Co2meter CM-0016 User manual

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©CO2Meter,Inc. Rev.13April2016 1
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1%or30%CO2+Temperature&%RH
DiffusionDataLoggers
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ModelsCovered
CM‐0016  CM‐0209
CM‐0017  CM‐0210
CM‐0018  CM‐0212
CM‐0‐18AA  CM‐0213
CM‐0019  
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SaveForFutureReference
YourModel: 
SerialNumber: 
PurchaseDate: 

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TableofContents
WELCOME..................................................................................................................3
IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS...................................................................................3
PRODUCTOVERVIEW.............................................................................................4
THEORYOFOPERATION................................................................................................................4
PACKAGECONTENTS..............................................................................................4
OPTIONALACCESSORIES...............................................................................................................4
POWERINGTHEMETER........................................................................................5
BATTERYLIFE.................................................................................................................................5
CHARGINGTHEMETER..................................................................................................................6
SOFTWARE................................................................................................................7
CAPABILITIES..................................................................................................................................7
MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS............................................................................................7
INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................7
OPERATIONGUIDE..................................................................................................8
CONNECTINGTHEMETER.............................................................................................................8
SETTINGTHEMETER.....................................................................................................................8
LOGGINGDATA...............................................................................................................................9
SETTINGTHELOGGINGINTERVAL...............................................................................................9
DISPLAYANDALARM(CM‐0016,CM‐0017ONLY).............................................................9
CALIBRATION...........................................................................................................9
METERSPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................11
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE..............................................................................12
SUPPORT.................................................................................................................13
WARRANTY............................................................................................................13
LIABILITY................................................................................................................13
RETURNS.................................................................................................................13
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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,HVAC,science,safety,research,
pharmaceuticals,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yourmeter.
Payspecialattentiontotheimportantsafeguardsbelow.
ImportantSafeguards
Toreducetheriskoffire,electricalshockand/orinjury,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbe
followedwhenusingelectricalappliances,includingthefollowing:
1. READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSINGTHISMETER.
2. INSTALLGasLab®SOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGMETERTOACOMPUTER.
3. Chargerechargeablemetersforatleast5‐8hoursbeforeuse.
4. Therechargeabledataloggerscontainalithiumpolymer(Li‐Ion)battery.Donotexposeto
extremeheatorcold.
5. TheLi‐Ionbatteryisnotuser‐replaceable.Pleasedonotattempttoopenthemeterand
replacethebattery.
6. DonotuserechargeableAAbatteries.
7. FormodelsusingAAbatteries,donotstorethemeterwiththeAAAlkalinebatteries
installedtopreventthepotentialforbatteryleakage.
8. Useonlythesupplied5/6VDCinternationalwallpowersupplyadapter.Precisely5/6V
mustbeappliedtothemeter.Othervoltagescancausepermanentdamage.
9. Themeterisnotdesignedforoutdooruse.
10. Donotallowthemetertobeexposedtowater.
11. Donotoperatethemeterwiththeenclosureopened.
12. Donotoperatethemeterifitismalfunctioning.
13. Useofthisdeviceinenvironmentsabove95%humiditymaycauseirreparabledamageto
thecomponents.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

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ProductOverview
ThisCO2Meter,Inc.dataloggerisdesignedtomeasurecarbondioxide(CO2),percentofrelative
humidity(%RH),andtemperaturethroughdiffusionsampling.Itstorescollecteddata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.
Scientificdevicessuchasthisdataloggerrequiretheusertohaveanintimateknowledgeofthe
meter,itsoperation,therequiredsoftware,andthemeterspecificationspriortouse.CO2Meter,Inc.
highlyrecommendsreadingthisuser’smanualbeforeoperatingthedevice,especiallythe
ImportantSafeguardssectionabove.
TheoryofOperation
TheCO2sensorinsidethismeterusesNDIR(non‐dispersiveinfrared)technologytosense,asa
functionoftransmittedlight,theconcentrationofCO2intheair.Ithasbeenfactorycalibratedto
operatewithinthespecifiedrangeandprecision.
PackageContents
Verifythatyourpackagecontainsthefollowingitemsbeforeusingthemeter:
Allmeters:
•(1)Meter
•(1)5/6VDCinternationalpowersupply
•(1)6‐footUSBCable
•(1)CalibrationCertificateTag
•(1)User’sManual
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‐0016orC
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‐0018,C
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‐0018AA,
CM‐0019,CM‐0209,CM‐0210
CM‐0212,CM‐0213
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OptionalAccessories
AHydrophobicVentFilterKitmaybepurchasedseparately.Thesefiltersareidealforhigh‐
humidityenvironmentstoallowairflowwhilekeepinghumidityout.Long‐lasting,useanywhere
humidityisveryhigh(>95%).OrderpartnumberCM‐0172.

