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User’sManual
CO2SamplingDataLogger
ModelsCovered
CM‐0001 CM‐0002
CM‐0050 CM‐0056
CM‐0003
SeeTable1onpage7fordetails.
WARNING!
InstallourcomplimentaryGasLab®softwarebeforeconnectingyourCO2Meterproduct(s)toyour
computer.FailuretodosomayaffecttheabilityforGasLab®todetectyourmeter.
Savemeterinformationforfuturereference
ModelNumber:
SerialNumber:
PurchaseDate:
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WARNING!
InstallourcomplimentaryGasLab®softwarebeforeconnectingyour
CO2Meterproduct(s)toyourcomputer.Failuretodosomayaffectthe
abilityforGasLab®todetectyourmeter.Ifthishappens,pleasefollowthe
instructionsinthe“USBDriverInstallationInstructions”sectiononpage15of
thismanual.
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TableofContents
WELCOME...................................................................................................................4 IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS...................................................................................4 PACKAGECONTENTS..............................................................................................5 OPTIONALACCESSORIES...............................................................................................................5 GASLAB®SOFTWARE..............................................................................................5 MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS............................................................................................5 POWERINGTHEMETER.................................................................................................................7 PRODUCTOVERVIEW.............................................................................................7 INSTRUMENTOVERVIEW..............................................................................................................8 DETECTORPRINCIPAL...................................................................................................................8 OPERATIONGUIDE..................................................................................................9 CONNECTINGMETERS...................................................................................................................9 LCDDISPLAY..................................................................................................................................9 DATASTORAGE...............................................................................................................................9 LOGGINGDATA...............................................................................................................................9 SETUP............................................................................................................................................10 DATALOGGERMODELS..............................................................................................................10 SETTINGS................................................................................................................10 DISPLAYSETTINGS......................................................................................................................10 PORTSETTINGS...........................................................................................................................11 TIME/DATESETTINGS...............................................................................................................11 LOGGINGSETTINGS.....................................................................................................................11 QUICKSTARTGUIDE...........................................................................................12 CALIBRATION........................................................................................................12 CALIBRATIONPROCEDURE........................................................................................................13 APPENDIX...............................................................................................................14 METERSPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................14 TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE..............................................................................15 USBDRIVERINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS..........................................................................15 SUPPORT.................................................................................................................16 WARRANTY............................................................................................................16 LIABILITY................................................................................................................16 RETURNS.................................................................................................................16 CONTACTUS...........................................................................................................17 11/24/2014
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Welcome
Thankyouforpurchasingourmeter.CO2Meter,Inc.isaFloridabasedbusinessspecializinginthedesignand
manufacturingofgasdetectionandmonitoringdevices–mainlyCO2.Ourapproachisonebasedinthescienceof
gasandhowbesttoaccuratelyandrepeatedlymeasurethatgasfortheenduserspurposes.Ourbusinesspartners
inAgriculture,Medical,Pharmaceuticals,Science,Beverage,andotherfieldsfindourdevicestobehighlyaccurate
andcosteffective.
Weapproacheachcustomer’sapplicationasauniqueopportunitytounderstand,educate,andprovideproduct
solutionsthatmeetthecustomers’needswhileexceedingtheirexpectationsforreliabilityandservice.Our
continuedproductinnovationincombinationwithour“customerfirst”focusallowsCO2Meter,Inc.tocontinueto
providesolutionsforthefuture.
BasedinOrmondBeach,FL,CO2Meter,Inc.iscommittedtothesuccessofourcustomers;thehealth,welfare,and
prosperityofourtalentedemployees;andthecontinueddevelopmentofourlocalcommunity.
CO2Meter,Inc.appreciatesyourbusinessandlooksforwardtoworkingwithyouandyourteaminthefuture.
Pleasetakesometimetoreadthroughthismanualinordertobecomefamiliarwiththemeter.Also,pleasepay
specialattentiontotheimportantsafeguards.
ImportantSafeguards
Toreducetheriskoffire,electricalshockand/orinjurytopersons,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbe
followedwhenusingelectricalappliances,includingthefollowing:
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READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSINGTHISMETER.
