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Industrial Scientific Tango TX1 Product Manual

The essential guide for safety teams and instrument operators
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Manual
The Essential Guide for
Safety Teams and
Instrument Operators
Part Number: 17154993-1
Edition: 5
August 12, 2014
Work with Confidence
Distributed by:
Air-Met Scientific Pty Ltd
Air-Met Sales/Service
Air-Met Rental
P: 1800 000 744
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  • Page 1 Product Manual The Essential Guide for Safety Teams and Instrument Operators Part Number: 17154993-1 Edition: 5 August 12, 2014 Distributed by: Air-Met Scientific Pty Ltd Air-Met Sales/Service Air-Met Rental P: 1800 000 744 P: 1300 137 067 F: 1800 000 774 E: hire@airmet.com.au E: sales@airmet.com.au W: www.airmet.com.au...
  • Page 2 Industrial Scientific Corporation. Oakdale, PA USA Shanghai, China © 2012, 2013, 2014 Industrial Scientific Corporation All rights reserved. Published 2014 Revision 7...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents General Information ........................................1   Introduction ........................................... 1   Certifications ........................................1   Product Overview ......................................... 2   Product Specifications ......................................3   Recommended Practices ......................................7   Introduction ........................................... 7   Procedures ........................................... 7   Recommendations ........................................ 8  ...
  • Page 4 Table 5.3 Recommended action by event type ..............................32   Figure 6.1 Disassembled Tango TX1 ..................................38   Figure 6.2 Disassembled Tango TX1 case top assembly ............................38   Table 6.1 Key for the Tango TX1 diagram ................................39  ...

  • Page 5: General Information

    (see Table 1.2). Those items listed under the heading, "General", are issued by more than one CB or by Industrial Scientific Corporation (ISC); these apply to each unit regardless of its certifications. Additionally, those items listed under the heading of a specific CB apply to units that bear its markings.

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    Contact your service representative immediately if you suspect that the unit is working abnormally. Product Overview The Tango TX1 is a portable, long-life, single-gas monitor (instrument) for personal protection. It is a diffusion instrument for use in detecting and measuring gas present in open space. Based on the customer’s order, two...

  • Page 7: Product Specifications

    Tango TX1 measures gas at two second intervals, and continuously logs data every ten seconds. The data log can store approximately three months of data for a unit that is on 24 hours a day and has two installed, operational sensors.

  • Page 8: Table 1.4 Instrument Specifications

    General Information Table 1.4 Instrument specifications Item Description Display Segment LCD Keypad buttons Two buttons Case materials Case top: polycarbonate with a protective rubber over-mold Case bottom: conductive polycarbonate Alarms Three strobe-emitting visual alarm LEDs (two red; one blue) 100 dB audible alarm at a distance of 10 cm (3.94"), typical Vibration alarm Dimensions 99 x 51 x 35 mm (3.9"...

  • Page 9: Table 1.6 Battery Properties

    Product Overview "E" stands for electrochemical. ppm stands for parts per million; vol for volume; and LEL for lower explosive limit. Note: See the Appendix for supplemental information about sensor types and gases. Table 1.6 Battery properties Battery Pack Properties 3.6 V Primary Lithium-thionyl Replaceable* chloride (Li-SOCl2), 1.5AH, 2/3AA...

  • Page 11: Recommended Practices

    Recommended Practices Introduction Procedures First Use Wearing the Instrument Introduction Gas detection instruments are potentially life-saving devices. When completed regularly, the procedures defined below help to maintain proper instrument functionality and enhance operator safety. Procedures Configuration. The configuration process allows qualified personnel to review and adjust a unit's settings. Self-test.

  • Page 12: Recommendations

    This includes the Tango TX1 when it is operating with only one working sensor. When two redundant, working sensors are installed in the Tango TX1, the instrument is operating on DualSense and the probability of sensor failure – compared with a single-sensor instrument – is diminished regardless of bump test frequency (see Figure 1).

