Aquatel D110-S User manual

MULTI TANK CAPABLE MODEL D110-S
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Wireless Level Monitor
Aquatel NZ Ltd
P.O. Box 225 Orewa 0946, New Zealand
www.aquatel.co.nz

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• Temperaturerange:-10to+60°C(14to140°F)
• IndividuallySecuritycodedsets
• Approval:AS/NZS4268:20031:2005
• Housing:ABSPlastic
• CircuitBoards:ROHScompliant
• 433MHz(Aus/NZ/Europe),920MHz(USA/Asia)
*Rangeshownislineofsight.Objectsbetweenunitswillreducerange
DISPLAY UNIT
• ExternalPowerJack(UseAquatelcertified
 powerpack.PartNo.AQPP6)
 6VDC
• ¼WaveWhipAntenna
• 92mmWx73mmDx50mmH
 (35/8”Wx27/8”Dx2”H)
TANK UNIT
• Useonanynon-flammablefluid
 (water,diesel,septic)
• ¼WaveWhipAntenna
• 135mmdiameterx80mmH
 (53/8”Dx31/8”H)
• DetectionRange0.1mto4m(4”–13’)
300m*
(1,000’)
Multi-Ta nk Level Monitor
D110

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TheD110isaversatileproductthatnotonly
allowsremotemonitoringofmultipletanks/
cisternfluidlevels,italsoallowsyoutoset
highandlowlevelalarmstoaheightyou
wishtobenotifiedat.
TheD110isaWirelesstank/cisternfluidlevelmonitorthatiscapableofremotely
monitoringupto6tanksfromtheoneDisplayunit.EachD110systemcomeswithone
DisplayandasingleTankUnit.Tomonitormorethanonetank/cistern,additionalT110
TankUnitscanbepurchasedandpairedwithyourDisplayUnit.Itisrecommended
thatyoufullyreadthisinstallationmanualpriortoinstallingyourD110system.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedocontactuspriortouse.
Mainfeaturesandbenefits:
. Fullywirelessremotetank/cisternmonitoring
. EasytoreadBluebacklitLCDdisplay
. Monitorupto6tanksfromtheoneDisplay
. AdjustableAirgapallowsformountingintank/cisternriser
. AdjustableHighandLowlevelalarms
. Easytosetup
Howitworks:
TheTankUnitismountedonthetopsurfaceofthetankorontheinsidetopsurface
ofanundergroundcisternandusesultrasonicsignalstodetectthefluidlevelsinside.
ThisisthenwirelesslytransmittedbacktotheDisplayUnittogiveyouuptodatefluid
levelinformation.ThesystemwillwarnyouofanytriggeredHighorLowfluidlevel
alarmviatheDisplayUnit.

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Installing Tank Unit
1ChooselocationforTankUnitonthetopofthetankorcistern,closetoan
inspectionhatchisbestincaseyouneedtoadjustthesensorcone.
4Ideal.Mountwithin
 reachofaccesshole
ForplastictanksusethesuppliedscrewstoattachtheTankUnittothetank.
Formetaltanksfirstdrill3mmor¼"holes,andthenfastenusingthescrews.
Forconcretetanksdrill6mmor¼"holes,insertthesuppliedplasticplugsandthen
fastenusingthescrews.
8
8
8
8
Antennashouldbe
mountedonthe
oppositeside
8
Transducerisnot
pointingatthe
surfaceofthewater
500m line of sight
M107
4
44Waterwillnotenter
antennahole
4Transducerisparallel
towater
2Drilla50mm(2”)holeintank.
Forthickconcretetanksmake
a75mm(3”)hole.
3Measurethedepthof
tanktothebase(ortothe
wateroutlet).Writethis
measurementdown.
4
InsertTankUnitinholeand
rotatesotankantennaison
thelowerside(toprevent
waterenteringunit).Ensure
thatthetransducercone
underneathispointing
directlyatthesurfaceofthe
water.
Fortankslessthan1500mm(5’)it’sbesttodeepmountunitincenteroftank
Installation
8Incorrect.Mountunit
 awayfromribbedwalls
 topreventsignal 
 reflectionoffwalls
4Correct.Forburied
tanksmountunitin
centeroflid,oron
bracketmountedinriser

