Co2meter CM-0001 User manual

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User’sManual
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Copyright©2016CO2Meter,Inc.AllRightsReserved.Rev.March16,2016
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CO2SamplingDataLogger
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ModelsCovered
CM‐0001 CM‐0002 CM‐0003
CM‐0050 CM‐0056 
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SeeTable1onpage7fordetails.
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WARNING!
InstallourcomplimentaryGasLab
®
softwarebeforeconnectingyourCO2Meterproduct(s)toyour
computer.FailuretodosomayaffecttheabilityforGasLab
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todetectyourmeter.
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Savemeterinformationforfuturereference
ModelNumber: 
SerialNumber: 
PurchaseDate: 
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WARNING!
InstallourcomplimentaryGasLab®softwarebeforeconnectingyour
CO2Meterproduct(s)toyourcomputer.Failuretodosomayaffectthe
abilityforGasLab®todetectyourmeter.Ifthishappens,pleasefollowthe
instructionsinthe“USBDriverInstallationInstructions”sectiononpage15of
thismanual.
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Contents
WELCOME...................................................................................................................4
IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS...................................................................................4
PACKAGECONTENTS..............................................................................................5
OPTIONALACCESSORIES............................................................................................................5
GASLAB®SOFTWARE............................................................................................5
GASLAB®SOFTWAREINSTALLATION....................................................................................6
MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS........................................................................................6
PRODUCTOVERVIEW.............................................................................................7
PRINCIPALOFOPERATION........................................................................................................7
INSTRUMENTOVERVIEW...........................................................................................................8
LCDDISPLAY..............................................................................................................................8
QUICKSTARTGUIDE..............................................................................................9
POWERINGTHEMETER.............................................................................................................9
OPERATION...............................................................................................................9
CONNECTINGTHEMETERTOYOURPC...................................................................................9
DATASTORAGE........................................................................................................................10
DATALOGGING......................................................................................................10
SETTINGS................................................................................................................11
DISPLAYSETTINGS..................................................................................................................11
PORTSETTINGS........................................................................................................................11
TIME/DATESETTINGS............................................................................................................11
LOGGINGSETTINGS..................................................................................................................11
USINGTHEFILTERS.............................................................................................11
CALIBRATION........................................................................................................12
CALIBRATIONPROCEDURE.....................................................................................................13
APPENDIX...............................................................................................................14
METERSPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................14
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE..............................................................................15
USBDRIVERINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS......................................................................15
SUPPORT.................................................................................................................16
WARRANTY............................................................................................................16
LIABILITY................................................................................................................16
RETURNS.................................................................................................................16
CONTACTUS...........................................................................................................17
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Welcome
Thankyouforpurchasingourmeter.CO2Meter,Inc.isaFloridabasedbusinessspecializinginthedesignand
manufacturingofgasdetectionandmonitoringdevices–mainlyCO2.Ourapproachisonebasedinthescienceof
gasandhowbesttoaccuratelyandrepeatedlymeasurethatgasfortheenduserspurposes.Ourbusinesspartners
inAgriculture,Medical,Pharmaceuticals,Science,Beverage,andotherfieldsfindourdevicestobehighlyaccurate
andcosteffective.
Weapproacheachcustomer’sapplicationasauniqueopportunitytounderstand,educate,andprovideproduct
solutionsthatmeetthecustomers’needswhileexceedingtheirexpectationsforreliabilityandservice.Our
continuedproductinnovationincombinationwithour“customerfirst”focusallowsCO2Meter,Inc.tocontinueto
providesolutionsforthefuture.
BasedinOrmondBeach,FL,CO2Meter,Inc.iscommittedtothesuccessofourcustomers;thehealth,welfare,and
prosperityofourtalentedemployees;andthecontinueddevelopmentofourlocalcommunity.
CO2Meter,Inc.appreciatesyourbusinessandlooksforwardtoworkingwithyouandyourteaminthefuture.
Pleasetakesometimetoreadthroughthismanualinordertobecomefamiliarwiththemeter.Also,pleasepay
specialattentiontotheimportantsafeguards.
