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Failure to follow can result in serious personal
injury or death.

Do not use this detector to sample for oxygen in
gases other than air.

Perform an alarm function check and a response
check before each day's use. If the instrument
fails either check, the instrument must be taken
out of service.

Recheck response and alarm function if the
instrument is subjected to physical shock.

The instrument is factory sealed and contains
no user serviceable parts. Substitution of
components may impair intrinsic safety.

This unit contains a lithium battery; dispose of
properly.

Do not rely on the vibrating alarm (if equipped) in
cold tempuratures (<

0

°C) as the vibrating alarm

may cease to operate under these conditions.

To prevent sensor damage, store the instrument
under the following conditions:

Intermittent

Optimal Storage

(

24

hours)

Temperature

-

20

to +

4

°C

4

to 

32

°C

(-

4

to +

40

°F)

(

40

to 

90

°F)

32

to 

50

°C 

(

90

to 

120

°F)

Activating the PULSAR Detector

The unit must be activated before it can be used
to warn the user of a potentially hazardous
condition.

·

To activate the personal protection
instrument, press and hold the TEST button
for 

3

seconds. The instrument will indicate

the initialization sequence by counting up 

1

,

2

,

3

…on the display.

·

The instrument will then perform a 

99

second activation countdown.

·

Calibrate instrument in fresh air immediately
after activation to adjust to ambient
conditions.

Once activated, the instrument will remain active
until the months remaining counter reaches 

0

or

a low battery error occurs.

PULSAR Alarms

There are two alarm setpoints in the instrument.
Refer to your instrument for your factory-set
alarm points. The instrument is factory
configured with EITHER one oxygen enrichment
and one oxygen depletion alarm OR two oxygen
depletion alarms.

1

. If the gas concentration reaches or falls

below the first depletion alarm setpoint
(depletion-depletion configuration) or
reaches and exceeds the enrichment alarm 
setpoint (enrichment-depletion configuration):

·

the instrument will display and flash 
"Lo" on the LCD and enter a low alarm
sequence.

·

The low alarm can be silenced for five

seconds by pushing the TEST button or
it will automatically clear once the
oxygen  level exceeds the setpoint
(oxygen depletion) or falls below the
alarm setpoint (oxygen enrichment) 

2

. If the gas concentration reaches or falls

below  the second depletion alarm setpoint
(depletion-depletion configuration) or
reaches or falls below the depletion alarm
setpoint (enrichment-depletion
configuration):

·

The instrument will display and flash
"Hi" on the LCD and enter a high alarm
sequence.

·

The high alarm can be silenced for five
seconds by pressing the TEST button or
it will automatically clear once the
oxygen  level exceeds the setpoint

Refer to instrument markings for factory-set
alarm setpoints.

PULSAR Calibration

False oxygen alarms can occur due to changes in
barometric pressure (altitude changes) or
extreme changes in ambient temperature. The
PULSAR Detector is equipped with a feature to
allow calibration at pressure and/or temperature
of use. Be sure that the instrument is in known
fresh air before performing a 
calibration.

To calibrate the oxygen sensor:

1

. Press and hold the TEST button for five seconds 

·

the instrument displays "rc"

2

. Release the TEST button

3

. Immediately push and hold the TEST button

again for five seconds

4

. The display will count down from 

5

to 

1

5

. The instrument will calibrate the oxygen

sensor while “rc” flashes on display

6

. "dn" will be displayed to indicate a 

successful calibration

7

. The instrument will return to normal mode.

If the oxygen sensor cannot be calibrated, "Er"
and "

6

" will alternately flash on the display. The

instrument must be removed from service.

PULSAR Function Checks

Confidence Flash

The alarm lights will flash approximately every

30

seconds to indicate that the PULSAR Detector

is operating.

Alarm Test

(Check before each day's use)

If the TEST button is momentarily pressed, a
one-second test of the alarms must occur. This
test includes testing the:

·

display

·

alarm lights

·

vibrator (if installed)

·

horn

Time Remaining

(Check before each 

day's use)

After the alarm test, the PULSAR Detector's 
remaining operating time (in months) will be
displayed for nine seconds.

·

The months remaining (

24

to 

0

months).

·

When the months remaining reaches zero,
the instrument must be taken out of
service. The instrument will remain active

until the TEST button is pushed three more
times or until four days have elapsed,
whichever comes first. After this, the
instrument's alarm LEDs will light and the
display will alternate between "Er" and "

10

".

The instrument will no longer warn of
hazardous gas concentrations and must be
removed from service.
The alarm can be silenced by pushing the
TEST button.

The time remaining display will decrement faster
if the instrument experiences alarms or the test
feature is used more than  approximately two
minutes per day.

Response Check 

(Check before each day’s use)

To ensure proper operation of the PULSAR
Detector, it must be gas checked daily. To 
perform a response check:

·

Connect one end of the calibration tubing
to the response check cylinder and the
other end to the sensor inlet on the PULSAR
Detector.

·

Turn on the cylinder valve. The display must
indicate an alarm and the alarm lights, horn
and vibrator (if installed) must activate.
Remove the gas, close the valve and reset
the alarm.

