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AimSafety™ PM
500
Multi-Gas Monitor w/ Pump
User Instructions
IMPORTANT: Read and understand contents of this manual prior to operation. Keep these user instructions for
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  • Page 1 AimSafety™ PM Multi-Gas Monitor w/ Pump User Instructions IMPORTANT: Read and understand contents of this manual prior to operation. Keep these user instructions for reference.
  • Page 2 AimSafety PM500 Manual REV – 1.0 [34-2900-0000-2] P a g e...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AimSafety PM500 Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Overview ......................6 1.1. Introduction ........................ 6 Specifications ......................... 6 2.1. LCD Display Symbols ....................8 Activation ........................9 3.1. Power On the Monitor ....................9 3.2. Powering Off the Monitor ................... 9 Pump ..........................
  • Page 4 AimSafety PM500 Manual Warning ➢ Do not replace or change any parts. Unauthorized replacement of parts and/or maintenance will void the warranty. ➢ Remove any debris on the surfaces of the sensor, display, LED’s, buzzer and pump hole before use.
  • Page 5 AimSafety PM500 Manual ➢ If a charge-generating mechanism is present, the exposed metallic part on the enclosure is capable of storing a level of electrostatic charge that could ignite IIC gases. Therefore, the user / installer shall implement precautions to prevent the build-up of electrostatic charge. This is particularly important if the equipment is being used in a CID1 or Zone 0 environment.

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 1 Product Overview 1.1. Introduction The PM500 is a portable sampling type gas detector that measure up to six (6) gases simultaneously to protect workers from the disasters caused by the Oxygen deficiency, Toxic gas poisoning and gas explosions.
  • Page 7 AimSafety PM500 Manual Event Log: 30 EA Calibration Log: 30 EA Data Logging Bump Log: 30 EA Data Log: Two Months or longer Dimension 5.7” (L) x 3.0” (W) x 1.7” (H) (14.6 cm x 7.7 cm x 4.3 cm) Weight 17.3 oz.

  • Page 8: Lcd Display Symbols

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 2.1. LCD Display Symbols High Alarm Fresh Air Calibration Device Stabilization & Low Alarm Configuration View & Calibration Succeeded Alarm Condition Standard Gas Calibration STEL Alarm Remaining Battery TWA Alarm REV – 1.0 [34-2900-0000-2] P a g e...

  • Page 9: Activation

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 3 Activation 3.1. Power On the Monitor Press the Power/Enter button for 2 seconds and SYS boot is displayed. Once the device turns on, the version and LCD are displayed. After 10 seconds of system test, the warmup will begin.

  • Page 10: Pump

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 4 Pump 4.1. Pump Test When you change the gas tube or reconnect to the detector, test the sampling system by blocking the end of the tube. When the flow is blocked, warning alarm will be activated and the device will continue to alarm.

  • Page 11: Display Mode

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 5.2. Display Mode Pressing the △ or ▽ button steps the display through fourteen different display modes as shown above. Measure Value (Min) Measure Value (Max) Measure Value (STEL) Measure Value (TWA) Alarm Value( 1 Alarm Value (2...

  • Page 12: Lcd Display

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 5.2.1. Display Mode in Detail LCD Display Description in Detail Measuring Mode (Basic Display) Display the current gas levels of the atmosphere Battery power level icon is displayed. A low gas alarm has been triggered. *In ambient air, the Oxygen level normally indicates 20.9%vol.
  • Page 13 AimSafety PM500 Manual LCD Display Description in Detail Display the preset low alarm levels. Display the preset high alarm levels. Display the preset STEL levels. Display the preset TWA levels. Firmware Version, Current battery voltage, Current temperature (Fahrenheit) REV – 1.0...
  • Page 14 AimSafety PM500 Manual LCD Display Description in Detail Date / Time Calibration Concentration Value Last Calibration Date (01.01= January 1 Remaining time to next calibration date when the calibration interval is configured. (Default: N/A) Remaining time to next bump test date when the bump interval is configured.

  • Page 15: Alarm Display

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 5.3. Alarm Display Type Trigger Condition LCD Display Alarm Sound icon & gas Low Alarm Exceed LOW alarm value concentration levels displayed icon & gas High Alarm Exceed HIGH alarm value concentration levels displayed icon & gas...

  • Page 16: Battery Display

    AimSafety PM500 Manual STEL Alarm activation: The alarm activates when the average gas levels for the last fifteen minutes exceed the STEL concentration. The audible, visual and vibration alarms stop when the device is in a safe area where the gas concentration is normal.

