Sentry Industries 5000 User Manual

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Sentry Instruction Manual - Version 6

CALIBRATION

Page: 48

5.2.2 CALIBRATION PARAMETERS

Use the

CHANGE

CALIB

menu to configure calibration

parameters as follows: Calibration parameters remain in
Sentry memory until changed by the operator, they do not
require initiation at every calibration

Step

Activity

Display

1

Select

CHANGE CALIB

menu

PRESS ENTER TO

<

CHANGE CALIB

>

Use

MODE

key to select

CHANGE CALIB

2

Select Gas Type

USE ARROWS

/

ENTER

GAS TYPE

:

COMB

Sentry displays the last gas type which was
calibrated. Use the arrow keys to change the type.
Press

ENTER

to continue to the next parameter

3

Edit Full Scale

USE ARROWS

/

ENTER

FULL SCALE

= 100

If the full scale value is set above 999, the display
will default percent full scale (%FS). (Alarm
values must be set using PPM, not %FS.) Press

ENTER

to continue to the next parameter.

4

Edit Span Gas Concentration

USE ARROWS

/

ENTER

CALIB CONC

= 050

Use arrow keys to set the span gas concentration
to match the concentration of gas to which the
sensors will be exposed. Press

ENTER

to continue

to the next parameter

5

Edit Calibration Frequency

USE ARROW

/

ENTER

CAL FREQ

=30

DAYS

Use the arrow keys to set the number of days till
the next calibration. Sentry will use this number
to count down to the next calibration and display

"CALIBRATION

OVERDUE"

. Press

ENTER

to

continue to the next parameter.

The calibration overdue message is a notification
only and does not cause the module to go out of
service. The message can be suppressed by
setting the calibration frequency to "00" days at
the time of calibration

6

Select Calibration Method

USE ARROWS

/

ENTER

GLOBAL CAL ON

Use the arrow keys to turn Global Calibration ON
for Global Calibration or OFF for Local
Calibration.

5.3 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE

5.3.1 CONTROLLER SET-UP

Use the

CALIB

menu to initiate the calibration session at

the controller.

Step

Activity

Display

1

Select

CALIBRATION

activity

PRESS ENTER TO

<

CHANGE CALIB

>

From normal operate mode, press

MODE

and

ENTER

to access the calibration activity.. (If a

user code has been set in the system it must be
input to access the CALIB/CHANGE activity.
See Section 8.3.3).

Successive Displays.

CALIB

/

CHANGE

SELECTED

Successive Displays

READ INSTRUCTION

MANUAL FIRST

Select Gas Type

ENTER TO CALIB

COMB

50%

LEL

If the gas type is not correct press the

ARROW

until the correct gas type and concentration is
displayed. Use

CHANGE CALIB

menu selection to

change span gas concentration. (See Section: 5.2 )

3A

Initiate Calibration (Global)

ENTER TO ZERO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

If the display is similar to this example, the
controller is configured for Global Calibration.
Continue to Section 5.3.1.1.

3B

Initiate Calibration (Local)

APPLY

0 & 50%

LEL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

If the display is similar to this example, the
controller is configured for Local Calibration.
Continue to Section 5.3.1.2.

NOTE

In all calibration examples, the responses for

combustible gas are used as an example. Other gases

will provide appropriate similar displays.)

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