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PoweringtheMeter
Alldataloggerscomewithaninternationalpoweradapterandarebattery‐powered.Somemeters
arepoweredbyaninternalrechargeableLi‐Ionbatteryandothersbydrycellnon‐rechargeable
alkalineAAbatteries(notincluded),dependingonthemodelofthemeter.Thetablebelowshows
detailedinformationaboutthebatteryusedbyeachavailablemodel.
ModelNo.Configuration LCD BatteryType Capacity(mAh)
CM‐0016 1%CO2+RH/T Yes 4DryAACell* 1,800‐2,600
CM‐0017 30%CO2+RH/T Yes 4DryAACell* 1,800‐2,600
CM‐0018AA 1%CO2+RH/T No 4DryAACell* 1,800‐2,600
CM‐0018 1%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 2,200
CM‐0019 30%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 2,200
CM‐0209* 30%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 6,000
CM‐0210* 1%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 6,000
CM‐0212 1%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 3,600
CM‐0213 30%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 3,600
*DiscontinuedModels
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IMPORTANT:METERSUSINGDRYAACELLS:USENON‐RECHARGEABLEALKALINEBATTERIESONLY.DONOT
STORETHEMETERWITHTHEBATTERIESINSTALLEDTOPREVENTTHEPOTENTIALFOR
BATTERYLEAKAGE.
BatteryLife
Thebatterylifefordataloggersdependsontheselectedlogginginterval.Thetablebelowshows
theestimatedbatterylifebasedonsometypicalloggingintervals.
Logging
Interval
Est.BatteryLife
2,200mAhorAA
Est.BatteryLife
3,600mAh
30sec. 24hrs. 40hrs.
1min. 48hrs. 80hrs.
5min. 240hrs. 400hrs.
10min. 480hrs. 800hrs.
30min. 1,440 hrs. 2,400hrs.
1hour. 2,880 hrs. 4,800hrs.
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Oncethememoryisfull,themeterwillcontinuetolognewdataovertheoriginaldatabeginningat
thefirstdatapoint.Therefore,aftereachloggingsessionyoushoulduseGaslab®tosaveyourdata.
Becausethedataisstoredinnon‐volatilememory,datawillbeloggeduntilthebatteriesare
exhausted.However,thelogsfilesmaynotappearinGaslab®.Youcanstillextractthemusingthe
“recoverlogs”featureinGaslab®.
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IMPORTANT:DOWNLOADTHELOGGEDDATAANDRECHARGEBATTERIESAFTEREVERYUSETOPREVENT
POSSIBLEDATALOSS.
IFTHEMEMORYISFULL,PREVIOUSLYLOGGEDDATAWILLBEOVERWRITTEN.

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ChargingtheMeter
MeterspoweredbyrechargeableLi‐Ionbatteriescanbechargedusingthesupplieduniversal
poweradapteroraUSBportonapoweredcomputer.Li‐Ionbatterieswillbefullychargein5‐8
hoursandwillloseabout8%oftheirchargingcapacitypereveryyearofuseat25°C.
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Figure1:Dataloggermodelswithoutdisplay
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Figure1:Dataloggermodelswithdisplay
ON/OFFswitch.
Datalogging
startsatswitch
ON.
PowerON
indicatorLED.
ON/OFF
switch.Data
loggingstarts
atswitchON.
Alarmmute
p
ushbutton.
MiniUSBport.
Poweradapterconnector.
LCDdisplay.
MiniUSBport.Usedfordata
transferredandpoweradapter.

