MSA ORION User manual

Orion®Multigas
Detector Operation Manual
Detector Multigas Orion®
Manual de operaciones
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MSA INSTRUMENT DIVISION
P.O. Box 427, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
USA, EE.UU., Etats-Unis
(L) Rev 710021555

Orion®
Multigas Detector
Operating Manual
In North America, to contact your nearest stocking location, dial toll-free 1-800-MSA-2222. To contact
MSA International, dial 1-412-967-3354 or 1-800-MSA-7777.
© MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY 2005 - All Rights Reserved
Manufactured by
MSA INSTRUMENT DIVISION
P.O. Box 427, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
(L)Rev 7 10021555

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WARNING
THIS MANUAL MUST BE CAREFULLY READ BY ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE OR WILL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING OR SERVICING THE
PRODUCT. Like any piece of complex equipment, this instrument will perform
as designed only if it is used and serviced in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions. OTHERWISE IT COULD FAIL TO PERFORM AS
DESIGNED AND PERSONS WHO RELY ON THIS PRODUCT FOR THEIR
SAFETY COULD SUSTAIN SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
The warranties made by Mine Safety Appliances Company with respect to the product are voided if
the product is not used and serviced in accordance with the instructions in this manual. Please
protect yourself and others by following them. We encourage our customers to write or call
regarding this equipment prior to use or for any additional information relative to use or repairs.
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CAUTION
For safety reasons, this equipment must be operated by qualified personnel only. Read and
understand the instruction manual completely before operating.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Instrument Safety and Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
"WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Safety Limitations and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Date of Instrument Manufacture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Electronic Interference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Instruments with Pumps or Aspirator Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Chapter 2
Quick Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Figure 2-1. Understanding the Display . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Turning ON the Orion Multigas Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Figure 2-2. Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Moving Through the Orion Multigas Detector Pages . . . . . . . 2-3
Figure 2-3. Orion Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Turning OFF the Orion Multigas Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Chapter 3
Using the Orion Multigas Detector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Turning ON the Orion Multigas Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Installing the Battery Pack (FIGURE 3-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Figure 3-1. Battery Pack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
"WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Fresh Air Set Up Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
"WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Heartbeat Indicator (see FIGURE 3-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Battery Life Indicator (see FIGURE 3-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Figure 3-2. Battery and Heartbeat Indicators . . . . . . 3-3
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
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CAUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Verifying Pump Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Figure 3-3. Pump Alarm on the Display . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
To Clear an Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Calibration Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Diffusion Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-4. Instrument with Calibration Cap
Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Pumped Instrument (FIGURE 3-5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Figure 3-5. Pumped Instrument with Calibration
Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Measuring Gas Concentrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Combustible gases (% LEL) (FIGURE 3-6) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Figure 3-6. Instrument in LEL Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Oxygen Measurements (% O2) (FIGURE 3-7). . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Figure 3-7. Instrument in Oxygen Alarm . . . . . . . . . 3-10
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Toxic Gas Measurements (FIGURE 3-8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Figure 3-8. Instrument in Toxic Gas Alarm . . . . . . . 3-11
Viewing Optional Displays (see FIGURE 3-9) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Figure 3-9. Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Peak Readings (PEAK) (FIGURE 3-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Minimum Readings (MIN) (FIGURE 3-11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Figure 3-10. PEAK Readings on the Display . . . . . 3-13
Figure 3-11. MIN Reading on Display . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Short Term Exposure Limits (STEL) (FIGURE 3-12). . . . . 3-14
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Figure 3-12. Exposure Page with STEL Alarm . . . . 3-14
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WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Time Weighted Average (TWA) (FIGURE 3-13) . . . . . . . . 3-15
Figure 3-13. Exposure Page with TWA Alarm . . . . 3-15
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WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Time Display (FIGURE 3-14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Date Display (FIGURE 3-15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Figure 3-14. Time Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Figure 3-15. Date Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Turning OFF the Orion Multigas Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Chapter 4
Setting up the Multigas Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Table 4-1. Approximate Battery Run Times (20oC) . . 4-1
Table 4-2. Capacity Reductions Expected for
Batteries at Colder Temperatures . . . . . . . . 4-1
Battery Pack Removal (FIGURE 4-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Battery Charging (NiMH Battery Pack Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
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CAUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
To Charge the Battery Pack (A.C. Charger
10020551). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Figure 4-1. Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
