Metal Samples Company MS4500E User manual

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MS4500E
High Resolution ER Data Logger
Operator’s Manual
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Metal
Samples Company
ADivisionof Alabama SpecialtyProducts, Inc.
152 Metal Samples Rd., Munford, AL 36268 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
E-mail:[email protected] Internet: www.metalsamples.com

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Table of Contents
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I.Introduction..............................................................................................................................................1
A.GeneralDescription...................................................................................................................1
B.PrinciplesofOperation..............................................................................................................1
C.TechnicalSpecifications.............................................................................................................3
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II.StartUpandOperation............................................................................................................................4
A.ReceivingtheMS4500EDataLogger.........................................................................................4
B.StartUp......................................................................................................................................4
1.PortDetailsandProbeConnection..............................................................................4
2.PowerUp......................................................................................................................5
a.SafeAreaUsage...............................................................................................5
b.HazardousAreaUsage......................................................................................6
c.BatteryReplacement.........................................................................................7
3.SetupandOperation.......................................................................................................8
a.SelectProbe.....................................................................................................8
i.NewProbe....................................................................................................9
ii.ExistingProbe...............................................................................................9
iii.DeleteExistingProbe..................................................................................10
b.MakeMeasurement....................................................................................... 11
c.RecallReadings................................................................................................12
d.DeleteReadings..............................................................................................13
e.SetTime&Date............................................................................................14
f.SetMeasurementTimer.................................................................................. 15
g.Communications.............................................................................................16
h.Language........................................................................................................ 22
i.PowerOff......................................................................................................... 22
j.BacklightOn/Off...............................................................................................22
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C.Maintenance............................................................................................................................23
1.TestingtheMS4500EHighResolutionDataLoggerwiththeMeterProver..............23
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D.Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................24
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III.ServiceandWarrantyInformation....................................................................................................... 25
A.Warranty..................................................................................................................................25
B.ObtainingServiceandReturningtheInstrumentforRepair...................................................25
C.InstrumentRepairForm...........................................................................................................26
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AppendixA‐Drawings...............................................................................................................................27
ControlDrawing(HazardousAreaWiringDiagram)..................................................................... 28
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AppendixB–RevisionHistory...................................................................................................................29
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I. Introduction
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A.GeneralDescription
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TheMS4500Eisahand‐held,batterypowered,corrosionmetercapableofmeasuringandstoringdata
fromalltypesofelectricalresistance(ER)corrosionprobes.Theinstrumentislightweight,
microprocessor‐based,andfeaturesasimple,menu‐driveninterfaceusingakeypadandabacklit
graphicalLCDdisplay.
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Corrosionratemeasurementsaremadeusingtheelectricalresistancemethod.Essentially,theinstrument
measurestheresistanceoftheprobeelementwhichchangesovertime,asmetallossoccurs.Therateof
changeisdirectlyproportionaltocorrosionrate.Thismethodfindsawidevarietyofapplicationssinceit
canbeusedinconductiveandnonconductiveenvironmentssuchaspetroleum,chemical,water,soil,or
evenatmosphere.Thenewhigh‐resolutionmeasurementoftheMS4500Edetectssmallerincrementsof
metalloss,providingfasterresponsethantraditionalERinstruments.
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Aftertakingareading,theinstrumentdisplaysmetallossinmilsandcorrosionrateinmilsperyear(mpy).
Thereadingcanthenbestoredtomemoryordiscarded.Allstoredreadingsareautomaticallytimeand
datestamped.Readingsarestoredtonon‐volatileFlashmemorywhichretainsdatawithouttheneedfor
abatterybackup.
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TheMS4500EHighResolutionERDataLoggercanstore16,000readingsperprobeonupto250different
probes(4milliontotal).StoreddatacanbedownloadeddirectlytoaUSBFlash(“jump”)driveinnon‐
hazardousareas.DatacanbeopenedandchartedusingtheprovidedCDMSsoftware,orcanbeimported
intoanystandarddataanalysis(spreadsheet)programsuchasMicrosoftExcel.Datacanalsobereviewed
andchartedontheinstrument’sLCDdisplayforquickreference.
