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  • Page 1 Water Quality Meter 850081 Water Quality Meter Kit 850086 Instruction Manual...
  • Page 2 Water Quality Meter - 850081 Water Quality Meter Kit - 850086 Copyright ©2017 by Sper Scientific ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Printed in the USA The contents of this manual may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....... . 4 FEATURES........5 MATERIALS SUPPLIED .

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION This Sper Scientific Water Quality Meter (Model 850081) uses optional, interchangeable probes to read pH, millivolt (mV)/ oxygen reduction potential (ORP), conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity, dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature with optional probes. Order only the probes required for your current parameters and add additional probes in the future.

  • Page 5: Features

    FEATURES • Reads pH, mV/ORP, conductivity, TDS, salinity, DO and temperature with optional probes • Automatic temperature compensation • Automatic calibration recognition of pH buffers • Salinity and altitude compensation for DO measurements • Maximum and minimum values • Hold function •...

  • Page 6: Front Panel Description

    FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 1. LCD Display 11. Battery Compartment Cover Screw 2. Power/Backlight Button 12. Tripod Mounting Screw 3. Hold/Escape Button 13. Temperature Probe 4. Record Button Socket 5. ▲/Range Button 14. Dissolved Oxygen 6. ▼/Function Button Probe Socket 7. Set Button 15.

  • Page 7: Setup

    SETUP Meter On and Off 1. Press POWER to turn the meter on. 2. Press and hold POWER for 3 seconds and release to turn the meter off. Backlight The backlight will illuminate automatically when the meter is turned on. 1.
  • Page 8 Beeper 1. In Setup Mode, press SET until “bEEP” is displayed. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to toggle between “Yes” (beeper is on) or “No” (disable beeper). 3. Press ENTER to save the selection. 4. Press SET to continue to the next setup parameter, or press ESC to exit Setup Mode.
  • Page 9 Select DO Altitude Compensation in Meters This feature is active in DO Mode only. 1. In Setup Mode, press SET until “HIGh” is displayed. 2. The default value is 0 meters. Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust the upper altitude compensation value in increments of 100 meters.
  • Page 10 Select pH Manual Temperature Compensation Value This feature is active in pH Mode only. 1. In Setup Mode, press SET until “t-SEt” is displayed. 2. The default value is 25° C / 77° F. Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust temperature compensation value.

  • Page 11: Measurment Functions

    MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONS Select Function (Mode) 1. Press POWER to turn the meter on. 2. Press FUNCTION to cycle through the available modes until the desired function is displayed: • PH • OrP – oxidation-reduction potential • do – dissolved oxygen •...

  • Page 12: Ph Measurements

    Minimum and Maximum Values 1. During measurement, press REC to begin recording the readings. “REC” displays on the LCD. 2. Press REC to display the maximum value. “REC MAX” will display. 3. Press REC to display the minimum value. “REC MIN” will display.

  • Page 13: Temperature Compensation

    5. Immerse the pH probe and the temperature probe into the standard buffer solution. 6. Gently shake the pH electrode. 7. The pH value and the temperature of the solution are displayed. 8. Press and hold ▲ and ▼ until “pH” and “CAL” are displayed. 9.
  • Page 14 11. Press ENTER to confirm the selection and return to Normal Mode. pH Measurement with Automatic Temperature Compensation 1. Plug and secure the pH probe into the pH socket on top of the meter. 2. Plug the temperature probe into the TEMP socket on top of the meter.

  • Page 15: Do Measurements

    mV (ORP) Measurement 1. Plug and secure the pH/ORP probe into the pH socket on top of the meter. 2. Press POWER to turn the meter on. 3. Press FUNCTION to cycle through the available functions until “OrP” is displayed. 4.
  • Page 16 6. Press ENTER. The display will count down from 30 to 0 as calibration occurs. 7. The meter returns to Normal Mode. Do Measurement 1. Plug the DO probe into the DO socket on top of the meter. 2. Press POWER to turn the meter on. 3.

  • Page 17: Conductivity Measurements

    Oxygen in the Air 1. Plug the DO probe into the DO socket on top of the meter. 2. Press POWER to turn the meter on. 3. Press FUNCTION to cycle through the available functions until “O2” is displayed. 4.The percentage of oxygen in the air is displayed. CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT Conductivity Probe Calibration The conductivity probe should be calibrated before first use.

  • Page 18: Conductivity Measurement

    9. Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust the conductivity value to correspond with the standard buffer. 10. Press ENTER to save the calibration data and return to Normal Mode. Conductivity Measurement 1. Plug the conductivity probe into the CD socket on top of the meter.

  • Page 19: Zero Adjustment

    Zero Adjustment “0” should appear on the display when the range is 200 uS and the probe is not immersed in a solution. If the display shows a value of < 2.0 uS, adjust the value to zero by pressing RANGE for 10 seconds until zero is displayed. TDS Measurement 1.
  • Page 20 Salinity Measurement 1. Plug the conductivity probe into the CD socket on top of the meter. 2. Press POWER to turn the meter on. 3. Press FUNCTION to cycle through the available functions until “SALt” is displayed. 4. Hold the electrode handle and immerse the sensing head completely into the solution to be measured.

  • Page 21: Software Download

    SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD Note… Different computer systems may require slightly different installation steps than those below. 1. The first most important step in software installation is to verify that the target system meets the general hardware requirements of the application. Beginning the installation in a computer which does not possess the minimum requirements can lead to either an unsuccessful installation or failure of the program to run after installing it.

  • Page 22: Rs232 Pc Serial Interface

    7. Once the wizard is running, simply follow the prompts until the installation process is completed. For novice users, accept the default values to minimize potential problems during the procedure. Jump to step 10. 8. For installation from the Web, launch your browser application, Go to: www.sperdirect.com/software.htm, find your meter, and download the setup file to your hard drive.
  • Page 23 The RS232 format is 9600, N, 8, 1: Baud Rate 9600 Parity No parity Data Bits 8 data bits Stop Bit 1 stop bit Data output is a 16-digit stream formatted as: D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Digit Status Start word Status = 1 when sending the upper display data...
  • Page 24 POWER SUPPLY Battery Power This meter uses one DC 9 V (006 P) heavy-duty alkaline battery. To install the battery before first use: 1. Unscrew and remove the screw on the back battery cover. 2. Slide off the battery cover in the direction of the arrows. 3.

  • Page 25: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications Circuit Custom one-chip microprocessor LSI circuit Display 52 x 38 mm LCD Sample Rate ~ 1 second Data Output RS 232 / USB PC computer interface Operating < 85% RH Operating 0 - 50 °C Temperature 32 - 122 °F Power ~ DC 14 mA with backlight off Consumption...

  • Page 26: Probes

    General Conductivity Temperature Automatic (ATC) from 0 to 60 °C (32 to Compensation 140 °F) with temperature compensation factor variable between 0 to 5.0% per °C. Probe 0 to 60 °C Operating Temperature Conductivity Measurement Range Accuracy 0 - 200.00 uS 200 uS 0.1 uS ±...
  • Page 27 Temperature Measurement Range Resolution Accuracy Units °C 0 - 60 °C 0.1 °C ± 0.8 °C °F 32 - 140 °F 0.1 °F ± 1.5 °F Salinity Range Resolution Accuracy 0 -12% salt by weight 0.01% salt 0.5% salt value full scale Dissolved Oxygen Temperature Automatic (ATC) from 0 - 50 °C...

  • Page 28: Warranty

    WARRANTY Sper Scientific warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years from the date of purchase, and agrees to repair or replace any defective unit without charge. If your model has since been discontinued, an equivalent Sper Scientific product will be substituted if available.

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