YSI 58 - Manual (Page 3)

CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1
SECTION 2 PREPARING THE METER...................................................................................................... 2
2.1 UNPACKING .............................................................................................................................................. 2
2.2 WARRANTY
CARD .................................................................................................................................. 2
2.3 BATTERIES................................................................................................................................................. 2
SECTION 3 PREPARING THE PROBE....................................................................................................... 3
3.1 CHOOSING THE CORRECT PROBE...................................................................................................... 3
3.1.1 YSI 5239 DO FIELD PROBE ........................................................................................................... 3
3.1.2 YSI 5905 BOD PROBE ..................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.3 YSI 5739 DO PROBE ........................................................................................................................ 4
3.1.4 YSI 5718 DO FIELD PROBE ........................................................................................................... 4
3.1.5 YSI 5750 BOD BOTTLE PROBE .................................................................................................... 4
3.2 PROBE INSTALLATION - YSI 5739....................................................................................................... 5
3.3 CHOOSING THE CORRECT MEMBRANE ........................................................................................... 5
3.3.1 MEMBRANE INSTALLATION FOR THE 5239 PROBE ............................................................ 6
3.3.2 MEMBRANE INSTALLATION FOR THE 5905 PROBE ............................................................ 7
3.3.3 MEMBRANE INSTALLATION FOR THE 5700-SERIES PROBES........................................... 8
SECTION 4 OPERATION.............................................................................................................................. 10
4.1 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION............................................................................................................... 10
4.2 TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON ...................................................................................................... 11
4.3 CALIBRATION......................................................................................................................................... 11
4.3.1 AIR CALIBRATION ....................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.2 WINKLER TITRATION ................................................................................................................. 13
4.3.3 AIR-SATURATED WATER CALIBRATION ............................................................................. 13
4.3.4 CALIBRATION FREQUENCY ..................................................................................................... 14
4.4 MAKING MEASUREMENTS................................................................................................................. 14
4.4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................. 14
4.4.2 MEASURING OXYGEN IN FLUIDS OTHER THAN WATER................................................ 15
4.4.3 CALIBRATING TO DISPLAY OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE IN MM HG....................... 15
4.5 RECORDER OUTPUT ............................................................................................................................. 16
SECTION 5 CARE AND MAINTENANCE................................................................................................ 17
5.1 THE METER CASE .................................................................................................................................. 17
5.2 PROBE
PERFORMANCE CHECK......................................................................................................... 17
5.3 PROBE PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................................................... 17
5.3.1 5905 AND 5239 PROBE CARE ..................................................................................................... 18
5.3.2 5700-SERIES PROBE CARE.......................................................................................................... 19
5.4 PROBE STORAGE ................................................................................................................................... 19
5.4.1 5905 AND 5239 PROBE STORAGE ............................................................................................. 19
5.4.2 5700 SERIES PROBE STORAGE.................................................................................................. 19
SECTION 6 DISCUSSION OF MEASUREMENT ERRORS.................................................................. 20
SECTION 7 TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................ 21
SECTION 8 WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION ................................................................ 23
APPENDIX A GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 28
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