Aquatronica ACQ150 User manual

MULTITESTER
Cod. ACQ150
Instruction Manual

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Index
Index
• Information .................................................................................... Page 3
• Safety Information .......................................................................... Page 4
• General description ......................................................................... Page 4
•Contents of the package.................................................................. Page 5
•Connection diagram ........................................................................ Page 6
•Keypad functions............................................................................. Page 7
•Map of characters............................................................................ Page 7
•When turning ON............................................................................. Page 7
•Main screen ..................................................................................... Page 8
•Icons glossary................................................................................. Page 8
•Panorama of the menus................................................................... Page 8
•Settings Menu ................................................................................. Page 9
Settings......................................................................................................... Page 9
Language .................................................................................................................... Page 9
Date/Time ................................................................................................................... Page 9
Graphic Period.............................................................................................................. Page 9
Sensors ....................................................................................................................... Page 10
Display........................................................................................................................ Page 10
Brightness........................................................................................................................................ Page 10
Contrast........................................................................................................................................... Page 11
Screen Mode .................................................................................................................................... Page11
Reset Settings.............................................................................................................. Page 11
About.......................................................................................................................... Page 11
•Agenda Menu...................................................................................Page12
Agenda.......................................................................................................... Page 12
Insert.......................................................................................................................... Page 12
With Sound.................................................................................................................. Page 12
Show/Modify/Delete ...................................................................................................... Page 13
Delete All..................................................................................................................... Page 13
•Guarantee Certicate ......................................................................Page14
•Declaration of conformity................................................................Page15
•Specications ..................................................................................Page16
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The contents of this manual, may not be reproduced, transferred, distributed or memorized
in any form without the written permission of AQUATRONICA.
The information contained in this manual can be modied at any moment and without prior
notice at the discretion of AQUATRONICA. These modications will be inserted in successive
editions of the present manual.
AQUATRONICA reserves the right to make modications and improvements to any product
described in the present manual without prior notice.
Read this manual carefully before using the “MULTI TESTER” system.
DISPOSAL OF ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC PARTS
Pursuant to art. 13 of Legislative decree dated July 25, 2005, no. 151 “Accomplishment of Directives
2002/95/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2003/108/EC, regarding the reduction in use of dangerous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as well as waste disposal”.
At the end of their life cycle, products bearing the barred dustbin symbol must be disposed of
separately from other waste.
Therefore, the user must dispose of the product in question at suitable recycling centres for elec-
tronic and electro-technical waste, or he/she must consign the used product to the retailer when
buying a new equivalent item, on a one-by-one basis.
A proper separate waste collection allows used equipment to be recycled, treated and disposed
of without negative effects on the environment and health and also allows the materials in the
equipment to be recycled.
If the user disposes of the product unlawfully, he/she may be subject to administrative sanctions
in compliance with Legislative decree no. 22/1997 (art. 50 and following – Legislative Decree no.
22/1997).

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Safety information
Use the control unit only for the use for which it was designed, any other application not
mentioned in this manual may cause irreparable damage to the controller.
Do not attempt to dismantle the control unit, due to the fact, that it does not contain parts
that can be repaired by the user. Repairs must be carried out exclusively at assistance
centres by qualied personnel. We decline any responsibility for damage to objects and
persons resulting from tampering with the control unit.
Connect only original AQUATRONICA accessories, or those approved by it, to the control
unit. To use exclusively the p0wer adapter supplied in equipment.The use of non-approved
accessories may provoke damage, re, electric shocks or lesions to people.
We decline any responsibility for damage to objects and persons resulting from tampering
with the control unit.
Position control units out of the reach of children to avoid the danger of electrical
shocks.
The guarantee does not cover faults provoked by the use of non-approved materials.
The control unit is not waterproof. Therefore, do not expose it to direct contact with
liquids. Do not use outdoor.
Do not use inammable cleaning liquids that may come into contact with electric
parts and provoke re.
General description
The Multitester multitester is an easy-to-use electronic device able to read all the most important
aquarium values (temperature, pH, Redox, salinity, conductivity, level). The multitester can be used
for soft water and salt water aquariums. The system is composed of an electronic control unit capable
of monitoring all the values indicated above (two values simultaneously), and other accessories
(interfaces, electrodes, level sensors, water leakage, etc...), which complete the system.
For a complete overview of available accessories, visit www.aquatronica.com.
The Multitesterhas the following main functions:
• Shows data on blue graphics display
• The sockets of a power unit (ACQ005 - NOT SUPPLIED WITH KIT) can be turned on and off in
accordance with the values detected by the sensors connected to the unit.
• The “electronic diary” function allows you to save reminders. You can also program the diary
to repeat reminders at regular intervals, displaying them when desired, along with an audible
alarm.
•The “software reprogramming” function places this product at the top of its sector. The control
unit can be updated with any functions not present at the time of purchase, without replacing it,
using an Aquatronica serial PC interface and special computer software.