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Setting up Tank Unit
5RemovecapfromTankUnitbyturningcounter-clockwiseandinsertbatteries.
CheckthattheTankUnitispairedwiththeDisplayUnitonceyouhaveitpowered
up.YoucanchecksignalstrengthbetweenunitsontheDisplayUnit,therewillbe
asignalstrengthbargraphmeteratthetoprightoftheLCDscreen,rangingfrom
1to4bars.
Test Mode
WhensettingupyourTankUnit,youcansettheTankUnitintoTestModeviathe
displaysothatitsendsanewreadingevery8seconds.WheninTestMode,theTank
Unit’sTestModeLEDwillbeON(seepicturebelow).WhenoutofTestModetheLED
willbeOFF.TestModecanbeturnedonoroffviathe“Systemsetup”then“TankUnit
Setup”thenselect“ConfigureTankUnit”,scrolltothe“UpdateInterval”andselect
TestMode.Onceyouhaveestablishthatthesystemsrangeisokyoucanthensetan
updateintervalthatsuits.ThelongertheUpdateIntervalthelongertheTankUnit’s
batterieswilllast,forexample,whensettoupdateeveryminutethebatterieswilllast
about2months,updatingevery10minutes20monthsandupdatingevery20minutes
40months.
Reset Button
TheD110TankUnitcomesfactorypairedtotheDisplayUnit.IftheTankUnit’sreset
buttonispushedyouwillneedtore-pairittotheDisplayUnit.See“PairingTankUnit”
below.
Pairing Tank Unit
TopairanewT110orexistingTankUnitenterthe“SystemSetup”byholdingthemenu
buttondownfor3seconds,thenselect“TankUnitSetup”andselect“Addnewtank”
youmustwithin10secondspushtheresetbuttonontheTankUnitoryouwillneed
torepeattheprocess.OnceithasfoundthenewTankUnit,scrollthroughthesetup
options.AtanyonetimetheremustalwaysbeonetankunitpairedwiththeD110
Display,IfyouareonlyusingtheoneTankUnit,thenyouwillneedtore-pairitbefore
youcandeletetheoldTankUnitlocation.Forfurtherinformationsee 11 .
Lid
Twistcounter-
clockwisetoremove
TankUnit
Antenna
Socket
HeatShield
Pullofftoremove
ResetButton
Antenna
SensorCore
TestModeLED

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Ensuring Maximum Range
8TheD110usesshortrangeradiocommunicationsandworksbetterwithless
obstructionsbetweenAquatelunits.Themoreobstructionsthereare,thelower
thetransmissionrangeyouwillbeabletoachieve.Forexample,locatingthe
DisplayUnitbyawindowwillgivestrongercommunicationsignalsthanifitis
behindaconcreteormetalwall.Ifyouneedtoincreaseyoursignalstrength
further,simplypurchaseAquatel’sAQC24AntennaExtensionKitandremotely
mounttheantennasonexternalwallsashighaspossible.BoosterYagiAntennas
arealsoavailableAQ920,thesewillincreasetheworkingrangetoadistanceof1
mile.
6
SetDepth.FortheD110todeterminethecorrectfluidlevels,thedepthofthe
tank/cisternfrom 3mustbeinputontheDisplayUnitviathe“TankunitSetup
Menu”,toaccessthismenusee 10 .
7SettingtheAirGap.Gotothe
 “TankUnitSetupMenu”(referto 10 ),
 onceyouenterthismenuscroll
 throughtothe“AirGap”and
 thenusingthearrowupandarrow
 downbuttons,selecttherequired
 airgap.
 *Airgap:Distancebetweenwhere
 tankunitisinstalledandthemaximum
 fluidlevel)
100mm (min) – 1000mm (max)
3.93”(min)–39.37”(max)
AirGap*

–5– –6–
Multi-Ta nk Level Monitor
D110
Display
Insert4xAAbatteries
inbaseofunit
PowerPack6VoltsDC
300mAorhigher
Centerpinpositive
UpButton
MenuButton
Selectoption.
DownButton
Silencealarm
Setting up Display Unit
9Insertbatteriesintothe
DisplayUnit.Thedisplay
willturnonshowingthe
startupmessageandthen
thestandardinformation
screenshownoverleaf.
Note: Display Unit can
alternatively be powered by the
6V DC Power Pack, Part No.
AQPP6 supplied with your D110
system.
Water
Current time
Tank number selected
(Up to 6 tanks max)
Tank Unit icon, temperature
Signal strength between units
If the Display Unit is not connected to a Tank Unit or is out of range, you will get the
message “Disconnected” on the screen when you have selected that tank. If you need to re-
pair a Tank Unit, see
11
.
You can pair up to 6 Tank Units to the one D110 Display Unit. Paired Tank Units are shown
along the top and given a number from 1,2,3,4,5 or 6. You can also select a fluid name for
each to help identify which tank/cistern you are monitoring. See
11
.