ImportantSafeguards
Toreducetheriskoffire,electricalshockand/orinjurytopersons,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbe
followedwhenusingelectricalappliances,includingthefollowing:
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSINGTHISMETER.
INSTALLGasLab®SOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGMETERTOACOMPUTER.
Useonlytheincludedpowersupplytooperatethismeter.Inappropriatevoltagesupplycouldcause
irreparabledamagetothisdevice.
DoNOTuserechargeableAAbatteries.
DuracellbrandAAAlkalinebatteriesarerecommended
DonotstorethemeterwiththeAAAlkalinebatteriesinstalledtopreventthepotentialforbatteryleakage.
Makesurethatthetubesaresecurelyattachedtothemeterbeforesamplingaclosedenvironment.
Donotoperatewithanobstructedsamplepath.
Thismeterisnotdesignedforoutdooruse.
Donotexposethismetertowateroranyliquids.
Donotoperatethismeteriftheenclosureisopened.
Donotoperatethedeviceifitismalfunctioning.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS!

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PackageContents
Pleaseverifythatyourpackagecontainsthefollowingitemsbeforeusingthemeter:
ALLUNITS:
(1)Meter
(1)Protectiverubbergrips
(1)6‐footUSBcable
(1)Internationalpowersupply
(1)High‐impactcarryingcase
(1)Certificateofcalibration
(1)Usermanual
(1)10‐footlong1/8”tubing
(2)¼28UNFLockingNut
(2)¼28PanelMountConnector
(2)MaleLuerLockConnectors
(2)LuerLockCaps
(2)1/8”Barbtubingbulkhead
(2)1/8”Barb10‐32UNFfittings
(2)Particulatefilter(CM‐0117)
(2)Hydrophobicfilter(CM‐0118)
(1)Moisturetrap(CM‐0112)
OptionalAccessories
Ifthemeteristooperateinenvironmentswherehumidityisveryhigh(>95%RH),anExtremeMoistureFilter(CM‐
0103)canbepurchasedseparately.Thisfilterwillallowfreeflowofsampledairwhilekeepingmoistureoutofthe
meter.A10,000Hr.pumpisalsoavailableatthetimeofpurchase.
Note:Pleasecontactourtechnicalsupportstaffformoredetailsabouttheseaccessories.
NOTE:WestronglyrecommendallowingGasLab
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toinstalldriversforthemeterautomatically.
GasLab®Software
OurGasLab
®
softwareallowsyouto:
Manageanddownloadlogs
Configurethesensor(s)
Adjustloggingintervals
Calibratethemeter
AutomaticdataloggingwhenmeterispoweredON
DataloggingsessionstatusdisplayedonLCDscreen
Collectdatareal‐time
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Figure1:Basickit‐ all
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GasLab®SoftwareInstallation
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IMPORTANT:MAKESURETOINSTALLSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGYOURMETERTOYOURCOMPUTER.
MinimumSystemRequirements
Toutilizeourcomplimentarysoftware,thecomputermustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:
1GHzprocessorwith1GBRAM,1GBfreediskspace(2GBfreediskspacefor64‐bitsystems).
WindowsXP*/7/8/8.1withMicrosoft.NETFramework4.0**orlater.
OnIntel‐basedMaccomputers,GasLab
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softwarecanrunusingaWindows7/8virtualmachinesoftware
suchasVMwareFusion®orsimilar.
*Microsoft.NETisnotsupportedonMediaCenterorTableteditions.
**Installerwilloptionallyinstall.NETFramework.
Visitwww.co2meter.com/pages/downloadstodownloadourcomplimentaryGasLab
®
softwaretoyour
computer.YoucanalsodownloadtheGasLab
®
usermanualinPDFfromthispage.
PleasereadtheGasLab
®
usermanualcarefullytobecomemorefamiliarwithhowthesoftwareworkssothatyou
cangetthemaximumbenefitfromthisusefultool.
InstalltheGasLab
®
softwarefirsttoensurethattheproperdriver,necessaryforthemeter,isinstalledonyour
computerbeforeconnectingthemeter.