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B.PrinciplesofOperation
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TheMS4500EHighResolutionERDataLoggeroperatesontheElectricalResistance(ER)techniqueand
isusedinconjunctionwithanERprobe.TheERprobeutilizesaresistivesensingelement
manufacturedfromthematerialofinterest(oracloseapproximation)whichisexposedtoacorroding
environment.ThisiscalledtheExposedorCorrodingElement.TheresistanceoftheExposedElement
isdirectlyrelatedtoitsthickness,soastheelementcorrodestheresultinglossofmetalcausesa
proportional
increasein theelement’sresistance.TheprobealsocontainsaninternalReference
ElementwhichisusedtocompensatefortheinfluencesoftemperatureontheExposedElement.
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TheMS4500EHighResolutionERDataLogger isdesignedtoworkwithanystandardERprobe,butit
isrecommendedthatCylindricalandLargeFlushtypeprobesbeusedtoensureoptimum
performance.TheirphysicaldesignplacestheReferenceElementincloserproximitytotheExposed
Elementcomparedtootherprobetypes,providingmoreeffectivetemperaturecompensationand
thusreducingtheeffectsofthermalnoise.

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Becausetheyaredesignedtocorrode,ERprobesaresacrificialinnature.EachERprobewillhavea
finitelifethatisbasedontheelementthickness.ERprobesareavailableinanumberofgeometries
andthicknessesdesignedtosuitawidevarietyofapplications.Table1liststhecommonERelement
optionsavailablefromMetalSamplesandtheeffectivelifeofeach.
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ElementTypeCompatibilityThicknessProbeLife
(Span)
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TubularLoopCompatible
42
84
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WireLoopCompatible
4010
8020
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Flush(Small)
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Compatible
42
84
2010
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Cylindrical
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Preferred
105
2010
5025
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Flush(Large)
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Preferred
52.5
105
2010
4020
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Table1.StandardERProbeElements
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TheMS4500EHighResolutionERDataLoggermeasuresanERprobeutilizingahigh‐resolution,16‐bit
measurement.Thisallowstheunittodetectmuchsmalleramountsofmetalloss,thusresponding
fastertocorrosioneventsandupsets. At16‐bitresolutiontheMS4500EERDataLoggercan
measuremetallossamountsassmallas0.004%oftheprobelife. Forhighlysensitiveprobes
suchasthe5‐millargeflushshownabove,thatresultsinadetectionlimitoflessthanoneangstrom.
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C.Technic alSpecifications
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ModelMS4500EHighResolutionERDataLogger
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Physical Data
InstrumentWeight(w/boot):1.71lb.(0.78kg)
TotalWeightw/Case&Accessories:6.96lb.(3.16kg)
InstrumentDimensions(w/boot):8.75"Lx4.54"Wx2.20"D(21.77cmx11.53cmx5.59cm)
InstrumentDimensions(w/oboot):7.50"Lx4.00"Wx2.00"D(19.05cmx10.16cmx5.08cm)
CarryingCaseDimensions:14.50"Lx11.38"Wx5.88"D(36.83cmx28.89cmx14.92cm)
OperatingTemperature:‐4°to130°F(‐20°to54°C)
StorageTemperature:‐4°to158°F(‐20°to70°C)
OperatingHumidityRange:30%‐95%
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Performance Data
MeasurementType:ERmeasurementusinganystandardERProbeTypes
PreferredProbeTypes:Cylindrical,Flush(Large)
Compatibleprobetypes:TubeLoop,WireLoop,Flush(Small)
Range:0‐25,000probelifeunits(displayedas0.00to1000.00PLU’sin
0.04increments)
Resolution:0.004%ofProbeLife
Repeatability:±0.1%ofFullScale
CycleTime:25Seconds
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Electrical Data
