Co2meter TecPen User manual

TecPen Handheld Oxygen
Sensor
User Manual

1
CONTENTS
SafetyandSecurity...............................................................................................................................................2
GeneralSafetyInstructions..........................................................................................................................2
WarningSymbols..........................................................................................................................................3
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................4
PackageContents ..............................................................................................................................................4
Layout&Controls.................................................................................................................................................5
Operation.............................................................................................................................................................6
OperatingPrinciple.......................................................................................................................................6
BeforeYouBegin..........................................................................................................................................6
TurningtheTecPenOn.................................................................................................................................6
TakingaMeasurement.................................................................................................................................6
TurningtheTecPenOff.................................................................................................................................6
SavingData...........................................................................................................................................................7
DefaultOperation .......................................................................................................................................7
CustomizingtheOutputDataFile(Recipes).................................................................................................7
ExportingSavedData...................................................................................................................................7
MenuOptions.......................................................................................................................................................8
ChangeDataFileFormat(Recipes)..............................................................................................................8
SetDateandTime........................................................................................................................................8
ViewMeasurementDataDisplay.................................................................................................................8
ViewDeviceStatus.......................................................................................................................................8
Calibration ...........................................................................................................................................................8
Display..................................................................................................................................................................9
Maintenance......................................................................................................................................................10
Cleaning.....................................................................................................................................................10
ISOCertification.........................................................................................................................................10
FaultDiagnosisCodes........................................................................................................................................10
Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................11
Support..............................................................................................................................................................11
Warranty....................................................................................................................................................11
ContactUs.................................................................................................................................................11

2
SafetyandSecurity
GeneralSafetyInstructions
Beforeoperatingthisdevice,readtheoperatinginstructionsverycarefullyandkeeptheminasafe
place.
Usethedeviceexclusivelyforcommercialuseandtheintendedpurpose.Thisdeviceisnotintended
forpersonaluse.Donotuseitoutdoors(unlessitisintendedforconditionaloutdooruse).Keepit
awayfromheat,directsunlight,moisture(neverimmerseinliquid)andsharpedges.Donotusethe
devicewithwethands.Ifthedevicehasbecomedamporwet,switchoffthedeviceimmediately
and,ifconnected,disconnectthemainsplugfromthepowersupply.Don'treachintothewater.
Alwaysturnofftheapplianceandunplugtheappliancefromthewalloutlet(pulltheplug,notthe
cable)whennotinuse,attachingaccessories,forcleaningorincaseofmalfunction.
Checkthedeviceandcableregularlyfordamage.Donotputadamageddeviceintooperation.
Donotrepairthedeviceyourself,butvisitanauthorizedspecialistcompany.Inordertoavoid
hazards,onlyhavethedefectivedeviceorpowersupplyreplacedorexchangedbythemanufacturer
orourcustomerservice.
Onlyuseoriginalaccessories.
Thedevicemustnotbeopenedduringoperation.
Neverimmersethedeviceinwaterorotherliquids.
Thedevicemustbekeptoutofthereachofchildren.
Donotfillwithsolvents,alcoholorcleaningagents,youmaydamagethedevice.
Ifthedeviceisbroughtintoaroomwithalargetemperaturedifferencetotheenvironment,an
acclimatizationperiodof1‐2hoursshouldbeobserved.
Protectthedevicefromdirt.
Neverstorethecannulawithoutprotection.
Becarefulwhenusingthecannula.Riskofinjury!
Neverdroptheappliancefromagreatheight.
Thedeviceisdesignedfortheinvasivemeasurementofclosedcontainers.Theobjecttobe
measuredissubsequentlydamagedandmustnotbereused.
T hisdevicemaynotbemodified,neitherintermsofitsconstructionnorwith
regardtothe safetydeviceswithouttheexpresswrittenconsentofthe
manufacturer.CO2Meterisnotliablefordamageresultingfromunauthorized
modifications.
Theoperatormustobtaintheopinionofthemanufacturerinordertomakeany
modifications.Asmanufacturers,theyhavethelegalresponsibilityforallthese
measures.Accordingly,theoriginalmanufacturerisreleasedfromhisliability
foranymodificationsmadewithoutexpresswrittenconsent.
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3
WarningSymbols
Warningsusedthroughoutthisdocumentcanbeclassifiedaccordingtotheextentofahazardoussituation.
Theclassificationisbasedonanassumptionastohowprobabletheoccurrenceofahazardoussituation
isandwhatconsequencesareassociatedwithit. 
Therearefourclassesofwarnings.
DANGERindicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultin
deathorseriousinjury.
WARNINGindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultin
deathorseriousinjury.
CAUTIONindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,mayresultinminorinjury.
CAUTIONindicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,mayresultinmachinerydamage.
Thissymboldrawsyourattentiontoimportant,usefulandhelpfulinformation.

