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Industrial Scientific V-CAL Product Manual

Six-unit calibration station for ventis
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Six-Unit Calibration Station
TM
for Ventis
Product Manual
Set-up
Operation
Part Number: 17153100-1
Version 2

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  • Page 1 Six-Unit Calibration Station for Ventis Product Manual Set-up Operation Part Number: 17153100-1 Version 2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Status and Error Messages ................24 Software Use ...................... 30 Software Functions ..................30 Using the Software ..................31 Diagnosing Common Problems ................42 Specifications ..................... 42 Performance Specifications ................43 Warranty ......................44 Contact Information ................Back cover © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 3: Warnings And Cautionary Statements

    Contact your service representative immediately if you suspect that the station is working abnormally. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 4: Capabilities

    The station can communicate with a host PC across a USB connection, when the PC is running Accessory Software. The following capabilities are included in the calibration station with respect to commands from the host PC. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 5 Read the instrument event log.  Access bump test and calibration records from the station. The following operating systems support Accessory Software:  Windows XP  Windows Vista  Windows 7  Windows 8 © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 6: Unpacking The Station

    Europlug, UK/Ireland, and Australia) Reporting a problem. After unpacking, if any item is missing or appears to have been damaged, contact Industrial Scientific Corporation (ISC) or a local distributor of ISC products. Please refer to the manual section, Contact Information.

  • Page 7: User Interface

    The amber LED indicates a calibration or bump test is in-progress or pending, or that the instrument is charging.  The red LED indicates the docked instrument has failed a calibration or bump test. The red LED can also indicate an error has occurred. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 8: Station Preparation

    Product Manual for the Six-Unit Calibration Station for Ventis™ STATION PREPARATION Hardware Overview (Front) Diagram Number Feature Cradle lid Cradle lid latch (diffusion cradles only) LED indicators Bump button LCD display Calibrate button Instrument inlet © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 9: Hardware Overview (Back)

    USB port Fresh air port Calibration gas port Power input Cradle inlet Cradle tubing (for use when station door in attached) Cradle tubing with T-fitting (for use when station door is removed) *Aspirated cradles only. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 10: Software Installation And Hardware Connections

    Connect the printer cord to the port marked “printer” on the back of the station. Tighten the captive screws to secure the connection. Power supply. On the back of the station, locate the power input marked, “12VDC”. Connect the power supply to the 12VDC input. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 11 Locate the tubing that has a white fitting at one end and a t-fitting at its other end.  Fasten the white fitting to the cradle inlet; turn clockwise to tighten.  Attach the other end of the tubing directly to the inlet of a docked instrument. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 12: Station Use

    Warming Up No user action required. V·Cal Displays during diagnostic testing of the system’s pumps, solenoids, board, and memory. 12345678901234567890 No user action required. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST Displays to verify the correct operation of the LCD. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 13 V·Cal Clock Displays as the functionality of the real-time clock is checked. No user action required. 22 Jan 2010 12:34:56 Displays current date and time (in 24-hour format) if the clock check was successful. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 14: Idle Mode

    Alarm Events  feature, Print V Cal Records. Press CALIBRATE to begin the printing This procedure sends all alarm procedure. event data for the docked instruments to the printer. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 15 The “Clear V Cal Records” function is progress, where X = the record used to complete that task. number currently printing and YYY = the total number of records that are being sent to the printer. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 16 Press BUMP to change the value; hold to speed the increment pace. (After the  30 Days counter reaches 365, it starts again at 1.) Press CALIBRATE to set the value Valid values: 1 – 365 days displayed. Increment: 1 day © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 17 Press CALIBRATE to set the value displayed. The first time value subject to change (hour) will blink. Continue to use the BUMP and CALIBRATE buttons, respectively, to edit and set the next blinking value. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 18 Press BUMP TEST to remain in set-up Exit mode. The user returns to the first set-up Setup mode feature, Print Instrument Alarm Events. Press CALIBRATE to exit set-up mode and return to idle mode. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 19 A blank for the user to enter the time  A blank for the user to enter the cylinder lot number  A blank for the user’s signature Figure 1a. Event report. Figure 1b. Calibration and bump test reports. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 20: Docking And Removing The Instrument

    Close the cradle lid. Removing the DIFFUSION or ASPIRATED instrument Lift the cradle lid (as instructed above for an aspirated or diffusion instrument). Lift the instrument to remove it from the cradle. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 21: Calibration And Bump Testing

    15 seconds to complete. The amber LEDs turns on for each affected cradle. If an instrument's only installed sensor is O2, a pending message displays in place of the zero in-progress message. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 22 (green) or failed (red) calibration. The calibration report for each instrument is sent out the RS232 port for printing and is saved to the station. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 23 LED to indicate which instruments from the cradle. have passed (green) or failed (red) the bump test. The calibration report for each instrument is sent out the RS232 port for printing and is saved to the station. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 24: Status And Error Messages

