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Table of Contents
1.0 QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................... 5
2.0 SAFETY.................................................................................................................. 6
3.0 FEATURES.............................................................................................................. 7
4.0 SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................... 9
5.0 FRONT PANEL ...................................................................................................... 10
6.0 REAR PANEL......................................................................................................... 11
7.0 WIRING................................................................................................................ 12
7.1. POWER ......................................................................................................................................... 12
7.2. COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................................... 12
7.3. TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................. 13
7.4. ALARMS ....................................................................................................................................... 13
7.5. ANALOG SIGNAL FOLLOWERS ................................................................................................. 14
8.0 MANUAL OPERATION............................................................................................. 15
8.1. POWER ON/OFF ........................................................................................................................... 15
8.2. CHANGING THE COMMAND SET POINT ................................................................................. 15
8.3. OVERRIDE OPEN ......................................................................................................................... 15
8.4. OVERRIDE CLOSED .................................................................................................................... 15
8.5. SETTING A CHANNEL TO AUTO CONTROL ............................................................................ 16
8.6. SETTING A CHANNEL TO DIRECTLY METER INCOMING SIGNALS ..................................... 16
8.7. SETTING A CHANNEL TO DISPLAY THE TOTALIZER FUNCTION ........................................ 16
9.0 EXTERNAL/REMOTE OPERATION............................................................................. 18
9.1. SELECTING EXTERNAL/REMOTE OPERATION (F RONT P ANEL O NLY )..................................... 18
9.2. CHOOSING RS-232 COMMUNICATION ..................................................................................... 18
9.3. CHOOSING RS-485 COMMUNICATION ..................................................................................... 18
10.0 SETUP/CAL MODE.................................................................................................. 19
10.1. ENTERING THE SETUP/CAL MODE .......................................................................................... 19
10.2. DISPLAY SETUP .......................................................................................................................... 19
10.2.1. B LANKING A D ISPLAY L INE /C HANNEL .............................................................................................. 19
10.2.2. S ELECTING D ISPLAY B RIGHTNESS .................................................................................................... 19
10.2.3. S ELECTING U NIT - OF -M EASURE ........................................................................................................ 20
10.2.4. S ELECTING G AS ID ......................................................................................................................... 20
10.2.5. S ETTING A/D C ONVERSION R ATE (F ILTER ) ...................................................................................... 20
10.2.6. F RONT P ANEL L OCK O UT ................................................................................................................ 21
10.3. TOTALIZER SETUP ..................................................................................................................... 21
10.3.1. C OUNT U P TO A S ET P OINT ............................................................................................................. 21
10.3.2. C OUNT D OWN FROM A S ET P OINT ................................................................................................... 22
10.3.3. C OUNT C ONTINUOUSLY .................................................................................................................. 22
10.4. EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION SETUP .................................................................................... 22
10.4.1. RS-232 S ETTINGS ........................................................................................................................... 22
10.4.2. RS-485 S ETTINGS ........................................................................................................................... 22
10.5. SELECTING THE ANALOG SIGNAL LEVEL .............................................................................. 23
10.5.1. Z ERO TO F IVE V OLT O PERATION ...................................................................................................... 23