INSTALLGasLab®SOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGMETERTOACOMPUTER.
Useonlytheincludedpowersupplytooperatethismeter.Inappropriatevoltagesupplycouldcause
irreparabledamagetothisdevice.
DoNOTuserechargeableAAbatteries.
DuracellbrandAAAlkalinebatteriesarerecommended
DonotstorethemeterwiththeAAAlkalinebatteriesinstalledtopreventthepotentialforbatteryleakage.
Makesurethatthetubesaresecurelyattachedtothemeterbeforesamplingaclosedenvironment.
Donotoperatewithanobstructedsamplepath.
Thismeterisnotdesignedforoutdooruse.
Donotexposethismetertowateroranyliquids.
Donotoperatethismeteriftheenclosureisopened.
Donotoperatethedeviceifitismalfunctioning.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS!
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PackageContents
Pleaseverifythatyourpackagecontainsthefollowingitemsbeforeusingthemeter:
ALLUNITS:
 (1)Meter
 (1)Protectiverubbergrips
 (1)6‐footUSBcable
 (1)Internationalpowersupply
 (1)High‐impactcarryingcase
 (1)Certificateofcalibration
 (1)Usermanual
 (1)10‐footlong1/8”tubing
 (2)¼28UNFLockingNut
 (2)¼28PanelMountConnector
 (2)MaleLuerLockConnectors
 (2)LuerLockCaps
 (2)1/8”Barbtubingbulkhead
 (2)1/8”Barb10‐32UNFfittings
 (2)Particulatefilter(CM‐0118)
 (2)Hydrophobicfilter(CM‐0117)
 (1)Moisturetrap(CM‐0112)
Figure1:Basickit‐ all
units
OptionalAccessories
Ifthemeteristooperateinenvironmentswherehumidityisveryhigh(>95%RH),anExtremeMoistureFilter(CM‐
0103)canbepurchasedseparately.Thisfilterwillallowfreeflowofsampledairwhilekeepingmoistureoutofthe
meter.A10,000Hr.pumpisalsoavailableatthetimeofpurchase.
Note:Pleasecontactourtechnicalsupportstaffformoredetailsabouttheseaccessories.
GasLab®Software
IMPORTANT:MAKESURETOINSTALLSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGYOURMETERTOYOURCOMPUTER.
MinimumSystemRequirements
Toutilizeourcomplimentarysoftware,thecomputermustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:
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1GHzprocessorwith1GBRAM,1GBfreediskspace(2GBfreediskspacefor64‐bitsystems).
WindowsXP*/7/8/8.1withMicrosoft.NETFramework4.0**orlater.
OnIntel‐basedMaccomputers,GasLab®softwarecanrunusingaWindows7/8virtualmachinesoftware
suchasVMwareFusion®orsimilar.
*Microsoft.NETisnotsupportedonMediaCenterorTableteditions.
**Installerwilloptionallyinstall.NETFramework.
Visitwww.co2meter.com/pages/downloadstodownloadourcomplimentaryGasLab®softwaretoyour
computer.YoucanalsodownloadtheGasLab®usermanualinPDFfromthispage.
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PleasereadtheGasLab®usermanualcarefullytobecomemorefamiliarwithhowthesoftwareworkssothatyou
cangetthemaximumbenefitfromthisusefultool.
InstalltheGasLab®softwarefirsttoensurethattheproperdriver,necessaryforthemeter,isinstalledonyour
computerbeforeconnectingthemeter.
Figure2:GasLab®downloadpage(InternetExplorer11shown)
Followthestepsandinstructionspromptedbyyourcomputer’soperatingsystem.Makesureyouhave
administratorprivilegesinordertoinstallthisprogram.
NOTE:WestronglyrecommendallowingGasLab®toinstalldriversforthemeterautomatically.