PowerRequirements:Four(4)AABatteries
MaximumProbeCableDistance:200ft.(61m)
DownloadMethod:DirectlytoUSBFlashdrive(innon‐hazardousareasonly)
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Hazardous Location Certifications –Intrinsic Safety
USA/CanadaConformstoANSI/ULStd.60079‐0,60079‐11,61010‐1
CAN/CSAStd.E66079‐0,E60079‐11&CAN/CSAC22.2No.61010‐1
ClassI,Zone0,AExiaIICT4Ga
ExiaIICT4Ga
‐25°C≤Ta≤+40°C
ClassI,Zone0,AExiaIICT3Ga
ExiaIICT3Ga
25°C≤Ta≤+60°C
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EuropeandWorldwideII1GExiaIICT4Ga
( ATEXandIECEx)‐25°C≤Ta≤+40°C
II1GExiaIICT3Ga
‐25°C≤Ta≤+60°C
ATEXCertificateNo:ITS15ATEX28214X
IECExCertificateNo:IECExITS15.0009X
X–seeSpecialConditions(page8)
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Included Accessories
Carryingcase,ProbeCable(1’coiled‐6’extended),MeterProver,OperationManual,CorrosionData
ManagementSoftware,ProtectiveBoot
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II.Start‐upandOperation
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A.ReceivingtheMS4500EHighResolutionERDataLogger
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ChecktheMS4500EHighResolutionDataLoggerforanyshippingdamagewhenitisfirstreceived.
Whentheunitisunpacked,verifythatthefollowingitemsareincluded:
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CarryingCase
DataLogger
MeterProver
User’sManual
ProbeCable
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Intheeventofshippingdamage,quantityshortage,ormissingitems,itisrecommendedthatthe
eventisdocumentedimmediatelyandthatdigitalphotographsaretaken.Anyshortagesormissing
itemsshouldbereportedtoMetalSamplesimmediately.Intheeventofshippingdamage,aclaim
shouldbeopenedwiththeresponsiblecarrier.
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B.Start‐Up
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CAUTION: Usingthisproductinanywayotherthanthatspecifiedwithinthismanualmayimpairthe
intrinsicsafetyprotection.
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ATTENTION: l'utilisationdeceproduitdetouteautremanièrequecellespécifiéedansleprésentmanuel
peutaltérerlaprotectiondesécuritéintrinsèque.
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Start‐upoftheMS4500EHighResolutionDataLoggerinvolvesthefollowingsteps:
1. PortDetailsandProbeConnection
2. Power‐Up
3. SetupandOperation
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1.PortDetailsandProbeConnection
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Attention: Utilisez Seulement
dans des endroits Sécurisés

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TheMS4500EHighResolutionDataLoggerissuppliedwithaprobecableanditcanbeconnectedto
theprobewhosemetallossvalueneedstobemeasured,noadditionalhardwareisnecessary.
Connecttheprobecable‘Lemo’connectorendtothedataloggerprobeconnector‘J9’availableon
topofthedatalogger.Connecttheotherendoftheprobecablei.e.probeconnector(MS
Connector)totheprobe.
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2.Power‐Up
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Theunitissuppliedwith4AAbatteriesinstalled.Theinstrumentcanbepoweredupbypressingthe
‘ON’buttonontheKeypad.TheStart‐upscreenwiththeMetalSampleslogowillappearonthescreen;
thestart‐upscreenconfirmsthesoftwareversioncurrentlyrunningandtheSDcardstatus.
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PowerOnButtonDisplayWindow
1. SELECT PROBE
2. MAKE MEASUREMENT
3. RECALL READINGS
4. DELETE READINGS
5. SET TIME & DATE
6. SET MEASUREMENT TIMER
7. COMMUNICATIONS
8. LANGUAGE / IDIOMA / LINGUAGEM
9. POWER OFF
10. BACKLIGHT ON/OFF
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a.SafeAreaUsage
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TheMS4500EHighResolutionDataLoggerisapprovedforuseinhazardousareas,butcanbe
usedinnon‐hazardousareasaswell.
