PC INTERFACE ......................27 is not covered by the warranty. PROBE MAINTENANCE ................... 29 TROUBLESHOOTING ..................... 30 ACCESSORIES ......................30 Milwaukee Instruments reserves the right to make improvements in design, construction and appearance of its products without FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION advance notice. DISPLAY A.
Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com TROUBLESHOOTING FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION FRONT PANEL SYMPTOMS PROBLEM SOLUTION 1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Reading fluctuates up and EC probe sleeve not properly Insert the sleeve. Tap the 2. CAL key, to enter/exit calibration down (noise).
The temperature coefficient is user selectable. Mi170 includes also GLP capability and data transfer to a computer through a RS232 or a USB port. In addition, the meter allows the user to enter an ID code to uniquely identify the instrument.
Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com The instrument will answer for this command with: SPECIFICATIONS <STX> <answer> <ETX> where: <STX> is 02 ASCII code character (start of text) Range 0.00 to 29.99 µS/cm <ETX> is 03 ASCII code character (end of text) 30.0 to 299.9 µS/cm...
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Temp 2-point, at 0 and 50 °C (30 and 122 °F) To connect the instrument to a PC through the RS232 port, use the Milwaukee MA9350 Temperature Automatic or manual, from -20.0 to 120.0 °C (-4.0 to 248.0 °F) cable connector.
%/°C. The reference temperature is displayed on the LCD for a few seconds and the instru- The following table lists the temperature dependence of Milwaukee EC calibration ment enters in the same range as it was at power off.
No Compensation (NOTC): The temperature value is displayed, but is not taken For an accurate recalibration, contact your dealer or the nearest Milwaukee Customer into account and “°C” tag blinks. The reading displayed on the primary LCD is the Service Center, or follow the instructions bellow.
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Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com Notes: • If the reading is out of range, the full-scale value (100.0 for MTC/ATC mode or 400.0 for uncompensated TDS) will be displayed blinking. • If the SHIFT&RANGE/FIXED keys are pressed to freeze the LCD range and the reading goes out of range, the full-scale value of the frozen range will be displayed blink- ing.
Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com SETUP EC/TDS CALIBRATION Setup mode allows viewing and modifying the following parameters: EC calibration is a one-point procedure. Selectable calibration points are 0.00 µS for offset and 84.0 µS, 1413 µS, 5.00 mS, 12.88 mS, 80.0 mS, 111.8 mS for slope.
Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com • The temperature coefficient and compensation mode. Press the GLP/ACCEPT key to confirm calibration. The instrument stores the calibration value and returns to measurement mode. Notes: • If the uncalibrated reading is too far from the expected value, the “WRONG” and “SOLUTION”...
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Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com • For TDS range: the TDS factor. When the reading is stable, the “READY” and “ACCEPT” tags will blink on the LCD. Press the GLP/ACCEPT key to confirm calibration. The instrument stores the calibration value and returns to measurement mode.
Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com • The date: month and day on the primary LCD and the year on the secondary LCD, GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE (GLP) along with “DATE” tag. GLP is a set of functions that allows storage and retrieval of data regarding the main- tenance and status of the electrode.
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Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com Otherwise, the instrument will display the EC, TDS or NaCl value on the primary LCD • The EC calibration solution on the primary LCD and the cell constant on the sec- and the temperature on the secondary LCD, along with last stored record number ondary LCD.
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Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com If there are less than 6 memory locations remaining, the record number and “Lo” message • The instrument ID. will blink to alert the user. LAST NaCl CALIBRATION DATA Last NaCl calibration data is stored automatically after a successful calibration. To view If the log space is full, “FULL LOC”...
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Instruction Manual Mi170 Bench Meter www.milwaukeeinst.com • The temperature coefficient on the primary LCD, along with the temperature com- LOGGING pensation mode as in EC GLP mode. Up to 50 LOG samples can be stored into memory for each measurement range (EC, •...
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