  • Page 17: Settings And Operation

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 6 Settings and Operation Press and hold △ + ▽ buttons for two seconds simultaneously to enter the Settings menu. In the settings menu, the Alarm Menu, Calibration Menu, Inspection (Test) Menu, and Setup Menu will display. Users can configure a setting by scrolling to the required menu and pressing the Power/Enter button in a menu.

  • Page 18: Calibration Menu

    AimSafety PM500 Manual Change alarm Clear the previous Clear the previous Change Auto value settings Min, Max value TWA & STEL value or Latch alarm mode ① ALR SET: Adjust the Low, High, STEL & TWA alarm levels ② MIN MAX CLR: Deletes the previously measured MAX and MIN levels.
  • Page 19 AimSafety PM500 Manual To activate a zero or span calibration, press the Power/Enter button. ① Zero Run (Zero / Fresh Air Calibration) ② SPAn Run (Span Calibration) In the Span calibration mode, you must specify which sensor(s) will be calibrated.

  • Page 20: Test (Inspection) Menu

    AimSafety PM500 Manual IMPORTANT For span calibrations, if an additional toxic or VOC (PID) sensor is included, perform the span calibration of those sensors after the other sensors are calibrated. CAUTION Before calibration, confirm that the sensor warmup is completed. The device will display normal concentrations when the warmup is complete.
  • Page 21 AimSafety PM500 Manual Power/Enter button to activate the test. There are function tests for the LCD, buzzer, LED’s, Backlight (Yellow), Backlight (Red), Motor and Memory. Self Test Bump Test In the BUMP RUN mode, press the Power/Enter button to enter the mode, and then select either on or off for each sensor.

  • Page 22: Set Menu

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 6.4. Set Menu In the “set menu”, press the Power/Enter button to enter into the mode, and then select from the four menus below by pressing the △ or ▽ button. To enter the mode, press the Power/Enter button.

  • Page 23: Log

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 7 Log During a normal operation, data, event, calibration, and bump logs are stored in the device. The stored data can be downloaded via AimSafety PM Link with the PC program. Up to 30 log events will be saved, and once the data is full, the oldest date will be overwritten automatically and the new data will be stored.

  • Page 24: Certification

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 8 Certification √ FCC compliance This device is tested according to FCC rules Part 15 and complies with restrictions for a Class A digital device. These restrictions are designed to provide adequate protection against an industrial environment which may cause harmful interference during operation.
  • Page 25 AimSafety PM500 Manual ATEX CSANe 23ATEX1128X EN IEC 60079-0:2018 0080 EN 60079-1:2014 EN 60079-11:2012 II 1G II 2G Ex db ia IIC T4 Gb Ex db ia IIB T4 Gb • PM500-IR (Infrared LEL) Ex ia IIC T4 Ga Ex ia IIB T4 Ga •...

  • Page 26: Error Codes

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 9 Error Codes The following error codes may be displayed on the LCD if the detector is not working properly. Code Description Solution Visually inspect the pump and filter. If dirty and/or damaged, replace Err – 1 Pump Operation Error with new pump inlet and/or filters and cycle power on the monitor.

  • Page 27: Maintenance & Cleaning

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 11 Maintenance & Cleaning 11.1. Charging A universal charging adapter is included with every PM500 monitor. Only AimSafety certified adapters should be used to charge the unit. CAUTION Charge at room temperature (32°F to 104°F) Ensure the charging adapter is firmly connected to the PM500 The backlight indicates charging is taking place by switching On/Off every 1 second Do not use any alternative adapter.
  • Page 28 AimSafety PM500 Manual 11.5. Pump When you change or reconnect any sampling tubing, a pump test should be performed. To perform a pump test, firmly block the end of the tube and confirm that the unit goes into alarm. 11.6. Filter Ensure the dust and PTFE filters are free from debris, obstructions and discoloration.