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Figure2:GasLab
®
downloadpage(InternetExplorer11shown)
Followthestepsandinstructionspromptedbyyourcomputer’soperatingsystem.Makesureyouhave
administratorprivilegesinordertoinstallthisprogram.

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ProductOverview
Thisportablebattery‐poweredCO2Meter,Inc.meterisdesignedtomeasurecarbondioxide(CO2)inrealtimein
inaccessibleareasforapplicationssuchas,butnotlimitedtofermentationvats&barrels,biologicalincubators,
andCO2leakdetection.
MeterswithloggingcapabilitiesaredesignedtorecordCO2concentrationleveldataoverperiodsoftime.Itstores
upto60,000collecteddatapointstoitsinternalmemorytoberetrievedatalatertimeforanalysis.When
combinedwithourGasLab®software,youcanalsoseereal‐timedataonyourcomputer’sscreen.Thesemetersare
idealforapplicationssuchas,butnotlimitedtoCO2monitoringofproductswithmodifiedatmospherepackaging
(MAP),monitoringofmoldproductioninareasusedtostoregrains,andtestingoffiresuppressionsystems.
Itsbuilt‐in1,000hourssamplingmicro‐pump(10,000Hr.optional)ensuresreliableoperationforpersistent
readingsbasedonuser‐selectedtimeintervals.
Scientificdevicessuchasthissamplingmeterrequireuserstohaveintimateknowledgeofthemeter’sfeatures,
limitations,operation,requiredsoftware,andspecificationspriortouse.CO2Meter,Inc.highlyrecommends
readingthisuser’smanualbeforeoperatingthismeter,especiallytheImportantSafeguardssectiononpage4.
Thetablebelowshowsallavailablemodelsandtheirrespectivecharacteristics.
Table1:Metermodelscoveredinthismanual
Model#(P/N)CO2Level MeterType
CM‐0001 1% SamplingLogger
CM‐0002 30% SamplingLogger
CM‐0003 100% SamplingLogger
CM‐0050 60% SamplingLogger
CM‐0056 5% SamplingLogger
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PrincipalofOperation
TheCO2sensorinsidethismeterusesprovenNDIR(non‐dispersiveinfrared)technologytosense,asafunctionof
transmittedlight,theconcentrationofCO2intheair.
Airfromthetubeinletportispulledintothesensor’sCO2moleculedetectionchamberbyamicro‐pump,then
expelledoutthetubeoutletport.
ThemeasuredCO2levelisshownontheLCDinrealtimeand/orloggedintomemorywithadate/timestampfor
laterretrieval.
Themeterisfactorycalibratedtooperatewithinthespecifiedrangeandprecision.
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InstrumentOverview
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LCDDisplay
TheLiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD)showsthefollowingfeatures:
CO2concentrationlevelinparts‐per‐million(ppm)for1%and5%models
CO2concentrationlevelinpercentageformat(##.##%)forallothermodels
LoggingON/OFF
Percentageoffreememory
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Display
ShowsCO2
concentration
level,data
loggingandfree
memoryspace.
PowerJack
Connectincluded
powersupply.
PowerSwitch
Turnsthemeter
ON/OFF.
LOGSwitch
Turnslogging&
pumpON/OFF.
Inlet
Outlet
RubberBoot(x2)
Protectsmeter
andimprovesgrip.
BarbFitting(x2)
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USBConnector(covered)
ConnectincludedUSBcable
tocommunicatewithunit.
USBConnector
(coverremoved)

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QuickStartGuide
IMPORTANT:MAKESURETOINSTALLGASLABSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGYOURMETERTOYOURCOMPUTER.
1. InstallfreshsetofAAbatteries(Duracellbrandrecommended)orconnecttheincludedpowersupply.
2. InstallfiltersandtubingincludedasshownonFigure6asrequired.
3. TurnthemeterONbypressingthepowerswitchonce.
4. TurnloggingONbypressingtheLOGswitchonce.Oncethesamplingprocessiscompleted,datacanbe
downloadedtoyourcomputerusingourGasLab
®
software.
