Teledyne Everywhereyoulook BLZZRD Operating instructions

BLZZRD™
PORTABLE SAMPLER
Installation and Operation Guide
Part #69-2973-063
Revision A, March 2022
Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved, Teledyne ISCO
Use and Disclosure of Data Information contained herein is classified as EAR99 under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.
Export, reexport or diversion contrary to U.S. law is prohibited.

Foreword - Water and Wastewater Products
This instruction manual is designed to help you gain a thorough understanding of the operation of
the equipment. Teledyne ISCO recommends that you read this manual completely before placing
the equipment in service.
Although Teledyne ISCO designs reliability into all equipment, there is always the possibility of a
malfunction. This manual may help in diagnosing and repairing the malfunction.
If a problem persists, call or e-mail Teledyne ISCO technical support for assistance. Simple
difficulties can often be diagnosed over the phone. For faster service, please have your serial
number ready.
If it is necessary to return the equipment to the factory for service, please follow the shipping
instructions provided by technical support, including the use of the Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA) specified. Be sure to include a note describing the malfunction. This will aid
in the prompt repair and return of the equipment. No item may be returned for service without a
Return Material Authorization (RMA) number issued by Teledyne.
Teledyne ISCO welcomes suggestions that would improve the information presented in this manual
or enhance the operation of the equipment itself.
Teledyne ISCO is continually improving its products and reserves the right to change product
specifications, replacement parts, schematics, and instructions without notice.
Contact Information
Customer Service
Phone: [phone] (USA, Canada, Mexico)
[phone] (Outside North America)
Fax: [phone]
Email: i[email protected]
Technical Support
Phone: Toll Free [phone] (Samplers and flowmeters)
Email: [e-mail]
Return
equipment to: 4700 Superior Street, Lincoln, NE 68504-1398
Other Correspondence
Mail to: P.O. Box 82531, Lincoln, NE 68501-2531
Warranty and Operation Manuals can be found on our website at:
www.teledyneisco.com

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BLZZRD Safety
Information
The Teledyne ISCO BLZZRD Transportable Sampler is a
“definite purpose” device, intended for use only with compatible
Teledyne ISCO equipment. Do not use this product with any
other manufacturers’ equipment, or for any other purpose. Use
for any purpose not described in this manual could cause per-
sonal injury or property damage.
Electrical Requirements The sampler requires 12 VDC at 6 Amperes. The DC power input
is through the controller back panel 12V input ports. The
primary power port (3-pin) takes priority over the secondary
power port (2-pin). If power is removed from the primary port,
the se c on d ary port will be engaged after a momentar y
switch-over period, resuming normal operation. Battery back-up
configurations should connect the battery to the secondary input.
If only one 12V source is connected, it should be connected to the
primary port.
The Teled yne ISCO-supplied DC connect cables provide
over-current protection through the use of an in-line 8A, 32V
fuse. The sampler may also be powered by 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to
63 Hz, 2 Ampere power source using the attached AC line cord.
The internal AC power supply is protected by an internal 4A
250V input fuse. Additionally, the controller circuitry is protected
by an internal 5.0 ampere PTC (Positive Temperature Coeffi-
cient) device.
WARNING
Electrocution hazard. Never manipulate electrical switches
or power connections with wet hands or when your feet are
in contact with water.
WARNING
AC electrical power must meet the applicable electrical
code requirements for your installation and must be
provided with an earth ground connection. If necessary,
consult with a certified electrician to ensure that AC power
is provided in accordance with the local electrical code.
AC Powered BLZZRDs The AC power cord of this device is equipped with a three-prong
grounding plug designed to mate with a grounded power outlet.
Grounding minimizes the possibility of electrical shock.
It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the AC power source
is properly grounded. If in doubt, have the outlet checked by a
qualified electrician.
If the available AC power outlet only accepts two prongs, or if it
is determined that the outlet is improperly grounded, the outlet
must be replaced by a qualified electrician before attempting to
power this device.
WARNING
Never modify the AC power cord or use a three-prong to
two-prong adapter.

