Fluke VR101S manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1
Getting Started	1
Introduction	1
Features of the Voltage Event Recorder System ....	1
Safety	3
Plugging in a recorder	3
Electrical Immunity	4
Safety Inspection	5
Battery Care	5
Maintenance	6
Product Service	6
What You Need to Run Fluke EventView Software....	7
What’s in the VR101S Package	7
Installing EventView software	8
Setting the Time and Date	10
Chapter 2
Setting Up the VR101	11
Introduction	11
Connecting the Optical Interface Cable	11
Starting EventView	11
Selecting a COM Port	12
Opening the Site Report Window	12
Setting Thresholds on the Status Tab	13
Viewing the Default Threshold Settings	15
Choosing and Saving New Default Threshold
Settings	15
Choosing Operating Options	15
Describing the Site	16
Viewing Realtime Readings of the Recorder	16
Viewing Recorder Information	16
Sending the Setup to the Recorder	17
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Contents VR101S Page Limited Warranty & Limitation of Liability Service Centers Table of Contents Chapter Chapter VR101S Introduction Features of the Voltage Event Recorder SystemGetting Started Quick Overview Plugging in a recorder SafetyPolarity Indication Using an Ungrounded OutletElectrical Immunity Safety InspectionBattery Care Product Service MaintenanceWhat’s in the VR101S Package What You Need to Run Fluke EventView SoftwareInstalling EventView software Installing EventView software Setting the Time and Date Starting EventView Setting Up the VR101Connecting the Optical Interface Cable Opening the Site Report Window Selecting a COM PortVoltage Swells Setting Thresholds on the Status TabVoltage Transients Line Frequency Variations Voltage SagsChoosing and Saving New Default Threshold Settings Viewing the Default Threshold SettingsFlash When Data Available Choosing Operating OptionsViewing Recorder Information Describing the SiteViewing Realtime Readings of the Recorder Starting Event Recording Sending the Setup to the RecorderClearing all events from the recorder VR101S Retrieving Events from a Recorder Retrieving Saving EventsSaving Events Opening an Already Saved File VR101S Viewing the Events Tab Displaying and Printing EventsDisplaying Events Event column Event # columnStart Time column Displaying and Printing Events Hot to Neutral Thresholds End Time/Duration/Degree Column Extreme ColumnVR101S Viewing Events as a Bar Graph Quick Summary Viewing a Single Transient as a Graph Viewing Events as an Event Distribution Graph VR101S Changing Graph Styles Printing Events from the Events Tab Printing EventsOptical Interface Cable TroubleshootingIRQ Voltage Event Recorder PrintersTechnical Support Power Quality Background Power Quality IssuesWhy Is It Such a Concern? Effects of Poor Power Quality within Your OrganizationWhy Not Buy a Protection Device? Common Questions about Power QualityWhy Not Use a Meter and Check? Disturbance-Free Voltage Common Power Line Disturbances Power Quality Definitions StandardsPower Line Disturbance Definitions Cbema Curve How Bad is Bad?Causes of Poor Power Quality Causes and Effects of Poor Power QualityHow Power Line Disturbances Affect Your Equipment Developing a Power Quality Monitoring Program Performing a Power Quality StudyDeveloping a Location Plan Finalizing the Power Quality Monitoring PlanDeveloping a Tolerance Plan Developing the Study Duration StrategyFinal Note Unrepetitive / Isolated Events Now That I Have This Information, What Do I Do with It?Repetitive / Cycling Events Transient Power Line VR101S Equipment Ratings VR101 SpecificationsPlug Configurations VR101 Specifications Neutral to ground Sag, Swell & Outage MeasurementFrequency Measurement Transient MeasurementEvents 1 second Time MeasurementApprovals Statement of Conformity Declaration of ConformityIndex VR101S Index VR101S