4
Introduction
TheTecPenHandheld0‐5%OxygenSensorisdesignedtoprovidefast,accuratemeasurementsof
oxygencontentinclosedorpierceablecontainers.ItusesanopticalgassensorwithLEDdisplayas
wellasBluetoothandUSBconnectivity.Thismakesitanexcellenttoolfor:
 Foodpackaginginprotectivegasatmosphere(MAPpackaging)
 Headspaceofvials,cellbreedingvessels,infusioncontainers,syringes
 Micro‐bioreactorsystems
PackageContents
Quantity  Item  Part number 
1 TecPen
1  BeltBag 
2  ParticulateFilters TsR1Hh001
2  Cannula25/0.8  TSR1HH008
1  USBCable TSR1HH003
1  USBProtectionCover TSR1HH004
1  USBFlashDrive
1  InstructionManual 
12 Septum  TsR1Hh006
1  FlexibleExtension TSR1HH007
1  CalibrationCertificate
DINISOService TSR1HH009

5
Layout&Controls
1. StartButton
2. OLEDDisplay
3. PWR(Power)LED
4. BT(Bluetooth)LED
5. MemoryButton
6. On/OffButton
7. USBPort
8. SamplingGasInlet(Cannula)
9. GasOutlet

6
Watchyour
Operation
OperatingPrinciple
Theprincipleofopto‐chemicaloxygendetectionusingTecPenisbasedonthechangeinemissionof
fluorescentradiationfromthefluorescentdyedependingontheoxygenconcentration.Thedyeisexcited
andtheresultingfluorescenceeventisabsorbed.Thedurationofthisfluorescenceevent‐theso‐called
lifetime‐dependsontheamountofadsorbedoxygeninthesensorlayerandcanthereforebeusedto
determinetheoxygenconcentration.
BeforeYouBegin
Beforetakingameasurement,thehoseandfiltermustbeattachedtotheinstrumenttoprevent
contaminationofthegaschamber.Todothis,placethehoseonthegasinlet(8)andfastenthefilteronthe
othersideofthehose.Thecannulaisthenplacedonthefrontofthefilter.
WatchYourStep!
Thebackofthefilterhasaluerlockclosure.Thismustbeturnedintotheintended
connectionofthehoseforproperinstallation.
Mountthecannulawiththeprotectivecapontoavoidriskofinjury. 
TurningtheTecPenOn
PresstheOn/Offbutton toturnontheunit.TheTecPenshowsthebatterystatusandanoxygenvalue
of0.00%.Thisisaplaceholderandnotanactualmeasurementresult.
foratleasttwoseconds.
TheunitcanbeswitchedoffbypressingtheOn/Offbutton
TakingaMeasurement
Thecannulaisusedtopuncturethepackagingtobemeasured.Afterinsertingthecannulabrieflypressthe
startbuttonto totakeameasurement.Themeasurementisautomaticallyterminatedafter10
seconds.Ifthemeasuringtimeneedstobeextendedafterthefirstmeasurementhasbeencompletedpress
thestartbuttonagain.
Afterthefinalmeasurementiscompletedputtheprotectivecaponthecannulatoavoidinjury. 
TurningtheTecPenOff
TheunitcanbeswitchedoffbypressingtheOn/Offbutton foratleasttwoseconds.

