Particle Measuring Systems HandiLaz User manual

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HandiLaz®
Operator’s Manual
P/N M10255 Rev E

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HandiLaz Operator’s Manual
P/N M10255 Rev E
© 2005 by Particle Measuring Systems, Inc.
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Quality Statement
The Quality Policy of Particle Measuring Systems is to strive to meet or exceed the needs and
expectations of our customers and to align the activities of all employees with the common
focus of customer satisfaction through continuous improvement in the quality of our products
and services.

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Declaration of Conformity
Application of Council Directive(s): 89 / 336 /EEC, 73 / 23 /EEC
Standard(s) to which Conformity is Declared: EMC EN 61326: 1997/A1: 1998/A2: 2001
Safety EN 61010-1: 2001
Manufacturer’s Name: Particle Measuring Systems, Inc.
Manufacturer’s Address: 5475 Airport Boulevard, Boulder, CO 80301 USA
Manufacturer’s Telephone/FAX: [phone]
Distributor’s Name: Particle Measuring Technique, Great Britain
Distributor’s Address Unit B1 South, Willow End Park
Danemoor, Malvern WR14 1XZ
Worchestershire, WR13 6NN United Kingdom
Distributor’s Telephone/FAX: [phone]
Type of Equipment: Air Borne Particle Sensor
Model No: HandiLaz
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above
Directive(s) and Standard(s).
Signature: Signature:
Full Name: Kristi Urquidi Full Name: David Hall
Position: Vice President Operations Position: Managing Director
Place: Boulder Date: November 15, 2005 Place: Malvern Date: November 15, 2005

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Manual Conventions
NOTE: A NOTE in the text is used to highlight an item that is of operational importance.
CAUTION:
A CAUTION in the text is used to highlight an item that, if not done or incorrectly done
could damage the instrument and/or any materials or devices affected by the instrument.
WARNING:
A WARNING in the text is used to highlight an item that, if not done or incorrectly done
could result in bodily injury or death.

Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
Front - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Sides - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Top - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Battery Compartment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Rear Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-4
Tilt Stand- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-4
Mounting Socket - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5
Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5
Chapter 2: Unpacking- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Packing Lists- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Chapter 3: Installation and Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
Selecting a Location- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
Charging the Battery- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-2
Chapter 4: Basic Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Keypad- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Starting the HandiLaz- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Battery Charge Indicator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Temperature and Humidity Sensor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Time Display- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Display Contrast - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Main Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Measure - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Sampling Cycle Progress Screens - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Active Measurement Screens - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Sample Group Summary Screen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-7
Total1 Screen- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-8
Total2 Screen- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-8
Sample Group Parameters Screen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-8
Reset Measure- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-8
Sample Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-8
Channel Alarms- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-9
Location Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-9
Review Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-10
Comms. Setup- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-10
Download to PC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-10
Print All - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-11
Reset Memory- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-11
Clock- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-11
Self Test- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-11

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Toggle Beep - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-12
Chapter 5: Using Optional Accessories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-1
External Printer Option- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-1
Setting the DIP Switches on the HandiLaz External Printer - - - - - - - 5-1
Printout as Switches are being Set - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-2
CountWin Software Option - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3
Installing CountWin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3
Connecting the PC to the HandiLaz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3
Data download and transfer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-4
Zero-count Filter Option - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-4
Battery Charger and Spare Battery Pack Option - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-4
Humidity and Temperature Sensor Option - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-5
Carry Case Option - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-5
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-1
Chapter 7: Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-1
Cleaning- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-1
Calibration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-1
Appendix A: Options and Accessories- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A-1
Appendix B: International Precautions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-1
WARNING- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-1
AVERTISSEMENT- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-1
WARNUNG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-1
ATTENZIONE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-1
PRECAUSION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-1
Hazard Symbols- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-2
Symboles de risque - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-2
Warnschilder- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-3
Simboli di pericolo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-3
Simbolos de peligro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-4

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List of Figures
Front and Side View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Battery Pack Connection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Rear View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-4
Keypad Layout- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1

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List of Figures
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HandiLaz Operator’s Manual Page 1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
HandiLaz is a handheld, 4-channel, laser-based, aerosol particle counter,
designed for microcontamination assessment in cleanrooms and other
environmentally-controlled areas. Its molded casework has been designed for
ease of handling and cleaning. It operates from its own internal battery source
as well as the external power supply unit, which rapidly re-charges the battery
pack.
Features:
•Small and can be carried comfortably for long periods
•Simple to use and maintain
•The internal battery pack can be charged rapidly
•Stores data internally for review or transfer to a PC
•Interfaces with an external PC to allow result analysis (using optional
CountWin software)
•Has a wide range of optional accessories

Page 1-2 HandiLaz Operator’s Manual
Chapter 1: Introduction
Front
The front panel includes a multi-function keypad and display that are designed
to be easily used and cleaned.
Sides
TherightsideincludestheDC power jack and RS-232 connection to an optional
printer or an external PC (requires the optional CountWin software).
Top
The top includes the particle inlet nozzle and the connection to the optional
temperature-humidity probe.
Figure 1-1: Front and Side View