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TroubleShooting: If for any reason you are having difficulty operating your ALERT J5 please refer to the following troubleshooting menu before contacting ACS Customer ALERT J5 Service. Contact ACS: service@acs-corp.com Table of Contents Problem What to Do / Remedy Remedy/ What to Do I can’t turn the ALERT J5 on...
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Powered by breath alcohol measurement 7,8 2 AA batteries, ALERT J5 ensures hundreds of tests between charges to give breath sample, providing 8,9,10,11 you the reliability you can count on.
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Notes: ALERT J5 Handset Handset Features Pressure Tube Mouthpiece LCD Display (Backlit) LED Indicator Large Two Button Operation (Can be operated with gloves) ABS Shatter Resistant Case Ergonomic Hand Held Design Serial Port Connection (5 pin) (For Printer) irDA Port Window (effective to 1m)
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Getting Started with the ALERT J5 ALERT J5: Service Record Make note of service or repairs made to your ALERT J5, it will assist technical service advisors at ACS with providing 1. Press either the left or right button to Turn the ALERT excellent solutions to any issues you may encounter.
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The ALERT J5 meets the following standards for electromagnetic Controlling Residual Mouth Alcohol compatibility standards: Using the ALERT J5 is simple - power on with either left or right but- EMC Directive: 204/104/EC ton, and wait for the “READY” screen. Before administering a breath CEcert GmbH Certification: August 2/06 Cert # 606.083.1...
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ALERT J5: Obtaining a Breath Sample BAC Limits/ Penalties : Canada *As of June 30, 2006 Obtaining a breath sample for analysis is very easy with ALERT J5. Province BAC Upper Immediate Interlock Here’s how to capture a breath sample for testing:...
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Obtaining a Breath Sample (Cont’d) *As of June 30, 2006 Minnesota 90 days While sampling breath alcohol , the ALERT J5 has an ability to accurately Mississippi 90 days after 15 days assess proper breath flow for sampling and will prompt the subject if breath flow is too low, or too high.
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Louisiana 90 days after 30 days *The ALERT J5 has a unique test recall memory designed for archiving Maine 90 days stored test results for printing and retrieval of test records. Tests can be viewed one at a time or paged through 10 at a time to find the...
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Test recall enables Printing of all stored BAC test results directly from the ALERTJ5 Handset. The right button allows scrolling through the ALERT J5 is factory pre-set to Warn at .020 mg % and Fail at .040 mg sub-menu to find the desired range of tests. Pressing the left button will % .
ALERT J5: Safety and Precautions While Using This is for advanced users only - it is not necessary to use these features The ALERT J5 is designed to be very safe and easy to operate. for basic operation. Follow the precautions below when using your ALERT J5.
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The following symbols appear on the ALERT J5 LCD Screen and assist the Fuel Cell P: 0350 Pmin: 0345 user with left and right button operation of the ALERT J5. There is also Pressure a HELP menu accessible from the Main Menu. The large buttons allow Exit Speaker operation with gloved hands for cold weather conditions.
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Test Speaker ..Speaker Exit ALERT J5 is engineered to perform and deliver precision in breath alcohol Printer testing in a range of environments, but is especially well suited for police Enter applications at roadside and checkpoints for DUI/DWI patrols. The ALERT J5...
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Follow the instructions below to replace and insert new batteries into the Enter Exit third party maintenance (TPM), ALERT J5. Always take note of the battery indicator meter on the LCD garage or administrator to access display to make sure you have adequate power available. service features. Enter the 4 digit...
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Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Time Format: Auto Shutdown: Turn the ALERT J5 on and allow the Handset to initialize and ALERT J5 can follow a 23hr clock or When inactive the ALERT J5 can move to the READY screen. 12 hour AM/PM time formats.
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Rear of TP-UP-PN Printer Line Feed Printing Through the Serial Connection DC Port Serial Port (Connection Port on ALERT J5 to RS 232 Serial Port on Printer) Battery Pack Connect the Serial Cable to the right side of ALERT J5 for Serial Printing.
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About Device Menu Function What Does it Do ? Version: XXX Shut Down ALERT J5 can be set to shut off with a range of times. Set with the Shut Down Menu. Serial No: XXXX Date & Time This function displays Date & Time.
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