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Contents of the package
The package contains:
1) N° 1 Suitcase
2) N° 1 control unit.
3) N° 1 12V 115/240 (50-60 Hz) feeder with 4 universal adapters.
4) N° 1 manual of instrucions
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1) BUS sockets for connection of temperature, level, PH and so on interfaces (MAX 2) 2) Connector for link to input socket (12 Volt) 3) Connector for connecting the optional power unit (Easy Plug ACQ005)

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Keypad functions
1) The rear-illuminated BLUE LCD DISPLAY shows the
various parameters.
2) DIRECTIONAL KEYS allows:
- moving up/down inside the setting pages;
- increasing/decreasing the value being set;
- changing the state of the variables being set.
DIRECTIONAL KEYS allows:
- moving right/left inside the setting pages.
All four directional arrows can be used to activate/deactivate
one or more plugs simultaneously. (See the function key
menu for settings)
3) KEY allow:
- entering the highlighted menu;
- saving the settings carried out;
- passing to the successive line of the text string.
4) KEY allow:
- exiting from the present menu without saving;
- displaying the outputs from the main screen.
In the menus where it is possible to insert a text, the words will be composed using keys  to
move within the word itself and keys  to choose the desired character from the following map of
characters:
[space] A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [space]
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z [space] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 [space] ! “ # & ( ) * + / - , . : ; < > = ? @ _ Ä Ë Ï Ö Ü ä ë ï ö ü À
È Ì Ò Ù à è ì ò ù
1
3
4
2
Map of characters
The device will turn on a few seconds after it has been connected to the power supply. At this point
the request for setting certain basic parameters will appear on the multitester’s display:
• Language
• Date/Time
For details on setting these parameters, see page 11 under “Settings Menu”.
Thanks to Plug and Play technology, when a interface with sensor is connected to one of the two
BUS ports, the Multitester will automatically recognize the type (to set each individual sensor, see
the instructions included in the interface package).
Furthermore, if a blackout or disconnection from the power supply occurs, the Multitester will
request that the Date and Time be set again, maintaining, however, the settings of the sensor/s
connected to it.
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Main Screen
1) DAY / DATE (Day - Month - Year) / TIME data window.
2) Connected accessories data window.
3) Icons data window.
Mon 11/06/07 15:05
3
1
Temperature 26.3°C
A B
2
Icons that can be displayed on the screen.
Icons Description
Reminders memorized without sound
Reminders memorized with sound
Sound alarm sensors activated
State of the outputs not recognized or accessories disconnected
Sensor in alarm (ashing)
Icons Glossary
A B
Status of the sockets on the ACQ005
Panorama of the menus
Settings Language
Date/Time
Graphic Period* Temperature
Reset Settings
About
Display
Screen
Mode
Contrast
Bright-
Stand-by
Always ON
* Appears if the appropriate sensor has been connected.
** Appears if 3 or 4 devices have been connected.
*** Appears if a program has been memorized.
Agenda Insert
Show/Modify/Delete***
Delete All***
With Sound
Sensors**

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Settings (Fig. 1)
This option is used to modify (selected in the submenus) the
functional settings of the control unit.
To select this option, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings.
Language (Fig. 2)
Sets the language used for interacting with the Multite-
ster.
To modify the language, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings Language.
• Select the desired language with keys  and press “En-
ter”. The control unit will momentarily turn the display off
and then return with the language selected.
The “Date” e “Time” settings must be reprogrammed.
Date/Time (Fig. 3)
Allows the date and time to be set, which the multitester uses to
correctly save data.
To adjust this parameter, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings Date/Time.
• Select the digit to modify with keys , while choosing the
correct one with keys .When nished, press “Enter”.
(Fig. 1)
Settings
Language
Date/Time
Graphic Period
Display
Reset Settings
(Fig. 3)
Date/Time
Time: 15:05
Date: 11/06/07
(Fig. 2)
Language
Settings Menu
English
(Fig. 4)
Graphic Period
Days: 01
Graphic Period (Fig. 4)
This option allows selecting the period (1 - 7 - 30 days) in
which a graph’s progress is displayed. These graphs display
how all measuring devices connected to the control unit pro-
gress over a given period of time.
NOTE: this option is available only if the sensor that has
been connected to the system has the requirements
to memorize data.
To modify the graphic period, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings Graphic Period.
• Select the measuring instrument (if more than one is pre-
sent), whose display period is to be modied, with keys 
and press “Enter”.
• Select the display period with keys  and press “Enter”.
N.B. To display settings stored in the unit, access the
menu for the relative sensor (see the instructions for
the sensor)