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WARNING
If this device’s power cord is frayed or otherwise damaged,
discontinue its use immediately. The AC power cord is not
user-serviceable and must be returned to the factory for
repair or replacement.
General Warnings Before installing, operating, or maintaining this equipment, it is
imperative that all hazards and preventive measures are fully
understood. While specific hazards may vary according to location
and application, take heed in the following general warnings:
WARNING
This instrument has not been certified for use in “hazardous
locations” as defined by the National Electrical Code.
WARNING
Avoid hazardous practices! If you use this instrument in
any way not specified in this manual, the protection
provided by the instrument may be impaired; this will
increase your risk of injury.
AVERTISSEMENT
Éviter les usages périlleux! Si vous utilisez cet instrument
d’une manière autre que celles qui sont specifiées dans ce
manuel, la protection fournie de l’instrument peut être
affaiblie; cela augmentera votre risque de blessure.
Additional safety information can be found in Appendix C.
Hazard Severity Levels This manual applies Hazard Severity Levels to the safety alerts,
These three levels are described in the sample alerts below.
CAUTION
Cautions identify a potential hazard, which if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury. This category can also warn
you of unsafe practices, or conditions that may cause property
damage.
WARNING
Warnings identify a potentially hazardous condition, which
if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
DANGER
DANGER – limited to the most extreme situations
to identify an imminent hazard, which if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

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Hazard Symbols The equipment and this manual use symbols used to warn of
hazards. The symbols are explained below.
Hazard Symbols
Warnings and Cautions
The exclamation point within the triangle is a warning sign alerting you of
important instructions in the instrument’s technical reference manual.
The lightning flash and arrowhead within the triangle is a warning sign alert-
ing you of “dangerous voltage” inside the product.
Pinch point. These symbols warn you that your fingers or hands will be seri-
ously injured if you place them between the moving parts of the mechanism
near these symbols.
Symboles de sécurité
Ce symbole signale l’existence d’instructions importantes relatives au pro-
duit dans ce manuel.
Ce symbole signale la présence d’un danger d’électocution.
Risque de pincement. Ces symboles vous avertit que les mains ou les
doigts seront blessés sérieusement si vous les mettez entre les éléments
en mouvement du mécanisme près de ces symboles
Warnungen und Vorsichtshinweise
Das Ausrufezeichen in Dreieck ist ein Warnzeichen, das Sie darauf auf-
merksam macht, daß wichtige Anleitungen zu diesem Handbuch gehören.
Der gepfeilte Blitz im Dreieck ist ein Warnzeichen, das Sei vor “gefährlichen
Spannungen” im Inneren des Produkts warnt.
Vorsicht Quetschgefahr! Dieses Symbol warnt vor einer unmittelbar drohen-
den Verletzungsgefahr für Finger und Hände, wenn diese zwischen die
beweglichen Teile des gekennzeichneten Gerätes geraten.
Advertencias y Precauciones
Esta señal le advierte sobre la importancia de las instrucciones del manual
que acompañan a este producto.
Esta señal alerta sobre la presencia de alto voltaje en el interior del pro-
ducto.
Punto del machacamiento. Sus dedos o manos seriusly serán dañados si
usted los coloca entre las piezas móviles cerca de estos símbolos.

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Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
1.1 About this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 About 700 Series Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.3 SDI-12 Sondes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.4 Telephone Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.4.1 4200T Landline Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.4.2 GSM Cellular Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.4.3 CDMA Cellular Modem for CSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.4.4 6712Ci Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.4.5 Software Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.5 Memory to Store Monitoring Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.6 Pump Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Section 2 Installation/Preparation
2.1 Receiving Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.1 Case Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.3 Positioning a Sampler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.4 Inspecting the Pump Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.4.1 Pump Tube Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.4.2 Visual Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.5 Installing the Bottle Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.5.1 Installing the 14-Bottle Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.5.2 Installing the 4-Bottle Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.5.3 Installing 2.5 Gallon Composite Bottle Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2.5.4 Installing the 5 Gallon Composite Bottle Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2.6 Installing a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
2.6.1 Installing the Battery Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
2.6.2 AC Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2.6.3 12 VDC Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2.6.4 Battery Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2.7 Attaching the Suction Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
2.7.1 Attaching Suction Line to Pump Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
2.8 Attaching a Strainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
2.8.1 Alternative to Strainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
2.8.2 Tips for Routing Suction Line and Strainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
2.8.3 Pressurized Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
2.9 Connecting Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
2.9.1 Connecting 700 Series Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
2.9.2 Connecting External Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
2.10 Programming the BLZZRD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
2.11 Locking the Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
2.11.1 Program Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
2.12 Servicing the Sampler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
2.13 Recovering the Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
2.14 Collecting Sample Bottles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

