Teledyne M300E Users Manual M200E Operator's

2015-02-03

• PART I –GENERAL INFORMATION
• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1. M300E FAMILY OVERVIEW
  • 1.2. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
    • 1.2.1. USING THIS MANUAL
• 2. SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVALS
  • 2.1. SPECIFICATIONS
  • 2.2. EPA EQUIVALENCY DESIGNATION
  • 2.3. TUV DESIGNATION
  • 2.4. CE MARK COMPLIANCE
    • 2.4.1. EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE
    • 2.4.2. SAFETY COMPLIANCE
• 3. GETTING STARTED
  • 3.1. M300E/EM ANALYZER LAYOUT
  • 3.2. UNPACKING THE M300E/EM ANALYZER
    • 3.2.1. VENTILATION CLEARANCE
  • 3.3. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
    • 3.3.1. POWER CONNECTION
    • 3.3.2. ANALOG OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
    • 3.3.3. CONNECTING THE STATUS OUTPUTS
    • 3.3.4. CONNECTING THE CONTROL INPUTS
    • 3.3.5. CONNECTING THE SERIAL PORTS
    • 3.3.6. CONNECTING TO A LAN OR THE INTERNET
    • 3.3.7. CONNECTING TO A MULTIDROP NETWORK
  • 3.4. PNEUMATIC CONNECTIONS
    • 3.4.1. CALIBRATION GASES
      • 3.4.1.1. Zero Air
      • 3.4.1.2. Span Gas
    • 3.4.2. PNEUMATIC CONNECTIONS TO M300E/EM BASIC CONFIGURATION
      • 3.4.2.1. Sample Gas Source
      • 3.4.2.2. Calibration Gas Sources
      • 3.4.2.3. Input Gas Venting
      • 3.4.2.4. Exhaust Outlet
  • 3.5. INITIAL OPERATION
    • 3.5.1. STARTUP
    • 3.5.2. WARM UP
    • 3.5.3. WARNING MESSAGES
    • 3.5.4. FUNCTIONAL CHECK
  • 3.6. INITIAL CALIBRATION OF THE M300E/EM
    • 3.6.1. INTERFERENTS FOR CO2 MEASUREMENTS
    • 3.6.2. INITIAL CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR M300E/EM ANALYZERS WITHOUT OPTIONS
      • 3.6.2.1. Verifying the M300E/EM Reporting Range Settings
      • 3.6.2.2. Dilution Ratio Set Up
      • 3.6.2.3. Set CO Span Gas Concentration
      • 3.6.2.4. Zero/Span Calibration
    • 3.6.3. O2 SENSOR CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
    • 3.6.4. CO2 SENSOR CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
• 4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  • 4.1. FAQ’S
  • 4.2. GLOSSARY
• 5. OPTIONAL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
  • 5.1. EXTERNAL PUMPS (OPTIONS 10A-10E, 11, 13)
  • 5.2. RACK MOUNT KITS (OPT 20 TO OPT 23)
  • 5.3. CARRYING STRAP/HANDLE (OPT 29)
  • 5.4. CURRENT LOOP ANALOG OUTPUTS (OPTION 41)
    • 5.4.1. CONVERTING CURRENT LOOP ANALOG OUTPUTS TO STANDARD VOLTAGE OUTPUTS
  • 5.5. EXPENDABLES AND SPARES KITS (OPTIONS 42A, 45)
  • 5.6. CALIBRATION VALVES (OPTIONS 50A, 50B, 50E, 50H)
    • 5.6.1. GENERAL INFORMATION RELATED TO ALL VALVE OPTIONS
      • 5.6.1.1. Gas Flow Rate
      • 5.6.1.2. Valve Control
    • 5.6.2. ZERO/SPAN VALVE (OPTION 50A)
      • 5.6.2.1. Internal Pneumatics (OPT 50A)
      • 5.6.2.2. Pneumatic Set Up (OPT 50A)
      • 5.6.2.3. Input Gas Venting
      • 5.6.2.4. Exhaust Outlet
    • 5.6.3. ZERO/SPAN/SHUTOFF VALVE (OPTION 50B)
      • 5.6.3.1. Internal Pneumatics (OPT 50B)
      • 5.6.3.2. Pneumatic Set Up (OPT 50B)
    • 5.6.4. ZERO/SPAN VALVE WITH INTERNAL CO SCRUBBER (OPTION 50H)
      • 5.6.4.1. Internal Pneumatics (OPT 50H)
      • 5.6.4.2. Pneumatic Set Up (OPT 50H)
    • 5.6.5. ZERO/SPAN/SHUTOFF WITH INTERNAL ZERO AIR SCRUBBER (OPTION 50E)
      • 5.6.5.1. Internal Pneumatics (OPT 50E)
      • 5.6.5.2. Pneumatic Set Up (OPT 50E)
  • 5.7. COMMUNICATION OPTIONS
    • 5.7.1. RS-232 MODEM CABLE (OPTION 60A)