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Settings Menu
Sensors (Fig. 5)
This menu is displayed only when 3 or 4 devices are connected
(Interfaces ACQ210N-TL and ACQ210N-WL each allow 2 sen-
sors to be connected).
To select this function, proceed as follows:
Main Screen Main Menu Settings Sensor.
When this menu is entered (see Fig. 6), the user can select
the desired sensors and display their values on the Main
Screen.
Note. Up to 2 sensors can be selected. When this limit
is reached, an error screen (see Fig. 7) will appear if
“Enter” is pressed.
Display (Fig. 8)
This option is used to personalize the aspects of the display,
such as the Brightness, Contrast, Screen Mode, and the
Scrolling Time.
To select this option, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings Display.
Brightness (Fig. 9)
This modies the display’s brightness according to external
conditions to obtain optimal visibility.
To modify this parameter, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings Display Bright-
ness.
• Press key  to increase the brightness or key to decrease
it, then press “Enter”.
(Fig. 8)
Display
Brightness
Contrast
Screen Mode
Scrolling Time
(Fig. 9)
Brightness
(Fig. 5)
Settings
Language
Date/Time
Graphic Period
Sensors
Display
(Fig.6)
Level
Water Leak 1

Temperature

Sensors
Water Leak 2
(Fig. 7)
Memory nished
Press any key to
continue

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Settings Menu
Contrast (Fig. 10)
Modies the contrast of the display according to external
conditions to obtain optimal visibility.
To modify this parameter, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings Display Contrast.
• Press key  to increase the contrast or key to decrease
it, then press “Enter” to conrm.
Screen Mode (Fig. 11)
This option allows the user to turn off the display if desired
(“Always ON” is the programmed default).
To modify this option, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings Display Screen
Mode.
• Select between the two options using the keys :
Always ON = the display always remains on.
Stand-by = the display turns off automatically after a pe-
riod
of about 3 minutes from the last action.
When nished, press “Enter”.
Reset Settings (Fig. 12)
This option resets the control unit, returning it to the initial
conguration (see paragraph “When turning ON”).
To utilize this function, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings Reset Settings.
•Press “Enter” to conrm or “Esc” to cancel the operation
when the message appears.
About (Fig. 13)
This option displays the Hardware and Firmware version of
the control unit.
To utilize this function, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Settings About.
(Fig. 11)
Screen Mode
Always ON
Stand-by
(Fig. 12)
Would you like to
reset all settings?
Enter: Conrm
Esc: Cancel
(Fig. 13)
Aquatronica
FW version: x.y
Press any key to
continue
(Fig. 10)
Contrast

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Agenda Menu
Agenda (Fig. 14)
In this menu it is possible to program reminders that will be
displayed on the screen accompanied by an acoustic signal
(optional) at the desired moment. If the acoustic signal is
enabled, the icon will appear on the main screen.
If the reminder is set without the acoustic signal, the icon will
be displayed on the main screen. The reminder entered will be
displayed at the preset time during programming (Fig. 15).
To clear the reminder from the display, press the “Enter” key
as acknowledgement of the reminder.
To access this function, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Agenda.
Insert (Fig.16)
This menu allows to set the desired reminder along with the
date, time and the display repetition cycle.
To set this function, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Agenda Insert.
• Insert the reminder’s text, using the keys  to select the
letters, and the keys  to move within the word (Fig. 16)
•Set “Date” (Day – Month – Year) and “Hour” when the
reminder is to be displayed; use keys  to select the desired
eld and keys  to modify their value.
• Set the eld “Every” (number and period, Day-Month-Year)
to show the reminder repetition cycle. Use keys  to select
the desired eld and keys  to modify their value.
Press “Enter” when settings have been completed.
With Sound
This activates and deactivates the acoustic signal for all
the reminders (“With Sound”, programmed as default, or
“Without Sound”).
To modify this function, proceed as follows:
Main screen Main Menu Agenda.
•Use key  to select the “With Sound” function and press
“Enter” to activate or deactivate it.
(Fig. 16)
Reminder
Give one cal_
Date: 11/06/07 20:30
Every 7 Days
(Fig. 14)
Agenda
Insert
With Sound
(Fig. 15)
Give one calcium
vial

