Display and LED External Probes Power Supply What You Need Required Items Optional Items Preparing a UTREL30-16 for first use In the Office On-site Inserting the Batteries Configuring the UTREL30-16 for logging Finalizing the configuration Adding the Probes and the Power Supply...
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Clearing the Min/Max Values Reviewing Day Statistics on the Display Stopping the UTREL30-16 Automatically Manually Plugging the UTREL30-16 into a USB port Accessing the files Downloading the UTREL30-16 to LogTag® Analyzer Re-deploying the UTREL30-16 Interpreting the Data Data Evaluation - Report...
for consequential loss. Battery Life The batteries in the UTREL30-16 designed to power the device for up to 12 months of operation, provided fresh batteries from a reputable manufacturer are used;...
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This text contains important information for the correct operation of your UTREL30-16. This text contains information that explains some aspects of a feature in more detail. This text contains tips that help you get the best out of your UTREL30-16 logger...
Logged temperature data can be viewed on any PC by plugging the unit into a computer’s USB port via a micro-USB cable. A PDF file is generated, which can be accessed using free PDF software such as Acrobat Reader. The UTREL30-16 can also be ®...
Features UTREL30-16 User Guide Features The UTREL30-16 Dual-channel temperature logger features a large display and USB ® connectivity with a familiar LogTag feel. Case Mounting lug for secure fastening of logger to fixtures Micro-USB socket with attached protective cap ...
AAA batteries are empty and external power is not supplied. The UTREL30-16 will generate a detailed PDF report when plugged into a USB port of a PC. The PDF report shows a summary of the trip, presents the data in chart and list format and also includes a day summary page, showing an overview of the statistics collected.
In addition to the above, following items are useful accessories: a 5V/5W USB power supply, if you wish to power the unit permanently via the USB socket a wall mount bracket, which can be used, for example, to attach the UTREL30-16 to the side of a fridge...
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What You Need UTREL30-16 User Guide one or two silica sand temperature buffers, which simulate environmental behavior of a vaccine vial...
Preparing a UTREL30-16 for first use UTREL30-16 User Guide Preparing a UTREL30-16 for first use Before your UTREL30-16 can record temperature data you need to perform a few setup steps. In the Office These steps are completed in your office, using a PC connected to the internet: ...
Preparing a UTREL30-16 for first use UTREL30-16 User Guide Inserting the Batteries The UTREL30-16 operates with two AAA batteries: 1. Remove the screw from the rear compartment lid. 2. Remove the lid, exposing the battery compartment. 3. Insert the AAA batteries in the correct orientation, as shown. The polarity is marked inside the battery compartment.
UTREL30-16 User Guide Configuring the UTREL30-16 for logging Before a UTREL30-16 logger can be deployed, it must be configured with the parameters required for starting and recording temperature values. Loggers can be purchased unconfigured, or pre-configured, ready to be started, using one of a number of different profiles that are available.
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From the menu click LogTag - Configure; LogTag Analyzer will display the configuration options for connected loggers. You can configure more than one UTREL30-16 at the same time, however it is practical to limit the number of units to about 6, using a powered USB hub.
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Pre-start readings If you enable pre-start readings, the UTREL30-16 starts recording as soon as it is configured and will continue to do so until you start the unit via the button. No alarms are processed while pre-start readings are being taken, pre-start readings will not...
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® LogTag Analyzer. Start delay If you configure the UTREL30-16 to start after a delay period, the logger will not immediately record temperature readings after you have pressed , but START /CLEAR/STOP start a countdown timer instead, and record readings only after the timer has ended.
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1 is triggered when the temperature is - 80.0 °C or below continuously for 1 hour. Figure 2: Sample Alarm Configuration Settings for channel 1 of a UTREL30-16 The alarm parameters for the second channel can be entered on the next tab.
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Preparing a UTREL30-16 for first use UTREL30-16 User Guide Once an alarm has triggered, the alarm indicator ( ) remains shown until the alarm is cleared (see Clearing an Alarm on page 39) or the unit is reconfigured. The day alarm...
