
DOTX-45 Dissolved Oxygen System Part 7 –Calibration
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2. Cover the sensor, if necessary, to shield it from the direct rays of the sun.
Remember, the membrane must not be submerged - it must be in the air
letting the sensor hang, membrane downward, while powered.
3. Allow the system to operate undisturbed for at least 20 minutes. If the system
is stable, the value on the display will increase to some PPM value and
remain at that level. At that point, calibration can continue.
4. Scroll to the CAL menu section using the MENU key and press ENTER or the
UP arrow key. Cal D.O. will then be displayed.
5. Press the ENTER key. The screen will display a flashing 1-spl for 1-point, a
%-sat for Saturation air calibration, or a 3-zer for zero calibration. Using the
UP arrow key, set for a 3-sat span calibration and press ENTER.
6. The display will prompt the user to hold the sensor in air and press ENTER. If
the sensor has already been removed from the process and reached
temperature equilibrium, press the ENTER key.
7. The system now begins acquiring data for the calibration value. As data is
gathered, the units for ppm and temperature may flash. Flashing units
indicate that this parameter is unstable.
8. The calibration data point acquisition will stop only when the data remains
stable for a pre-determined amount of time (approximately 15-20 seconds.)
This can be overridden by pressing ENTER. If the data remains unstable for
10 minutes, the calibration will fail and the message Cal Unstable will be
displayed.
9. If accepted, the screen will display the message PASS with the new sensor
slope reading, then it will return to the main measurement display. If the
calibration fails, a message indicating the cause of the failure will be
displayed and the FAIL icon will be turned on.
10. The range of acceptable values for sensor slope is 20% to 250%. It may be
necessary to rebuild the sensor as described in section 5, Dissolved Oxygen
Sensor Assembly.
Should the slope value remain out of range and result in calibration failures,
review the Service Section of this manual.
7.14 Dissolved Oxygen Zero Cal
Dissolved oxygen sensors have extremely low offset outputs at zero. For this
reason, it is normally sufficient to simply leave the zero at the factory default of 0
mV. As an alternative, an electronic zero can be set by disconnecting the sensor
from the cable and performing the steps below.
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