Hach ORBISPHERE 3654 Basic User Manual page 14

Starts continuous purge mode. Refer to
Display program identification information
Once you have completed the installation and start-up procedures defined in
the analyzer can be operated independently, making measurements as a portable carbon dioxide
gas analyzer.
You may store these measurement values for later analysis via the Hach 3654 program (on your
personal computer) or the memory view mode (on the instrument). The Hach 3654 program
operation is described in detail throughout the manual, where relevant.
5.2 Taking measurements
To start the analyzer, press the POWER switch (located bottom left of the keyboard). When you turn
power on, the instrument displays the software version number briefly, and then starts a series of
start-up tests. This process should take only a few minutes, during which time a [tSt] message is
displayed on the LCD. Once the tests are completed, a clearing message [---] is displayed for a
further sixty seconds before the instrument switches automatically to measurement mode.
Note: The start-up tests will be repeated until successful, or for a maximum of 15 minutes. If the tests are still
unsuccessful after 15 minutes, a [Err] message will be displayed and the instrument locked. Turn the instrument off
and retry the start-up procedures, but if the problem persists, please contact your local Hach Lange service
representative for assistance.
Measurement updates are displayed every 20 seconds, and it is normal for the right-most digits to
vary in reaction to slight variations in gas content. For accurate measurements, the sensor's
membrane must be at the same temperature as the sample to be analyzed. If this not the case, allow
some sample to pass through the flow chamber for about 3 minutes before taking any
measurements.
The LCD includes a right-side marker to distinguish between gas concentration measurements and
temperature. This marker also indicates the measurement display units (k/kg, V/V, etc. depending on
the instrument configuration).
To switch between gas measurement and temperature measurement, press the Up/Down Arrow
buttons. To illuminate the LCD for approximately three minutes, press the Backlight button.
5.2.1 Select gas measurement phase
Ensure the gas measurement phase is correct for this measurement. For details on viewing the
current setting, refer to
this setting, refer to Gas measurement phase
5.2.2 Measurement mode
You can set the measurement mode to normal or maximum. For details on how to do this refer to
Measurement mode on page 20.
Maximum mode facilitates making measurements in bottles and cans. To search for a maximum
measurement value, press the MEAS button.
• The LCD first shows the message [run] for a few seconds, before displaying measurement values.
• After a 60 second measurement cycle, the instrument searches for two consecutive gas
measurements with less than 2% difference. When this condition occurs, the displayed value
freezes on the LCD (indicated by a blinking display), allowing you to note down or store the data.
The display remains frozen until you press the MEAS button to make a new measurement, or you
select normal measurement mode (as described in
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Reviewing instrument configuration
Continuous purge on page 29.
on page 19. For details on changing
on page 19.
Measurement mode
Installation on page 7,
on page 20).