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Software
OurmetersuseGasLab®software,afreetoolthatletsyouconfigureyourmeter,downloaddata
logsandmore.
Capabilities
•ConfigureMeter
•Manageanddownloadlogs
•Adjustloggingintervals
•Calibratethemeter
•AutomaticdataloggingwhenmeterispoweredON
•Collectdatainreal‐timeandviewonscreen
MinimumSystemRequirements
Toutilizethesoftware,yourPC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®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.
Installation
Gotohttp://www.co2meter.com/pages/downloadstodownloadourfreeGasLab®softwarefor
Windows.
IMPORTANT:YOUMUSTINSTALLSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGTHEMETERTOYOURCOMPUTER.
ToinstalltheGasLab®software,followthestepsand
instructionspromptedbyyourcomputer’soperating
system.Makesureyouhaveadministratorprivilegesin
ordertoinstallthisprogram.
Afterthesoftwareisinstalled,pluginthemeterwith
theincludedUSBcable.Youroperatingsystemwill
automaticallyinstalltheproperUSBdriversnecessary
forthemeterto“talk”toyourPC.
WestronglyrecommendallowingGasLab®toinstall
driversforthemeterautomatically.
ReadtheGasLab®manualhttp://co2meters.com/Documentation/Manuals/Manual‐GasLab.pdf
carefullytobecomemorefamiliarwithhowthesoftwareworkssothatyoucangetthemaximum
benefitfromyourmeter.

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OperationGuide
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3beforecontinuing.
IMPORTANT:Followtheseinstructionstoensurepropersetup:
1. DownloadandinstalltheGasLab®Softwaretoyourcomputer.
2. Powerthemeterusingbatteriesortheincludedinternationalpoweradapter.
NOTE:connectingtheincludedUSBcabletoaportinacomputerwillnotsupplythe
appropriatepower.
3. TurnONthemeter.
4. IfthemeterhasaLCDdisplaywaituntilthedisplaychangescolorstovisuallyconfirmithas
resetsuccessfullyafterconnectingittoaUSBportonacomputer.
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ConnectingtheMeter
Thefirsttimethemeterisconnectedtoyourcomputer,the
operatingsystemwillinstallthenecessaryUSBdriversasshownin
Figure2.Thisprocesscouldtakeafewminutes.
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Figure2:USBDriverInstallation.
SettingtheMeter
1. EnsurethedataloggingswitchisintheONposition.
2. ConnectthemetertothecomputerusingtheincludedUSBcable.
3. LaunchtheGasLab®software.
4. Connectthemeter/sensortoyourcomputer
NOTE:Themetermustbestartedatleast1minutepriortouseanddataloggingtoallowtheCO2
sensorenoughtimetowarm‐upandcalibrate.
Afterconnectingthemetertoacomputerandsettingit,theGasLab®softwarewillallowyouto
performthefollowingmainfunctions:
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CollectReal‐time–databeingrecordedisdisplayedongraph.
ManageandDownloadLogs–provideoptionstomanagedatalogssavedinthemeter.
ConfigureSensor–provideoptionstosetupthesensorinsidethemeteranddatalogging
options,amongotherfeatures.
NOTE:AseparatedatafilewillbecreatedeachtimethemeterispoweredON(startslogging).