To Charge the Battery Pack (Vehicle Charger
10026502). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Alkaline Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Table 4-3. Batteries Approved for use in the Orion
Alkaline Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
To Replace the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Changing Instrument Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Table 4-4. Available Instrument Selections and
Methods for Changing Selections . . . . . . . . 4-5
Changing Time and Date (Datalog Equipped Instruments
Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
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To Change the Time of Day:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
To Change the Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Accessing the Instrument Setup Mode (FIGURES 4-2 and
4-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
To Access the Instrument Set-up Mode:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Figure 4-2. Instrument Setup Mode (part 1 of 2) . . . . 4-7
Figure 4-3. Instrument Setup Mode (part 2 of 2) . . . . 4-8
When in the Set-up Mode, the Following Options
Appear: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Chapter 5
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Calibrating the Orion Multigas Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Table 5-1. Autocalibration and Required Calibration
Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
To Calibrate the Orion Multigas Detector (FIGURE 5-1): . . 5-1
Figure 5-1. Calibration Flow Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Figure 5-2. Zero Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Figure 5-3. CAL Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Autocalibration Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Figure 5-4. Typical Calibration Setup - for Diffusion
with Cal Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Figure 5-5. Typical Calibration Setup - for Pumped
Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Accessing the Expanded Tolerance Calibration . . . . . . . 5-6
Chapter 6
Warranty, Maintenance and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
MSA Portable Instrument Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Cleaning and Periodic Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Cleaning and Routine Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
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WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Checking The Pump Inlet Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Replacing the Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
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CAUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Dust Filter (see FIGURE 8-2 and TABLE 8-2). . . . . . . . 6-4
Water Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Internal "Firewall" Filter (see FIGURES 8-1 and 8-2
and TABLE 8-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
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CAUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
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WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Probe Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
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WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Figure 6-1. Replacing the Probe Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Repair Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Battery Pack Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Remove the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Replace the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Sensor Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
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WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Main Electronics Board Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
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CAUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
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CAUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
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WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Display Assembly Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
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CAUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
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CAUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
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WARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Horn Assembly Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
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Pump Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
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CAUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
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CAUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Chapter 7
Performance Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Table 7-1. Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Table 7-2. Instrument Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Table 7-3. COMBUSTIBLE GAS - Typical
Performance Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Table 7-4. COMBUSTIBLE GAS - Cross Reference
Factors for Orion General-Purpose
Calibration Using Calibration Cylinder
(P/N 478191), (P/N 478192), (P/N
804769), or (P/N 804770) Set to 58% LEL. 7-3
Environment and Oxygen Sensor Readings . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Pressure Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Humidity Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Temperature Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Table 7-5. OXYGEN - Typical Performance
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Table 7-6. CARBON MONOXIDE (appropriate
models only) - Typical Performance
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Table 7-7. CARBON MONOXIDE - Cross
Reference Factors for Orion Calibration
Using Calibration Cylinder (P/N 478191)
or (P/N 804770) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Table 7-8. HYDROGEN SULFIDE (appropriate
models only) - Typical Performance
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Table 7-9. HYDROGEN SULFIDE - Cross
Reference Factors for Orion Calibration
Using Calibration Cylinder (P/N 804769)
or (P/N 804770) Set to 10 ppm H2S. . . . . . 7-6
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Chapter 8
Replacement and Accessory Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Table 8-1. Accessory Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Table 8-2. Replacement Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Figure 8-1. Replacement Parts (see Table 8-2) . . . . 8-3
Figure 8-2. Replacement Parts (see Table 8-2) . . . . 8-4
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