TABLE OF CONTENTS MFM300 Button and Jack Locations ..............3 Power up the MFM300 ..................4 Power down the MFM300 .................4 Display Modes ....................4 Display MIN, MAX, and AVG Values ..............4 Measure Temperature ..................4 Measure Temperature Difference (Delta T) ........... 4-5 Measure Pressure .....................5 Measure System Superheat / Sub-Cooling ............5 Calculate Superheat / Sub-Cooling ..............5 Measure Dynamic System Superheat / Sub-Cooling ........
MFM300 BUTTON AND JACK LOCATIONS THIS UNIT IS CALIBRATED TO STANDARDS TRACEABLE TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) UP ARROW CANCEL ENTER DOWN ARROW REFRIGERANT (REF) SUPERHEAT / SUB-COOLING (SH) MENU PSYCHROMETRICS TEMPERATURE (PSYCH) DIFFERENCE (DELTA) MINIMUM (MIN) AVERAGE MAXIMUM...
POWER-UP THE MFM300 Press the POWER button until the display shows the Cooper logo, the remaining battery life and the installed firmware. Press the LIGHT button to illuminate the screen in low light conditions. POWER-DOWN THE MFM300 Press the POWER button until the display goes blank. DISPLAY MODES Normal mode: Displays the measured values of all the probes currently connected.
MEASURE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE (Delta T) Continued FIRST PRESS: T1 – T2; SECOND PRESS: T1 – T3; THIRD PRESS: T2 – T3; FOURTH PRESS: DELTA T DISPLAY OFF. MEASURE PRESSURE Connect a Cooper Pressure Transducer to either U1 or U2 (or both). The MFM300 will sense the probe(s) and display the pressure measurement(s) with the appropriate U1 or U2 label.
MEASURE DYNAMIC SYSTEM SUPERHEAT / SUB-COOLING - Continued The system superheat value is displayed along with the actual temperature and pressure readings. Sub-cooling is measured in the same way, except the temperature probe is attached to the liquid line, and the pressure transducer is attached to the high side access port. NOTE: SUPERHEAT MEASUREMENTS USE T1 AND U1;...
MENU FUNCTIONS - Continued to save. Press the CANCEL button to abandon changes. While viewing pressure / temperature charts, use the UP / DOWN ARROW buttons to scroll through the chart. Hide / show elapsed time: In Normal Mode, the elapsed time is shown in the lower-left corner of the display.
USING THE MFM300 WITH A GL DATA LOGGER - Continued Switch between letters and numbers by pressing the SHIFT button. When entering letters, press the letter button repeatedly until the desired character is displayed. After 2 seconds the cursor will advance to the next position. Press the UP ARROW button to move the cursor to the right, or press the DOWN ARROW button to move the cursor to the left.
CAPTURE OR STORE SNAPSHOTS - Continued View stored snapshots: Select the capture snapshots option in the main menu and press the ENTER button. Highlight “View Snapshots” and press the ENTER button to display stored snapshots. Use the UP / DOWN ARROW buttons to scroll through the stored snapshots. To stop reviewing snapshots, press CANCEL.
MFM300 TOOLBOX To update the MFM300 firmware, download new refrigerant data, download snapshot or data log information: connect the MFM300 to a PC that has the MFM300 Toolbox application installed. To install the MFM300 Toolbox application, go to the Cooper-Atkins website (www. cooper-atkins.com/downloads.asp), and click on MFM300 Toolbox.
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