Gas Reading Display

Following the operating time remaining, the
current oxygen reading in %O2 is displayed in
the following format:

·  “rd” will be displayed for 1 second followed by
·  The oxygen reading for 5 seconds

o

If reading is >1.0% O2, for example,
20.8% O2, the “20”, “8” will toggle on
the LCD

o

If reading is <1.0% O2, for example, 0.5%
O2, then “”,”5” will toggle on the LCD

Software Version

To view the software revision of the instrument,
press and hold the TEST button for three seconds
during the months remaining period. The instru-
ment will display "rE" for 

0

.

5

seconds, followed by

the revision of the software (

1

-

99

) for 

1

.

5

seconds.

Low Battery

Should the PULSAR Detector's battery become
too low to operate the instrument:

·  the alarm lights will light
·  the horn will sound

·  the display will alternate between "Er" and "11".

The battery has sufficient capacity to power the
instrument for two years with approximately
two minutes of alarms per day. Alarms beyond
two minutes per day, or excessive use of the Test
feature, may cause the battery alarm to occur
sooner than normal.

The alarm can be silenced by pushing the TEST
button.

Optional Clips

The PULSAR Detector is supplied with two
mounting clips. When choosing a clip, be sure
that the inlet to the sensor is not covered or
obscured by clothing, paper or anything else
that may prevent the sensor from being fully
exposed to the atmosphere being monitored.

Ac

tiv

a

te By

:

O

2

Ox

yge

n

Specifica

tions

Oper

a

ting T

emper

a

tur

R

ange:

-

20

to +

50

° C (-

4

to +

122

° F)

Humidity

:

10

to 

95

% R

H

,Non c

ondensing

Oper

a

ting Lif

e:

2

years with a

ver

age of 

2

minutes of alarm per da

y

A

udible Alarm:

85

dB  

Siz
e:

3

.

4

" H x 

2

.

0

" W 

0

.

75

" D 

(

8

.

6

cm H x 

5

.

1

cm W 

1

.

9

cm D

)

W

eigh

t:

2

.

4

oz  (

68

gr

ams

)

Ce
rtifica

tions

- US and C

anadian cU

L cer

tifica

tion f

or Class I,

Division 

1

Gr
oups A,

B

,C and D

Accessories 

Description

P

a

rt

No
.

Cy
linder

,

5.0

% O

x

yg

en,

R

P

493580

Cy
linder

,

20

.

8

% o

x

yg

en,

R

P

479857

R

egula

tor
,

0

.

25

lpm

467895

R

egula

tor
,

0

.

25

lpm C

ombina

tion

711175

Tu
bing

,

40

cm (

16

”)

10030325

Suspender Style Clip

10032389

Spring W

ir

e

 Clip

10032387

PULSAR™ Oxygen Detector

Instructions for Use and Maintenance

MS

A W

arr

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PU

LS

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1.

W

arr

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ty

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arr

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ts 

tha

t

this pr

oduc

t

will be fr

ee fr

om mechanical def

e

cts and f

a

ulty workmanship f

or a peri-

od of 

two (2) y

ears fr

om da

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p

ro

vided it

is main

tained and used in acc

o

rdance with MS

A's instruc

tions

and/

or r

e

commenda

tions.

MS

A shall be r

eleased fr

om all obliga

tions under 

this w

arr

an

ty in 

the e

ven

t

repairs or

modifica

tions ar

e made by persons other 

than its own or authoriz

ed ser

vice personnel or if 

the w

arr

an

ty claim

results fr

om ph

ysical abuse or misuse of 

the pr

oduc

t.

No agen

t,

employ

ee or r

epr

esen

ta

tiv

e of MS

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y author-

ity 

to bind MS

to an

y af

firma

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repr

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arr

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oncerning 

the goods sold under 

this c

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clusiv

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ur

chaser's sole and e

x

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or br

each of 

the abo

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 w

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r-

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y,

for an

tor

tious c

onduc

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o

f MS

A,

or f

or an

y other cause of ac

tion,

shall be 

the r

epair and/

or r

eplacemen

t

a

t

MS

A's option,

of an

y equipmen

t

or par

ts 

ther

eof

,

which af

ter e

x

amina

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A is pr

o

ven 

to be def

ec

tiv

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R

eplacemen

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equipmen

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and/

or par

ts will be pr

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vided a

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no c

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Failur

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to

successfully r

epair an

y nonc

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oduc

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shall not

cause 

the r

emedy established her

eby 

to f

ail of its essen

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purpose.

3.

E

x

clusion of C

onsequen

tial Damage

- P

u

rchaser specifically understands and agr

ees 

tha

t

u

nder no cir

cumstances

will MS

A be liable 

to P

u

rchaser f

or ec

onomic,

special,

inciden

tal or c

onsequen

tial damages or losses of an

y kind

wha

tsoe

ve

r,

including but

not

limited 

to

,loss of an

ticipa

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ofits and an

y other loss caused by r

eason of non-oper-

a

tion of 

the goods.

This e

x

clusion is applicable 

to claims f

or br

each of w

arr

an

ty

,t

or

tious c

onduc

t

or an

y other cause

of ac

tion against

MS

A.