    • 5.7.2. RS-232 MULTIDROP (OPTION 62)
    • 5.7.3. ETHERNET (OPTION 63A)
    • 5.7.4. ETHERNET + MULTIDROP (OPT 63C)
  • 5.8. SECOND GAS SENSORS
    • 5.8.1. OXYGEN SENSOR (OPTION 65A)
      • 5.8.1.1. Theory of Operation - Paramagnetic measurement of O2
      • 5.8.1.2. Operation within the M300E/EM Analyzer
      • 5.8.1.3. Pneumatic Operation of the O2 Sensor
  • 5.9. CARBON DIOXIDE SENSOR (OPTION 67A)
    • 5.9.1. CO2 SENSOR RANGES AND SPECIFICATIONS
    • 5.9.2. THEORY OF OPERATION
      • 5.9.2.1. NDIR measurement of CO2
      • 5.9.2.2. Operation within the M300E/EM Analyzer
      • 5.9.2.3. Pneumatic Operation of the CO2 Sensor
      • 5.9.2.4. Electronic Operation of the CO2 Sensor
  • 5.10. CONCENTRATION ALARM RELAY (OPTION 61)
  • 5.11. SPECIAL FEATURES
    • 5.11.1. DILUTION RATIO OPTION
    • 5.11.2. MAINTENANCE MODE SWITCH
    • 5.11.3. SECOND LANGUAGE SWITCH
• PART II –OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
• 6. BASIC OPERATION
  • 6.1. OVERVIEW OF OPERATING MODES
  • 6.2. SAMPLE MODE
  • 6.3. WARNING MESSAGES
  • 6.4. CALIBRATION MODE
  • 6.5. SETUP MODE
    • 6.5.1. SETUP ( CFG: CONFIGURATION INFORMATION
    • 6.5.2. SETUP ( ACAL: AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION
    • 6.5.3. SETUP ( PASS: PASSWORD FEATURE
    • 6.5.4. SETUP ( CLK: SETTING THE M300E/EM ANALYZER’S INTERNAL CLOCK
      • 6.5.4.1. Setting the internal Clock’s Time and Day
      • 6.5.4.2. Adjusting the Internal Clock’s Speed
  • 6.6. SETUP ( RNGE: ANALOG OUTPUT REPORTING RANGE CONFIGURATION
    • 6.6.1. PHYSICAL RANGE VERSUS ANALOG OUTPUT REPORTING RANGES
    • 6.6.2. ANALOG OUTPUT RANGES FOR CO CONCENTRATION
    • 6.6.3. REPORTING RANGE MODES
      • 6.6.3.1. RNGE ( MODE ( SNGL: Configuring the M300E/EM Analyzer for SINGLE Range Mode
      • 6.6.3.2. RNGE ( MODE ( DUAL: Configuring the M300E/EM Analyzer for DUAL Range Mode
      • 6.6.3.3. RNGE ( MODE ( AUTO: Configuring the M300E/EM Analyzer for AUTO Range Mode
    • 6.6.4. SETUP ( RNGE ( UNIT: SETTING THE REPORTING RANGE UNITS OF MEASURE
    • 6.6.5. SETUP (RNGE ( DIL: USING THE OPTIONAL DILUTION RATIO FEATURE
• 7. ADVANCED FEATURES
  • 7.1. SETUP ( IDAS: USING THE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (IDAS)
    • 7.1.1. IDAS STATUS
    • 7.1.2. IDAS STRUCTURE
      • 7.1.2.1. iDAS Channels
    • 7.1.3. DEFAULT IDAS CHANNELS
    • 7.1.4. SETUP (DAS (VIEW: VIEWING IDAS CHANNELS AND INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
    • 7.1.5. SETUP (DAS (EDIT: ACCESSING THE IDAS EDIT MODE
      • 7.1.5.1. Editing iDAS Data Channel Names
      • 7.1.5.2. Editing iDAS Triggering Events
      • 7.1.5.3. Editing iDAS Parameters
      • 7.1.5.4. Editing Sample Period and Report Period
      • 7.1.5.5. Report Periods in Progress When Instrument Is Powered Off
      • 7.1.5.6. Editing the Number of Records
      • 7.1.5.7. RS-232 Report Function
      • 7.1.5.8. Enabling/Disabling the HOLDOFF Feature
      • 7.1.5.9. The Compact Report Feature
      • 7.1.5.10. The Starting Date Feature
    • 7.1.6. DISABLING/ENABLING DATA CHANNELS
    • 7.1.7. REMOTE IDAS CONFIGURATION
      • 7.1.7.1. iDAS Configuration Using APICOM
      • 7.1.7.2. iDAS Configuration Using Terminal Emulation Programs
  • 7.2. SETUP ( MORE ( VARS: INTERNAL VARIABLES (VARS)
  • 7.3. SETUP ( MORE ( DIAG: USING THE DIAGNOSTICS FUNCTIONS
    • 7.3.1. ACCESSING THE DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES
  • 7.4. USING THE M300E/EM ANALYZER’S ANALOG OUTPUTS.