7
SavingData
DefaultOperation
Aftereachmeasurementiscompleted,thecurrentlydisplayedmeasuredvaluecanbestoredintheinternal
memoryoftheTecPenbybrieflypressingthememorykey .BydefaultanewCSV‐formatExcelfileis
createdeachdaymeasurementsaretakenusingthedateasthefilenameandthemeasuredoxygenlevel
andatimestampasdata.
CustomizingtheOutputDataFile(Recipes)
ForsomeQCsystemsmultipleTecPensmaybeusedordifferentdatamayberequired.Toinclude
additionalfieldstheTecPenincludesseveral“recipes”withdifferentdataoutputsthatcanbeselected.
Forexample,i nadditiontothetimestamptheTecPenID,adatalogsequencenumberorEANcodecan
alsobestoredwiththerespectivemeasuredoxygenlevelvalue.
Tocustomizetheoutputdatabeforeyoutakeyourfirstmeasurement:
1. PresstheOn/Offbutton toturnontheunit.
2. Holdthememorybutton for2secondstoaccessthemenu.
3. Pressthememorybutton toswitchtothedateandtimescreen.
4. Tapthememorybutton toscrolldownorthestart buttontoscrolluptoselectarecipe.
5. Pressthememorybutton for2secondstoconfirmandsavethesetting.
6. Thescreenautomaticallyswitchestothedesiredmeasuringmode.
totakeameasurementandthememorykey tosavea
Youcannowpressthestartbuttonto
datapointasnormal.
ExportingSavedData
Alldatafilescanbeexportedvia
USB:
1. ConnecttheTecPentoaPCusingthesuppliedUSBcable.
2. CopythefilesfromtheTecPenusingyourPC’sfilemanager.
3. RemovetheTecPenUSBdevicefollowingtheoperatingsysteminstructions.
WatchYourStep! 
BeforeunpluggingtheUSBcabletheTecPenmustbeejectedproperlylikeanyother
standardUSBdevicetoavoiddamagingtheTecPen’sinternalfilesystem.IftheTecPen
isunpluggedfromtheUSBportwithoutfirstselectingthe“SafelyRemoveHardware
andEjectMedia”optionalldatastillonthedevicewillbeirretrievablylost.

8
MenuOptions
InadditiontothemainscreentheTecPenhas4menuoptionsscreensthatcanbeaccessedbypressingand
holdingthememorybutton.
ChangeDataFileFormat(Recipes)
1. Holdthememorybutton for2secondstoaccessthemenu.
2. Tapthememorybutton toscrolldownorthestart buttontoscrolluptoselectarecipe.
3. Pressthememorybutton for2secondstoconfirmandsavethesetting.
SetDateandTime
1. Holdthememorybutton for2secondstoaccessthemenu.
2. Pressthememorybutton  toswitchtothedateandtimescreen.
3. Pressthestartbutton for2seconds;theyearisunderlined.
4. Pressthememorybutton toscrolldownorthestartbutton toscrolluptoselecttheyear.
5. Pressthestartbutton for2secondstosaveandgotothenextfield
6. Pressthememorybutton for2secondstoconfirmandsavethesetting.
ViewMeasurementDataDisplay
1. Holdthememorybutton for2secondstoaccessthemenu.
2. Pressthememorybutton toswitchtotheViewDataDisplayscreen.
3. Pressthememorybutton for2secondstoconfirmandsavethesetting.
ViewDeviceStatus
1. Holdthememorybutton for2secondstoaccessthemenu.
2. Pressthememorybutton toswitchtotheViewDeviceStatusscreen.
3. Pressthememorybutton for2secondstoconfirmandsavethesetting.
Calibration 
TheTecPenusespurenitrogengasforzeropointcalibration.
1. Inordertoadjustthezeropoint,agasvolumewithoverflowmustbepiercedandtheTecPen
purgedwithnitrogen.
2. Pressandholdthestartbutton andthememorybuttonare alternatelyuntilthepumpis
activated
3. Ascreenwillappearwiththetext"Recalibration0%?"followedby"NO".
4. Brieflypressthestartbutton toswitchbetween"YES"and"NO".
5. If"NO"isselected,theoperationisabortedbypressingandholdingthememorykey .
6. If"YES"isselected,lettheunitcalibrateforatleast5minutes.
7. Pressandholdthememorykeyto confirm.

