Thermo Scientific Orion Versa Star User manual

Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR™
Conductivity/Temperature Module
Reference Guide

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Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR™ Conductivity/Temperature Module
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................................................1
Chapter 2 Module Overview .....................................................3
Module Connections and Inputs ........................................ 3
Module Maintenance.................................................. 4
Display Information From Module ....................................... 4
Chapter 3 Setup Menus .........................................................5
Setup Menus for Primary Measurements ................................ 5
Read Type Information..............................6
Temperature Compensation Options ...................6
Setup Menu for Temperature ........................................... 7
Chapter 4 Conductivity Calibration ...............................................9
Chapter 5 Temperature Calibration ..............................................11
Chapter 6 Measurement........................................................13
Chapter 7 Methods ............................................................15
Chapter 8 Data Storage and Review .............................................17
Data Storage Settings ................................................ 17
Measurement Read Type...........................17
Datalog, Computer and Printer Export Settings ..........17
Datalog Review ...................................................... 17
Calibration Review................................................... 18
Chapter 9 Customer Services ...................................................19
Troubleshooting Guide................................................ 19
Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Warranty and Registration ............................................ 19
WEEE Compliance ................................................... 19
Declaration of Conformity ............................................. 20
Conductivity/Temperature Module Specifications ....................... 21
Ordering Information ................................................. 22
Appendix Advanced Features...................................................27
Conductivity Temperature Compensation and Reference Temperature ..... 27
Conductivity and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)........................... 27
Conductivity Automatic Calibration .................................... 27
Table of Conductivity Standards Values Vs. Temperature ................. 28

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Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR Conductivity/Temperature Module
Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of the Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR™ Conductivity/Temperature Module.
This module is for use with the Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR Advanced Electrochemistry Benchtop Meter.
Some key features of this module include:
• Conductivity,TDS,salinityandresistivitycapabilities
• Selectablereadingreferencetemperaturesof5,10,15,20or25°C
• Compatibilitywith2-or4-cellconductivitycells
• Linear,non-linear,nLFuorEPcurveoptionsforconductivity
• Choiceofpracticalsalinityornaturalseawatercurvesforsalinityreadings
• Automaticandmanualdataloggingoptions
Pleasereadthisreferenceguidethoroughly.Anyuseoutsideoftheseinstructionsmayinvalidateyourwarrantyand
causepermanentdamagetothemeter.

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Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR Conductivity/Temperature Module
Chapter 2 Module Overview
Toconnectthemodulestothemeterandforspecicinformationregardingthemeteroutputs,pleaseseethe
OrionVERSASTARReferenceGuide.TheReferenceGuideisontheCDincludedwiththemeterandalsoavailable
at www.thermoscientific.com/water.
Module Connections and Inputs
1. Selectaconductivitycellbasedonsamplerangeandreportingrequirements.
2. Placeconductivitycellinthemeter’selectrodearm.
3. Attachthe8pinmini-DINconnectionintotheconductivitymodule.
4. AttachtheOrionStarstirrerprobe(cat.no.096019,soldseparately)tothesideofthemeterandinto
themeter'selectrodearm,ifneededforyourtestmethod.
5. Setupareawithstandards,rinsewater,sample&othersupplies.
6. Connectthemeterfordatacollection(Hyperterminal,LIMS,StarPrinter,etc),ifdesired.
7. PowertheOrionVERSASTARmeter,stirrer,anddatacollectiondevice(s).
Conductivity Module
8pinmini-DINconnectorfor
conductivityprobe

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Module Maintenance
Forroutinemaintenance,dustandwipethemodulewithadampcloth.Ifnecessary,warmwaterormildwater-based
detergentcanbeused.Maintenancecanbeperformedonadaily,weeklyormonthlybasis,asrequiredbyoperating
environment.Immediatelyremoveanyspilledsubstanceusingthepropercleaningprocedureforthatspilltype.
Display Information from Module
ExampleConductivityMeasurementScreen–SingleChannel
Dateandtime
Sample
temperature
Primaryreading
Informationon
lastcalibration
Theinformationonthedisplaycanbecustomized.
Enterthesetupmenutomakechanges.
1.PressSetup.
2.UsethearrowkeystohighlightInst.Settings,
press (f3/select) key.
3.UsethearrowkeytohighlightDisplayView.
 Press(f3/select) key.
4.Followtheonscreenpromptstochoosewhatyou
would like to see on the measurement screen.