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Add new tank
Remove tank
Configure tank unit
Exit
System Setup
10  ProgrammingoftheD110systemisdoneviatheDisplayUnit“SystemSetup”
 menu.Toenterthe“SystemSetup”,holdthemenubuttondownfor3seconds
 untilyouseethe“SystemSetup”screen.
Note: Changes made in Display Unit are not instantly transmitted to the Tank Unit. The Tank Unit
will only update at the next scheduled reading interval. To force an update remove the Tank Unit
lid and press the reset button.
Setclockandchangehowlongthedisplaystayson
Add,delete&renameTankUnits,Adjustalarmlevelsetc
AdjustTankUnitupdateinterval,turnreadingbeepson/
offetc
Display
Tank Unit Setup
System
Exit
DISPLAY
HereyoucanchangethelanguagetoeitherEnglishtoFrench,adjusttheclocktobe
either12or24hr,adjusthowlongyouwantthedisplaytostayonafteranybuttonis
pushedandselectthetemperatureeitherFahrenheitorCelsius.
Tank Unit Setup
11  ToaddanewTankUnitsimplyselectthe
“Addanewtank”bypressingthemenu
buttonwhenhighlighted.Youwillbeasked
topushtheresetbuttonoftheTankUnit,
thisallowstheDisplaytoseetheTankUnits
systemIDandyouwillthenbeprompted
toselectanamefortheTankUnityouare
pairingwiththeDisplayUnit.
 AsyoucontinuetosetuptheTankUnityouwillbeaskedtosettheHighandLow
levelalarmpoints,tankdepthasmeasuredin 3,thetopairgapdistance(for
furtherinformationonhowtosetupthetopairgap,see 7andwhetheryouwish
theTankUnittobeinTestModeornot.TestModeishelpfulwhensettingupthe
systemtocheckthecommunicationrangebetweentheDisplayandTankUnits.
PleaseensurethatyoutakeoutofTestModeonceyouhavecheckedtherange.If
leftinTestMode,thebatteriesintheTankUnitwillrunflatafter4-5days.

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Tank Unit Setup - continued
 ToremoveaTankUnit,selectRemovetankandselectwhichtankunityouwish
toremove.PleasenotethatatleastoneTankUnitmustalwaysbepairedwith
theDisplay,youwillneedtoaddanewTankUnitbeforeyoucanremovethelast
one.YoucanconfigureanyTankUnitpairedwiththeDisplayUnitbyselecting
“Configuretankunit”,hereyouwillbeabletochangethename,movetoanother
position,changethealarmlevels,topairgapetc.
System
Measurement Interval
 Youcanadjusttheupdateintervalfrom1-30
minutesoneachTankUnitpaired,thisis
helpfulifyouneedmorefrequentupdateson
smallertanks/cisternsorlessfrequentupdates
onalargertank/cisternyouaremonitoring.
Thelongertheupdateintervalthelongerthe
batterieswilllastintheTankUnit.
Note:
- When the Tank Unit is in Test mode the level
information updates every 20 seconds
- When out of Test mode the Tank Unit will update at the next scheduled reading interval.
To force an update immediately, remove the Tank Unit lid and press the reset button.
Measurement Interval
Reading Beeps
Lock Unit
Factory Reset
Exit
System Settings
READING BEEPS: WhensettoONtheDisplayUnitbeepswhenanewreadingisreceived,
readingbeepscanbeturnedoffundertheSystemSettingsmenu.
LOCK UNIT (For Aquatel authorised installers only): Systeminstallerscanlocktheunit
topreventtamperingandchangestoalarmlevelsettings.(Changescanstillbemadetothe
clockandmeasurementinterval)
Note: Only Aquatel authorised installers are able to obtain unlock codes from the login section of
the Aquatel website.
FACTORY RESET: Resetallsettingstofactorydefaults.
Note: The unit can not be reset if the unit is locked.

