User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Safety
- 3 Commissioning
- 4 Operation
- 4.1 Switching on the meter
- 4.2 Login with a user name
- 4.3 General operating principles
- 4.4 Sensor-independent settings
- 4.5 Sensor info
- 4.6 Channel display
- 4.7 pH value
- 4.7.1 General information
- 4.7.2 Measuring the pH value
- 4.7.3 Settings for pH measurements
- 4.7.4 pH calibration
- 4.7.5 Calibration interval
- 4.7.6 Carrying out an automatic calibration (AutoCal)
- 4.7.7 Carrying out a manual calibration (ConCal)
- 4.7.8 Displaying calibration records
- 4.7.9 Continuous measurement control (CMC function)
- 4.7.10 QSC function (sensor quality control)
- 4.8 ORP voltage
- 4.9 Dissolved oxygen
- 4.10 Conductivity
- 4.11 Data storage
- 4.12 Transmitting data (USB interfaces)
- 4.12.1 Outputting current measurement data
- 4.12.2 Transmitting data (to a PC)
- 4.12.3 Connecting the PC / USB-B interface (USB Device)
- 4.12.4 Options for data transmission to a PC (USB-B interface)
- 4.12.5 Connecting the USB memory device / USB-A interface (USB Host)
- 4.12.6 Data transmission to a USB memory device (USB-A interface)
- 4.13 Reset
- 5 Maintenance, cleaning, disposal
- 6 What to do if...
- 7 Technical data
- 8 Lists
- 9 Appendix: Firmware update

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1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3 Socket field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.4 Automatic sensor recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.5 IDS sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.6 IDS adapter for analog sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 Authorized use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2 General safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Commissioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.1 Scope of delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2 Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3 Initial commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.1 Inserting the rechargeable batteries. . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.2 Connecting the power pack / charging the
batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3.3 Switching on the meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3.4 Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1 Switching on the meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2 Login with a user name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 General operating principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.3.1 Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.3.2 Display of several sensors in measuring mode . 27
4.3.3 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.3.4 Example 1 on navigation: Setting the language. 30
4.3.5 Example 2 on navigation: Setting the date and
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.4 Sensor-independent settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.4.1 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.4.2 Data storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.4.3 Automatic Stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.4.4 Automatic switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.4.5 Display illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36