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Section 3 Programming Introduction
3.1 Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.1 Selecting a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2 Using Menus and Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2.1 Selecting Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2.2 Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.3 Quick View Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3.1 Paging Through Quick View Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3.2 Changing Settings in a Quick View Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.4 Clock and Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.5 Clock Start Time Menu Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.6 Site Description and Program Name Menu Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.7 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.7.1 Information Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.7.2 Help Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.7.3 Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.7.4 Operation Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.8 Menu Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.9 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Section 4 Standard Programming
4.1 Switching between Standard and Extended Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Selecting Language and Units of Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.3 Programming Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.4 Pacing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.4.1 Time Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.4.2 Flow Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.4.3 Trigger Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.5 Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.5.1 Sequential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.5.2 Bottles Per Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.5.3 Samples Per Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.5.4 Composite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.5.5 Continuous Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.6 Start Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.6.1 How Do Start Times Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.6.2 Sampler Enable/Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.7 Programming for 700 Series Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.8 Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Section 5 Extended Programming
5.1 Switching Between Standard and Extended Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 One-Part and Two-Part Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.3 Storage for Extended Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3.1 Selecting a Stored Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.4 Programming for 700 Series Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.5 Programming Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.5.1 Storm Water Runoff Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.6 Suction Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5.7 Rinses and Retries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5.8 Pacing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5.8.1 Event Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5.8.2 Nonuniform Time Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5.8.3 Nonuniform Clock Time Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5.8.4 Nonuniform Interval Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

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5.8.5 Random Interval Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5.9 Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.9.1 Sequential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.9.2 Bottles Per Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.9.3 Samples Per Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.9.4 Composite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.9.5 Multiple Bottle Compositing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.9.6 Time Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.9.7 Continuous Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.10 Flow Proportional Sample Volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5.10.1 Calculating Variable Sample Volume Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5.10.2 Calculations when Using an External Flow Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
5.10.3 Calculations when Using a 700 Series Flow Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
5.11 Sampler Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5.11.1 Sampler Enable Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
5.12 Pauses/Resumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
5.13 Running Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
5.13.1 Run Time Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.13.2 Interrupting a Running Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.14 Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.15 Software Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.15.1 Liquid Detector Enable/Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.15.2 Programming Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.15.3 Measurement Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.15.4 Dual Sampler Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.15.5 Bottle Full Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5.15.6 Display Backlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5.15.7 Event Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5.15.8 Pre-sample and Post-sample Purge Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
5.15.9 Serial Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
5.15.10 Interrogator Connector Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
5.16 Hardware Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
5.16.1 SDI-12 Sonde Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
5.16.2 Rain Gauge Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
5.16.3 I/O Pin Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
5.16.4 Dialout Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
5.16.5 Pager Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
5.16.6 Digital Modem Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
5.16.7 Refrigerator Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
5.16.8 Analog Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Section 6 Running Programs
6.1 Starting a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.2 Run Time Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.2.1 Module Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.3 How Does the Sampler Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.3.1 A Typical Sampling Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.3.2 Measuring Sample Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.4 How Does the Refrigerator Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.5 Interrupting a Running Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.5.1 Stop Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5.2 Resume Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5.3 View Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5.4 Grab Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5.5 Pump Tube Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5.6 Calibrate Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5.7 Cal/Adj Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

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6.5.8 Adjust Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5.9 Adjust Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.5.10 Power Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.6 Manual Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.6.1 Grab Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.6.2 Calibrate Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6.6.3 Operating the Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6.6.4 Moving the Distributor Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6.7 Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
6.7.1 Collecting Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
6.7.2 Viewing the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
6.7.3 Configuring Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
6.7.4 Sampling Results Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6.7.5 Combined Results Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6.7.6 Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
6.8 System IDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Section 7 SDI-12 Sondes
7.1 Teledyne ISCO AQ700 Sonde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.2 SDI-12 Data Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.3 Scanning for Sondes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.4 ISCO-Ready Sondes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
7.5 Non-ISCO-Ready SDI-12 Sondes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.6 Sonde Setup - Storing Parameter Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.7 Sonde Calibration and Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
7.7.1 Calibration Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
7.7.2 Validation Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.8 Disconnecting Sondes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Section 8 Remote Operation
8.1 Computer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.1.1 Menu Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.1.2 External Program Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8.1.3 Remote Control of Sampler Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
8.2 Telephone Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Section 9 Maintenance
9.1 Maintenance Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.2 Cleaning Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.2.1 Cleaning the BLZZRD Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.2.2 Cleaning the Refrigerated Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.2.3 Defrosting the Refrigerated Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.2.4 Sample Bottles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.2.5 Cleaning or Replacing Wetted Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.3 Maintenance Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
9.3.1 Set Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
9.3.2 Pump Tube Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
9.3.3 Internal Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.3.4 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
9.4 Replacing the Pump Tube. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
9.4.1 Pump Tube Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
9.5 Opening the Controller Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
9.6 Replacing the Desiccant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
9.7 Replacing the Internal Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
9.8 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16