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Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR Conductivity/Temperature Module
Chapter 3 Setup Menus
Setup Menus for Primary Measurements
1. SelecttheConductivitychannelbypressingthechannelkey,thenpressf3 (Setup).
2. Arrowovertohighlighttheappropriateconductivitymoduleforsetup,pressf3 (Select).
3. ArrowthecursortoMode,pressf3 (Select),arrowtoConductivity,pressf3 (Select).
4. Selecttheoptionsforyourtesting.
TDS, Salinity and Resistivity Setup Menus
Conductivity Setup Menu
(Default values are in bold in the table below)
ProbeSerialNumber Input
SampleID Off,Manual,AutoIncrement
Stability Smart,Fast,Medium,Slow
Averaging Off,Automatic Smart
Read Type AutoRead,Timed,Continuous
CellK(Constant) Inputcellconstant
Reference Temperature 5,10,15,20,or25 ºC
Temp Compensation Linear,nLFn,nLFu,EP
Temperature Coefficient 2.1
Alarm** Limit,CalDue,SetPoint
**Limitandsetpointalarmdefaultsetto‘off’.
Calduealarmsetto12hours.
TDS Setup Menu (Default values in bold)
Read Type AutoRead,Timed,Continuous
CellK(Constant) Inputcellconstant
TDSFactor 0.50
Reference Temperature 5,10,15,20,or25 ºC
Temp Compensation Linear,nLFn,nLFu,EP,Off
ProbeSerialNumber Input
Stability Smart,Fast,Medium,Slow
Averaging Off,Automatic Smart
Alarm Limit,SetPoint
Cell Type Standard,USP
Resistivity Setup Menu (Default values in bold)
Read Type AutoRead,Timed,Continuous
CellK(Constant) Inputcellconstant
Reference Temperature 5,10,15,20,or25ºC
Temp Compensation Linear,nLFn,nLFu,EP,Off
Stability Smart,Fast,Medium,Slow
Averaging Off,Automatic Smart
Alarm Limit,SetPoint
Cell Type Standard,USP
Salinity Setup Menu (Default values in bold)
Read Type AutoRead,Timed,Continuous
CellK(Constant) Inputcellconstant
Salinity Type Practical Salinity,SeaWater
Stability Smart,Fast,Medium,Slow
Averaging Off,Automatic Smart
Alarm Limit,SetPoint
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Read Type Information
Therearethreemainreadtypesavailableasshowninthesetupmenus.
• Auto-Read – Themeterwilldisplaythemeasurementasitstabilizesandlockandholdthe
measurementwhenitisstable.(TheARiconwilllockonthescreen.)Oncethemeasurementislocked,
themeterwillautomaticallyexportthemeasurementtothedatalog,ifthedatalogisenabledin
thesetupmenu,andtoaprinterorcomputer,ifaprinterorcomputerisconnectedtothemeterand
enabledinthesetupmenu.Totakeanewmeasurement,pressmeasure (esc)/1.
• Timed – Themeterwillreadanddisplayameasurementatthesettimeintervalthatisprogrammed
bytheoperator.Therearetwooptions:
 1. Bychecking/selectingthe"Interval"box,atthesettimeinterval,themeterwillautomatically
 exportthemeasurementtothedatalog,ifthedatalogisenabledinthesetupmenu,andtoa
 printerorcomputer,ifaprinterorcomputerisconnectedtothemeterandenabledinthesetup
 menu.Ifselected,enterthetimeintervalvalueinahours:minutes:secondsformatusingthe
numeric keypad and press f3 (select) key.
 2. Ifthe"Interval"boxisunchecked/notselected,asingletimedmeasurementwillbetaken.
 Themeterwillapplythesamesavingandexportingdataconditionsaswiththesettime
 intervaltorecordandexportdata,butlockafteronetimedintervalhasexpired.Press
measure (esc)/1toresetthecountdownclockandtakeanewreading.
• Continuous – The meter will continuously measure and update the display. This read type is useful
whenperforminganexperimentthatrequirescontinuousmeasurementstobetaken.Pressthe
log/print/0keytoexportthemeasurementtothedatalog,ifthedatalogisenabledinthesetup
menu,andtoaprinterorcomputer,ifaprinterorcomputerisconnectedtothemeterandenabledin
the setup.
Temperature Compensation Options
Theseoptionscanvaryaccordingtothemeasurementmode.
• Linear –Mostbenecialforusewithsampleswithknownandlineartemperaturecoefcients.
• nLFn –Thisabbreviationisfornon-linearnaturalpurewater.Itworksbestforlowconductivitywater
suchaspurewatersandnaturalwaters(ground,wellorsurfacewaters).
• nLFu –Thisabbreviationisfornon-linearultrapurewaterthatcontainsnoairorcarbondioxide.
• EP –Temperature-compensationisturnedoffwhenthisisselected.Usingthisfeatureresultsin
warninglimitsbeingdisplayedwhenthepurewatersampleisovertheacceptablereadingforthat
temperatureperEPorUSPrequirements.