    • 7.4.1. ACCESSING THE ANALOG OUTPUT SIGNAL CONFIGURATION SUBMENU
    • 7.4.2. ANALOG OUTPUT VOLTAGE / CURRENT RANGE SELECTION
    • 7.4.3. CALIBRATION OF THE ANALOG OUTPUTS
      • 7.4.3.1. Enabling or Disabling the AutoCal for an Individual Analog Output
      • 7.4.3.2. Automatic Calibration of the Analog Outputs
      • 7.4.3.3. Individual Calibration of the Analog Outputs
      • 7.4.3.4. Manual Calibration of the Analog Outputs Configured for Voltage Ranges
      • 7.4.3.5. Manual Adjustment of Current Loop Output Span and Offset
    • 7.4.4. TURNING AN ANALOG OUTPUT OVER-RANGE FEATURE ON/OFF
    • 7.4.5. ADDING A RECORDER OFFSET TO AN ANALOG OUTPUT
    • 7.4.6. SELECTING A TEST CHANNEL FUNCTION FOR OUTPUT A4
    • 7.4.7. AIN CALIBRATION
  • 7.5. SETUP (MORE ( ALRM: USING THE GAS CONCENTRATION ALARMS
    • 7.5.1. SETTING THE M300E CONCENTRATION ALARM LIMITS
• 8. REMOTE OPERATION
  • 8.1. SETUP ( MORE( COMM: USING THE ANALYSER’S COMMUNICATION PORTS
    • 8.1.1. RS-232 DTE AND DCE COMMUNICATION
    • 8.1.2. COMM PORT DEFAULT SETTINGS
    • 8.1.3. COMM PORT BAUD RATE
    • 8.1.4. COMM PORT COMMUNICATION MODES
    • 8.1.5. COMM PORT TESTING
    • 8.1.6. MACHINE ID
    • 8.1.7. TERMINAL OPERATING MODES
      • 8.1.7.1. Help Commands in Terminal Mode
      • 8.1.7.2. Command Syntax
      • 8.1.7.3. Data Types
      • 8.1.7.4. Status Reporting
      • 8.1.7.5. COMM Port Password Security
  • 8.2. MULTIDROP RS-232 SET UP
  • 8.3. RS-485 CONFIGURATION OF COM2
  • 8.4. REMOTE ACCESS VIA THE ETHERNET
    • 8.4.1. ETHERNET CARD COM2 COMMUNICATION MODES AND BAUD RATE
    • 8.4.2. CONFIGURING THE ETHERNET INTERFACE OPTION USING DHCP
    • 8.4.3. MANUALLY CONFIGURING THE NETWORK IP ADDRESSES
    • 8.4.4. CHANGING THE ANALYZER’S HOSTNAME
  • 8.5. MODBUS SETUP
    • 8.5.1. REMOTE ACCESS BY MODEM
  • 8.6. USING THE M300E/EM WITH A HESSEN PROTOCOL NETWORK
    • 8.6.1. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF HESSEN PROTOCOL
    • 8.6.2. HESSEN COMM PORT CONFIGURATION
    • 8.6.3. ACTIVATING HESSEN PROTOCOL
    • 8.6.4. SELECTING A HESSEN PROTOCOL TYPE
    • 8.6.5. SETTING THE HESSEN PROTOCOL RESPONSE MODE
    • 8.6.6. HESSEN PROTOCOL GAS LIST ENTRIES
      • 8.6.6.1. Gas List Entry Format and Definitions
      • 8.6.6.2. Editing or Adding HESSEN Gas List Entries
      • 8.6.6.3. Deleting HESSEN Gas List Entries
    • 8.6.7. SETTING HESSEN PROTOCOL STATUS FLAGS
    • 8.6.8. INSTRUMENT ID CODE
  • 8.7. APICOM REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAM
• 9. CALIBRATION PROCEDURES
  • 9.1. BEFORE CALIBRATION
    • 9.1.1. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND EXPENDABLES
    • 9.1.2. CALIBRATION GASES
      • 9.1.2.1. Zero Air
      • 9.1.2.2. Span Gas
      • 9.1.2.3. Traceability
    • 9.1.3. DATA RECORDING DEVICES
  • 9.2. MANUAL CALIBRATION CHECKS AND CALIBRATION OF THE M300E/EM ANALYZER IN ITS BASE CONFIGURATION
    • 9.2.1. SETUP FOR BASIC CALIBRATION CHECKS AND CALIBRATION
    • 9.2.2. PERFORMING A BASIC MANUAL CALIBRATION CHECK
    • 9.2.3. PERFORMING A BASIC MANUAL CALIBRATION
      • 9.2.3.1. Setting the Expected Span Gas Concentration
      • 9.2.3.2. Zero/Span Point Calibration Procedure
  • 9.3. MANUAL CALIBRATION WITH ZERO/SPAN VALVES
    • 9.3.1. SETUP FOR CALIBRATION USING VALVE OPTIONS
    • 9.3.2. MANUAL CALIBRATION CHECKS WITH VALVE OPTIONS INSTALLED
    • 9.3.3. MANUAL CALIBRATION USING VALVE OPTIONS
      • 9.3.3.1. Setting the Expected Span Gas Concentration
      • 9.3.3.2. Zero/Span Point Calibration Procedure
      • 9.3.3.3. Use of Zero/Span Valve with Remote Contact Closure
  • 9.4. AUTOMATIC ZERO/SPAN CAL/CHECK (AUTOCAL)
    • 9.4.1. SETUP ( ACAL: PROGRAMMING AND AUTO CAL SEQUENCE
      • 9.4.1.1. AutoCal with Auto or Dual Reporting Ranges Modes Selected
  • 9.5. CO CALIBRATION QUALITY
  • 9.6. CALIBRATION OF THE M300E/EM’S ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS
    • 9.6.1. DARK CALIBRATION TEST
    • 9.6.2. PRESSURE CALIBRATION
    • 9.6.3. FLOW CALIBRATION
    • 9.6.4. ELECTRICAL TEST CALIBRATION
  • 9.7. CALIBRATION OF OPTIONAL SENSORS
    • 9.7.1. O2 SENSOR CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
      • 9.7.1.1. O2 Calibration Setup
      • 9.7.1.2. Set O2 Span Gas Concentration