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Show/Modify/Delete
This function can be used on several menus, since the modi-
cation/deletion mode is always available.
In this menu it is possible to show, modify or delete the
inserted programs.
To use this function, proceed as follows:
• Enter the program to be modied or deleted by pressing
“Enter” in the “Show/Modify/Delete” eld.
• Scroll with keys  until the desired program is displayed
(Fig. 16).
•Press the “Enter” key. The following screen (Fig. 17) ap-
pears on the display.
•Select the “Modify” option with keys  to modify the
program. To modify the program, change the desired parame-
ters and press “Enter” to conrm the modication.
•Select the “Delete Program” option with keys  to
delete the program. A screen will appear (Fig. 18).
Press “Enter” to delete or “Esc” to cancel.
Delete All (Fig. 19)
This function can be used on several menus, since the deletion
mode is always available.
In this menu it is possible to delete all the programs inserted
at the same time in the menu currently being used.
To use this function, proceed as follows:
•Select the “Delete All” option with keys  and press
“Enter”. A screen will appear (Fig. 19).
Press “Enter” to delete or “Esc” to cancel.
(Fig. 17)
Would you like to
modify or delete?
Modify
Delete Program
(Fig. 19)
Would you like to
delete all programs?
Enter: Conrm
Esc: Cancel
(Fig. 18)
Would you like to
delete this program?
Enter: Conrm
Esc: Cancel
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Guarantee Certicate
Dear Customer,
thank you for the trust you have placed in AQUATRONICA by purchasing this product.
AQUATRONICA subjects all its products to severe quality tests. If, in spite of the controls, the
product should malfunction, we recommend you immediately contact the dealer/producer for any
checks or interventions necessary.
- General guarantee regulations
AQUATRONICA guarantee the correct function of this product and also guarantees that it is free
of construction faults or defects. If during the guarantee period the product becomes defective,
AQUATRONICA accepts the responsibility of repairing or substituting it. Substitution of defective
pieces takes place free of charge in AQUATRONICA’S plant with (shipping & handling not in-
cluded). For accessories or components not constructed by AQUATRONICA only the guarantees
recognized by their producers are valid. The present guarantee is the only one given by AQUA-
TRONICA, any other is therefore excluded. No responsibility, other than in the case of wilful malice
or grave negligence, can be accepted by AQUATRONICA for damage to persons or things in any
way resulting from the product’s malfunction. The present guarantee is operative only for those
in order with payments.
- Conditions
The guarantee will be recognized for a period of 24 months from the date of purchase, only with
the presentation of this certicate that must have the stamp of the dealer, the date of sale and
the serial number of the product accompanied by the invoice or receipt issued by the dealer upon
which the serial numbers of the products installed are shown. Missing this information, to the nal
customer is granted a 24 months guarantee period starting from the date printed on the rear of
the product.
AQUATRONICA can refuse to recognize the guarantee if this information is incomplete or has been
tampered with after purchase. The guarantee will be given only if at the moment of purchase the
product is well conserved and integral in the packaging prepared by AQUATRONICA, who are the
only ones who can assure its origin and an adequate protection.
- Exclusions from the guarantee
This guarantee does not cover:
a) Periodic checks, maintenance, repairs, or substitution of pieces due to normal deterioration.
b) Malfunctions due to negligence, incorrect installation, improper use or inconformity to the te-
chnical instructions given and in general any malfunction not traceable to constructive faults and
defects of the product and therefore the responsibility of AQUATRONICA.
c) Products modied, repaired, substituted, mounted and in any way tampered with by anyone
without the prior written authorization of AQUATRONICA.
d) Accidents, originating from unforeseeable events or other causes (e.g. water, re, lightning,
bad aeration, etc.) not depending upon the will of AQUATRONICA. People must not resell or in-
stall products affected by manufacturing faults or defects recognizable with normal diligence. The
competent Court for eventual controversies concerning the interpretation and execution of this
guarantee is uniquely that of Reggio Emilia (ITALY).
Product code:
Serial number:
Date of purchase:
Dealer’s Stamp
Day Month Year

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Declaration of conformity

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Specications
Input Voltage 12VDC
Input Current 150mA
ACQ150 Dimensions 160 (L) x 82(W) x 27(H) mm
Display Dimensions 59 (W) x 31(L) mm