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9.8.1 Fatal Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
9.8.2 Pump Warning Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Appendix A Menu Flowcharts
Appendix B Material Safety Data Sheets
Appendix C General Safety Procedures
C.1 Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
C.2 Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
C.3 Adverse Atmospheres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
C.4 Entering Manholes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
C.4.1 Traffic Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
C.4.2 Removing the Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
C.4.3 Other Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
C.4.4 Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
C.4.5 Field Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
C.5 Lethal Atmospheres in Sewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Appendix D Replacement Parts
D.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Appendix E Accessories
E.1 Order Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Appendix F Battery Selection Guide
F.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
F.2 Determining the Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
List of Figures
1-1 Software Update window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
2-1 14-Bottle kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2-2 Attaching the distributor arm and discharge tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2-3 14-Bottle adapter plate installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2-4 Carrier alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2-5 14-Bottle configuration completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2-6 4-Bottle kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2-7 4-Bottle adapter plate installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2-8 4-Bottle configuration completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2-9 Composite 2.5 gallon glass kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2-10 Composite 2.5 gallon Nalgene (polyethylene) kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2-11 Attaching the composite tube guide and discharge tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2-12 Composite bottle adapter plate installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2-13 Composite 2.5 gallon bottle kits completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2-14 Composite 5 gallon bottle kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2-15 Composite 5 gallon bottle kit completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2-16 Mounting Holes for Battery Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
2-17 Battery box strap installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
2-18 Battery box secured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

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2-19 Attaching the suction line to the pump tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
2-20 Optional Password Protected Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
3-1 Menu Tree for Standard Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
4-1 Sample Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4-2 Start Time Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
5-1 Sample Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5-2 Factors affecting flow-weighted variable-volume samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5-3 Variable-volume scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
5-4 Start Time Diagram for Sampler Enable Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5-5 Event Mark Timing Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
6-1 Running a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6-2 Identifying sampler components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6-3 Taking a grab sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6-4 Report: Program Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
6-5 Report: Sampling Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
6-6 Report: Combined Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
6-7 Report: Combined Results (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
6-8 Report: Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
7-1 Teledyne Isco AQ700 Multi-Parameter Sonde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
8-1 Press and hold ?? to connect to the sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8-2 Example list of remote menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
9-1 Removing and replacing the pump tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
9-2 Placing the pump tube in the liquid detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
9-3 Controller mounting screw (1 of 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
9-4 Desiccant location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
9-5 Removing the desiccant bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
9-6 Main Circuit Board Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
9-7 Lithium battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
A-1 Menu Tree for Standard Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A-2 Standard Programming: Programming Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A-3 Standard and Extended Programming: Start Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A-4 Standard Programming: Quick View; Programming Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A-5 Standard Programming: Quick View; Start Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A-6 View Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
A-7 Maintenance Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
A-8 Manual Functions Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A-9 Extended Programming: Programming Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A-10 Extended Programming: Equipment Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
A-11 Extended Programming: Pacing and Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
A-12 Extended Programming: Event Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A-13 Extended Programming: Programmed Sampler Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A-14 Extended Programming: Quick View; Programming Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
A-15 Extended Programming: Quick View; Equipment Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
A-16 Extended Programming: Quick View; Pacing and Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
A-17 Extended Programming: Quick View; Programmed Sampler Enable . . . . . . . A-17
A-18 Extended Programming: Normal View; Software Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A-19 Extended Programming: Quick View; Software Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A-20 Extended Programming: Normal View; Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A-21 Extended Programming: Quick View; Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21
A-22 Analog Output and Dialout Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22
A-23 Analog Output and Dialout Quick View Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23
A-24 SDI-12 Sonde Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-24
F-1 Amp-hours required to cool 6 liters of sample liquid from 20° C (Ac) . . . . . . . . . . F-3
F-2 Amp-hours per day required to maintain sample liquid at 3° C (Am) . . . . . . . . . F-3