      • 9.7.1.3. Activate O2 Sensor Stability Function
      • 9.7.1.4. O2ZERO/SPAN CALIBRATION
    • 9.7.2. CO2 SENSOR CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
      • 9.7.2.1. CO2 Calibration Setup
      • 9.7.2.2. Set CO2 Span Gas Concentration:
      • 9.7.2.3. Activate CO2 Sensor Stability Function
      • 9.7.2.4. CO2 Zero/Span Calibration
• 10. EPA CALIBRATION PROTOCOL
  • 10.1. CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS
    • 10.1.1. CALIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT - GENERAL GUIDELINES
    • 10.1.2. CALIBRATION EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND EXPENDABLES
      • 10.1.2.1. Data Recording Device
      • 10.1.2.2. Spare Parts and Expendable Supplies
    • 10.1.3. RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING TRACEABILITY
    • 10.1.4. CALIBRATION FREQUENCY
    • 10.1.5. LEVEL 1 CALIBRATIONS VERSUS LEVEL 2 CHECKS
  • 10.2. ZERO AND SPAN CHECKS
    • 10.2.1. ZERO/SPAN CHECK PROCEDURES
    • 10.2.2. PRECISION CHECK
  • 10.3. PRECISIONS CALIBRATION
    • 10.3.1. PRECISION CALIBRATION PROCEDURES
  • 10.4. AUDITING PROCEDURE
    • 10.4.1. CALIBRATION AUDIT
    • 10.4.2. DATA REDUCTION AUDIT
    • 10.4.3. SYSTEM AUDIT/VALIDATION
  • 10.5. DYNAMIC MULTIPOINT CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
    • 10.5.1. LINEARITY TEST
  • 10.6. REFERENCES
• PART III –TECHNICAL INFORMATION
• 11. THEORY OF OPERATION
  • 11.1. MEASUREMENT METHOD
    • 11.1.1. BEER’S LAW
  • 11.2. MEASUREMENT FUNDAMENTALS
    • 11.2.1. GAS FILTER CORRELATION
      • 11.2.1.1. The GFC Wheel
      • 11.2.1.2. The Measure Reference Ratio
      • 11.2.1.3. Summary Interference Rejection
  • 11.3. PNEUMATIC OPERATION
  • 11.4. FLOW RATE CONTROL
    • 11.4.1.1. Critical Flow Orifice
    • 11.4.2. PARTICULATE FILTER
    • 11.4.3. PNEUMATIC SENSORS
      • 11.4.3.1. Sample Pressure Sensor
      • 11.4.3.2. Sample Flow Sensor
  • 11.5. ELECTRONIC OPERATION
    • 11.5.1. OVERVIEW
    • 11.5.2. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
    • 11.5.3. OPTICAL BENCH & GFC WHEEL
      • 11.5.3.1. Temperature Control
      • 11.5.3.2. IR Source
      • 11.5.3.3. GFC Wheel
      • 11.5.3.4. IR Photo-Detector
    • 11.5.4. SYNCHRONOUS DEMODULATOR (SYNC/DEMOD) ASSEMBLY
      • 11.5.4.1. Overview
      • 11.5.4.2. Signal Synchronization and Demodulation
      • 11.5.4.3. Sync/Demod Status LED’s
      • 11.5.4.4. Photo-Detector Temperature Control
      • 11.5.4.5. Dark Calibration Switch
      • 11.5.4.6. Electric Test Switch
    • 11.5.5. RELAY BOARD
      • 11.5.5.1. Heater Control
      • 11.5.5.2. GFC Wheel Motor Control:
      • 11.5.5.3. Zero/Span Valve Options
      • 11.5.5.4. IR Source
      • 11.5.5.5. Status LED’s
      • 11.5.5.6. I2C Watch Dog Circuitry
    • 11.5.6. MOTHERBOARD
      • 11.5.6.1. A to D Conversion
      • 11.5.6.2. Sensor Inputs
      • 11.5.6.3. Thermistor Interface
      • 11.5.6.4. Analog Outputs
      • 11.5.6.5. Internal Digital I/O
      • 11.5.6.6. External Digital I/O
    • 11.5.7. I2C DATA BUS
    • 11.5.8. POWER SUPPLY/ CIRCUIT BREAKER
    • 11.5.9. COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
    • 11.5.10. FRONT PANEL INTERFACE
      • 11.5.10.1. Analyzer Status LED’s
      • 11.5.10.2. Keyboard
      • 11.5.10.3. Display
      • 11.5.10.4. Keyboard/Display Interface Electronics
    • 11.5.11. SOFTWARE OPERATION
    • 11.5.12. ADAPTIVE FILTER
    • 11.5.13. CALIBRATION - SLOPE AND OFFSET
    • 11.5.14. MEASUREMENT ALGORITHM
    • 11.5.15. TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE COMPENSATION
    • 11.5.16. INTERNAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (IDAS)
• 12. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE & PROCEDURES
  • 12.1. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
  • 12.2. PREDICTING FAILURES USING THE TEST FUNCTIONS
  • 12.3. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
    • 12.3.1. REPLACING THE SAMPLE PARTICULATE FILTER
    • 12.3.2. REBUILDING THE SAMPLE PUMP
    • 12.3.3. PERFORMING LEAK CHECKS
      • 12.3.3.1. Vacuum Leak Check and Pump Check
      • 12.3.3.2. Pressure Leak Check
    • 12.3.4. PERFORMING A SAMPLE FLOW CHECK
    • 12.3.5. CLEANING THE OPTICAL BENCH