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ThedatatransferfromtheunittoPCshouldbedoneinasafearea.AcertifiedUSBisolator
shouldbeusedbetweentheunitandPCfordatatransfer.
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b.HazardousAreaUsage
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CAUTION:Thissectionprovidesgeneralguidelinesforhazardousareausage.However,
regardlessofanythingstatedhere,theMS4500EHighResolutionDataLoggermustbeusedin
fullcompliancewiththecontroldrawinglocatedinAppendixAandallofthelocalarea
requirements.Theentityparametersoftheunitaregivenbelow.
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ATTENTION:Cettesectionfountdesdirectivesgénéralespourl’utilisationenzonedangereuse
Toutefois,etindépendammentdetoutedéclarationfaiteici,L’enregistreurdedonnéesde
hauterésolutionMS4500Edoitêtreutiliseenpleineconformitéavecleschémadecontrôle
donneenpage20etavectouteslesexigencesdulocalezonedangereuse.
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J9-USB Port & J11- ER Probe cable Connector
Uo= 4.94V
Io= 1.39A
Po= 1.28 W
Co= 21.6 uF (Shared between all Connectors)
Lo= 7.8 uH (Shared between all Connectors)
J8 – Mini USB Port Entity Parameters):
Ui= 5.88V
Uo= 4.94V
Io= 0.47A
Po= 0.64 W
Co= 21.6 uF (Shared between all Connectors)
Lo= 7.8 uH (Shared between all Connectors)
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SPECIALCONDITIONS
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1.MiniUSBporttotransferthedatafromtheDataLoggertoPCallowedonlyinsafearea.
2.CertifiedUSBisolatorshouldbeusedbetweenthePCandDataLogger.
3.OnlyCertifiedUSBflashdrivesareallowedtouseinHazardouslocations.
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CONDITIONSPARTICULIERES
1. Miniportpourtransférerlesdonnéesdel’EnregistreurdedonnéesauPCautorisée
seulementenzonesécurisé.
2. L‘IsolateurCertifiéUSBdoitêtreutiliséentrelePCetl'enregistreurdedonnées.
3. SeulsleslecteursflashUSBcertifiéssontautorisésàutiliserdansdesendroitsdangereux.
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c.BatteryReplacement
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Thebatterycompartmentislocatedonthebackoftheinstrument.Youmustfirstremoveittoaccess
thebatterycompartment.
Toreplacethebatteries,firstloosenandremovethecoverscrew,thenremovethebatterycoverto
exposethebatteries.Removetheoldbatteriesandreplacethemwithfournew1.5V‘AA’size
batteries,beingsuretofollowthepolarity(+/‐)symbolsinthebatterycompartment.Replacethe
batterycoverandcoverscrew.
WARNING:
Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.
Donotmixbatteriesofdifferenttypes(suchasalkalineandlithium.)
DuracellPC1500batteryisrequiredforintrinsicsafety.
Thecoverscrewisusedtopreventunauthorizedtamperingofthebatteriesandisrequiredtoensure
intrinsicsafety.
Donotover‐tightenthecoverscrew,asthismaydamagetheinstrumentcase.
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ATTENTION:
Avertissement ! Ne mélangez pas des piles neuves et usées.
Avertissement ! Ne mélangez pas des piles de types différents (telles que des piles alcalines etdes
piles lithium.)
Avertissement ! La pile Duracell PC1500 est requise pour la sécurité intrinsèque.
Avertissement ! La vis du couvercle est utilisé pour éviter toute manipulation non autorisée des
batteries, et est nécessaire pour assurer la sécurité intrinsèque.