  • Page 13: First Use

    Figure 1. Probability of sensor failure by bump test frequency First Use To prepare the Tango TX1 for first use, qualified personnel should configure and calibrate the unit. Wearing the Instrument Based on the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) definition of the breathing zone, it is recommended that the unit be worn within a 25.4 cm (10") radius of the nose and mouth.
  • Page 14 Recommended Practices Table 2.2 Securing the garment or belt clip Belt clip Position the hard hat or Slide the clip to secure it in place. garment between the clip and The instrument can be worn right side up or upside down. clip back.

  • Page 15: Instrument Basics

    Calibration and bump test tubing 60.96 cm (2 ') of urethane tubing; 4.762 mm (3/16 ”) ID Reference Guide Companion to the Tango TX1 Product Manual Final Inspection & Test Report and The Final Inspection & Test Report includes these values:...

  • Page 16: Hardware Overview

    Instrument Basics Hardware Overview The instrument's main hardware components are identified below (see table 3.2). Table 3.2. Hardware overview Tango TX1 Visual alarm (or alert) indicator Visual alarm (or alert) indicators IrDA (infrared data exchange) window Sensor port 1 and dust filter...
  • Page 17 Display Overview Table 3.3 Display screen indicators and abbreviations Only one sensor is installed and is not in fault. Two sensors are installed and both are in fault or one sensor is installed and in fault. The warning icon is also used in combination with other indicators to communicate a system alarm or an alert condition.

  • Page 18: Start-Up And Shutdown

    Instrument Basics Table 3.3 Display screen indicators and abbreviations Time-weighted average. Display variations: “TWA” (English) and “VME” (French). Security code is set or to be entered. In configuration mode, indicates a feature may be operation-mode enabled or disabled. Peak reading. Start-up and Shutdown The start-up and shutdown sequences are outlined below and feature reproductions of the display screens the instrument operator will see during these processes (see Table 3.4).
  • Page 19 Start-up and Shutdown Table 3.4 Start-up and shutdown What to do if the time setting screen is activated. This display screen features the clock icon and the current time setting. The instrument's clock uses a 24-hour time format. Its values are edited in this order using these ranges*: Hours: 00 to 24 Minutes: 00 to 59 Time setting...

  • Page 21: Instrument Preparation And Use

    Instrument Preparation and Use Configuration Operation Zero, Calibration, and Bump Testing Configuration Read and understand all configuration instruction before configuring the unit. As noted in "Recommended Practices", the unit should be configured before first use, when there is a change in the installed sensor type (e.g., H2S sensors are replaced with CO sensors), and as needed.

  • Page 22: Table 4.1 Configuration Instruction

    Instrument Preparation and Use Table 4.1 Configuration instruction Screen Description Button Button effect If this display screen is activated, the configuration mode is security-code protected. To enter configuration, the user must enter the correct three-digit code. If the security code is set to 000, entry to configuration mode is not security-code protected. The first configuration-mode screen is activated, the initiate-zero screen.
  • Page 23 Configuration Table 4.1 Configuration instruction Screen Description Button Button effect This display screen features the lock icon to indicate the technician can enable or disable the option for operation-mode access. When enabled, the instrument operator is permitted to view and clear the unit's TWA reading while the unit is in operation mode.
  • Page 24 Instrument Preparation and Use Table 4.1 Configuration instruction Screen Description Button Button effect This display screen features the calibration cylinder and sensor-type icons, and the current calibration gas setting. This setting reflects the concentration of calibration gas that the instrument expects to read when calibrated; it should be edited to match the cylinder's gas concentration.
  • Page 25 Configuration Table 4.1 Configuration instruction Screen Description Button Button effect This display screen features the alarm icon and check mark indicator. The technician can disable the indicator, or enable the indicator and choose the indicator type. When enabled, the unit will emit the selected signal every 90 seconds in operation mode. Values: 0 = disabled Confidence indicator setting...
  • Page 26 Instrument Preparation and Use Table 4.1 Configuration instruction Screen Description Button Button effect This display screen features the bump test icon and the current setting. The technician can set the percentage of calibration gas to which the unit will respond. Value range: 50% to 95% Value increment: 1% Bump test percentage...
  • Page 27 Configuration Table 4.1 Configuration instruction Screen Description Button Button effect This display screen features the zero icon. The lock icon indicates the technician can enable or disable this operation-mode feature. When enabled, the instrument operator is given access to zero the unit from operation mode. Values: Operation-mode zero 0 = disabled...
  • Page 28 Instrument Preparation and Use Table 4.1 Configuration instruction Screen Description Button Button effect This display screen features the calibration cylinder, calendar, warning, and arrow icons. The technician can choose whether the operation-mode calibration date screen will display the due date for the unit's next calibration or the date of the unit's last calibration.

