YSI 6500 Environmental Process Monitor - Manual (Page 23)

SECTION 3 SYSTEM SETUP
This section is designed to quickly familiarize you with the hardware and software components of
the 6500 Monitor, the 6-Series Sonde and the overall system. You will learn about cable
connections and basic communication between the 6-Series Sonde and the 6500 Monitor.
Diagrams, menu flow charts and basic written instructions will guide you through basic hardware
and software setup. For the first time user, we encourage the reading and understanding of the 6-
Series Sonde Operations Manual, with regard to the specific sonde that you own, before
proceeding with the 6500 Monitor setup.
Before you begin 6500 Monitor Setup, you must setup the sondes:
9 Install the dissolved oxygen membrane
9 Install the sonde’s probes
9 Learn how to access sonde software
9 Calibrate the sonde sensors
9 Learn how to take readings with the sonde
These instructions are in the 6-Series Sonde Operations Manual, which was provided with your
sonde, Section 2.
Successful completion of the above list is essential for you to continue on to Section 3 of the 6500
Environmental Process Monitor Operations Manual.
3.1 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
The most common configuration for the system which you have purchased involves direct
interaction of the 6500 Monitor with the 6-Series Sonde, but there are also ways in which you
may configure the 6-Series Sonde with various computers or handheld data displays. The latter
configurations are primarily used when setting up and calibrating your sensors in the laboratory.
If you calibrate your sensors in the laboratory while the sonde is disconnected from the 6500
Monitor, you should make certain that you have all of the components you need to make your
system work. See your sonde manual for other possible configurations.