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UTREL30-16 User Guide File Settings Click the File Settings tab, select which files are generated when the UTREL30-16 is plugged into a computer's USB port, and what information these files contain. Select as many file formats as you wish to generate.
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UTREL30-16. ® Figure 5: UTREL30-16 advanced configuration screen in LogTag Analyzer 3 These parameters influence what appears on the display: ...
When the configuration is complete, unplug the UTREL30-16 from the USB socket and replace the protective seal. If you wish to configure more UTREL30-16 units with the same configuration, insert the next loggers into USB sockets, wait until they are ready for configuration and click Repeat Configure.
These two temperatures represent the minimum and maximum since the recording started, or since the values were last manually cleared. Main Temperature Value * This shows the most recently recorded temperature while the UTREL30-16 is recording. Once the logger has stopped, nothing will be displayed. Marked symbols are displayed individually per channel...
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The word boot appears in place of the clock if new firmware is being uploaded to the UTREL30-16. The word dtstappears in place of a time value if the logger is configured for a date/time start, and the start time has not yet passed.
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Display Overview UTREL30-16 User Guide The word is shown in Review mode, when the temperature on the display represents the maximum recorded temperature for the day displayed. The word is shown in Review mode, when the temperature on the display represents the minimum recorded temperature for the day displayed.
Powering the UTREL30-16 UTREL30-16 User Guide Powering the UTREL30-16 The UTREL30-16 can be powered from one of two sources: Via two AAA batteries The batteries have a life span of approx. 6 to 12 months, depending on the quality of the battery, log interval, frequency of reviewing data on the display and how often an alarm sounds.
AAA batteries instead. Please remove the supply and replace it with one of better quality. Low power operation The UTREL30-16 enters low power operation when no external power is supplied, and the AAA batteries are empty. In low power mode: ...
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Powering the UTREL30-16 UTREL30-16 User Guide After pressing any button, following is shown on the display: The Recording state indicators, which show if the unit is recording, stopped, ready or configured for a delayed start Battery Empty symbol The internal secondary backup battery will power the logger's essential functions: ...
Audible Alarm UTREL30-16 User Guide Audible Alarm The UTREL30-16 is fitted with a buzzer. You can choose to activate the buzzer when an alarm event has been triggered to provide extra feedback. This is enabled or disabled in ® Advanced Settings when configuring the logger with LogTag Analyzer.
® Each time the logger is configured with LogTag Analyzer the display clock value is set to the PC's current local time (or timezone).
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Internally, the logger always retains its clock in UTC. You cannot adjust the clock beyond the allowed time zone limit of +15 hours and -12 hours from UTC (these are ® the same values you see as allowed time zone values in LogTag Analyzer during configuration).
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Real-Time Clock UTREL30-16 User Guide If a display clock adjustment is made while recording data, the day summary page will contain a mark for each day on which the time was adjusted. Changes to the display clock do not affect the internal real time clock value, so the...
READY Once disappears, release the button within READY two seconds. will now disappear, and the STARTING symbol will be shown. The UTREL30-16 now records temperature data. The logger will not start if you release the button before READY...
STOPPED DELAY will show, together with the current time, READY and the logger can now be started again as normal. The UTREL30-16 will not be reset if you release the button before STARTING disappears; or ...
Starting the Logger UTREL30-16 User Guide Automatic date/time start If you configured the UTREL30-16 for a date/time start, it will start recording temperature values as soon as the entered start time is reached. Until then, the logger will display the screen on the right.
During Recording UTREL30-16 User Guide During Recording During normal operation, the display shows the most recently recorded temperature for channel 1 or channel 2. The channel for which the temperature is shown is indicated by the symbols The temperature on the display is updated when the logger takes a reading. The current time is also displayed (in 24 hour format).
During Recording UTREL30-16 User Guide The day marker for the current day ( ) is shown. The temperature has returned to within the At 1:49am on the next day accepted range (none of the alarm threshold the display shows the...
