RKI Instruments GX-2001 Manual - Manual (Page 23)

Model GX-2001 Operator’s Manual Operation • 18
Responding to Alarms
This section describes response to gas, over range, battery, and sensor
failure alarms.
Responding to Gas Alarms
1. Determine which gas alarm has been activated.
2. Follow your established procedure for an increasing gas condition or a
decreasing oxygen condition.
3. Reset the alarm using the MODE/POWER button once the alarm
condition has been cleared.
Responding to Over Range Alarms
WARNING: An over range condition may indicate an extreme
combustible gas, toxic gas, or oxygen content condition.
Confirm a normal condition with a different Model GX-
2001 or with another gas detecting device.
1. Determine which gas alarm has been activated.
2. Follow your established procedure for an increasing gas condition.
3. Reset the alarm using the MODE/POWER button once the alarm
condition has cleared.
4. Calibrate the Model GX-2001 as described in the calibration section of
this manual.
5. If the over range condition continues, you may need to replace the
sensor that has triggered the over range alarm.
6. 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 Model GX-2001 is not operational as a gas monitoring
device during a dead battery alarm. Take the Model GX-
2001 to a non-hazardous area and recharge the battery as
described in “Recharging the Battery Pack.”
The Model GX-2001 is fully functional during a low battery warning.
However, depending upon conditions, the Model GX-2001 has only two-to-
three hours of operating time left after the low level battery alarm has been
triggered. Recharge the battery pack as soon as possible as described in
“Recharging the Battery Pack.”