Avertissement ! Ne pas trop serrer les vis du couvercle, pour ne pas endommager le boîtier de
l'instrument
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BatteryCompartmentLockScrew
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3.SetupandOperation
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MAINMENU
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TheMS4500Eallowsyoutomeasuremetallossandcorrosionrate.Reviewthissectionwhich
describesthefunctionsthatdisplayontheMainMenu:
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SelectthefunctionsbyusingtheupordownarrowandpressingENTERordirectlyselectingthenumber
usingthekeypadandpressENTER.Pressing‘EXIT’willreturntheselectiontothefirstitemoftheMain
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a. SelectProbe
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Thedisplaywillshowasbelowifyouselect‘SELECTPROBE’menufromthemainmenu.Youcanentera
newprobe,deleteaprobe,orselectanexistingprobefromthissection.
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1. SELECT PROBE
2. MAKE MEASUREMENT
3. RECALL READINGS
4. DELETE READINGS
5. SET TIME & DATE
6. SET MEASUREMENT TIMER
7. COMMUNICATIONS
8. LANGUAGE / IDIOMA / LINGUAGEM
9. POWER OFF
10. BACKLIGHT ON/OFF
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ENTER NEW PROBE
DELETE EXISTING PROBE
1000: WIRE LOOP PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
0434: TUBE LOOP PL:10.0
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ENTERNEWPROBE‐ToentertheIDofanewprobe,select‘ENTERNEWPROBE’;thenextscreen
allowsyoutoentertheIDnumberandthetype.
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1.EntertheProbeIDusingthenumberkeys.(UsetheUp/Downarrowstoscrollbetween
alphanumericcharacters.UsetheRight/Leftarrowstoadvancetothenextcharacterorgobackto
thepreviouscharacter.)Whena4‐digitProbeIDisenteredthecursorautomaticallyadvancesto
theProbeTypefield.
2.UsetheUp/DownarrowstoselecttheProbeType.UsetheRightarrowtoadvancetotheProbe
Lifefield.
3.EntertheProbeLifeusingthenumberkeys.
4.PressENTER.
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SELECTEXISTINGPROBE
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ToassistyouwithselectingaprobeID,thescreendisplaysalistofallprobeIDscurrentlyinmemory.
Selectfromthelistofprobesinmemorytheoneforwhichyouwishtorunafunction(Make
Measurement,RecallReadingsandDeleteReadings).
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oPressthearrowkeytoselectaprobeID.
oPressENTER.
ENTER NEW PROBE
DELETE EXISTING PROBE
1000: WIRE LOOP PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
0434: TUBE LOOP PL:10.0
PRESS ENTER TO SELECT
PROBE ID: 5385
PROBE TYPE: WIRE 40
PROBE LIFE: 10.0
PRESS UP / DOWN ARROW TO CHANGE
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DELETEEXISTINGPROBE
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ItisoccasionallynecessarytoremovetheIDofaprobefrommemory,forexample:
oWhenthememorybankisfull
oWhenaprobeisnolongerused
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TodeletetheIDofaprobeinmemory,selectDELETEEXISTINGPROBE.
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1. EntertheprobeID‐usethenumberkeys(presstheDOWNarrowifyoumakeanerror).
2. PresstheUParrowwhenyou’veenteredthecorrectIDnumber.
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TheinstrumentwillconfirmyourchoiceofprobeIDbeforedeletingitfrommemory.
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DELETE PROBE
PROBE ID: 1000
USE UP / DOWN ARROW TO CHANGE
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b.MakeMeasurement
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Selectaprobebeforeyourunthefunction
Inorderforyoutorun‘MAKEMEASUREMENT’‘RECALLREADINGS’&‘DELETEREADINGS’,
youmusthavealreadyselectedaprobefrommemory.See‘SELECTPROBE’fromtheMain
menus(page8).