  • Page 29: Operation

    Configuration Table 4.1 Configuration instruction Screen Description Button Button effect This display screen features the language icon and the current setting. The technician can choose from these options: “En” = English “F” = French Language setting Increments the value. One press saves the displayed value and activates the next configuration-mode screen. This display screen features the battery icon.

  • Page 30: Table 4.2 Operation Instruction

    Instrument Preparation and Use  A long press on will reset a latched alarm; it does not disable an enabled latch.  When are simultaneously pressed and held for three seconds, the unit will complete a self-test.  Except where noted, when no button is pressed for 30 seconds, the gas-monitoring screen is activated. The operation-mode loop is outlined below (see Table 4.2).
  • Page 31 Operation This display screen features the check mark, peak, and sensor-type icons, and the most recent peak reading. Peak reading Clears the peak reading. Activates the next enabled operation-mode screen. This display screen is activated if this feature is operation-mode enabled. The screen features the check mark, sensor-type, and TWA icons, and the current TWA reading.

  • Page 32: Zero, Calibration, And Bump Test

    Instrument Preparation and Use Zero, Calibration, and Bump Test Perform the zero, calibration, and bump testing tasks in an area known to be nonhazardous. Table 4.3 Zero, calibration, and bump test Supplies, preparation, and instruction Supplies Calibration cup (shipped with the unit) Calibration tubing (shipped with the unit) Calibration gas cylinder suitable for the installed sensors and the unit's calibration gas settings Positive flow regulator suitable for the calibration gas cylinder...
  • Page 33 Zero, Calibration, and Bump Test Instruction Zero Zero in-progress Initiate zero Zero results (fail) Zero results (pass) Note: From anywhere in the While the sensors are zeroed, the After the sensors are zeroed, the zero-results screen is activated and operation-mode loop, press zero-in-progress screen is an audible alert is emitted.
  • Page 34 Instrument Preparation and Use  Span reserve value If at least one sensor passes the calibration, the gas-monitoring To stop the flow of gas, turn the To remove the calibration cup, screen will be automatically activated. regulator knob in a clockwise lift up from the cup's tabs.

  • Page 35: Alerts, Warnings, And Alarms

    Alerts, Warnings, and Alarms Overview An alert indicates an instrument operating condition; a warning, the unit is in need of service; and an alarm, the unit has detected a potentially hazardous gas concentration or has encountered a system fault. Each category of notification is listed in Table 5.1 along with its indicators (audible, visual, and vibration) and their patterns.

  • Page 36: Event Causes And Recommended Actions

    Alerts, Warnings, and Alarms Table 5.2 Events Status Warning Alarms Alert Event type Low-level High-level Low-battery System System fault ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ √ Instrument service warnings Bump test overdue ─ √ ─ ─ ─ ─ Calibration overdue √ ─...
  • Page 37 Event Causes and Recommended Actions Table 5.3 Recommended action by event type Event type Possible causes Status and recommended actions The cumulative gas readings have reached the Leave the area. unit’s setting for the time weighted average Respond according to company safety policy and (TWA) exposure limit.
  • Page 38 Alerts, Warnings, and Alarms Table 5.3 Recommended action by event type Event type Possible causes Status and recommended actions needed sensors (see “Service”). 406: illegal sensor position. The instrument does not accept the installed Check the installed sensors for instrument sensor type.
  • Page 39 Event Causes and Recommended Actions Table 5.3 Recommended action by event type Event type Possible causes Status and recommended actions Only one sensor is installed and operational Use Alert: The unit is operating as a single-sensor (indicated by the check mark). The warning and instrument;...

