Sampling Data Logger User’s Manual
PAGE
9
of
17
Operation
Guide
Make sure you read through these instructions thoroughly before using the meter. This guide will help you become
more familiar with the meter in order to be as productive as possible in a short period of time. Please read the
Important
Safeguards
on page 4 before continuing.
IMPORTANT:
Follow
these
instructions
to
ensure
proper
set
up:
1. Download the GasLab
®
software to your computer as shown in the
GasLab
®
Software
section on page 5.
2. Power the meter using the included universal power supply. Turn
ON
the meter.
3. Wait until the display changes colors to visually confirm it has reset successfully after connecting it to a
computer.
Connecting
Meters
The first time the meter is connected to your computer, the operating system will install the necessary USB drivers
as shown in
Figure
3.
This process could take a few minutes.
Figure
3:
USB
Driver
Installation.
LCD
Display
The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the following features:
CO2 concentration level in parts‐per‐million (ppm) for 1% and 5% models
CO2 concentration level in percentage format (##.##%) for all other models
Logging ON/OFF
Percentage of free memory
Data
Storage
This meter features an internal memory capable of storing 15,000 data points. Due to the nature of their design,
these meters will need to be initialized before operation and its logging period and real‐time clock will need to be
set under the “Settings” menu.
Logging
Data
Once the GasLab
®
software has been installed and the meter is connected to the computer, you can gather data in a
variety of ways. Data can be collected in real time, data logs can be downloaded from the meter’s memory and
saved to the computer, and data can be reviewed on the meter’s LCD display.
For
each
logging
session