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Totakemeasurementfromprobesinmemory,select‘MAKE MEASUREMENT’menufrom
theMainMenu:
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ThenextscreendisplaystheprobeIDthatyouselectedearlierfromtheMainMenuitem
‘SELECT PROBE’.
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Press‘ENT’buttontostartmeasuringtheprobevalue.Duringmeasurement‘MEASURING..‘
messagedisplaysonthescreen.Oncompletionofmeasurementthedisplayshowsthe
probereading.
Press‘ENT’buttontosavethereading.Press‘Up’Arrowtore‐measuretheprobeagain.
1. SELECT PROBE
2. MAKE MEASUREMENT
3. RECALL READINGS
4. DELETE READINGS
5. SET TIME & DATE
6. SET MEASUREMENT TIMER
7. COMMUNICATIONS
8. LANGUAGE / IDIOMA / LINGUAGEM
9. POWER OFF
10. BACKLIGHT ON/OFF
PROBE ID:1234
TUBE
PRESS ENTER TO START
PROBE ID:1234
PREVIOUS READING : 860.61
PROBE CHECK : 808.69
READING: 860.60
MEASURING…..
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PRESS UP ARROW TO REMEASURE
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c. RecallReadings
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Select‘RECALL READINGS’tolookatdatafromdifferentdates.
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Selecttheprobeifitisnotalreadyselectedtolookintothereadingsbyusingup/down
arrowsandpress‘ENT’button.Thereadingsoftheselectedprobewillbedisplayedinthe
nextscreen.
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Press‘ENT’buttononthekeypadtoplotthegraphoftheselectedprobe.Thegraphwillbe
displayedonthenextscreenwithmetallossvalueandcorrosionrate.
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ENTER NEW PROBE
DELETE EXISTING PROBE
1000: WIRE LOOP PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
0434: TUBE LOOP PL:10.0
PRESS ENTER TO SELECT
PROBE ID:1000
RDG# READING DATE(M/D/Y) TIME CHECK
8 859.60 04/24/15 18:45 809
7 759.59 04/24/15 18:45 704
6 841.60 04/24/15 18:45 705
5 459.00 04/24/15 18:45 809
4 118.00 04/24/15 18:45 704
3 434.00 04/24/15 18:45 705
2 118.00 04/24/15 18:45 809
1 456.54 04/24/15 18:45 809
PRESS ENTER TO GRAPH
PROBE ID:1000
P 1000 L
R 04/01/15
O RDG : 860.04
B ML : 8.60
E R
04/27/15
RDG : 860.32
500 ML : 8.60
COR RATE:
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d. DeleteReadings
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Select‘DELETE READINGS’fromMainMenutoeraseareadingfrommemory.
Periodicallydeletereadingstocreatemorefreestorageareainmemory.
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Selecttheprobefromwhichthereadingsneedtobedeletedbyusingup/downarrowsand
press‘ENT’button.Thereadingsoftheselectedprobewillbedisplayedinthenextscreen.
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Selecttheprobereading(RDG#)numberwhichneedstobedeletedbyusingup/downarrows
andpress‘ENT’button.Theselectedprobereadingwillbedeletedpermanentlyfromthe
instrumentmemory.
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ENTER NEW PROBE
DELETE EXISTING PROBE
1000: WIRE LOOP PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
0434: TUBE LOOP PL:10.0
PRESS ENTER TO SELECT
PROBE ID:1000
RDG# READING DATE(M/D/Y) TIME CHECK
8 859.60 04/24/15 18:45 809
7 759.59 04/24/15 18:45 704
6 841.60 04/24/15 18:45 705
5 459.00 04/24/15 18:45 809
4 118.00 04/24/15 18:45 704
3 434.00 04/24/15 18:45 705
2 118.00 04/24/15 18:45 809
1 456.54 04/24/15 18:45 809
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e. SetTime&Date
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Select‘SET TIME & DATE’fromMainMenutosettheinternalclockoftheMS4500E
DataLogger.Inorderforinformationinmemorytobeusefulandaccurate,besurethe
timeanddateareaccurate.