SoftwareCapabilities
OurGasLab®softwarewillallowusersto:
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Manageanddownloadlogs
ConfigureSensor
Adjustloggingintervals
Calibratethemeter
AutomaticdataloggingwhenmeterispoweredON
DataloggingsessionstatusdisplayedonLCDscreen
Collectdatareal‐time
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PoweringtheMeter
Thismetercanbepoweredbyfour(4)AAsizebatteries(notincluded)butsamplingunitscanalsobepoweredby
theincluded6VDCinternationalwallpowersupply.TheseunitsshouldNOTbepoweredusingtheincludedUSB
cablesinceitsuppliesinconsistentvoltagetothemeter,whichdegradessensoraccuracy.
Iftheunitisnotgoingtobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime,batteriesshouldberemovedtopreventdamage
duetopotentialbatteryleakage.
Thepowerswitch ontheleftsideofthemeterturnstheunitON/OFF.TheLOGswitchontherightsideofthe
meterenables/disablesdataloggingandpumpfunction.
ProductOverview
Thisportablebattery‐poweredCO2Meter,Inc.meterisdesignedtomeasurecarbondioxide(CO2)inrealtimein
inaccessibleareasforapplicationssuchas,butnotlimitedtofermentationvats&barrels,biologicalincubators,
andCO2leakdetection.
MeterswithloggingcapabilitiesaredesignedtorecordCO2concentrationleveldataoverperiodsoftime.Itstores
upto15,000collecteddatapointstoitsinternalmemorytoberetrievedatalatertimeforanalysis.When
combinedwithourGasLab®software,youcanalsoseereal‐timedataonyourcomputer’sscreen.Thesemetersare
idealforapplicationssuchas,butnotlimitedtoCO2monitoringofproductswithmodifiedatmospherepackaging
(MAP),monitoringofmoldproductioninareasusedtostoregrains,andtestingoffiresuppressionsystems.
Itsbuilt‐in1,000hourssamplingmicro‐pump(10,000Hr.optional)ensuresreliableoperationforpersistent
readingsbasedonuser‐selectedtimeintervals.
Scientificdevicessuchasthissamplingmeterrequireuserstohaveintimateknowledgeofthemeter’sfeatures,
limitations,operation,requiredsoftware,andspecificationspriortouse.CO2Meter,Inc.highlyrecommends
readingthisuser’smanualbeforeoperatingthismeter,especiallytheImportantSafeguardssectiononpage4.
Thetablebelowshowsallavailablemodelsandtheirrespectivecharacteristics.
Table1:Metermodelscoveredinthismanual
Model#(P/N)
CM‐0001
CM‐0002
CM‐0003
CM‐0050
CM‐0056
CO2Level
1%
30%
100%
60%
5%
MeterType
SamplingLogger
SamplingLogger
SamplingLogger
SamplingLogger
SamplingLogger
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USBConnector(covered)
ConnectincludedUSBcable
tocommunicatewithunit.
InstrumentOverview
BarbFitting(x2)
USBConnector
(coverremoved)
PowerSwitch
(GreenLEDrim)
Turnsthemeter
ON/OFF.
LOGSwitch
(AmberLEDrim)
Turnslogging&
pumpON/OFF.
Inlet
Outlet
RubberBoot(x2)
Protectsmeter
andimprovesgrip.
Display
ShowsCO2
concentration
level,data
loggingandfree
memoryspace.
PowerJack
Connectincluded
powersupply.
DetectorPrincipal
TheCO2sensorinsidethismeterusesNDIR(non‐dispersiveinfrared)technologytosense,asafunctionof
transmittedlight,theconcentrationofCO2intheair.Thismeterhasbeenfactorycalibratedtooperatewithinthe
specifiedrangeandprecision.
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OperationGuide
Makesureyoureadthroughtheseinstructionsthoroughlybeforeusingthemeter.Thisguidewillhelpyoubecome
morefamiliarwiththemeterinordertobeasproductiveaspossibleinashortperiodoftime.Pleasereadthe
ImportantSafeguardsonpage4beforecontinuing.
IMPORTANT:Followtheseinstructionstoensurepropersetup:
1. DownloadtheGasLab®softwaretoyourcomputerasshownintheGasLab®Softwaresectiononpage5.
2. Powerthemeterusingtheincludeduniversalpowersupply.TurnON themeter.
3. Waituntilthedisplaychangescolorstovisuallyconfirmithasresetsuccessfullyafterconnectingittoa
computer.
