RKI Instruments Gas Tracer - Manual (Page 49)

Gas Tracer Operator’s Manual Measuring Mode, Alarms • 41
flash, and the Gas Tracer continues to display the current alarm level.
The gas reading must fall below (or rise above for an oxygen low
alarm) the low alarm setting before you can reset the alarm. Press the
RESET SILENCE button to reset the alarm. The LEDs turn off and the
Gas Tracer alarm indications on the display turn off.
With ALRM SLNC OFF and LATCHING ON:
The gas reading must fall below (or rise above for an oxygen low
alarm) the low alarm setting before you can reset the alarm. Press the
RESET SILENCE button to reset the alarm. The LEDs and buzzer turn
off and the Gas Tracer alarm indications on the display turn off.
NOTE: With ALRM SLNC set to OFF in Maintenance Mode, you
cannot silence the buzzer while the gas reading is above
(below for an oxygen Low Alarm) the low alarm setting.
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. If necessary, reset the alarm using the RESET SILENCE button once
the alarm condition has been cleared.
Responding to Over Range Alarms
WARNING: An over range alarm may indicate an extreme
combustible gas, toxic gas, or oxygen concentration.
Confirm a normal condition with a different Gas Tracer
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 RESET SILENCE button once the alarm
condition has cleared.
4. Calibrate the Gas Tracer as described in the calibration section of
this manual.
5. If the over range condition continues, you may need to replace the