    • 12.3.6. CLEANING EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE M300E/EM
• 13. TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR
  • 13.1. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
    • 13.1.1. FAULT DIAGNOSIS WITH WARNING MESSAGES
    • 13.1.2. FAULT DIAGNOSIS WITH TEST FUNCTIONS
    • 13.1.3. DIAG ( SIGNAL I/O: USING THE DIAGNOSTIC SIGNAL I/O FUNCTION
    • 13.1.4. INTERNAL ELECTRONIC STATUS LED’S
      • 13.1.4.1. CPU Status Indicator
      • 13.1.4.2. Sync Demodulator Status LED’s
      • 13.1.4.3. Relay Board Status LED’s
  • 13.2. GAS FLOW PROBLEMS
    • 13.2.1. M300E/EM INTERNAL GAS FLOW DIAGRAMS
    • 13.2.2. TYPICAL SAMPLE GAS FLOW PROBLEMS
      • 13.2.2.1. Flow is Zero
      • 13.2.2.2. Low Flow
      • 13.2.2.3. High Flow
      • 13.2.2.4. Displayed Flow = “Warnings”
      • 13.2.2.5. Actual Flow Does Not Match Displayed Flow
      • 13.2.2.6. Sample Pump
  • 13.3. CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
    • 13.3.1. MISCALIBRATED
    • 13.3.2. NON-REPEATABLE ZERO AND SPAN
    • 13.3.3. INABILITY TO SPAN – NO SPAN KEY
    • 13.3.4. INABILITY TO ZERO – NO ZERO KEY
  • 13.4. OTHER PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS
    • 13.4.1. TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS
      • 13.4.1.1. Box or Sample Temperature
      • 13.4.1.2. Bench Temperature
      • 13.4.1.3. GFC Wheel Temperature
      • 13.4.1.4. IR Photo-Detector TEC Temperature
    • 13.4.2. EXCESSIVE NOISE
  • 13.5. SUBSYSTEM CHECKOUT
    • 13.5.1. AC MAINS CONFIGURATION
    • 13.5.2. DC POWER SUPPLY
    • 13.5.3. I2C BUS
    • 13.5.4. KEYBOARD/DISPLAY INTERFACE
    • 13.5.5. RELAY BOARD
    • 13.5.6. SENSOR ASSEMBLY
      • 13.5.6.1. Sync/Demodulator Assembly
      • 13.5.6.2. Electrical Test
      • 13.5.6.3. Opto Pickup Assembly
      • 13.5.6.4. GFC Wheel Drive
      • 13.5.6.5. IR Source
      • 13.5.6.6. Pressure/Flow Sensor Assembly
    • 13.5.7. MOTHERBOARD
      • 13.5.7.1. A/D Functions
      • 13.5.7.2. Test Channel / Analog Outputs Voltage
      • 13.5.7.3. Analog Outputs: Current Loop
      • 13.5.7.4. Status Outputs
      • 13.5.7.5. Control Inputs – Remote Zero, Span
    • 13.5.8. CPU
    • 13.5.9. RS-232 COMMUNICATIONS
      • 13.5.9.1. General RS-232 Troubleshooting
      • 13.5.9.2. Troubleshooting Analyzer/Modem or Terminal Operation
    • 13.5.10. THE OPTIONAL CO2 SENSOR
  • 13.6. REPAIR PROCEDURES
    • 13.6.1. REPAIRING SAMPLE FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY
    • 13.6.2. REMOVING/REPLACING THE GFC WHEEL
    • 13.6.3. CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE SYNC/DEMODULATOR, CIRCUIT GAIN (CO MEAS)
      • 13.6.3.1. Checking the Sync/Demodulator Circuit Gain
      • 13.6.3.2. Adjusting the Sync/Demodulator, Circuit Gain
    • 13.6.4. DISK-ON-MODULE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
  • 13.7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
• 14. A PRIMER ON ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE
  • 14.1. HOW STATIC CHARGES ARE CREATED
  • 14.2. HOW ELECTRO-STATIC CHARGES CAUSE DAMAGE
  • 14.3. COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ESD DAMAGE
  • 14.4. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STATIC CONTROL
    • 14.4.1. GENERAL RULES
    • 14.4.2. BASIC ANTI-ESD PROCEDURES FOR ANALYZER REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
      • 14.4.2.1. Working at the Instrument Rack
      • 14.4.2.2. Working at an Anti-ESD Work Bench
      • 14.4.2.3. Transferring Components from Rack to Bench and Back
      • 14.4.2.4. Opening Shipments from Teledyne API’ Customer Service
      • 14.4.2.5. Packing Components for Return to Teledyne API’s Customer Service
• M300E-EM_appendices assembled.pdf
  • SAFETY MESSAGES
  • WARRANTY
  • ABOUT THIS MANUAL
  • REVISION HISTORY
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • LIST OF APPENDICES
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • PART I –GENERAL INFORMATION
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
    • 1.1. M300E FAMILY OVERVIEW
    • 1.2. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
      • 1.2.1. USING THIS MANUAL
  • 2. SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVALS
    • 2.1. SPECIFICATIONS