ConnectingMeters
Thefirsttimethemeterisconnectedtoyourcomputer,theoperatingsystemwillinstallthenecessaryUSBdrivers
asshowninFigure3.Thisprocesscouldtakeafewminutes.
Figure3:USBDriverInstallation.
LCDDisplay
TheLiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD)showsthefollowingfeatures:
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CO2concentrationlevelinparts‐per‐million(ppm)for1%and5%models
CO2concentrationlevelinpercentageformat(##.##%)forallothermodels
LoggingON/OFF
Percentageoffreememory
DataStorage
Thismeterfeaturesaninternalmemorycapableofstoring15,000datapoints.Duetothenatureoftheirdesign,
thesemeterswillneedtobeinitializedbeforeoperationanditsloggingperiodandreal‐timeclockwillneedtobe
setunderthe“Settings”menu.
LoggingData
OncetheGasLab®softwarehasbeeninstalledandthemeterisconnectedtothecomputer,youcangatherdataina
varietyofways.Datacanbecollectedinrealtime,datalogscanbedownloadedfromthemeter’smemoryand
savedtothecomputer,anddatacanbereviewedonthemeter’sLCDdisplay.
Foreachloggingsession
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1. TurnthemeterON.
2. Themetermustbestartedatleast1minutepriortodeploymentanddataloggingtoallowtheCO2sensor
timetowarm‐upandcalibrate.
3. Settheloggingintervalasdesiredandcommenceloggingbydepressingthe“Log”buttonontherightside
ofthemeter.
4. Whendataloggingiscompleted,turnthe“Log”OFF.
NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualformoreinformation.
Setup
CO2Meter,Inc.’ssamplingmeterswillrequireminimalsetupsincetheyaredesignedtobeportable.Themost
importantaspectofthesetupinvolvesconnectingthesamplinghosesandensuringpropersetup.TheInstrument
Overviewsectiononpage8showsthelabeledcomponentsofthesemeters,asreferencedthroughouttherestof
thismanual.
DataLoggerModels
Thesemodelsfeatureaninternalmemorycapableofstoringdatawhennotconnectedtoacomputer.Theseunits
willallowyoutosimultaneouslyreadandstoreCO2concentrationleveldata.Duetothenatureoftheirdesign,
theseunitsshouldbeconnectedtoyourcomputerfirst,beforeoperation,inordertoinitializeandsetthelogging
intervalandreal‐timeclock.
Insertfour(4)AAsizebatteriesintothisunitorconnecttheunittotheincludedpowersupply.Inordertoinitialize
dataloggingfunctionality,theunitMUSTbeconnectedtothecomputerwithdataloggingswitchedtoOFF,andthe
GasLab®softwarestarted.Oncetheunithasbeenconnected,clickonthe“ConfigureSensor”buttonintheGasLab®
interface,setthedataloggingintervalandpumpperiodsasdesired.Werecommendleavingthepumpintervalto
thedefault10‐secondperiod.Forthepumpperiod,werecommend10ormoreseconds.
ThepumpPWMperiodcanalsobeadjustedforadvancedapplications,with1beingfulldutycycle,andvalues
approaching255beingtheshortestdutycycle.Thepumpmodeshouldalwaysbesetto“Datalogging”forproper
operationoftheunit.
AllmodelshaveaninternalcoincellCR‐20323Vbatterybackupforthereal‐timeclock.Thisbatteryisinsertedin
thefactoryforyourconvenienceandshouldlastthelifetimeoftheproduct.
Settings
Settings–allowsyoutoaccessalltheparameters,options,outputs,communications,anddate/timesettingstobe
changedorprogrammed.
DisplaySettings
Hereyoucanchangethebrightnessandcolortheme(3available)onthedeviceandyoucanalsoactivateaScreen
Timeouttosavepower.Thissettingwillnotaffectthemeter’sfunctionalitybutwillaffectthebatterylife
dependingonhowyousetthisparameter.
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PortSettings
HereyoucanconfigureandactivateportsthatcontroladditionalaccessoriessuchasthedeviceModbusaddress.