PoweringtheMeter
Thismetercanbepoweredbyfour(4)AAsizebatteries(notincluded)butsamplingunitscanalsobepoweredby
theincluded6VDCinternationalwallpowersupply.TheseunitsshouldNOTbepoweredusingtheincludedUSB
cablesinceitsuppliesinconsistentvoltagetothemeter,whichdegradessensoraccuracy.
Iftheunitisnotgoingtobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime,batteriesshouldberemovedtopreventdamage
duetopotentialbatteryleakage.
ThePOWERswitch ontheleftsideofthemeterturnstheunitON/OFF.TheLOGswitchontherightsideofthe
meterenables/disablesdataloggingandpumpfunction.
Operation
Makesureyoureadthroughtheseinstructionsthoroughlybeforeusingthemeter.Thisguidewillhelpyoubecome
morefamiliarwiththemeterinordertobeasproductiveaspossibleinashortperiodoftime.Pleasereadthe
ImportantSafeguardsonpage4beforecontinuing.
IMPORTANT:Followtheseinstructionstoensurepropersetup:
1. DownloadtheGasLab
®
softwaretoyourcomputerasshownintheGasLab
®
Softwaresectiononpage6.
2. Powerthemeterusingtheincludeduniversalpowersupply.TurnON themeter.
3. Waituntilthedisplaychangescolorstovisuallyconfirmithasresetsuccessfullyafterconnectingittoa
computer.
ConnectingtheMetertoyourPC
Thefirsttimethemeterisconnectedtoyourcomputer,theoperatingsystemwillinstallthenecessaryUSBdrivers
asshowninFigure3.Thisprocesscouldtakeafewminutes.
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Figure3:USBDriverInstallation.

SamplingDataLoggerUser’sManualCO2Meter.com
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DataStorage
Thismeterfeaturesaninternalmemorycapableofstoring60,000datapoints.Duetothenatureoftheirdesign,
thesemeterswillneedtobeinitializedbeforeoperationanditsloggingperiodandreal‐timeclockwillneedtobe
setunderthe“Settings”menu.
OncetheGasLab®softwarehasbeeninstalledandthemeterisconnectedtothecomputer,youcangatherdataina
varietyofways.Datacanbecollectedinrealtime,datalogscanbedownloadedfromthemeter’smemoryand
savedtothecomputer,anddatacanbereviewedonthemeter’sLCDdisplay.
Foreachloggingsession:
1. TurnthemeterON.
2. Themetermustbestartedatleast1minutepriortodeploymentanddataloggingtoallowtheCO2sensor
timetowarm‐upandcalibrate.
3. Startloggingbypressingthe“Log”buttonontherightsideofthemeter.
4. Whendataloggingiscompleted,turnthe“Log”OFF.
NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualformoreinformation.
DataLogging
Thesemodelsfeatureaninternalmemorycapableofstoringdatawhennotconnectedtoacomputer.Thisallows
youtosimultaneouslyreadandstoreCO2concentrationleveldata.Youcandownloadthedatalogsbyconnecting
thedataloggertoGasLab®.
•DataloggingisonlyavailablewhenthemeteristurnedON.
•Startdataloggingbypressingtheswitchontherighthandsideofthedevice.Whentheswitchisdepressedto
theONposition,itwillactivatethepumpandstartdatalogging.Thisbuttonistheonlywaytoturnonthepump
anddatalogging.
•WhenthesameswitchispressedagainandraisedtotheOFFposition,thepumpanddataloggingwillstop.
AllCMDataLoggersarepreconfiguredtosampletheairfromtheinlettubeportonceeveryfiveseconds.Ifthis
doesnotworkforyourapplication,contactaCO2Metertechnicianforinstructionsonhowtomodifythesampling
rate.
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IMPORTANT:ALTERINGTHEPUMPPERIOD,DATALOGGINGINTERVAL,PWMPERIODORPUMPMODEINGASLAB®TO
CHANGETHESAMPLERATEWITHOUTSPEAKINGWITHACO2METERTECHNICIANFIRSTMAYVOIDYOURWARRANTY.
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