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CAUTION:TheTimeandDatearesetatthefactory,butmayneedtobeadjustedtoyour
timezone.Also,ifyoutrytochangetheDateorTimeanditconflictswithstored
information,theMS4500EwilldisplayN/A.
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ATTENTION:l'heureetladatesontdéfiniesàl'usine,maisilspeuventêtreajustéesàvotre
fuseauhoraire.Aussi,sivousessayezdechangerladateoul'heureetquececiconflitavec
l'informationmémorisée,leMS4500EafficheraN/A.
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Usethenumbersonthekeypadandthearrowkeystomakechangestothetimeanddate.
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Press‘ENT’buttononthekeypadtoconfirmyourchangesandreturntotheMainMenu,or
Press‘EXIT’buttontodiscardthechanges.
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DATE (MM / DD / YY):
04 / 27 / 15
TIME (HH:MM):
03: 42 PM
USE LEFT / RIGHT ARROW TO SELECT
USE UP / DOWN ARROW TO CHANGE
PRESS ENTER TO SAVE

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f. SetMeasurementTimer
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Select‘SET MEASUREMENT TIMER’fromMainMenutosetautomaticprobe
readingatsetintervals.TheMS4500EDataLoggerperiodicallywakesupandtakesthe
measurementandstoresthereading.
Selectaprobebeforeyourunthefunction
InorderforyoutorunMAKEMEASUREMENT,youmusthavealreadyselectedaprobe
frommemory.SeeSelectProbeIDfromtheMainmenus(seepage8).
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Ifprobeisnotselectedearlier,selecttheprobefromthedisplay.UseUp/Downarrow
keystoselecttheprobeandpress‘ENT’button.
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UseRight/Leftarrowkeystoturnon/offthedatalogging.UseUp/Downarrowto
changedatalogginginterval.Minimumcanbesetas1Hoursandmaximumcanbeset
as99Days.Theunittakesthereadingonceperthesetinterval.
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ENTER NEW PROBE
DELETE EXISTING PROBE
1000: WIRE LOOP PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
2500: CYLINDRICAL PL:10.0
0434: TUBE LOOP PL:10.0
PRESS ENTER TO SELECT
DATA LOGGING INTERVAL SETUP
PROBE ID : 2500
SELECT DATA LOGGING INTERVAL:
ONCE EVERY 1 HOURS
LOGGING OFF
RIGHT / LEFT ARROW TO TURN ON/OFF
UP/DOWN ARROW TO CHANGE INTERVAL
PRESS ENTER TO SAVE

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g. Communications
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TheMS4500EDataLoggerhastheabilitytostorereadingsastheyaretaken.These
readingscanlaterbetransferredtoyourPCviaUSBport.TotransferdatatoaPCitis
necessarytoinstalltheCorrosionDataManagementSoftware(included).
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Todownloaddatafromaninstrument:
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• ConnecttheinstrumenttoanavailablePCUSBport.
• TurntheMS4500Eon.
• RuntheCorrosionDataManagementSoftware
• OpentheInstrumentDownloadCenter
• Selecttheserialportandinstrument
• ClicktheDownloadbutton(ensurethatPartStatustogglesto“On”).
• Select‘COMMUNICATIONS’menufromtheMainMenuoftheinstrument.
• Select’TRANSFER ALL’orSelecttheProbedatayouwishtodownload.
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DatawillbegintotransferfromtheinstrumenttothePC,andwillappearinthedatawindowofthe
InstrumentDownloadCenterasshownbelow.Ifthedataappearsgarbled,thewronginstrument
typehasbeenselected.Selectanotherinstrumenttypeandtryagain.