Pleasecalltechnicalsupportforguidanceandimportantinformationbeforemakingchangestotheconfiguration
ofanyoftheseports.Youcanreachusduringregularbusinesshoursat(386)256‐4910orsendusamessageto
[email protected].
Time/DateSettings
Hereyoucanchangethedateandtimeonthemeterformoreaccuratereferenceontherecords.Thedefaulttime
ofyourmetercouldvarydependingonyourlocation.Reviewthesesettingsbeforeyoustartusingthemeter.
LoggingSettings
Hereyoucanchangetheloggingintervalandduration.Thiswillenableyoutocollectthedataforaperiodoftime
inaspecificlogginginterval.Thisscreenalsogivesyoutheoptiontosetthedesiredpumpinterval.Rememberto
synchronizethepumpbefore,during,oraftertheloggingintervaltoreadandcollectthecorrectreadingaccording
totheapplication.
ClosedLoopOperation
Figure4:ClosedLoop
OpenLoopwithEnvironmentalExhaust
Figure5:OpenLoop
Inordertousethismeterproperly,hoses/tubingmustbeattachedtotheinletandoutletbarbfittingssecurely.
Thepumpwilldrawairfromtheinletbyvacuumeffect,pushittothesensingchamberthroughthesensor,and
thenexhausttheairoutsidethemeterthroughtheoutlet.
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Werecommendinstallingtheincludedhumidity/contaminatefiltertoensurethesensingchamberandpump
bafflestaysclearandcorrosion‐free.ReplacementsfiltersareavailableonCO2meter.com.
ToMeterSensor
Hydro‐
Phobic
Filter
WaterTrap
Particulate
Filter
Figure6:FilterInstallationandOrientation
QuickStartGuide
IMPORTANT:MAKESURETOINSTALLSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGYOURMETERTOYOURCOMPUTER.
1.
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3.
4.
InstallfreshsetofAAbatteries(Duracellbrandrecommended)orconnecttheincludedpowersupply.
InstallfiltersandtubingincludedasshownonFigure6.
TurnthemeterONbypressingthepowerswitchonce.
TurnloggingONbypressingtheLOGswitchonce.Oncethesamplingprocessiscompleted,datacanbe
downloadedtoyourcomputerusingourGasLab®software.
Calibration
Allunitsarefactory‐calibratedwithmultiplereferencepointsofgas,andhavebeenverifiedtobeaccuratewithin
theirspecificfunctionalitybeforeshipment.However,iftheunitisseverelyjoltedorotherwisemechanically
disturbed,thesensorcandriftrequiringrecalibration.Allcalibrationproceduresfollowasingle‐pointcalibration
routinethateffectivelyshiftsthezero‐pointoftheCO2sensor.
Supplycalibrationgastotheunitandconnecttheunittoapersonalcomputer.Openthecalibrationscreeninthe
GasLab®software.ClicktheCALIBRATEbuttoninthecalibrationtabforthedesiredgas,locatedinthe
CONFIGURESENSORscreen.Aslongasthegasconcentrationisstable,theunitshouldinstantlyreflectthe
calibratedvalue.Thiscanbeconfirmedbywatchingthedisplay.Toseethecalibrationvalueinrealtime,clickin
theCOLLECTREAL‐TIMEbuttontocapturethesevaluesbeforeopeningtheconfigurationscreen.
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1%or30%SamplingDataLogger
Calibrationcanbeperformedusingeither100%CO2calibrationgas(typicallynitrogen,argon,etc.),orusinga
freshsourceofair,assumedtobeapproximately400ppm.
NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualforcompleteinstructions.
CalibrationProcedure
Tocalibrateyourmeter,followthesesteps:
1. TurnONthemeter.
2. Exposethemetertoambientair(assumedtobeat400ppm)orsupplycalibrationgasbottle/cylinder
(100%nitrogenorargon)withtheappropriatedemandregulator.
3. Wait25secondstocollectasample.Writedownthisvalueasthe“before”value.
4. ClicktheCALIBRATEbuttonafterselectingyourcalibrationgas.
5. Wait25secondsagain.Thistime,themeterwilltakeasampleandusethisdatatoadjustzerovalues.The
displayedmeasurementwillshowthenewcalibrationvalue(0or400ppm,dependingonmethodused).