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DisplayUnitBeeps
TheDisplayUnitwillbeeptoadviseyouofanevent,oralertyoutosomethingthat
needsyourattention.
H–representsahightoneM–representsamediumtoneL–representsalowtone
LH– AvalidreadinghasbeenreceivedfromtheTankUnit.
(ThisbeepcanbeturnedoffinSettings.)
HHL–DisplayUnitreads ,therearenosignalstrengthbarsandthe
TankUniticondisplays .DisplayUnitcannotcommunicatewithTankUnit.
CheckbatteriesinTankUnit.MoveDisplayUnitclosertoTankUnit.
Alarms
AlarmsdisplayontheDisplayUnitscreenandsoundeverysixsecondsforoneminute.
Tosilencethealarmpressthemenu button–theDisplayUnitwillbeep(HL)to
acknowledge.Theninvestigatethecauseoftheproblemsuchasweakcommunication
signal,lowbatterylevel?
H L Tankiconshows andTankUnittemperature
shows .(asshowninimage).Thereisnocommunication
withTankUnit.
H L Tankiconshows ,bothTankUnittemperature
andsignalstrengtharedisplayed.TankUnitcan
communicatewithControlUnitbutcannotdetect
avalidlevel.
BatteryiconbesideDisplayUnitorTankUnitsignal
strengthicon.Batterylevelslow–replacebatteries.
?
High Level Alarm
L M H
Fluidlevelisabove'High
Level'setting.(Thisalarmis
automaticallyclearedwhen
theliquidleveldrops3%
lowerthanthe'HighLevel'
setting.)
Low Level Alarm
H M L
Fluidlevelisbelow
‘LowLevel’setting.
(Thisalarmisautomatically
clearedwhentheliquidlevel
rises3%higherthanthe
‘LowLevel’setting.)
HI
LO

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FAQ
How do I Improve the range?
Therangeisaffectedbytrees,sheds,walls,buildingsetcbetweentheunits.
Followingaresomesuggestionsforimprovingtherange:
– Movetheunitsclosertogether.
– Removeobstructionsbetweentheunits.
(Treeswillreducerange,especiallywhenwetorcoveredinsnow)
– RemotemountTankUnitantennainabetterlocationusinga2.4m(8foot)
extensioncable.AquatelPart:AQC24.Ahigherlocationisbetterastheground
absorbsthesignal.
– ReplaceDisplayTankUnitantennawithahighgaindirectionalantenna.Aimingat
thefurthestunitwillsignificantlyincreasetherange(lineofsightover1000meters,
3000feet).Toobtainthegreatestrangeusetwohighgainantennasateachend.
Note: Check your local regulations regarding using this type of antenna (does not comply with
EMC and may require a license). Aquatel Part: AQ433 for 433 MHz (Australasia, Europe)
AQ920 for 920 MHz (USA, Asia)
Anyotherquestionspleaseemail[email protected]

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WarrantyTermsandConditions
(ThiswarrantyissubjecttotheprovisionsoftheTradePracticesActandGoodsand
ConsumerProtectionLegislationofvariousStatesandCountries)
1. AquatelNZLtdwarrantsthisproductwilloperateasdesignedforaperiodof12
monthsfromdateofpurchasefromanauthorizedAquatelre-seller.Subjecttothe
conditionsthatfollow,AquatelNZLtdwillrepairorreplaceanydefectiveproducts
freeofchargeuponreturnofthefaultyproducttotheauthorizedAquatelre-seller.
2. Thiswarrantyexcludestransportationcoststoreturnthefaultyproducttothe
authorizedAquatelre-seller.Itexcludesproblemsresultingfromfailuretocomply
withinstallationinstructions,fromneglectormisuse,frominstallationoutsidethe
specifiedoperatingtemperatureranges,oroperationforanypurposesotherthan
thosespecified.
3. Thiswarrantyappliesonlytotheoriginalownerandcannotbetransferredto
subsequentowners.
4. Thiswarrantyissubjecttoanyconsumerprotectionlegislationinthegovernment
jurisdictionwheretheunitisinstalled.
5. Proofofpurchasewillberequiredforanywarrantyclaims.Pleaserecordthedateof
purchase,dealername,model,andserialnumberbelowandattachthesalesreceipt.
Keepthisdocumentinasafeplace.
6. Aquatelshallnotbeliableforanyincidentalorconsequentialdamagesresulting
fromthemalfunctioningofitsproductsorfromanydelaysinrepairingorreplacing
defectiveproducts.
DateofPurchase:__________________________________
Whereyoupurchased:______________________________
Model:_____________________________________________
Attachproofofpurchase.
0409US
WARNING
OnlyuseAAAlkalineorLithiumbatteriesandensurethebatteriesareinserted
correctly(donotreversepolarity).
Donotuserechargeablebatteries(thevoltageistoolow).
Donotmixoldandnewbatteries,ordifferenttypesofbattery.
Donotexposethebatteriestoexcessiveheatorfire.
Removebatteriesiftheyareexhaustedoriftheunitwillnotbeusedforalongtime.