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During Recording UTREL30-16 User Guide Auto Channel Swap starts again if you do not press this button for 30 seconds, or if you press the button. START /CLEAR/STOP The Alarm and OK symbols are independently shown for each channel. The red LED, however, blinks as long as either channel has registered an active alarm, and the buzzer will continue to operate.
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During Recording UTREL30-16 User Guide Day Alarm Matrix Display while recording During normal recording, symbols marked with are shown if an alarm occurred on that day. Today Day -1 ...
During Recording UTREL30-16 User Guide Clearing an Alarm ® During configuration with LogTag Analyzer, you can allow users to clear an active alarm on the display. This is a useful function for an inspector, so repeated alarms can be recognized easier.
UTREL30-16 User Guide Paused Readings During configuration of the UTREL30-16 you can set the option to ignore up to 15 readings for alarm and statistics calculations after either button is pressed. The readings are still shown on the graph and in the data listing, but they are marked as paused, and their value is ignored when determining alarm trigger conditions, minimum/maximum values and other statistical calculations.
This function is useful if the probe is permanently mounted, but you wish to take the UTREL30-16 to a computer for downloading its data. Any values recorded during this time will not be taken into account when calculating statistics values or alarms.
Pressing any button will re-activate the display. ® Power save is enabled or disabled when configuring the UTREL30-16 via LogTag Analyzer in the Advanced Settings tab. Note: The display will turn off, even if there is a pending alarm! The Red Alert LED will still blink.
® You will be able to see on the PDF and in the summary in LogTag Analyzer when the min/max values were cleared, but you will not be able to review previous min/max...
Reviewing Day Statistics on the Display UTREL30-16 User Guide Reviewing Day Statistics on the Display Historic day statistics data can be accessed by repeatedly pressing the REVIEW /MARK button Each of the screens that follow shows: the day (relative to today), for which the data is being presented;...
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Reviewing Day Statistics on the Display UTREL30-16 User Guide Today's data Pressing the button displays the current day’s maximum statistic, in this case, the review starts with channel 1: The Today marker flashes to indicate that today's data is being displayed.
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Reviewing Day Statistics on the Display UTREL30-16 User Guide Pressing the button now displays yesterday’s minimum statistic: flashes, as we are still looking at yesterday's data. Yesterday, no temperature values were recorded below the lower alarm threshold. The...
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Reviewing Day Statistics on the Display UTREL30-16 User Guide Data from the day before yesterday Pressing the button now displays the maximum statistic from two days ago: flashes to indicate that the data being displayed is from two days ago.
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Reviewing Day Statistics on the Display UTREL30-16 User Guide Data from 7 days ago After pressing the button twice (skipping the minimum statistics for day -6) the maximum statistic from seven days ago is displayed: flashes to indicate that the data being displayed is from seven days ago.
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Reviewing Day Statistics on the Display UTREL30-16 User Guide Day Alarm Matrix Display while reviewing During review, symbols marked with are shown to indicate for which day review data is being displayed on screen. Today ...
LogTag Analyzer. Your distributor can supply more information about this option. Manually You can configure a UTREL30-16 so it can be stopped with the button. START /CLEAR/STOP This feature is useful when you take the logger out of a shipment and don’t want to falsify the statistics with readings taken after the shipment completion.
Plugging the UTREL30-16 into a USB port What happens when you plug your UTREL30-16 into a USB port depends on the operating system of the computer, the settings made during configuration and whether ®...
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Typically in these operating systems a new drive will be mounted, from which you can open the PDF file. You will not be able to configure the UTREL30-16 using either of these operating systems, unless you use virtualization software such as VMWare Fusion, Parallels Desktop or Virtualbox to create a hosted Windows environment.
If the logger was configured to generate files, a new drive letter or mounted device will appear. The device name will be created from the serial number of the UTREL30-16. You can access the files by browsing to the newly created drive and double-clicking the PDF, CSV or LTD files: ...
*.ltd, and a chart with the readings will be presented. You can switch the way the data is displayed using the tabs at the bottom of the window, upload them to LogTag Online or export the data to different file formats. ® For more information about using LogTag...