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List of Tables
1-1 Avalanche Sampler Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1-2 Avalanche Construction Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
1-3 Technical Specifications for the Avalanche Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1-4 Connector Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
2-1 Selecting the Right Strainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
2-2 Connecting External Instruments to the Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
3-1 About the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
5-1 Serial Data Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
6-1 Reports: Program Events, Source Codes, and Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
7-1 SDI-12 Sonde Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
8-1 Avalanche Remote Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8-2 Serial Data Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8-3 Remote Control of Sampler Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
8-4 Avalanche Remote Phone Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
C-1 Hazardous Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
E-1 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
List of Examples
Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Using Quick View Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Setting the Clock and Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Entering a Site Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Viewing Help Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Standard Program –
Sample every 15 Minutes, One Sample per Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Standard Program –
Flow-Paced Sampling, Two Bottles Per Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Start Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Programming with 730 Bubbler Flow Module Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Programming with 750 Area Velocity Module Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Selecting a Stored Extended Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Storm Water Runoff Sampling Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Event Paced Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Nonuniform Time Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Time Switching Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Sampler Enable Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
I/O Pin Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Dialout Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Taking a Grab Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Calibrating Sample Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Operating the Pump Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Moving the Distributor Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Viewing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Configuring Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Viewing System IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Sonde Setup screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Resetting the Pump Tube Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Resetting the Internal Battery Countdown Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Self-diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

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BLZZRD™
Portable Refrigerated Sampler
Section 1 Introduction
The BLZZRD is a multi-bottle, sequential/composite water
sampler featuring a transportable refrigeration system and an
advanced, multifunction controller. Its unique design provides
easy transport, quick setup, and on-site cooling —without
reliance on ice or utility power. An optional Mobility Kit with
pneumatic tires lets you wheel the sampler over rough terrain to
remote sampling sites.
The BLZZRD is ideal for storm water, TMDL, pretreatment com-
pliance, and other mobile sampling applications requiring
accurate sample preservation, versatile control, and flexible,
reliable data handling.
In the field, the sampler delivers 48 hours or more of refriger-
ation from a 12 volt deep cycle battery, which mounts conve-
niently on the optional wheeled cart. Its power-saving system
begins cooling when the first sample is drawn. the sampler can
wait patiently for days or weeks to collect event-triggered
samples, dial out an alarm/notification on its optional modem,
and then preserve the samples until they are retrieved. For even
greater versatility, the sampler runs on either 12 VDC or AC line
voltage.
The BLZZRD controller offers all of the control, expansion, and
data management options available with Teledyne ISCO’s 6700
Series Samplers, including:
•Plug-in flow measurement modules eliminate the need
for a separate flow meter.
•Direct-connect rain gauge, and SDI-12 connection to
multi-parameter sondes enable comprehensive runoff
and non-point-source monitoring.
• High-capacity data logging and Teledyne ISCO’s
Flowlink®Software provide the tools for sophisticated
analysis and reports.
1.1 About this Manual This manual contains the information you will need to install,
program, operate, and maintain the BLZZRD sampler. There are
nine sections and six appendices:
•Section 1, Introduction lists the features and specifica-
tions of the BLZZRD.
•Section 2, Installation/Preparation steps you through
installing the sampler and preparing it for use.
•Section 3, Programming Introduction describes features
that are common to both standard and extended
programming modes.