6. DisconnecttheCalibrationgasandwait25seconds.Alldisplayeddatawillnowbebasedonthenew
calibrationvalue.Repeatthisprocedureifthesensorisstilloperatingoutsideofitsspecifiedrangeorif
readingsvarygreatly.
5%,60%,and100%SamplingDataLogger
ThesemodelsdonotfeatureAutomaticBackgroundCalibration(ABC)algorithmduetotheCO2scalethey
measure.Toensurethehighestaccuracy,werecommendcalibratingtheseunitswithcalibrationgas(Nitrogenfor
ZEROorCO2),closetotheconcentrationbeingmeasured.Alternatively,a100%orambientcalibrationcanbe
performed.
Toperformacalibration,attachtheunittoyourcomputer,poweritwiththewalladapterandeitherexposeitto
atmosphereorsupplyitwithyourcalibrationgas,fedwithademand‐basedregulator.
OpentheGasLab®softwareonyourpersonalcomputerandclicktheCONFIGURESENSORbutton.CicktheTURN
PUMPONCONTINUOUSLYbuttontoensurecontinuousflow.(Toapplyanychanges,themeterhastobe
restarted).
ZeroorFreshAirCalibration
Supplygasandselecttheappropriateconcentrationinthescreen.ClicktheCALIBRATEbutton.Thesensorreading
shouldinstantlyreflectthecalibration.
High‐ConcentrationCalibration
WritedowntheoriginalZeroValuebeforeadjustmentforfuturereference.Applythedesiredconcentration
calibrationgas;adjusttheZeroValueinincrementsof10pressingthelargeSAVEbuttonontherightuntiltheunit
displaysthecorrectconcentration.
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Appendix
MeterSpecifications
SensorType
CO2Sensor
Performance
andRatings
Measuring
Range
Accuracy
Repeatability
General
DataLogging
Warm‐up
Time
Life
Expectancy
Maintenance
Interval
DataPoints
Programma‐
bleInterval
Data
Non‐dispersiveinfrared
(NDIR)
0‐10,000ppm(1%CO2)
0‐50,000ppm(5%CO2)
0‐30%vol.(30%CO2)
0‐60%vol.(60%CO2)
0‐100%vol. (100%CO2)
±30ppm,±5%ofmeasured
value
±20ppm,±1%measured
value(1%models)
±0.1%,±2%ofmeasured
value(allothermodels)
<1 min.(instant
measurements)
>15years
Nomaintenancerequired
15,000
Date,time,CO2,O2 (every15
secondsto18hours)
Pump
Characteristics
Power
Dimensions
Max.Flow
(STP)
Max.Vacuum
Max.
Pressure
Max.System
Pressure
Life
Expectancy
InputVoltage
Method
Power
Consumption
WxHxD
in(mm)
0.40 LPM
150mbar
500mbar
~101.3KPa(1atm.)
1,000(standard),depending
onsamplinginterval
6VDC
Powersupplyor4xAA
batteries
~0.5Watt.Avg.(pump
running)
4.8(122)x7.1(181)x2.1(55)
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TroubleshootingGuide
Symptom/
Issue
PossibleCause/Resolution
Meternot
recognizedby
computer/OS
Device
doesn’tpower
ON
Yourdevice’sbatteriesmightbedepleted.Replacethebatteries
withfreshones,ormakesurethepowersupplyisconnected
properly(usetheincludedpowersupplyonly).
Makesurethepowersupply isconnectedproperlyandthat
thereispowerintheoutlettheadapterisconnectedhasthe
appropriatevoltage.Ifusingbatteries,makesuretheyarenot
depleted.
TheGasLab® Yoursoftwaremightbeoutofdate.Updateyoursoftwareby
software
eithervisitingourdownloadwebpageat
doesn’tstart* http://www.co2meter.com/pages/downloadsorbyselecting
the“CheckforUpdates”undertheHelpmenu.Makesureyour
PCmeetstheminimumrequirements.
Slow
Checktheairflowchannelstomakesuretheyarenot
response
obstructed.
