Met One Instruments GT-521S, Manual

Page 1: ...GT 521S Manual Rev D Met One Instruments Inc Corporate Sales Service 1600 NW Washington Blvd Grants Pass OR 97526 Tel 541 471 7111 Fax 541 471 7116 www metone com service metone com GT 521S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...tins are often posted on our website Please contact us and obtain a Return Authorization RA number before sending any equipment back to the factory This allows us to track and schedule service work an...

Page 3: ...l Output 11 4 3 3 Samples 11 4 3 4 Sample Time 11 4 3 5 Hold Time 11 4 3 6 Count Mode 12 4 3 7 Sample Timing 12 5 Menu Selections 13 5 1 Edit Menu Items 13 5 2 Sample Setup Screen 13 5 2 1 Location Nu...

Page 4: ...20 6 Charging the Battery 21 7 Serial Communications 22 7 1 Serial Interface 23 7 2 Commands 24 7 3 Real Time Output 24 7 4 Comma Separated Value CSV 25 7 5 Printer Format 25 8 Maintenance 26 8 1 Ser...

Page 5: ...Unpacking Unpack and inspect the contents of the shipping container Standard items included are shown in Figure 1 Standard Accessories Optional accessories are shown in Figure 2 Optional Accessories...

Page 6: ...rivers that are not compatible with this product To install USB drivers Insert the Comet CD The install program should run automatically and display the screen below If an AutoPlay pop up window appea...

Page 7: ...PN GT 521S Battery Charger PN 390031 Power Cord PN 400113 Carrying Case PN 8517 Calibration Certificate PN GT 521S 9600 ISO Kinetic Probe PN G3110 Zero Count Filter PN G3111 USB Cable PN 500787 Comet...

Page 8: ...k Input jack for the battery charger This connection charges the internal battery pack and provides continuous operating power for the unit USB Port For USB serial communication Serial Port For serial...

Page 9: ...en Section 4 2 3 Press Start Stop key The GT 521S will sample for 1 minute and stop 4 Observe the counts on the display 5 The unit is ready for use 3 User Interface The GT 521S user interface is compo...

Page 10: ...ent sample data and previous sample data Figure 5 shows the Operate Screen 18 AUG 06 11 23 0 3 0 CF 0 5 0 CF Location 001 Figure 5 Operate Screen w o Temp RH The top line of the Operate Screen shows d...

Page 11: ...ount system to initialize HOLDING GT 521S is taking multiple samples and is waiting for the hold time to finish STOPPING GT 521S is stopping the sample and is waiting for the count system to stop COUN...

Page 12: ...2 Real Time Serial Output GT 521S provides real time output on the serial port at the end of each sample The format of the output is controlled by the report type setting section 5 8 1 4 3 3 Samples T...

Page 13: ...more detail in section 5 3 COUNTING 58 0 3 29 780 CF 0 5 1 400 CF Location 001 Figure 8 Differential Counts 4 3 7 Sample Timing The following figures depict the sample timing sequence for both single...

Page 14: ...t the date and time SET CONTRAST Adjust the display contrast ABOUT Display firmware version and serial number 5 1 Edit Menu Items To change settings press Menu to display the main menu press or to nav...

Page 15: ...seconds will increase pump life 5 2 4 Samples The samples setting controls the number of samples to take as illustrated below Selection Description REPEAT Repeat configures the unit for continuous sa...

Page 16: ...er of particles between a given size and the size larger When in differential mode the volume units will be preceded the delta character on the screen For the serial output a lower case d character is...

Page 17: ...ents to print Setting location to 000 prints all locations Settable from 0 999 01 JAN 00 The date time to begin printing sample events from 18 AUG 06 The date time to stop print samples at After the p...

Page 18: ...ey while viewing the Memory Screen This will delete all the sample events in memory A warning screen will be displayed to prevent accidental erasure 5 7 Count Alarms Screen Configure count alarm limit...

Page 19: ...annel 2 Hi Alarm 5 00 V 5 8 Serial Configure the serial port settings REPORT CSV BAUD 9600 SERIAL RS 232 Figure 20 Serial Screen 5 8 1 Report Type The Report setting determines the output format for t...

Page 20: ...tting on the top of the unit PN 9801 2 Access the Set Flow Screen Figure 21 by pressing Menu then select Set Flow The pump will start automatically when you enter the Set Flow Screen and stop when you...

Page 21: ...TIME 11 25 36 Figure 23 Set Clock Screen Date Time Formats Date dd mmm yy dd day mmm month yy year Time hh mm ss hh hours mm minutes ss seconds 5 12 Set Contrast Screen Press or to improve display qua...

Page 22: ...ht side of the GT 521S The battery charger is universal and will work with power line voltages of 100 to 240 volts 50 to 60 Hz A discharged battery pack will take approximately 2 5 hours to fully char...

Page 23: ...talled first Windows may install generic drivers that are not compatible with this product To install USB drivers Insert the Comet CD The install program should run automatically and display the scree...

Page 24: ...with the GT 521S through the RS 232 DB 9 port requires a custom serial cable PN3228 Standard serial cables will not work and may cause damage to the instrument if connected Below is a description of t...

Page 25: ...last n records If n is omitted this returns the last record D Date mm dd yy Set Date T Time hh MM ss Set Time C Clear data S Start a sample E End a sample ST Sample Time RV Show software revision ID S...

Page 26: ...nnel 2 Size 00 5 5 Channel 2 Count TC L CF M3 00008680 Note 2 6 Temperature C F 022 Note 2 Note 3 7 RH 033 Note 3 8 Location 001 9 Sample Time 0 9999 seconds 0060 10 Status Bits see below 000 Note 5 1...

Page 27: ...igure the unit as follows Samples SINGLE Sample Time 60 seconds Volume Total Count TC 3 Start and complete a sample 4 The smallest particle size should have a count 1 8 3 Flow Rate Test The flow rate...

Page 28: ...to laser radiation which can cause eye injury Symptom Possible Cause Solution Display does not turn on Low Battery Defective Battery Charge battery Send to service center Pump does not turn on when a...

Page 29: ...ery Life 24 hours Intermittent operation 6 hours continuous operation Battery Charge Time Fully changed in 2 5 hours AC Adapter Charger Li ion battery charger 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz Communications USB RS...

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