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LoggingData
OncetheGasLab®softwarehasbeeninstalledandthemeterisconnectedtothecomputer,youcan
gatherdatainavarietyofways.Dependingonthetypeofmeter,datacanbecollectedinrealtime,
datalogscanbedownloadedfromthemeter’smemory(ifequipped),andsavedtothecomputer,
anddatacanbereviewedonthemeter’sLCDdisplay(ifequipped).
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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. Setthelogginginterval(min30sec)asdesiredandcommencelogging.
4. Whendataloggingiscompleted,turnthemeterOFF.
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SettingtheLoggingInterval
Tochangethedefaultsettings,connectthemetertoacomputerusingtheincludedUSBcable.Select
thedesiredmeter,andchangethesettings.
NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualforcompleteinstructions.
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DisplayandAlarm(CM‐0016,CM‐0017only)
Thisdataloggingmeterincludesabuilt‐inaudible(80dB)alarmandanLCD(LiquidCrystal
Display)displaythatprovidesvisualindicationofthecurrentCO2levelbychangingcolortogreen,
yelloworred,dependingonCO2levelrangesselected.Thedisplaywillchangecolorsdependingon
theactualCO2levelreadingsbysettingthe“Green”,“Yellow”,and“Red”ranges.
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ThealarmissetperLEEDIAQlevelsbydefaultbutcanbeprogrammedtootherstandardssuchas
OSHAlevelsusingtheGasLab®software.Thenewalarmlevelwillbemaintainedinthemeter’s
memory.
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Duringoperation,whenthemeteristurnedon,andwhenthehighconcentrationCO2level
programmedisreached,an80dBalarmwillsound.Thealarmcanbemutedfor30secondsby
pressingthebuttononthefrontofthemeter.ThisfeaturecanbechangedinGasLab®.
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Calibration
TheCO2sensor,inIAQapplicationsonly,usesanalgorithmcalledAutomaticBackground
Calibration(ABC)toensuremaximumaccuracybycontinuouslyadjustingthezero‐point.
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TheABCalgorithmallowstheCO2sensortodynamicallyshiftitsCO2readingbyaconstant.It
worksviastoringthelowestCO2sampletakenovertheABCPeriodandassumingthatthislow
valueisequaltoaknownvalue(thetargetvalue).ItthenadjuststheoutputoftheCO2readingby
thedeltabetweenthesevalues.Thisalgorithmdoesnotaffectthelinearizationoftheoutputsignal.
Forexample,bydefaultABCisenabledwithanABCPeriodof180hours,atargetvalueof400ppm,
andamaximumdeltaof30ppm.Thisoperatesundertheprinciplethatambient,outdoorairisat
400ppm.

