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® Operation Manual RTI Technologies, Inc. 10 Innovation Drive York, Pennsylvania 17402 USA Phone: 717-840-0678 Toll Free: 800-468-2321 Web-site: www.rtitech.com Manual P/N: 035-81361-00...
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CONGRATULATIONS You have purchased one of the finest Recovery, Recycling and Charging Machines certified to SAE Standard J2788! Fill out and return the Warranty Card within 90 days to activate warranty and free lifetime technical support.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview of the RHS980 and How to Operate it ........4 Startup & Safe Operation ................5 Special Considerations with R134a ............5 Control Panel....................6 First Time Use .................... 7 Contaminated Refrigerant ................8 Automatic Operation .................. 9 Setup ......................
A new filter must be installed to re-activate the RHS980 controller. Fill out and return the Warranty Registration to activate the RHS980 warranty and free lifetime technical support. This can also be done by calling RTI Technologies and providing information to one of the Technical Support Technicians. Call 800-468-2321...
STARTUP & SAFE OPERATION 9 Do not use a damaged unit. Check for shipping damage and place a claim with carrier if damage is discovered. 9 Return the Warranty Card to activate technical support service and warranty coverage. 9 The RHS980 should be operated by certified personnel only. 9 The RHS980 should not be operated or serviced by any person who has not read all the contents of this manual.
CONTROL PANEL AUTOMATIC RECYCLE VACUUM CHARGE START PQRS WXYZ SPACE Pressing any one of these four buttons AUTOMATIC RECYCLE VACUUM CHARGE causes the RHS980 to jump to the respective procedure. The alpha-numeric keypad is used to enter data when prompted on the LCD screen.
FIRST TIME USE The first time a new RHS980 is turned on it will automatically perform a routine where the language is selected. The language can be changed later if desired in the Setup Mode. The RHS980 will arrive without any refrigerant. It will be necessary to put new refrigerant into the internal charge cylinder before any other sequences can be run.
Detection devices are available to check for the presence of these chemicals and are highly recommended to protect the RHS980. The RHS980 may be damaged which could void the warranty. Call RTI for more information about solutions for detection of refrigerant blends and leak sealers.
AUTOMATIC OPERATION Press the Power Switch to turn on the RHS980. W E I G H T = # # . # The screen shown to the left will be displayed and a A U T O M A T I C buzzer will sound.
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The RHS980 will draw a deep vacuum on the A/C V A C U U M P R O C E S S T I M E L E F T M I N system for the time entered previously for Vacuum Time.
I N S T A L L E D ? This enables the RHS980 to interact with TechAlert. ► Y E S Visit the RTI web-site for more information on this RTI ▲ accessory which can be installed on the RHS980.
DEFAULT VALUES Press START key. D E F A U L T V A L U E S C O N T I N U E ? The Fill Cylinder procedure will automatically transfer F I L L C Y L I N D E R T A R G E T refrigerant from a new cylinder of refrigerant to the A M O U N T...
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The weight scale will now read a maximum C O N T I N U E ? weight. Press START key. Call RTI to order weights. C A L I B R A T I O N C O M P L E T E...
P E R F O R M C O M B O F I L T E R R E P L A C E M E N T ? The RHS980 combo filter must be replaced after every 150 lbs. of refrigerant has been recovered from A/C S E L E C T Y E S systems.
Drain oil from the drain port and refill with new oil through the fill port. Use oil which is specially formulated for a vacuum pump. RTI Part Numbers: 011-80004-00 One quart bottle 360-80012-00 Case of 12 one quart bottles The oil level should be visible approximately one-half the way up in the sight glass.
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