    Set-up mode is accessible. intake solenoid is not operating properly.  USB communications are This affects the flow of gas or air to all six accepted and processed. cradles; all six red LEDs turn on. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 25 Indicates an invalid date or clock setting on the station’s real-time clock. All six red  Bump test and calibration LEDs turn on. functions are not available.  Set-up mode is accessible.  USB communications are accepted and processed. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 26 LED turns on for "pending"; the amber LED turns on. each affected cradle. The station will complete any calibrations (or bump tests) already in-progress. It will then automatically complete any pending calibrations (or bump tests). © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 27 The red LED turns on for each Press BUMP TEST or affected cradle. CALIBRATION to attempt the process again. If unsuccessful the display persists until the instrument is removed from the station. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 28 The error message indicates the cradle number of the first mismatched instrument. The red LED turns on for each affected cradle. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 29 Indicates the temperature inside the Printer Fault screen times out. station is below -10°C (14°F).  Setup mode is accessible after the Printer Fault screen times out.  USB communications are accepted and processed. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 30: Software Use

    Update: after editing any value on a tab, the instrument settings are updated to reflect the new value(s). Print: opens a new window containing a printable report of the information relevant to the tab. Disconnect: returns the user to the Connection form. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 31: Using The Software

    (see Figure 4). Highlight the desired serial number and click “Open”. The software opens to the main screen—the “General” tab. When working offline, data are not editable and the download function is not accessible. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 32 The software user can highlight an instrument serial number and select “Open” to view that instrument’s downloaded data. The accessible read-only data includes that which is associated with these tabs: General, Components, Event Log, and Data Logging, plus any downloaded calibration and bump test records. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 33 The opening software screen after connecting to a docked instrument or connecting to work offline. The fields shown in white are editable. The "Select Instrument" drop-down allows the user to access the datalog for any installed instrument. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 34 Figure 7. Users and Sites tab. The software user can assign, to the docked instrument, one active user name and one active site name. This information is saved in the instrument, but not viewable on the instrument. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 35 (e.g., Sensor Details window shown below in Figure 9). Figure 9. Sensor Details window. The sensor details screen allows the software user to change alarm set points as well as the calibration gas concentrations for the installed sensors. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 36 When the “Download” command is selected, all calibration certificates are downloaded from the station. Figure 11. Sample Calibration Certificate. The user can print the certificate if needed. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 37 When the “Download” command is selected, all bump test certificates are downloaded from the station. Figure 13. Sample Bump Test Certificate. The software user can print the certificate if needed. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 38 “Open File” command, that event log report opens in a new window. When the Download command is selected, all event logs are downloaded from the connected instrument. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 39 Product Manual for the Six-Unit Calibration Station for Ventis™ Figure 15. Sample printout for event log. A similarly formatted report is also available for data logs when the “Print” command is selected from the Data Logging tab. Figure 16. Data Logging tab © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 40 Event Log Report as shown above in Figure 15.  The “Open File” command allows the software user to view the next level of detail for a highlighted session, as shown below in the Sensor Session data (Figure 17). © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...
  • Page 41 “Print”, “Graph”, or “Export” command buttons, respectively. The “Compare” feature allows the user to compare the sensor session data for two or more highlighted components. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 42: Diagnosing Common Problems

    Multilingual LCD display shows status and set-up menus. Real-time readings on the Ventis display during calibration. Internal memory Stores up to 150 bump test and calibration reports before overwrite. Memory retains information when power is off. © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 43: Performance Specifications

    0 to 80% RH up to 31ºC, decreasing Operating Humidity Range linearly to 50% RH at 40ºC Supply voltage 110-240 VAC External Power Frequency range 50/60 Hz Supply Ratings Current Rating 1.5A Installation Category Pollution Degree © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 44: Warranty

    It is expressly agreed by the parties that any technical or other advice given by Industrial Scientific with respect to the use of the goods or services is given without charge and at Buyer’s risk; therefore, Industrial Scientific assumes no obligations or liability for the advice given or results obtained.
  • Page 45 Product Manual for the Six-Unit Calibration Station for Ventis™ © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

  • Page 48: Contact Information

    Phone: +33 (0)1 57 32 92 61 E-mail: info@eu.indsci.com Fax: +33 (0)1 57 32 92 67 英思科传感仪器（上海）有限公司 地址：中国上海市浦东金桥出口加工区桂桥路290号 邮编：201206 电话：+86 21 5899 3279 传真：+86 21 5899 3280 E-mail： info@ap.indsci.com 网址： www.indsci.com 服务热线：+86 400 820 2515 © 2010, 2016 Industrial Scientific Corporation...

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