RKI Instruments 01 Series Manual - Manual (Page 20)

15 • Operation 01 Series Operator’s Manual
Responding to Alarms
This section describes response to gas, over range, battery, sensor failure,
and system failure alarms.
Responding to Gas Alarms
1. Follow your established procedure for an increasing gas condition or a
decreasing oxygen condition.
2. Reset the alarm by pressing and releasing the POWER/MODE button
after the alarm condition has been cleared.
Responding to an Over Range Alarm
WARNING: An over range condition may indicate an extreme toxic
gas or oxygen concentration. Confirm the gas
concentration with a different 01 Series or with another
gas detecting device.
1. Follow your established procedure for an increasing gas condition.
2. Reset the alarm by pressing and releasing the POWER/MODE button
after the alarm condition has cleared.
3. Calibrate the 01 Series as described in the calibration section of this
manual.
4. If the over range condition continues, you may need to replace the
sensor.
5. If the over range condition continues after you have replaced the
sensor, contact RKI Instruments, Inc. for further instructions.
Responding to Battery Alarms
WARNING: The 01 Series is not operational as a gas monitoring
device during a dead battery alarm. Take the 01 Series to
a non-hazardous area and change the alkaline batteries
as described in “Replacing the Batteries”.
The 01 Series is fully functional in a low battery warning condition.
However, only a couple of days of operation may remain depending on
certain conditions such as alarm occurrences and how often the backlight
comes on.
NOTE: Alarms and the back light feature consume battery power and
reduce the amount of operating time remaining.
When a low battery warning occurs, change the batteries as soon as