Reading
Makesurethemeterisinmaximumorminimummode.
doesn’t
change
“Bat”and
Thepowersupplyoutputvoltageisinappropriateorbatteries
greenLED
depleted.Pleaseusetheincludedpowersupplyonlyorreplace
keepflashing batterieswithafreshset.
*FormoretroubleshootingtipsonGasLab®software,seeitsmanuallocatedatwww.co2meter.com/pages/downloads.
USBDriverInstallationInstructions
ToinstalltheappropriateUSBportdriverscompatiblewithyourmeter,followthesesteps:
1. Gotohttp://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htmanddownloadthepackageappropriatefortheversionof
Windowsinstalledinyourcomputer.
2. Movethefileyoudownloadedtoalocationyoucaneasilyaccess.Makesureyouhaveadministrator
privileges.
3. Extractthefilebyrightclickingonitandselectingextracthere.
4. Gotoyourcomputer’sDeviceManagerintheControlPanel.
 ForWindows8,presstheWindowskeyand'x'atthesametimetobringupthestartmenuthenclickon
DeviceManager.
 ForWindows7,openthestartmenuandtypeDeviceManagerinthesearchbar.
5. FindtheUnrecognizedUSBDeviceinthelist(itusually,butnotalways,hasayellowtriangleicon).
6. RightclicktheUnrecognizedUSBDeviceitemandselectUpdateDriverSoftware.
7. SelectBrowseMyComputerandpointtothefolderwhereyouextractedthedriverfilesto(step#3).
ThiswillinstallthenecessarydriverstoyourcomputerandallowyoutouseyourmeterwithGasLab®.Ifyouhave
multiplesensorsyoushouldonlyhavetoperformthisprocedureonce;theoperatingsystemwillautomatically
findthedriverforalltheothersensors.
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Support
Thequickestwaytoobtaintechnicalsupportisviaemail.Pleasesendallsupportinquiresto
[email protected].
Pleaseincludeaclear,concisedefinitionoftheproblemandanyrelevanttroubleshootinginformationorsteps
takensofar,sowecanduplicatetheproblemandquicklyrespondtoyourinquiry.
Warranty
Thismetercomeswitha1YEAR(warrantyperiod)limitedmanufacturer’swarranty,startingfromthedatethe
meterwasshippedtothebuyer.
Duringthisperiodoftime,CO2Meter.comwarrantsourproductstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsand
workmanshipwhenusedfortheirintendedpurposeandagreestofixorreplace(atourdiscretion)anypartor
productthatfailsundernormaluse.Totakeadvantageofthiswarranty,theproductmustbereturnedto
CO2Meter.comatyourexpense.If,afterexamination,wedeterminetheproductisdefective,wewillrepairor
replaceitatnoadditionalcosttoyou.
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoveranyproductsthathavebeensubjectedtomisuse,neglect,accident,modificationsor
repairsbyyouorbyathirdparty.NoemployeeorresellerofCO2Meter.com’sproductsmayalterthiswarranty
verballyorinwriting.
Liability
AllliabilitiesunderthisagreementshallbelimitedtotheactualcostoftheproductpaidtoCO2Meter.com.Inno
eventshallCO2Meter.combeliableforanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages,lostprofits,lossoftime,lostsales
orlossordamagetodata,injurytopersonorpersonalpropertyoranyotherindirectdamagesastheresultofuse
ofourproducts.
Returns
Iftheproductfailsundernormaluseduringthewarrantyperiod,aRMA(ReturnMaterialAuthorization)number
mustbeobtainedfromCO2Meter.com.AftertheitemisreceivedCO2Meter.comwillrepairorreplacetheitemat
ourdiscretion.
ToobtainaRMAnumber,callusatoremailusat(386)256‐[email protected]
RMApleaseprovidereasonforreturnandoriginalordernumber.
Ifwedeterminethattheproductfailedbecauseofimproperuse(waterdamage,dropping,tampering,electrical
damageetc.),orifitisbeyondthewarrantydate,wewillinformyouofthecosttofixorreplacetheproduct.
Formoreinformationvisitourwebsite:www.CO2Meter.com/pages/faq
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