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ThesensorwillkeeptrackofthelowestCO2readingrecordedoveraperiodof180hoursandthen
adjustthezeropoint,upto30ppmatatime,towardsthatvalue.
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Toensuremaximumaccuracyitisrecommendedtoinstallthedeviceinanenvironmentthatwill
routinelyseethislowvalue.
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Inaddition,thismetercanbeexposedtofreshairforafewminutesbetweenusestoverify
calibrationbymakingsurethereadingsarecloseto400ppm,orcanbemanuallycalibratedusing
theGasLab®software.
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NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualforcompleteinstructions.
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MeterSpecifications
MeasuringPrinciple:CO2
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Non‐dispersiveinfrared(NDIR)
sensor
MeasuringRange:
1%CO2 models 0‐10,000ppm
30%CO2models 0‐300,000ppm(0‐30%vol.)
Repeatability:
1%CO2 models ±20ppm,±1%measuredvalue
30%CO2models ±0.1%,±2%ofmeasuredvalue
Accuracy:1%CO2 models ±30ppm,±3%measuredvalue
30%CO2models ±0.2%,±3%ofmeasuredvalue
CO2SensorRatings:
LifeExpectancy >15years
Warm‐upTime <1min(instantmeasurements)
TemperatureSensor:Range ‐40to120°C
Repeatability ±0.1°C
Accuracy ±0.5°C
RelativeHumiditySensor:
Range 0‐100%
Repeatability ±0.1%
Accuracy ±3%
Dimensions:
LxWxD
(mm)inches
(146.1)5.75x(91.4)3.60x(32.7)1.30
DataLogging:DataPoints 60,000ininternalmemory
ProgrammableIntervalData Date,Time,CO2,%RH,Temp.
Power: Inpu
t
Voltage 5VDC (useonlysuppliedadapter)
PowerConsumption 500mA(whilecharging)
ChargingTime 5‐8hrs.(approximately)
BatteryType/Capacity 4xAA(CM‐0016,‐0017,‐0018AA)
Li‐Ion/2,200mA(CM‐0018,‐0019)
Li‐Ion/6,000mA(CM‐0209,‐0210)
Li‐Ion/3,600mA(CM‐0212,‐0213)
Li‐IonBatteryLifetime 2‐3 years dependingoncycles
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TroubleshootingGuide
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Symptom/
Issue
Possible
Cause
Resolution
Meterisnot
recognizedby
computer
Nopower. Replace/recharge thebatteriesorconnectmetertotheincluded
powersupplyandpowermeterON.
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Meterisnot
recognizedby
computer
Unabletofind
correctCOM
portforUSB.
ReadthisAppnoteonreassigningCOMportsforUSB:
http://www.co2meters.com/Documentation/AppNotes/AN134‐
Change‐COM‐Ports.pdf
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Alllogtimestamps
startintheyear
2000
Thereal‐time
clockwasnot
synced.
Connectthemetertothecomputerwithdataloggingoff.The
timewillsynchronizeinGasLab®.
Nologsarepresent
onthemeterafter
datalogging
Meterwas
disconnected
whilelogswere
being
downloaded.
Connectthemeter tothecomputeranddownloadlogsagain.
Metervoltage
droppedbelow
5V.
Use“RecoverLogs”functioninGaslab.
ThedisplayisBlue
orshowsSensor
Missing
Themeter’s
EEPROMis
corrupted,or
battery/power
supplyissues.
Emailtechnicalsupportforfurtherassistance.
CO2Readingsare
inaccurate
ABCisadjusting
thezeropoint.
TurnoffABCinsoftwareorensuretheunitisexposedto
400ppmairwhiledatalogging.
Batteriesare
low.
Replace/rechargebatteries.
Themeterwas
disturbed
mechanically.
Metermayneed
calibration.
PerformacalibrationorsendtoCO2Meterforprofessional
calibrationandrecertification.
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Support
Thequickestwaytoobtaintechnicalsupportisviaemail.Pleasesendallsupportinquiresto
[email protected].
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
Thismetercomeswitha1YEAR(warrantyperiod)limitedmanufacturer’swarranty,startingfrom
thedatethemeterwasshippedtothebuyer.
Duringthisperiodoftime,CO2Meter.comwarrantsourproductstobefreefromdefectsin
materialsandworkmanshipwhenusedfortheirintendedpurposeandagreestofixorreplace(at
ourdiscretion)anypartorproductthatfailsundernormaluse.Totakeadvantageofthiswarranty,
theproductmustbereturnedtoCO2Meter.comatyourexpense.If,afterexamination,we
determinetheproductisdefective,wewillrepairorreplaceitatnoadditionalcosttoyou.
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoveranyproductsthathavebeensubjectedtomisuse,neglect,accident,
modificationsorrepairsbyyouorbyathirdparty.NoemployeeorresellerofCO2Meter.com’s
productsmayalterthiswarrantyverballyorinwriting.
Useofthisdeviceinenvironmentsabove95%humiditymaycauseirreparabledamageto
thecomponentsandisnotwarranted.
Liability
Allliabilityunderthisagreementshallbelimitedtotheactualcostoftheproductpaidto
CO2Meter.com.InnoeventshallCO2Meter.combeliableforanyincidentalorconsequential
damages,lostprofits,lossoftime,lostsalesorlossordamagetodata,injurytopersonorpersonal
propertyoranyotherindirectdamagesastheresultofuseofourproducts.
Returns
Iftheproductfailsundernormaluseduringthewarrantyperiod,aRMA(ReturnMaterial
Authorization)numbermustbeobtainedfromCO2Meter.com.Aftertheitemisreceived
CO2Meter.comwillrepairorreplacetheitematourdiscretion.
ToobtainaRMAnumber,callusatoremailusat(386)256‐4910[email protected].When
requestingaRMApleaseprovidereasonforreturnandoriginalordernumber.
Iftheproductfailsundernormaluseinthefirst10daysofownership,atourdiscretionwewill
emailyouapostage‐paidUPSlabeltoreturntheproductatourexpense.

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Ifwedeterminethattheproductfailedbecauseofimproperuse(waterdamage,dropping,
tampering,electricaldamageetc.),orifitisbeyondthewarrantydate,wewillinformyouofthe
costtofixorreplacetheproduct.
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ContactUs
Weareheretohelp!
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[email protected]
(386)256‐4910(TechnicalSupport)
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www.CO2Meter.com
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CO2Meter,Inc.
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