indexing a Vial
section for more information .
1 . Make sure the meter is sitting on a flat and level surface and is in
measurement mode . The display will show the last measured value or
“STbY” after exiting calibration mode .
2 . Place the sample vial in the sample well .
3 . Cover the vial using the light shield cover, if necessary . For many
environments this is not required . The vial cap seals the sample well .
4 . Press the
READ/ENTER
key and immediately release it (less than
0 .3 seconds) . See
Figure 13
.
5 . The display will blink “-Rd-” about ten times and then display the
measured value .
Single-Shot
or Continuous
Measurement
Figure 13
Single-Shot
Measurement
For Single-Shot
Measurement
“-Rd-” flashes about
10 times
SAMPLE
Unknown
NTU
Place sample
vial into the
sample well
NTU
R EA D
EN TER
Measurement Mode
Press key and
release immediately
and cover with
the light shield
cap