Innovation Technology SF6 manual Getting Started, Measuring Operation

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7.0GETTING STARTED:

This assumes you have just received the instrument and it is NOT powered up.

1Plug in the sensor and connect the handgun to the console. Align the red marks and press home.

2Connect to a mains electrical supply AC 85-265V.

An opening screen is now displayed which identifies the major components of the instrument. You will hear the vacuum system initialising and a valve operation. This is setting the required vacuum level. Approx. 20-30 seconds later, the instrument will enter SEARCH MODE. High sensitivity leak searching can now begin.

You may find the display difficult to read due to different light levels. Tap the screen with your finger, this will change to a menu. Touch Set Volume/Contrast you will now be given a menu, move to Display Contrast (coarse) and press the ♦ move this to change contrast. When the screen is right for you, press Exit.

Should this not be the case, please refer to paragraphs "Possible Fault Conditions During Operation" and "Switching Off in Case of Fault" in this manual.

7.1MEASURING OPERATION:

The GAS CHECK is ready to measure whenever the big digit leak rate display is visible

on the console screen 000 this will only happen while:

Sensor is working within operational limits.

Sample flow is correctly within tolerance.

All self-diagnostic checks are successful.

The green LED "READY" on the handgun will be on as long as the reading is below 20% of the alarm value. Clear the reading by pressing the CIRCLE key.

7.2POSSIBLE FAULT CONDITIONS DURING OPERATION

In case of a relevant fault condition, the status indication lights will change from "READY" to "NOT READY" plus "MESSAGE". The operator should now read (and confirm) the error message on the screen. The following fault conditions may occur:

Pressing the ZERO button before and after critical leak testing will zero the instrument to ambient conditions and compensate for background levels of SF6 in the air.

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Contents GAS-CHECK SF6 Contents General SafetyConsole Controls System Properties IntroductionDescription Handgun Displays and ControlsHandgun Buttons Getting Started Possible Fault Conditions During OperationMeasuring Operation Switching OFF in Case of Fault LOW Flow ErrorLOW Battery Voltage Switching OFFUser Setup 10.1 10.010.3 10.210.6 11.1 11.0Page None Light Light + Sensor Power Down Page Probe/Sensor Lifetime/filter PRE-SET Passwords AT Delivery16.5 16.4Spares & Consumables

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