SWAN Analytical AMI Silica User manual

AMI Silica
Version 6.20 and higher
A-96.250.671 / 200916
Operator’s Manual

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Document Status
Title: Monitor AMI Silica Operator’s Manual
ID: A-96.250.671
Revision Issue
00 Nov. 2011 First Edition
01 Nov.2013 Main board V2.4, Update to Firmware Release 5.40
02 Okt. 2014 Update to Firmware Release 5.41, description of
installation of option 2nd Sample Stream in chap. 3.
03 June 2016 Main board V2.5, Update to Firmware Release 6.00

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Table of Contents
1. Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1 Warning Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 General Safety Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Restrictions for use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 Instrument Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2 Instrument Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.1 Installation Check List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2 Mounting of Instrument Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3 Install the Constant Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4 Connect Sample and Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.4.1 Sample Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.4.2 Sample Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.5 Install the 2nd Sample Stream Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.6 Install the AMI Sample Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.6.1 Sample connection with 2nd sample stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.7 Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.7.1 Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.7.2 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.8 Relay Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.8.1 Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.8.2 Alarm Relay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.8.3 Relay 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.9 Signal Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.9.1 Signal output 1 and 2 (current outputs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.10 Interface Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.10.1 Signal Output 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.10.2 Profibus, Modbus Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.10.3 HART Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.10.4 USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4. Instrument Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.1 Activate the Peristaltic pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.2 Prepare reagents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.3 Establish Sample Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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5. Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.1 Function of the Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.2 Measured Values and Symbols on the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.3 Software Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.4 Changing Parameters and Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.5 Grab Sample Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
6. Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.1 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.2 Stop of Operation for Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.3 Refill or replace Reagents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.4 Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.5 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.6 Cleaning the Flow Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.6.1 Disassemble the Constant Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.7 Cleaning the Photometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.8 Cleaning the solenoid valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.9 Tube Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.9.1 Replace the Pump Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.9.2 Tube Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.10 Fill or Flush Reagent System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.11 Check Outputs and Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.12 Replacing Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.13 Longer Stop of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7.1 Slope Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7.2. Grab Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.3. Error List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8. Program Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.1 Messages (Main Menu 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.2 Diagnostics (Main Menu 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.3 Maintenance (Main Menu 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8.4 Operation (Main Menu 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.5 Installation (Main Menu 5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
9. Program List and Explanations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
1 Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
2 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
3 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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5 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
10. Material Safety Data sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.1. Reagents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
11. Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
12. Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
13. Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Safety Instructions
AMI Silica - Operator’s Manual
This document describes the main steps for instrument setup, oper-
ation and maintenance.
1. Safety Instructions
General The instructions included in this section explain the potential risks
associated with instrument operation and provide important safety
practices designed to minimize these risks.
If you carefully follow the information contained in this section, you
can protect yourself from hazards and create a safer work environ-
ment.
More safety instructions are given throughout this manual, at the
respective locations where observation is most important. Strictly
follow all safety instructions in this publication.
Target
audience
Operator: Qualified person who uses the equipment for its intended
purpose.
Instrument operation requires thorough knowledge of applications,
instrument functions and software program as well as all applicable
safety rules and regulations.
OM Location Keep the AMI Operator’s Manual in proximity of the instrument.
Qualification,
Training
To be qualified for instrument installation and operation, you must:
read and understand the instructions in this manual as well as
the Material Safety Data Sheets.
know the relevant safety rules and regulations.

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1.1 Warning Notices
The symbols used for safety-related notices have the following sig-
nificance:
DANGER
Your life or physical wellbeing are in serious danger if such
warnings are ignored.
Follow the prevention instructions carefully.
WARNING
Severe injuries or damage to the equipment can occur if such
warnings are ignored.
Follow the prevention instructions carefully.
CAUTION
Damage to the equipment, minor injury, malfunctions or incor-
rect process can be the consequence if such warnings are ig-
nored.
Follow the prevention instructions carefully.
Mandatory
Signs
The importance of the mandatory signs in this manual.
Safety goggles
Safety gloves

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Warning Signs The importance of the warning signs in this manual.
Electrical shock hazard
Corrosive
Harmful to health
Flammable
Warning general
Attention general

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1.2 General Safety Regulations
Legal
Requirements
The user is responsible for proper system operation.
All precautions must be followed to ensure safe operation
of the instrument.
Spare Parts
and
Disposables
Use only official SWAN spare parts and disposables. If other parts
are used during the normal warranty period, the manufacturer’s
warranty is voided.
Modifications Modifications and instrument upgrades shall only be carried out by
an authorized Service Technician. SWAN will not accept responsi-
bility for any claim resulting from unauthorized modification or alter-
ation.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
If proper operation is no longer possible, the instrument must be
disconnected from all power lines, and measures must be taken
to prevent inadvertent operation.
To prevent from electrical shock, always make sure that the
ground wire is connected.
Service shall be performed by authorized personnel only.
Whenever electronic service is required, disconnect instru-
ment power and power of devices connected to.
– relay 1,
– relay 2,
– alarm relay
WARNING
For safe instrument installation and operation you must read
and understand the instructions in this manual.
WARNING
Only SWAN trained and authorized personnel shall perform the
tasks described in this document.

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1.3 Restrictions for use
The sample must not contain any particles, which may block the
flow cell. Sufficient sample flow is coercive for the correct function
of the instrument.
WARNING
For safe instrument installation and operation you must read
and understand the instructions in this manual, as well as the
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Reagent 1: Ammoniummolybdate consists of:
– Reagent 1a: Ammonium molydate Tetrahydrate
– Reagent 1b: Sodium hydroxide pellets
Reagent 2: Sulfuric acid 25%
Reagent 3: Oxalic acid
Reagent 4: Ammonium Ferrous Sulfate consists of:
– Reagent 4a: Sulfuric acid 25%
– Reagent 4b: Ammonium iron (II) sulfate hexahydrate
Silica Standard 100ppm 100ml
Download
MSDS
The current Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the above list-
ed Reagents are available for downloading at www.swan.ch.