    • 2.2. EPA EQUIVALENCY DESIGNATION
    • 2.3. TUV DESIGNATION
    • 2.4. CE MARK COMPLIANCE
      • 2.4.1. EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE
      • 2.4.2. SAFETY COMPLIANCE
  • 3. GETTING STARTED
    • 3.1. M300E/EM ANALYZER LAYOUT
    • 3.2. UNPACKING THE M300E/EM ANALYZER
      • 3.2.1. VENTILATION CLEARANCE
    • 3.3. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
      • 3.3.1. POWER CONNECTION
      • 3.3.2. ANALOG OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
      • 3.3.3. CONNECTING THE STATUS OUTPUTS
      • 3.3.4. CONNECTING THE CONTROL INPUTS
      • 3.3.5. CONNECTING THE SERIAL PORTS
      • 3.3.6. CONNECTING TO A LAN OR THE INTERNET
      • 3.3.7. CONNECTING TO A MULTIDROP NETWORK
    • 3.4. PNEUMATIC CONNECTIONS
      • 3.4.1. CALIBRATION GASES
        • 3.4.1.1. Zero Air
        • 3.4.1.2. Span Gas
      • 3.4.2. PNEUMATIC CONNECTIONS TO M300E/EM BASIC CONFIGURATION
        • 3.4.2.1. Sample Gas Source
        • 3.4.2.2. Calibration Gas Sources
        • 3.4.2.3. Input Gas Venting
        • 3.4.2.4. Exhaust Outlet
    • 3.5. INITIAL OPERATION
      • 3.5.1. STARTUP
      • 3.5.2. WARM UP
      • 3.5.3. WARNING MESSAGES
      • 3.5.4. FUNCTIONAL CHECK
    • 3.6. INITIAL CALIBRATION OF THE M300E/EM
      • 3.6.1. INTERFERENTS FOR CO2 MEASUREMENTS
      • 3.6.2. INITIAL CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR M300E/EM ANALYZERS WITHOUT OPTIONS
        • 3.6.2.1. Verifying the M300E/EM Reporting Range Settings
        • 3.6.2.2. Dilution Ratio Set Up
        • 3.6.2.3. Set CO Span Gas Concentration
        • 3.6.2.4. Zero/Span Calibration
      • 3.6.3. O2 SENSOR CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
      • 3.6.4. CO2 SENSOR CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
  • 4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
    • 4.1. FAQ’S
    • 4.2. GLOSSARY
  • 5. OPTIONAL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
    • 5.1. EXTERNAL PUMPS (OPTIONS 10A-10E, 11, 13)
    • 5.2. RACK MOUNT KITS (OPT 20 TO OPT 23)
    • 5.3. CARRYING STRAP/HANDLE (OPT 29)
    • 5.4. CURRENT LOOP ANALOG OUTPUTS (OPTION 41)
      • 5.4.1. CONVERTING CURRENT LOOP ANALOG OUTPUTS TO STANDARD VOLTAGE OUTPUTS
    • 5.5. EXPENDABLES AND SPARES KITS (OPTIONS 42A, 45)
    • 5.6. CALIBRATION VALVES (OPTIONS 50A, 50B, 50E, 50H)
      • 5.6.1. GENEAL INFORMATION RELATED TO ALL VALVE OPTIONS
        • 5.6.1.1. Gas Flow Rate
        • 5.6.1.2. Valve Control
      • 5.6.2. ZERO/SPAN VALVE (OPTION 50A)
        • 5.6.2.1. Internal Pneumatics (OPT 50A)
        • 5.6.2.2. Pneumatic Set Up (OPT 50A)
        • 5.6.2.3. Input Gas Venting
        • 5.6.2.4. Exhaust Outlet
      • 5.6.3. ZERO/SPAN/SHUTOFF VALVE (OPTION 50B)
        • 5.6.3.1. Internal Pneumatics (OPT 50B)
        • 5.6.3.2. Pneumatic Set Up (OPT 50B)
      • 5.6.4. ZERO/SPAN VALVE WITH INTERNAL CO SCRUBBER (OPTION 50H)
        • 5.6.4.1. Internal Pneumatics (OPT 50H)
        • 5.6.4.2. Pneumatic Set Up (OPT 50H)
      • 5.6.5. ZERO/SPAN/SHUTOFF WITH INTERNAL ZERO AIR SCRUBBER (OPTION 50E)
        • 5.6.5.1. Internal Pneumatics (OPT 50E)
        • 5.6.5.2. Pneumatic Set Up (OPT 50E)
    • 5.7. COMMUNICATION OPTIONS
      • 5.7.1. RS-232 MODEM CABLE (OPTION 60A)
      • 5.7.2. RS-232 MULTIDROP (OPTION 62)
      • 5.7.3. ETHERNET (OPTION 63A)
      • 5.7.4. ETHERNET + MULTIDROP (OPT 63C)
    • 5.8. SECOND GAS SENSORS
      • 5.8.1. OXYGEN SENSOR (OPTION 65A)
        • 5.8.1.1. Theory of Operation - Paramagnetic measurement of O2
        • 5.8.1.2. Operation within the M300E/EM Analyzer
        • 5.8.1.3. Pneumatic Operation of the O2 Sensor
    • 5.9. CARBON DIOXIDE SENSOR (OPTION 67A)
      • 5.9.1. CO2 SENSOR RANGES AND SPECIFICATIONS
      • 5.9.2. THEORY OF OPERATION
        • 5.9.2.1. NDIR measurement of CO2
        • 5.9.2.2. Operation within the M300E/EM Analyzer
        • 5.9.2.3. Pneumatic Operation of the CO2 Sensor
        • 5.9.2.4. Electronic Operation of the CO2 Sensor
    • 5.10. CONCENTRATION ALARM RELAY (OPTION 61)
    • 5.11. SPECIAL FEATURES
      • 5.11.1. DILUTION RATIO OPTION
      • 5.11.2. MAINTENANCE MODE SWITCH
      • 5.11.3. SECOND LANGUAGE SWITCH
  • PART II –OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