  • Page 29: Response Factors (Rf)

    AimSafety PM500 Manual 12 Response Factors for Combustibles and VOCs 12.1. Catalytic Bead / Pellistor LEL Sensor LEL (Lower Explosive Limit) sensors are designed to detect a wide variety of combustible gases and vapors. Different gases exhibit varying responses when detected by LEL sensors. For the most accurate readings, it is recommended that the instrument be calibrated with the target gas.
  • Page 30 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Acenaphthalene Acenaphthene Acetaldehyde Acetamide Acetic acid Acetic anhydride Acetoin Acetone 1.17 Acetophenone Acetyl bromide Acrolein Acrylic acid Alkanes, n-, C6+ Allyl acetoacetate Allyl alcohol Allyl bromide Allyl chloride Allyl glycidyl ether...
  • Page 31 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Benzoquinone, p- Benzoyl bromide Benzyl 2-phenylacetate Benzyl acetate Benzyl alcohol Benzyl chloride Benzyl formate Benzyl isobutyrate Benzyl nitrile Benzyl propionate Benzylamine Biphenyl Borneol Bromine Bromo-2,2-dimethylpropane, 1- Bromo-2-chloroethane, 1- BrCl...
  • Page 32 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Butane, n- Butanediol, 2,3- Butanedione, 2,3- 0.86 Butanoic acid Butanol, 1- Butanol, 2- Butanone oxime, 2- Buten-3-ol, 1- Butene nitrile, 3- Butene, 1- Butene, 2- Butene, cis-2- Butene, trans-2-...
  • Page 33 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Butylbenzene, sec- Butylbenzene, tert- Butyldiglycol acetate Butylene carbonate, 1,2- Butylphenol, o-sec- Butyn-1-ol, 2- Butyn-2-one Butyraldehyde Butyrolactone, gamma- Butyryl chloride Camphene 0.35 Camphor Carbitol acetate Carbon disulfide Carbon suboxide Carbon tetrabromide...
  • Page 34 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Chlorotoluene, o- Chlorotoluene, p- Chlorotrifluoroethylene Cinnamic aldehyde Cinnamyl acetate Cinnamyl alcohol Citral Citronellal Citronellol Citronellol acetate Citronellol formate Citronellyl isobutyrate Clary propyl acetate Coumarin Creosote Cresol, m- Cresol, o-...
  • Page 35 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Cyclopentane Cyclopentanone Cyclopentene Cyclopentene-1,3-dione, 4- Cyclopropylamine Cymene, p- Decahydronaphthalene Decanal Decane Decenal, trans-4- Decene Decyne, 1- 0.43 Diacetone alcohol Diazine, 1,2- Diazine, 1,3- Dibromoacetylene Dibromochloromethane CHBr Dibromocyclohexane, 1,2- Dibromocyclopentane...
  • Page 36 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Dichloroethene, cis-1,2- Dichloroethene, trans-1,2- Dichloromethane Dichloromethylamine Dicyclohexylamine Dicyclopentadiene 0.65 Diesel fuel Diethoxyethane, 1,1- Diethoxymethane Diethyl carbonate Diethyl ether Diethyl maleate Diethyl malonate Diethyl phosphite Diethyl phthalate Diethyl sulfate Diethyl sulfide...
  • Page 37 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Diisopropyl ether Diisopropylamine Diisopropylbenzene Diketene Dimethoxybenzene, 1,4- Dimethoxyethane, 1,2- Dimethoxymethane Dimethyl carbonate Dimethyl chlorothiophosphate Dimethyl disulfide Dimethyl ether Dimethyl hydrogen phosphite Dimethyl phthalate Dimethyl sulfoxide Dimethylacetamide N,N- Dimethylacetylene 0.19...
  • Page 38 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Dipentene, (+)- Diphenyl ether Dipropyl ether Dipropylamine Dipropylene glycol Disilane Disulfur dibromide Disulfur dichloride Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol Divinylbenzene, 1,2- Divinylbenzene, 1,3- Dodecene Epichlorohydrin Epoxypropyl isopropyl ether, 2,3- Estragole Ethanol Ethanolamine Ethoxy-2-methylpropane, 1-...
  • Page 39 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Ethyl lactate Ethyl mercaptan Ethyl methacrylate 1.06 Ethyl methyl carbonate Ethyl octanoate Ethyl phenylacetate Ethyl propanoate Ethyl tert-butyl ether Ethyl-2-methylbenzene, 1- Ethyl-3-ethoxypropionate Ethylacetylene Ethylamine Ethylbenzene 0.56 Ethylcyclohexane Ethylene Ethylene glycol...
  • Page 40 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Furfural Furfuryl alcohol Furfuryl mercaptan Gasoline Geranial Geraniol Geranyl acetate Germane Glutaraldehyde Glycidyl methacrylate Glycolaldehyde Guaiacol Heptan-2-one 0.85 Heptan-3-one 0.73 Heptan-4-one Heptane Heptanol Heptene, 1- 0.88 Heptylcyclopentan-1-one, 2- Heptyne, 1-...