  • Page 41: Service And Warranty

    Service and Warranty Service Instructions Supplies Three-dimensional Diagrams Service Tasks Warranty Policy Limitation of Liability Service Instructions Perform all service tasks on a nonconductive surface in a well-lit area that is known to be nonhazardous. Wear grounding straps to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) which can cause damage to the unit's electronics. When working with the adhesive-backed filters and gaskets: ...

  • Page 42: Three-Dimensional Diagrams

    Refer to the three-dimensional diagrams for disassembled views of the instrument and its case top assembly. Use the diagram number to identify parts, part numbers, and field-replaceable items (see Table 6.1). Figure 6.1 Disassembled Tango TX1 Figure 6.2 Disassembled Tango TX1 case top assembly...

  • Page 43: Table 6.1 Key For The Tango Tx1 Diagram

    Service Instructions Table 6.1 Key for the Tango TX1 diagram Diagram Part name Field Part number Notes number replaceable Case top assembly 17153951 Assembly includes case top (17153952); sensor water barriers and gaskets (17154219 and The case top can be replaced as 17154051, respectively);...

  • Page 44: Service Tasks

    Service and Warranty ERVICE ASKS Table 6.2 Service tasks Power off the unit before disassembling or performing any service task. Instrument disassembly  Using a torx screwdriver, Hold the case bottom near the Continue to lift the case top straight up to remove it and to avoid remove all four screws from the upper screw holes;...

  • Page 45: Sensor Replacement

    Service Instructions Table 6.2 Service tasks Guide the new filter—adhesive Using a clean, soft cloth, press Place the gasket packet on the work surface. side down—into the filter gently around the filter edge; Using the tweezers, scrape lightly across the paper to the gasket opening.

  • Page 46: Battery Replacement

    Service and Warranty Table 6.2 Service tasks ─ The plates are adhered to a paper backing. Bend the paper backing Using a clean, soft cloth, press to separate the plate. gently into place. Lightly grip the plate near its top with tweezers; gently lift to completely remove from paper backing.
  • Page 47 Service Instructions Table 6.2 Service tasks Clip removal and attachment (suspender clip shown)  Lift the clip's cover. Use a Philips screwdriver to Lift the clip to remove it. access the clip's screw. Turn Close the clip; store it for future counterclockwise to loosen and use.

  • Page 48: Warranty Policy

    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...

  • Page 49: Table A.1. Sensor Cross Interference (Percent Response)

    60% meaning that exposure to 100 ppm hydrogen will produce a reading of approximately 60 ppm carbon monoxide. Marking Requirements Table A.2. ATEX and IECEx marking requirements ATEX markings IECEx markings Industrial Scientific Corp. Industrial Scientific Corp. 15071 USA 15071 USA TANGO TX1...

  • Page 52: Contact Information

    Contact Information Americas 1001 Oakdale Rd. Oakdale, PA 15071-1500 Phone: +1 412-788-4353 1-800-DETECTS (338-3287) e-mail: info@indsci.com Canada Phone: +780-467-2423 e-mail: EdmontonService@indsci.com Europe/Middle East/Africa France Phone: +00 800 WORKSAFE + 33-157329261 e-mail: info@eu.indsci.com Germany Phone: + 49-69299571416 e-mail: info.de@eu.indsci.com Czech Republic Phone: +420 234 622 222 e-mail: info@eu.indsci.com United Arab Emirates...

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