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Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR Conductivity/Temperature Module
Setup Menu for Temperature
AllofthetemperaturemeasurementsettingsarefoundinTemperatureSetupmenuforeachmeasurement.
*Thisnumberwillchangetomatchthesetupmenuchannel.
Temperatureprobescanbesetupinthemeasurementmodeofthesampleyouaremeasuring.Ch-1ATCallowsthe
temperatureprobetobeusedinmorethanonechannelfortemperature-compensatedmeasurements,suchaswhen
apHelectrodeanda2-cellconductivitycellareinthesamemeasurementsample.TemperatureisacriticalpHand
conductivitymeasurementasthemeasurementvaluesrequireatemperaturecorrectiontodeterminethereference
value,often25ºCintheAmericaand20ºCinEurope.
Temperature Unit ºCorºFselection
Temperature Input and Type Ch-1ATC,Ch-2ATC,Ch-3ATC,Ch-4ATC,MTC
Temperature Cal Ch-1*ATConlyorAllATCallowsallATCstobe
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Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR Conductivity/Temperature Module
Chapter 4 Conductivity Calibration
Theconductivitymeasurementmodesaredesignedforapplicationstodeterminethequalityofwaterinprocesses
wheredissolvedions(Salinityinpsu,practicalsalinityunits),purity(ResistanceinlowmicroSiemens/cm)anddissolved
saltsandothercompounds(TotalDissolvedSolids,TDSinppt/ppm).Eachmeasurementhasitsownunits.
Conductivityspansawidemeasurementrange,soautoranginginthelivereadingsmakesgatheringsampledata
easier.Asthereadingschange,theunitsdisplaybasedonthevaluechange.TheConductivitymeasurementsare
reportedbacktotheReferenceTemperatureselectedinsetup.
Uptosixconductivitystandardscanbeusedforcalibration.Alwaysusefreshstandardsandselectstandardsthat
arenearthesampleconductivity.Preparetheconductivitycellaccordingtotheinstructionsintheconductivitycell
userguide.
Note:Forautomaticcalibration,thenominalcellconstantoftheconductivitycellmustbeenteredinthesetup
menubeforethecalibrationisperformed.UsefreshThermoScienticOrionConductivityStandardswithvaluesof
100μS/cm,1413μS/cmand12.9mS/cmtouseautomaticcalibration.
1. PressCal (f1) tobeginConductivitycalibration,bracketingexpectedsamplerange.
Calibrationmaybe1to6points.
a.Usefreshstandards,rinsecellwithdeionizerwaterbeforeeachreading,blotdry.
b.MeasuretheConductivitystandardsfromtheleastconcentratedstandardtothemost
concentratedstandardforgreatestaccuracyandtopreventcarryover.
c.Followtheonscreenprompts.
d.Duringcalibration,pointscanbeeditedorretestedpriortoacceptance.Ifthereading
doesnotstabilize,youmaypressOverride (f3)totakethereading.
e.Acceptthecalibrationwhenitiscompleted.
2. Thecalibrationinformationisnowdisplayedbystandardbeakersandconcentrationsusedinthe
calibrationwhenthemainmeasurementscreenreturns.Pressthelog view (9)keytoviewcalibration
details.Fromlogview,printingorsendingdataisanoption.

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Thermo Scientific Orion VERSA STAR Conductivity/Temperature Module
Chapter 5 Temperature Calibration
TheATCtemperaturedisplayhasarelativeaccuracyof±0.1°C.Temperaturesensorsbuiltintotheconductivity
cellshavevaryingtemperatureaccuracies,usually±0.5°Cto±2°C.Use this function only if necessary. Since the
temperatureoffsetcalculatedduringthecalibrationisappliedtoallfuturetemperaturemeasurements,recalibrate
ifadifferentconductivitycellisused.Fortemperaturecalibration,theprobeneedstobeconnectedtothemeter
andthecalibrationsolutionshouldhaveaknown,stabletemperature.ItisrecommendedthattwoNIST-traceable
thermometersbeusedtomeasureandverifysolutiontemperature.
1. Pressf3 (setup) key.
2. Usethearrowkeystohighlightthechannelthatthetemperatureprobeisconnectedto.
Pressf3 (select).
3. UsethearrowkeystohighlightTemperatureandpressf3 (select).
4. UsethearrowkeystohighlighttheappropriateTemperatureCaloptionandpressf3 (select).
5. Followtheonscreenprompts.

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Chapter 6 Measurement
Aftersuccessfulcalibration,thesamplescanbetested.
1. Rinsetheconductivitycellwithdeionizedwater,blotdrywithlint-freetissue.
2. Placeconductivitycellandstirrerinrstsample.
3. IfthemeterisinAutoReadmode(meterdefault)pressmeasure (esc) (1)key.Ifthemeterisin
continuousortimedreadmode,themeterwillimmediatelystarttakingreadings.
4. IfinAutoReadmodeanddatalogisenabled(default),thereadingwillautomaticallybestoredwhen
the“AR”appears.Ifincontinuousreadmodeanddatalogisenabled,presslog/print (0) key to store
intothemeter’smemory.
Note:Toenableordisabledatalogging,presssetupandselectInst.Settings.

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Chapter 7 Methods
Themeterstoresuptotenmethodsperchannelwiththelastcalibrationdatastoredforeachmethod.
Usethechannelsetuptoaccessandmodifymethods.
1. Pressf3 (setup) key.
2. Usethearrowkeystohighlighttheappropriatechannel.Pressf3 (select).
3. UsethearrowkeystohighlightMethodandpressf3 (select).
4. Themethodscanbeloaded,copied,savedandeditedbyfollowingtheonscreenprompts.

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