  • Page 41 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Hydrogen iodide Hydrogen selenide Hydrogen sulfide Hydrogen telluride Hydroxybutanal, 3- Hydroxycitronellal Hydroxyethyl acrylate Hydroxylamine Hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2- Indene Indole Iodine 0.18 Iodobenzene Iodoethene Iodoform Iodomethane Isoalkanes, C10-C13 Isoamyl acetate...
  • Page 42 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Isomenthone Isononanal Isononanol Isooctane Isooctanol Isopentane Isopentanol Isopentene Isophorone Isophorone diisocyanate Isoprene Isopropanol Isopropanolamine Isopropoxyethanol, 2- Isopropoxyethyl acetate, 2- Isopropyl acetate Isopropyl chloroformate Isopropyl mercaptan Isopropyl nitrite Isopropylamine Isopropylaminoethanol, 2-...
  • Page 43 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Menthone Mercaptoacetic acid Metaldehyde Methacrolein Methacrylamide Methacrylic acid Methacrylonitrile Methoxy-1-butanol, 3- Methoxy-1-propanol, 2- Methoxy-2,2-dimethylpropane Methoxybutyl acetate, 3- Methoxyethane Methoxyethanol, 2- Methoxyethene Methoxyethoxyethanol, 2- Methoxyethyl acetate, 2- Methoxyethyl ether, 2-...
  • Page 44 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Methyl mercaptan Methyl methacrylate 1.31 Methyl phenylacetate Methyl propargyl ether Methyl propionate Methyl propynoate Methyl salicylate Methyl sulfide Methyl tert-butyl ether Methyl thiocyanate Methyl thioglycolate Methyl vinyl ketone Methyl-1-butene, 2-...
  • Page 45 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Methylpentan-2-ol, 4- Methylpentane, 2- Methylpentane, 3- Methylpentane-2,4-diol, 2- Methylpropanoyl chloride, 2- Methylpyrrole, N- Methylstyrene 0.57 Methylthiopropional, 3- Methylundecanal, 2- Mineral oil Mineral spirits Monoisobutanolamine Morpholine Myrcene 0.49 Naphtha, heavy aromatic...
  • Page 46 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Octene (mixed isomers) Octene, 1- Oxalyl bromide Paraffin wax, fume Paraffins, normal Paraldehyde Pentacarbonyl iron Pentan-2-one 0.99 Pentan-3-one 0.77 Pentanal Pentandione, 2,4- Pentane Pentanoic acid Pentanol, 2- Pentanol, 3- Pentene, 1- 0.92...
  • Page 47 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Phenylethyl isobutyrate, 2- Phosphine Picoline, 3- Pine oil Pinene Pinene, α- 0.34 Pinene, β- Piperazine Piperidine Piperylene Prop-2-yn-1-ol Propadiene Propan-1-ol Propanamide Propane-1,2-diol Propanolamine Propargyl chloride Propen-1-imine, 2- Propene Propiolic acid...
  • Page 48 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Pyrazine Pyridine Pyridinol, 4- Pyridylamine, 2- Pyrrole Pyrrolidine Pyruvaldehyde Rose oxide, cis- Sec-amyl acetate Stibine Styrene 0.45 Sulfur dichloride Terpineol, α- Terpinolene Terpinyl acetate, α- Terpinyl methyl ether, alpha-...
  • Page 49 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Tetramethylsilane Thioacetic acid Thioanisole Thiocarbonyl fluoride Thiocyanogen Thioformaldehyde trimer Thiophene 0.46 Thiophosgene CSCl Thymol Titanium-n-propoxide Toluene 0.56 Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate Toluenesulfonyl chloride, p- Toluidine, o- Tolylaldehyde, p- Triazine, 1,3,5- Tributyl phosphate...
  • Page 50 AimSafety PM500 Manual Gas / Chemical / Vapor Formula Response Factor Trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5- Trimethylcyclohexane, 1,2,4- Trimethylene oxide Trimethylsilane Trioxane Turpentine Turpentine oil TVOC Undecane Vanillin Vinyl acetate Vinyl bromide Vinyl chloride Vinyl ethyl ether Vinyl fluoride Vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone, 1- Vinylcyclohexene 0.47...
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  • Page 52: Product Limited Warranty

    Fax: 1-605-951-9616 Fax : 1-605-951-9616 Email: support@aimsafety.com Email : info@aimsafety.com Website: www.aimsafety.com/service/ Website: www.aimsafety.com Rev – 1.0 Issue Date: 11/12/2024 Document No: 34-2900-0000-2 © Macurco Inc. 2024. All rights reserved. REV – 1.0 [34-2900-0000-2] 52 | P a g e...

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