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•Section 4, Standard Programming shows how to
program your sampler using standard programming
mode.
•Section 5, Extended Programming shows how to
program your sampler using extended programming
mode.
•Section 6, Running Programs describes how to run,
pause, and stop programs, and activities after a program
has run.
•Section 7, SDI-12 Sondes provides information on
setting up sondes to work with the sampler.
•Section 8, Remote Operation explains how the sampler
can be controlled remotely.
•Section 9, Maintenance covers the basic maintenance
required to keep your sampler in top operating
condition.
The appendices are:
•Appendix A, Menu Flowcharts
•Appendix B, Material Safety Data Sheets
•Appendix C, General Safety Procedures
•Appendix D, Replacement Parts
•Appendix E, Accessories
•Appendix F, Battery Selection Guide.
1.2 About 700 Series
Modules
The bay on the controller’s side accepts any of Teledyne ISCO’s
700 Series Modules. The 700 Series includes:
•701 pH Parameter Module for monitoring pH and
temperature.
•720 Submerged Probe Module for monitoring a flow
stream’s level and flow rate with a submerged probe.
• 730 Bubbler Flow Module for monitoring a flow stream’s
level and flow rate with a bubbler system.
• 750 Area Velocity Module for monitoring a flow stream’s
level, velocity, and flow rate.
•780 4-20 mA Input Module for interfacing to
non-Teledyne ISCO devices with 4 to 20 milliampere
output signals.
The modules are optional accessories. The samplers do not
require them for operation. However, the modules offer a number
of advantages: they are an economical way to combine flow-rate
or parameter monitoring with sampling, and you can program
the samplers and modules as a single unit. Additionally, the sam-
plers store the readings in memory.
1.3 SDI-12 Sondes The data parameters used by the sonde and sampler must
match. Some sondes have “plug and play” setup. Known as
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they have, their order, and units of measure. Other sondes can
still be used, but require manual setup to identify proper data
types for each data value reported.
1.4 Telephone
Communication
Several remote communication options are available for the
sampler. These include both landline and cellular communi-
cation. Remote phone communication enables alarms, data
retrieval, and sampler control for remote sites. Cellular modems
allow the sampler to send and receive SMS text messages.
1.4.1 4200T Landline
Modem
The controller can be ordered with a factory-installed 2400 baud
dialout modem. Data retrieval is accomplished using Flowlink
software.
1.4.2 GSM Cellular Modem CSD service for GSM technology is only available in limited
areas. Contact Teledyne ISCO before ordering the GSM modem.
Samplers using this modem must have software version 2.34
installed. Refer to Section 1.4.5 for details.
1.4.3 CDMA Cellular Modem
for CSD
The CDMA Anydata Cell Phone modem for Circuit-Switched
Data (CSD) communication is no longer available from Teledyne
ISCO. Samplers still using this modem must have software
version 2.34 installed. Refer to Section 1.4.5 for details.
1.4.4 6712Ci Modem The 6712Ci is a CDMA cellular modem for serial communication
via the internet. This modem requires a customer-supplied static
IP address service contract with Verizon. Refer to Section 1.4.5
for details.
1.4.5 Software Compatibility The 6712Ci cellular modem and 2105Ci cellular modem module
work with 6700 Series/BLZZRD samplers running software
version 2.50 or later.
The RTD (Rapid Transfer Device), GSM modem, and CDMA
Anydata modem work with 6700 Series/BLZZRD samplers
running software version 2.34.
Software versions later than 2.50 will be compatible with the
6712Ci modem, 2105Ci Module, and RTD.
The following instructions detail the steps for identifying your
sampler’s software version, downloading the required software,
and installing it in the sampler controller.
CAUTION
Version 2.50 software should be installed only in samplers
using the 6712Ci modem or pushing data with a 2105 modem
module. This software disables the sampler’s ability to commu-
nicate with the RTD (Rapid Transfer Device), GSM modem,
and Anydata (CSD) modem.

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Identifying Your Software
Version
To determine if your sampler has the correct software installed
for your application:
1. Turn the sampler on. From the home screen, select VIEW
REPORT.
2. Select SYSTEM IDs.
The software version will appear in the list of IDs.
Downloading 2.50 (or
later) Software
To download the correct version of software:
1. Go to Teledyne ISCO’s public website at
http://www.teledyneisco.com
2. Hover you mouse over the WATER and WASTEWATER
selection in the menu ribbon near the top and select
SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE UPDATES that will be in
the menu that appears.
3. Scroll down to find the 6712 – BLZZRD section.
4. Select and download the appropriate language version you
require.
5. Rev. D 6712 – BLZZRD units require version 3.5.4 or
above.
6. Save the .zip file to a directory of your choice and extract
the contents.
Installing 2.50 (or later)
Software
CAUTION
Updating the sampler’s software will reset the program and
memory partition settings to factory default settings and will
erase stored data. Record settings and download data before
proceeding.
1. Turn the sampler on and connect your computer to the
interrogator port using either USB cable 60-2004-508 or
serial port cable 60-2544-044.
2. Open the Update Software application, found in the pro-
gram -> Flowlink 5.1 menu.
3. Follow the instructions provided in the PDF document
Updating Software Procedures. The Help file in the appli-
cation also contains these instructions.