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Watchyourstep!
Calibrationmayonlybecarriedoutwithclass5.0orpurernitrogenorthequalityof
theoxygenmeasurementresultscannotbeguaranteed.
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Watchyourstep!
Afterzero‐pointcalibrationtheoriginalcalibrationvaluesareoverwritten.Ifthe
calibrationhasnotbeencarriedoutcorrectly,theoriginalvaluescanonlybe
restoredbyCO2Metersupport. 
Whilecalibrationcanbecarriedoutbytheuser,adjustingthezero‐pointmayonlybecarriedoutby
CO2MeterService.
Display
Screen1
mainscreen
batterylevel
measuredvalue
Temporary:
Memory/LogIndicator
Indicatorforcurrent
measurement

Screen2
recipeadministration 
Consecutive/internal
number
productname, EAN
code
Screen3
Date&Time
date time 
Screen4
measurementdatadisplay 
amplitudelifetemperature
Screen5
infoscreen
serialnumber
devicestatuscode

AdditionalscreenZeropoint
adjustment

SelectionoptionYES
/ NO
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10
Maintenance
Cleaning
Theunitcanbecleanedexternallywithisopropanolandafine,softcloth.Neverimmersethedevice
inwaterorotherliquids.
Donotcleantheunitwithultrasoniccleaner.
Donotfillwithsolvents,alcoholorcleaningagents,theymaydamagethedevice.
ISOCertification
Theinstrumentmustbereturnedannuallytothemanufacturerforrecalibrationinaccordancewith
ISO:9000certification.
FaultDiagnosisCodes
0. normal operation
1. UARTbufferoverrun
2. Temperaturesensorerror
3. Notspecified
4. SDcardnotrecognized
Watchyourstep! 
IftheTecPendisplaysoneoftheerrorcodesaboveduringoperationturnoffthe
deviceandcontactthemanufacturerimmediately.
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11
Specifications 
Support
Thequickestwaytoobtaintechnicalsupportisviaemail.Pleaseincludeaclear,concisedefinitionofthe
problem and any relevant troubleshooting information or steps taken so far, so we can duplicate the
problemandquicklyrespondtoyourinquiry.
Warranty
Thesensorcomeswithaninety(90)daywarrantystartingfromthedateitwasshippedtothebuyer.For
moreinformationvisitourwebsite:
https://www.co2meter.com/pages/terms-conditions
ContactUs
Weareheretohelp!Forinformationortechnicalsupport,pleasecontactus.
[email protected]
877-678-4259
CO2Meter, Inc.
131BusinessCenterDr. 
OrmondBeach,FL32174USA
TSSystem
Measuringrange
Precision
Range0.0‐0.5%
Range0.5‐1.0%
TecPen
0.0‐5.0%
+/‐0.01%
+/‐0.03%
+/‐0.05%
<150ms
10bar
‐10°C/+50°C
Gaseous,nosolvents
Battery,chargedviaUSB
USBandBT4.0viaAndroid
<5ml
Yes,10to30°C
N/A
Onrequest
Noorganicsolvents70%ethanol
Needlestainlesssteel
St.1.4404
IP54