  • 6. BASIC OPERATION
    • 6.1. OVERVIEW OF OPERATING MODES
    • 6.2. SAMPLE MODE
    • 6.3. WARNING MESSAGES
    • 6.4. CALIBRATION MODE
    • 6.5. SETUP MODE
      • 6.5.1. SETUP ( CFG: CONFIGURATION INFORMATION
      • 6.5.2. SETUP ( ACAL: AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION
      • 6.5.3. SETUP ( PASS: PASSWORD FEATURE
      • 6.5.4. SETUP ( CLK: SETTING THE M300E/EM ANALYZER’S INTERNAL CLOCK
        • 6.5.4.1. Setting the internal Clock’s Time and Day
        • 6.5.4.2. Adjusting the Internal Clock’s Speed
    • 6.6. SETUP ( RNGE: ANALOG OUTPUT REPORTING RANGE CONFIGURATION
      • 6.6.1. PHYSICAL RANGE VERSUS ANALOG OUTPUT REPORTING RANGES
      • 6.6.2. ANALOG OUTPUT RANGES FOR CO CONCENTRATION
      • 6.6.3. REPORTING RANGE MODES
        • 6.6.3.1. RNGE ( MODE ( SNGL: Configuring the M300E/EM Analyzer for SINGLE Range Mode
        • 6.6.3.2. RNGE ( MODE ( DUAL: Configuring the M300E/EM Analyzer for DUAL Range Mode
        • 6.6.3.3. RNGE ( MODE ( AUTO: Configuring the M300E/EM Analyzer for AUTO Range Mode
      • 6.6.4. SETUP ( RNGE ( UNIT: SETTING THE REPORTING RANGE UNITS OF MEASURE
      • 6.6.5. SETUP (RNGE ( DIL: USING THE OPTIONAL DILUTION RATIO FEATURE
  • 7. ADVANCED FEATURES
    • 7.1. SETUP ( IDAS: USING THE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (IDAS)
      • 7.1.1. IDAS STATUS
      • 7.1.2. IDAS STRUCTURE
        • 7.1.2.1. iDAS Channels
      • 7.1.3. DEFAULT IDAS CHANNELS
      • 7.1.4. SETUP (DAS (VIEW: VIEWING IDAS CHANNELS AND INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
      • 7.1.5. SETUP (DAS (EDIT: ACCESSING THE IDAS EDIT MODE
        • 7.1.5.1. Editing iDAS Data Channel Names
        • 7.1.5.2. Editing iDAS Triggering Events
        • 7.1.5.3. Editing iDAS Parameters
        • 7.1.5.4. Editing Sample Period and Report Period
        • 7.1.5.5. Report Periods in Progress When Instrument Is Powered Off
        • 7.1.5.6. Editing the Number of Records
        • 7.1.5.7. RS-232 Report Function
        • 7.1.5.8. Enabling/Disabling the HOLDOFF Feature
        • 7.1.5.9. The Compact Report Feature
        • 7.1.5.10. The Starting Date Feature
      • 7.1.6. DISABLING/ENABLING DATA CHANNELS
      • 7.1.7. REMOTE IDAS CONFIGURATION
        • 7.1.7.1. iDAS Configuration Using APICOM
        • 7.1.7.2. iDAS Configuration Using Terminal Emulation Programs
    • 7.2. SETUP ( MORE ( VARS: INTERNAL VARIABLES (VARS)
    • 7.3. SETUP ( MORE ( DIAG: USING THE DIAGNOSTICS FUNCTIONS
      • 7.3.1. ACCESSING THE DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES
    • 7.4. USING THE M300E/EM ANALYZER’S ANALOG OUTPUTS.
      • 7.4.1. ACCESSING THE ANALOG OUTPUT SIGNAL CONFIGURATION SUBMENU
      • 7.4.2. ANALOG OUTPUT VOLTAGE / CURRENT RANGE SELECTION
      • 7.4.3. CALIBRATION OF THE ANALOG OUTPUTS
        • 7.4.3.1. Enabling or Disabling the AutoCal for an Individual Analog Output
        • 7.4.3.2. Automatic Calibration of the Analog Outputs
        • 7.4.3.3. Individual Calibration of the Analog Outputs
        • 7.4.3.4. Manual Calibration of the Analog Outputs Configured for Voltage Ranges
        • 7.4.3.5. Manual Adjustment of Current Loop Output Span and Offset
      • 7.4.4. TURNING AN ANALOG OUTPUT OVER-RANGE FEATURE ON/OFF
      • 7.4.5. ADDING A RECORDER OFFSET TO AN ANALOG OUTPUT
      • 7.4.6. SELECTING A TEST CHANNEL FUNCTION FOR OUTPUT A4
      • 7.4.7. AIN CALIBRATION
    • 7.5. SETUP (MORE ( ALRM: USING THE GAS CONCENTRATION ALARMS
      • 7.5.1. SETTING THE M300E CONCENTRATION ALARM LIMITS
  • 8. REMOTE OPERATION
    • 8.1. SETUP ( MORE( COMM: USING THE ANALYSER’S COMMUNICATION PORTS
      • 8.1.1. RS-232 DTE AND DCE COMMUNICATION
      • 8.1.2. COMM PORT DEFAULT SETTINGS
      • 8.1.3. COMM PORT BAUD RATE
      • 8.1.4. COMM PORT COMMUNICATION MODES
      • 8.1.5. COMM PORT TESTING
      • 8.1.6. MACHINE ID
      • 8.1.7. TERMINAL OPERATING MODES
        • 8.1.7.1. Help Commands in Terminal Mode
        • 8.1.7.2. Command Syntax
        • 8.1.7.3. Data Types
        • 8.1.7.4. Status Reporting
        • 8.1.7.5. COMM Port Password Security
    • 8.2. MULTIDROP RS-232 SET UP
    • 8.3. RS-485 CONFIGURATION OF COM2
    • 8.4. REMOTE ACCESS VIA THE ETHERNET
