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Multi-Gas Monitor
P/N 1706-3421
REV 03 Printed 0900-2000
Specifications Subject to Change
AT X612
GUARANTEED.
FOR LIFE.
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OUR MISSION Design - Manufacture - Sell: Highest quality products for the preservation of life and property. Provide: Best customer service available.
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Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for buying and using Industrial Scientific’s Model ATX612 Multi-Gas Monitor. Your ATX612 can be relied upon for dependable service, day after day. It has been designed, manufactured, tested and proven under the most scrutinizing conditions possible. With the minimal care and maintenance described in this Instruction Manual, it will provide you with years of reliable monitoring. I am most concerned that you be pleased with the performance of your ATX612 in the mont
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. WARNINGS AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS 3 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS 1. 2. UNPACKING THE INSTRUMENT 4 3. ATX612 FEATURES 4 Failure to perform certain procedures or note certain 4. INSTRUMENT OPERATION 5 4.1 Charging the Battery 5 conditions may impair the performance of the 4.1.1 Alkaline Battery Option 8 instrument. For maximum safety and performance, 4.2 Turning the ATX612 On and Off 8 please read and follow the procedures and conditions 4.3 Display Backlight 8 4.4 Inte
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• 90 dB audible and ultra-bright visual alarm indicators. UNPACKING THE INSTRUMENT • Optional external audible or vibrating alarms. 2. • High and low alarms for combustible and toxic gases; The shipping box should contain the following items. enrichment and depletion alarms for oxygen. Account for each item before discarding the box. • User selectable latching alarms. QUANTITY PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION • User selectable access code for security of calibration 1 1810-2707 ATX612 Multi-Gas Monitor a
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A dead battery will be fully recharged in 4.5 hours. The Infrared Data Interface Pump Exhaust Port Nicad battery pack has a LED charge status indicator to show the current status when connected to the charger. Charging Socket The LED indicator has five states as follows: (Nicad Versions) • Solid Amber: Fast charge in progress • Solid Green: Fully charged, in trickle charge mode • Flashing Green: Battery too hot/cold to be Gas Sample Inlet fast charged, in trickle Fitting charge mode • Flashing A
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The remote sample tube should be connected to the barbed 4.1.1 ALKALINE BATTERY OPTION inlet fitting on the bottom of the ATX612 (See Figure 3). The ATX612 is available with an optional alkaline battery pack which will typically operate continuously for up to NOTE: When drawing a remote sample, allow 2 seconds 20 hours using 6 C-cell batteries. per foot (0.3 meter) of tubing length in addition to the normal sensor response time before observing WARNING: Replace alkaline battery cells only in a
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4.5.6 PEAK CLEAR 4.6.2 HIGH ALARM PK CLR This mode will clear all stored peak readings from the When a monitored gas concentration reaches the high PRESS instrument. Press enter (E) to clear the peak readings. The alarm level setpoint, the instrument emits a continuous dual display will return to the PEAK mode and indicate that the tone alarm. As with the low alarm condition, the red alarm peak readings have been reset. light bar and backlight will flash simultaneously with the displayed gas val
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If an instrument fails to operate properly following any 4.6.6 BATTERY FAILURE BATTERY functional “bump” test, a full instrument calibration When the battery has insufficient charge to operate the should be performed prior to use. FAIL instrument, “BATTERY FAIL” is displayed. The visual alarm will be activated and the instrument will emit a Calibration is most accurate when the instrument has been short beep once every second for approximately 30 in a stable temperature environment for at least
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• To continue full calibration, press (E) and the instrument GO CAL will display the first sensor to be calibrated along with CHANGING INSTRUMENT SETTINGS 6. the calibration gas setting. The message APPLY CAL PRESS GAS will scroll across the bottom of the display. Instrument settings, including alarm values, calibration gas NOTE: If the gas concentration does not match the concentrations and security code, may only be accessed setting, press the MODE switch to abort and changed during the instru
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• Press (E) to enter the SETSPAN function. The display • Press (+) to step to the INSTANT function and set LEL INSTANT will show LEL along with the prompt PRESS (+) TO instantaneous alarm values. The display will indicate CHANGE. INSTANT along with the scrolling prompt PRESS (+) PRESS PRESS FOR NEXT (E) TO SELECT. • Press (+) to toggle between LEL and CH combustible 4 sensor span ranges. • Press (E) to enter the instantaneous alarms function. The 10L LEL 25 LEL display will show the first alarm
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The datalogging section of the instrument is always 7.1.2 PERIOD powered and a battery backup circuit protects it from loss The logging time that begins when the instrument is of data for up to 40 minutes during battery changes. turned on and initiates normal operation and lasts until the instrument is turned off. NOTE: The instrument must be stored on a battery charger when not in use to prevent loss of data 7.1.3 LOGGING SESSION due to battery discharge. One or more periods of normal instrumen
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• Remove the battery pack from the instrument as MAINTENANCE 8. described in Section 8.2. • Remove the two screws which hold the battery module 8.1 CLEANING in place as shown in Figure 4. • Lift the Nicad battery module from the battery pack. Wipe the outside of the instrument with a soft, clean cloth. Never use solvents or cleaning solutions of any type. • Place the new Nicad module in the battery pack. • Replace the two screws which hold the Nicad module 8.2 CHANGING THE BATTERY PACK in p
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WARNING: When removing a sensor from ! service, the appropriate sensor plug must be installed to ensure proper REPLACEMENT PARTS 9. instrument operation. Toxic/O 2 Shorting Wire Sensor Plug P/N 1704-6947 The following items numbers refer to the exploded view Combustible Sensor Plug drawing on pages 24 and 25. P/N 1706-2647 ITEM PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION (QTY) 8.4.1 TOXIC/OXYGEN SENSOR REMOVAL/ 1 1705-8868 Main PC Board (1) REPLACEMENT 2 1705-6755 Display PC Board (1) • To remove a toxic or oxyge
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SPECIFICATIONS 10. DEFAULT ALARM SETTINGS 11 . CASE: Type 304 Stainless Steel GAS LOW ALARM HIGH ALARM O 19.5% 23.5% DIMENSIONS: 8.2”L x 3.7”W x 3.2”H 2 (208 X 94 X 81 mm) LEL 10% 20% CH 1.0% 1.5% 4 WEIGHT: 3.4 lbs (1.5 kg) CO 35 PPM 70 PPM H S 10 PPM 20 PPM SENSORS: Combustible Gases and Methane- 2 Catalytic SO 2.0 PM 4.0 PPM 2 Oxygen and Toxic Gases- NO 3.0 PPM 6.0 PPM 2 Electrochemical Cl 0.5 PPM 1.0 PPM 2 ClO 0.3 PPM 1.0 PPM MEASURING RANGE: 2 LEL (Combustible Gases) 0 to 100% LEL in 1% inc
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13. WARRANTY Industrial Scientific portable gas monitoring instruments It shall be an express condition to Industrial Scientific’s are warranted to be free from defects in material and warranty that all products be carefully inspected for workmanship for as long as the instrument is in service. damage by Buyer upon receipt, be properly calibrated for Buyer’s particular use, and be used, repaired, and The above warranty does not include sensors, battery maintained in strict accordance with the in