Data Evaluation - Report Alarm Status This shows at a glance if the UTREL30-16 recorded alarm conditions for this channel during the trip (showing a red ) or if no alarms were recorded (showing a green...
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Recorded Data Chart The chart shows a graphical representation of the data during the trip. As part of the UTREL30-16 configuration process you set the parameters that influence how the chart is presented. Markers On the chart, special symbols will mark the readings at which certain events took place:...
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The list shows --- instead of the reading. Probe Disconnected A gap is shown in the graph where the UTREL30-16's probe was not plugged in at the time it took a reading. The list shows --- instead of the reading.
Interpreting the Data UTREL30-16 User Guide Data Evaluation - Data List File Information The information from the report page is repeated here. Recorded Data list The Data list shows a single row for each recorded reading, along with the date, time and temperature values for each channel, plus any special events that were recorded against this reading.
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In the data list, each entry may be marked with one or more of the following symbols: ® A + symbol will be shown, if the UTREL30-16 was downloaded with LogTag Analyzer. A * symbol will be shown if an inspection mark was placed with the...
Interpreting the Data UTREL30-16 User Guide Data Evaluation - Day Summary For each channel, a separate day summary page is included in the PDF. File Information The information from the report page is repeated here. Day Summary The Day summary shows a single row for each day for which readings were recorded.
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Interpreting the Data UTREL30-16 User Guide If the clock was adjusted on one of the days, a special marker (*) will be displayed for that day. Page information The current page number and the total number of pages appear on every page.
Resetting the Logger UTREL30-16 User Guide Resetting the Logger You can reset a UTREL30-16 back to its original state. Once reset, recording can READY started again. When performing this procedure all recordings and statistics stored in the logger are irrevocably deleted and cannot be recovered. Please ensure your data has been saved! All configuration settings in the logger are retained.
If you hibernate the logger for longer than a week, please remove the AAA batteries from the logger to avoid them leaking. ® UTREL30-16 loggers are placed into Hibernation using LogTag Analyzer by clicking Hibernate from the LogTag menu. Initially, the display shows SLP on the display until you remove the logger from the USB port.
Replacing the Batteries UTREL30-16 User Guide Replacing the Batteries When the display shows that the battery is almost empty ( ) new batteries should be fitted. Open the case as described in Inserting the Batteries on page 12. Remove the old...
All ST10 precision thermistor external probes can be interchangeably connected to the UTREL30- Probe Compatibility 16. Please refer to the page for External Probes on the LogTag North America website. Different probe models can be used for each channel. Not compatible with ST100 sensors.
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Typically with full memory (16065 readings) less than 30 seconds from time of insertion to availability of PDF report. Download time ® Typically less than 10 seconds from time of insertion to availability of LTD file in LogTag Analyzer (if configured) ® LogTag Analyzer version 3.1r12 or later to configure and download...
Appendix 1 - Accuracy and Resolution UTREL30-16 User Guide Appendix 1 - Accuracy and Resolution Temperature Accuracy The following graph shows the typical rated temperature accuracy of a UTREL30-16, for either channel: Figure 6: Rated Temperature Accuracy Chart Temperature Resolution...
Appendix 2 - Glossary UTREL30-16 User Guide Appendix 2 - Glossary Accumulative Alarm Temperature or humidity readings are above or below the configured threshold for the total of time defined, but readings may not necessarily be sequential. Active Alarm An Alarm/Alert that has triggered, but has not been cleared.
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Appendix 2 - Glossary UTREL30-16 User Guide Alarm triggered One of the alarm trigger conditions has been met, the device displays an alert and the software reports an alarm event has taken place. Alert Visual or audible representation of an alarm on a device...
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Appendix 2 - Glossary UTREL30-16 User Guide Lower Alarm Threshold If a recorded temperature or humidity value is equal to or below this value it is regarded to be an alarm reading. Non-Alarm Range Target temperature/humidity range where the readings are regarded as acceptable/within...
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Appendix 2 - Glossary UTREL30-16 User Guide Upper Alarm Threshold If a recorded temperature or humidity value is equal to or above this value it is regarded to be an alarm reading.
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