Gar

antía de MS

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Detec

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xíg

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PU

LS

AR

1.

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an

tía - 

MS

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a

n

tiz

a que este pr

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á def

ec

tos mecánic

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par

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siempr

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do c

on las instrucciones y/

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MS

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á libr

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toda obligación bajo esta gar

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par

aciones o modificaciones se ha

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afirmación,

repr

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tes mencionada,

p

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te de MS

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o por cualquier otr

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á la r

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par

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m-

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a mencionados aquí a la discr

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erificació

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por MS

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án equipos y/

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te de MS

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tisf

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te cualquier pr

oduc

to c

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falle el pr

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3.

Ex

clusión de daños emer

gen

tes -

El C

ompr

ador en

tiende específicamen

te y está de acuer

do que bajo ningún c

oncepto MS

A ser

á

responsable an

te el C

ompr

ador por daños ec

onómic

os

,especiales

,i

nciden

tales o emer

gen

tes

,o

 pér

didas de ningún 

tipo

,incluidas de

maner

a e

x

clusiv

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 más no limita

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a,

la pér

dida de ganancias an

ticipadas y cualquier otr

a pér

dida causada por el no funcionamien

to de

los enser

es.

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sta e

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tr

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Gar

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Détec

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o

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ène

PU

LS

AR

1.

MS

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a

n

tit

par la pr

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te que ce pr

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ser

a indemne de déf

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de main d’

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e pendan

t

une période de deux

ans à c

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te d’

e

xpédition,

dans la mesur

e où il est

utilisé et

main

tenu c

onf

ormémen

t

aux instruc

tions et

/ou aux r

e

co

m-

manda

tions de MS

A.

MS

A ser

a libér

é de 

toute obliga

tion dans le cadr

e de cette gar

a

n

tie en cas de r

épar

a

tions ou de modifica

tions

 ef

fe

c-

tuées par des personnes autr

es que celles appar

tenan

t

à

 ses ser

vices ou dûmen

t

autorisées ou si le r

e

cours en gar

a

n

tie pr

o

vien

t

d

’un

abus ph

ysique ou d’

un mésusage du pr

oduit

.A

ucun agen

t,

employ

é

 ou r

epr

ésen

tan

t

de MS

A n

’est

autorisé à associer MS

A à aucune

af

firma

tion,

re

pr

ésen

ta

tion ou gar

a

n

tie c

oncernan

t

les biens v

e

ndus au 

titr

e de ce c

o

n

tr

a

t.

C

ETT

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A

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A

NT

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MPLA

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,

E

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ESSE,

IMPLIC

IT

E OU LEG

ALE,

ET R

E

S

T

E S

T

R

ICT

EMENT LIMIT

EE A

U

T

ERMES C

I-C

ONT

R

E.

MS

A DEN

IE

 SPEC

IFIQU

EMENT

TO

UT

E G

A

R

A

NT

IE

 DE QU

ALIT

E

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A

R

C

HAN

DE OU D’

ADEQU

A

T

ION A U

N

E U

T

ILIS

A

T

ION P

A

R

T

ICU

LI

ER

E.

2.

Re

cours e

x

clusif – 

Il est

e

x

pr

essémen

t

con

venu que le seul et

unique r

e

cours pour l’

acheteur en cas d’inobser

va

tion de gar

a

n

tie ci-

dessus

,en cas de c

onduite délic

tueuse de la par

t

de MS

A ou pour 

toute autr

e cause d’

ac

tion,

ser

a la r

épar

a

tion et

/ou le r

emplacem

en

t,

à la discr

étion de MS

A,

de 

tout

équipemen

t

ou pièce,

qui apr

ès e

x

amen par MS

A ser

a pr

ouv

é c

o

mme étan

t

déf

ec

tueux

.L

e r

emplace-

men

t

de l’

équipemen

t

e

t/

ou des pièces ser

a

 ef

fe

ctué gr

a

tuitemen

t

à

 l’

acheteur

,F

.O

.B

.usine MS

A.

L’incapacité par MS

A de r

épar

er a

vec

succès 

tout

pr

oduit

non c

onf

orme ne ser

a pas à l’

origine de l’

échec du r

e

cours ici établi dans son essence.

3.

Ex

clusion des dommages indir

ec

ts –

L’

acheteur c

ompr

end et

est

spécifiquemen

t

d

’a

cc

or

d qu’

en aucune cir

constance,

MS

A ne ser

a

responsable en

vers l’

acheteur quan

t

aux per

tes ou dommages indir

ec

ts

conomiques

,s

péciaux ou r

ésultan

ts d’

aucune sor

te,

y c

o

m-

pris mais sans s’y limiter

,toute per

te de pr

ofits an

ticipés et

toute autr

e per

te pr

o

voquée en r

a

ison du f

onc

tionnemen

t

des biens.

C

ette

ex

clusion est

applicable aux r

éclama

tions pour inobser

va

tion de gar

a

n

tie,

conduite délic

tueuse ou pour 

toute autr

e cause d’

ac

tion

 à

l’enc

on

tr

e de MS

A.

WARNING

!

CAUTION

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