Turner Designs Ballast-Check 2 Quick Start Manual

PLEASE SET LOCAL DATE AND TIME BEFORE PROCEEDING.
Turn the Ballast-Check 2 ON and wait 5 seconds, press the DATA button, use the down arrow key to select
SET DATE/TIME and press ENTER. Select Date, press ENTER and use the arrow keys to set the Date as
MM/DD/YYYY, press ENTER when finished. Select Time, press ENTER and use the arrow keys to set the
Time as HH:MM, press ENTER when finished.
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Setting Ship and Tank Values

To set SHIP label; switch on the instrument and press SHIP while on the HOME screen.
1. Use the  arrow keys to scroll to the first desired space.
2. Use the  arrow keys to cycle through alphanumeric values 0-Z and then scroll to the next desired space.
3. Press ENTER when done. This label is stored in the datalog and displayed with the data output for each measurement.
To set TANK label; press TANK while on the HOME screen.
1. Use the  arrow keys to scroll to the first desired space.
2. Use the  arrow keys to cycle through alphanumeric values 0-Z and then scroll to the next desired space.
3. Press ENTER when done. This label is stored in the datalog and displayed with the data output for each measurement.
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Measuring a Sample

Read section 4.2 Sample Handling Guidelines in the users manual before proceeding.
1. Aspirate a small amount of sample into your 60cc syringe to rinse any residual from your previous sample and
purge it from the syringe.
2. Aspirate 50cc of sample into your syringe.
3. Using the sample in your syringe, rinse a glass cuvette 3 times, then fill the cuvette 3/4 full.
4. Dry and clean all faces of the cuvette using Kim Wipes.
5. Insert the cuvette into your Ballast-Check 2 and close the lid.
6. Turn the Ballast-Check 2 on with the ON/OFF button. Wait 5 seconds for the unit to power on.
7. Press READ.
8. The message "SHIP/TANK OKAY?" will be displayed and you'll be prompted to select "YES" to proceed with
measuring or "NO" to return to the HOME screen to enter the correct SHIP and TANK values. To select "YES"
press the ENTER key and you will be prompted to press the READ button to continue with the measurement.
9. Press READ and the measurement will begin.
10. If LOW risk is displayed, the measurement is complete and you can read Abundance and Activity values for
that sample by pressing the  key.
11. If HIGH Risk is displayed, you may be prompted to insert a 10 micron sample.
12. Attach a 10 micron filter capsule to your 60cc syringe.
13. Remove the cuvette from your Ballast-Check 2 and discard the sample.
14. Using the remaining sample in your syringe, rinse the glass cuvette 3 times, then fill the cuvette 3/4 full with
your 10 micron filtered sample.
15. Dry and clean all faces of the cuvette using Kim Wipes.
16. Insert the cuvette into your Ballast-Check 2 and close the lid.
17. Press READ. Results will be displayed as HIGH or LOW risk. The measurement is complete. Associated
Abundance and Activity values can be viewed by pressing the  key.
18. Remove the cuvette from the Ballast-Check 2 and discard the sample.
19. Remove the 10 micron filter from your 60cc syringe and discard the sample remaining in the syringe.
20. Rinse the syringe 3 times with deionized water.
21. Using the filter washing kit, backwash the 10 micron filter with deionized or distilled water to prepare it for reuse
or storage. See Filter Washing Procedure on back page for more information on filter washing.
22. When finished viewing data, or if ready to run the next sample, press ESC to get to the HOME screen and
repeat sampling procedure.
Note: It is recommended you repeat the above steps 3 times on separate aliquots of the sample. If you see
inconsistent results, please refer to the Sample Handling Guidelines in Section 4.2.
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