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TRANSFER ALL
1001: WIRE LOOP
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Ifdatadoesnotappearinthedatawindowatall,verifythat:
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TheinstrumentisconnectedtoavalidserialorUSBport
Allcablesaresecurelyconnected
Themessage“PortStatus:On”appearsinthestatusbar
Therearenoerrorsontheinstrument
IfusingaUSBadapter,ensurethatthedevicedrivershavebeeninstalled.
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SelectingaSerialPort
WhentheMS4500EisconnectedtotheUSBportitwillappearasavirtualCOMport.Usethe
SerialPortselectionboxtoselectthevirtualCOMportnumber.IftheCOMportnumberis
unknown,itcanbefoundinWindowsDeviceManagerunder
“Ports(COM&LPT)”.
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SelectinganInstrument
UsetheInstrumentoptionboxtoselectthemodelofMetalSamplesinstrumentbeingdownloaded.
Thissetstheappropriatecommunicationparameters,whichwillbedisplayedinthestatusbaratthe
bottomofthewindow(“9600,N,8,1”foranMS1500,“2400,N,8,1”foranMS3500).
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DownloadingData
Totoggletheselectedportonandoff,clicktheDownloadbutton.Togglingtheportonandoff
willalsoclearthedatawindow.
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Onceavalidserialportandinstrumenthavebeenselected,clicktheDownloadbuttontoturnthe
portonandenablethecomputertoreceivedata.Ifavalidserialporthasbeenselected,the
statusbaratthebottomofthewindowwilldisplaythemessage“PortStatus:On”.
Ifaninvalidserialporthasbeenselected,anerrormessagewillappear,andthestatusbarwilldisplay
themessage“PortStatus:Off”.Ifthishappens,anotherserialportshouldbeselected.
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SavingData
Tosavethedatainthedatawindow,clicktheSavebutton.Thedataiscomma‐delimitedASCIItext.
Itcanbesavedtoastandardtext(.txt)file,oritcanbesavedtoacomma‐separatedvalues(.csv)file,
whichgreatlysimplifiestheprocessofimportingthedataintosomespread‐sheetprogramssuchas
Excel®orQuattroPro®.
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PrintingData
Toprintthecontentsofthedatawindow,clickthePrintbutton.Aprintdialogboxwillbedisplayedto
allowprinterselectionandsetup.
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ChartingData
Tochartthecontentsofthedatawindow,clicktheChartDatabutton.Ifthedatahasnotyetbeen
saved,theuserwillbepromptedtodosobeforethechartingprocessbegins.Formoreinformation
onchartingdata,seetheDataAnalysissection.

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DataAnalysis
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TheDataAnalysisutilityisaconvenienttoolforchartingdatafromMetalSamplesERandLPRdata
loggerinstruments.TheDataAnalysisutilitycanbeopenedfromtheMainMenu,oritcanbe
openeddirectlyfromtheInstrumentDownloadCenter.
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IftheDataAnalysisutilityisopenedfromtheInstrumentDownloadCenter,thecontentsofthedata
windowwillbeloadedintothechart.However,iftheDataAnalysisutilityisopeneddirectlyfromthe
MainMenu,avaliddatafilemustbeloaded.TheSelectFileboxwillopentoallowselectionofa
datafile.
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LoadingaDataFile
Afterselectingadatafile(orclickingtheChartDatabuttonfromtheInstrumentDownloadCenter)a
statuswindowwilldisplaytheprogressofthefilebeingopened,alongwiththeInstrumentType,
ProbeType,andProbeIDforthedatafile.
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DataTable
Afterafilehasbeensuccessfullyloaded,thedatawillbedisplayedintheDataTableforreview.By
default,alldatapointswillbeincludedinthechart.However,datapointscanbeturnedoff,or
excluded,fromthechart.Ifthe“Excluded”flagappearsinthe
statuscolumnforadata
pointthatdatapointwillnotappearinthechart.Totoggletheexclude/includestatusofadata
point,double‐clickthedatapoint,orselectthedatapointandclickExclude/IncludeintheOptions
menu.
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