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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Power on the Gas Tracker using the power switch on the front cover.
The touch screen interface will now begin to load.
When the Gas Tracker is plugged into the 24 V power supply and charging, the text
Charging appears along the bottom of the display. When the battery is fully charged,
the text Charging disappears and is replaced by the text Fully Charged.
Initial Setup
Once the unit is powered on and the
touch screen has loaded it must be
configured. Configuration requirements
are completed in the Setup tab (Fig. 5).
Click Setup on the le hand side of the
touch screen interface.
Set the units by clicking the Units
button. The options are Metric and
Imperial. The current unit variation
selected is what the data will be
displayed in.
Select the timezone by clicking the
Timezone button. Options with NA are
for North American time zones
and options with EU are for European
time zones. Select from the following
options (Fig. 6): NA-Eastern, NA-Central,
NA-Mountain, NA-Arizona, NA-Pacific,
EU-Western, EU-Central, EU-Eastern,
EU-Fthr. East, Asia-China, Asia-Japan,
Asia-Korea, and Asia-India. If the
necessary timezone is not represented
here, the UTC oset can be used. Do
this by clicking the UTC Oset button.
Select the proper hour oset from
UTC. The range goes from -12 hours to +12 hours in 1 hour increments. Upon selecting the
time zone, the page will automatically save and return back to the Setup page. If the time
is incorrect it must be synced to a PC. Use the provided USB cable and the instructions in
the Soware section of the manual under Information to complete this task.
To set the Gas Type and Cylinder Capacity press the Gas Setup button.
Under the Gas Type text click Change to change the gas type. Select the proper gas
type from the menu. The options are as follows: Argon, CO, Helium, Nitrogen, 2% CO/Ar,
10% CO/Ar, 15% CO/Ar, 20% CO/Ar, 25% CO/Ar, 25% He/Ar, and 3% 0/Ar. Upon selecting
a gas mixture, the page will return back to the Gas Setup page.
Change the Cylinder Capacity by pressing the Change button under Cylinder Capacity.
The cylinder capacity options are configured on the keypad. A capacity from 1 – 500
CF (1 – 15,000 liters) can be established. The number entered will be in the selected
units (cubic feet if imperial and liters if metric) If using bulk gas select the Bulk option.
Upon selecting an option, the screen will return to the Gas Setup page. Click the backwards
arrows once the gas type and cylinder capacity have been configured.
Figure 6
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