Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Safety Instructions ................................................................................................... 7
Introduction ______________________________________________________________________________ 7
Installation Safety Notices ___________________________________________________________________ 7
Operation Safety Notices ____________________________________________________________________ 8
Chapter 2 – Installation ................................................................................................................ 9
Unpacking ________________________________________________________________________________ 9
Preparation For Use _______________________________________________________________________ 9
Installation Location _______________________________________________________________________ 9
Humidity Water System ___________________________________________________________________ 10
Water Fill (when no plumbing is used) .............................................................................................................. 10
Plumbed Water Supply (optional installation method) ...................................................................................... 10
Maintenance Drain ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Water Recirculation System Filter Cartridge ..................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 3 – Operation ................................................................................................................ 13
Introduction _____________________________________________________________________________ 13
Summary of Chamber Operation____________________________________________________________ 13
Front Panel Switch and Soft Buttons _________________________________________________________ 13
POWER Switch.................................................................................................................................................. 13
Power Button ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Humidity Button ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Purge Button ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Light Switch ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Loading the Chamber _____________________________________________________________________ 14
Port Plugs ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Performance Considerations .............................................................................................................................. 15
Avoiding Moisture (non-humidity mode) .......................................................................................................... 15
Internal Test Fixtures ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Humidity Operation ______________________________________________________________________ 16
Temperature Range for Controlled Humidity .................................................................................................... 16
Purge (optional) __________________________________________________________________________ 17
GN2 (Gaseous Nitrogen) Installation (Option TE-1013) ................................................................................... 17
Dry Air Installation (Option TE-1014 or TE-0017) ........................................................................................... 17
Purge Operation ................................................................................................................................................. 18
Adjusting the Purge Flow................................................................................................................................... 18
Relief Vent ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 4 – F4T Temperature/Humidity Controller .............................................................. 19
F4T Menus ______________________________________________________________________________ 19
Understanding F4T Menus ................................................................................................................................. 19
Navigating and Understanding the User Interface ______________________________________________ 20
Home Screen Parameters ................................................................................................................................... 21
Front Panel Navigational Buttons ...................................................................................................................... 21
Main Menu ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Chamber Functions (Output Widget) ................................................................................................................. 22
Power Button ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Humidity Button ................................................................................................................................................ 22
Purge Button ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Static (Manual) Set Point ................................................................................................................................... 23
Navigating the Closed-Loop Set Point Screen ................................................................................................... 23
Ramp to Set Point ________________________________________________________________________ 24
Temperature Limit Alarm _________________________________________________________________ 25
How to Set the High and Low Temperature Safety Limits ................................................................................ 25
Resetting an Out of Limit Condition .................................................................................................................. 26
Low Water Alarm ________________________________________________________________________ 26
Low Water Alarm Notification .......................................................................................................................... 26
Resetting a Low Water Alarm Condition ........................................................................................................... 26