      • 8.4.1. ETHERNET CARD COM2 COMMUNICATION MODES AND BAUD RATE
      • 8.4.2. CONFIGURING THE ETHERNET INTERFACE OPTION USING DHCP
      • 8.4.3. MANUALLY CONFIGURING THE NETWORK IP ADDRESSES
      • 8.4.4. CHANGING THE ANALYZER’S HOSTNAME
    • 8.5. MODBUS SETUP
      • 8.5.2. REMOTE ACCESS BY MODEM
    • 8.6. USING THE M300E/EM WITH A HESSEN PROTOCOL NETWORK
      • 8.6.1. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF HESSEN PROTOCOL
      • 8.6.2. HESSEN COMM PORT CONFIGURATION
      • 8.6.3. ACTIVATING HESSEN PROTOCOL
      • 8.6.4. SELECTING A HESSEN PROTOCOL TYPE
      • 8.6.5. SETTING THE HESSEN PROTOCOL RESPONSE MODE
      • 8.6.6. HESSEN PROTOCOL GAS LIST ENTRIES
        • 8.6.6.1. Gas List Entry Format and Definitions
        • 8.6.6.2. Editing or Adding HESSEN Gas List Entries
        • 8.6.6.3. Deleting HESSEN Gas List Entries
      • 8.6.7. SETTING HESSEN PROTOCOL STATUS FLAGS
      • 8.6.8. INSTRUMENT ID CODE
    • 8.7. APICOM REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAM
  • 9. CALIBRATION PROCEDURES
    • 9.1. BEFORE CALIBRATION
      • 9.1.1. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND EXPENDABLES
      • 9.1.2. CALIBRATION GASES
        • 9.1.2.1. Zero Air
        • 9.1.2.2. Span Gas
        • 9.1.2.3. Traceability
      • 9.1.3. DATA RECORDING DEVICES
    • 9.2. MANUAL CALIBRATION CHECKS AND CALIBRATION OF THE M300E/EM ANALYZER IN ITS BASE CONFIGURATION
      • 9.2.1. SETUP FOR BASIC CALIBRATION CHECKS AND CALIBRATION
      • 9.2.2. PERFORMING A BASIC MANUAL CALIBRATION CHECK
      • 9.2.3. PERFORMING A BASIC MANUAL CALIBRATION
        • 9.2.3.1. Setting the Expected Span Gas Concentration
        • 9.2.3.2. Zero/Span Point Calibration Procedure
    • 9.3. MANUAL CALIBRATION WITH ZERO/SPAN VALVES
      • 9.3.1. SETUP FOR CALIBRATION USING VALVE OPTIONS
      • 9.3.2. MANUAL CALIBRATION CHECKS WITH VALVE OPTIONS INSTALLED
      • 9.3.3. MANUAL CALIBRATION USING VALVE OPTIONS
        • 9.3.3.1. Setting the Expected Span Gas Concentration
        • 9.3.3.2. Zero/Span Point Calibration Procedure
        • 9.3.3.3. Use of Zero/Span Valve with Remote Contact Closure
    • 9.4. AUTOMATIC ZERO/SPAN CAL/CHECK (AUTOCAL)
      • 9.4.1. SETUP ( ACAL: PROGRAMMING AND AUTO CAL SEQUENCE
        • 9.4.1.1. AutoCal with Auto or Dual Reporting Ranges Modes Selected
    • 9.5. CO CALIBRATION QUALITY
    • 9.6. CALIBRATION OF THE M300E/EM’S ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS
      • 9.6.1. DARK CALIBRATION TEST
      • 9.6.2. PRESSURE CALIBRATION
      • 9.6.3. FLOW CALIBRATION
      • 9.6.4. ELECTRICAL TEST CALIBRATION
    • 9.7. CALIBRATION OF OPTIONAL SENSORS
      • 9.7.1. O2 SENSOR CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
        • 9.7.1.1. O2 Calibration Setup
        • 9.7.1.2. Set O2 Span Gas Concentration
        • 9.7.1.3. Activate O2 Sensor Stability Function
        • 9.7.1.4. O2ZERO/SPAN CALIBRATION
      • 9.7.2. CO2 SENSOR CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
        • 9.7.2.1. CO2 Calibration Setup
        • 9.7.2.2. Set CO2 Span Gas Concentration:
        • 9.7.2.3. Activate CO2 Sensor Stability Function
        • 9.7.2.4. CO2 Zero/Span Calibration
  • 10. EPA CALIBRATION PROTOCOL
    • 10.1. CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS
      • 10.1.1. CALIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT - GENERAL GUIDELINES
      • 10.1.2. CALIBRATION EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND EXPENDABLES
        • 10.1.2.1. Data Recording Device
        • 10.1.2.2. Spare Parts and Expendable Supplies
      • 10.1.3. RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING TRACEABILITY
      • 10.1.4. CALIBRATION FREQUENCY
      • 10.1.5. LEVEL 1 CALIBRATIONS VERSUS LEVEL 2 CHECKS
    • 10.2. ZERO AND SPAN CHECKS
      • 10.2.1. ZERO/SPAN CHECK PROCEDURES
      • 10.2.2. PRECISION CHECK
    • 10.3. PRECISIONS CALIBRATION
      • 10.3.1. PRECISION CALIBRATION PROCEDURES
    • 10.4. AUDITING PROCEDURE
      • 10.4.1. CALIBRATION AUDIT
      • 10.4.2. DATA REDUCTION AUDIT
      • 10.4.3. SYSTEM AUDIT/VALIDATION
    • 10.5. DYNAMIC MULTIPOINT CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
      • 10.5.1. LINEARITY TEST
    • 10.6. REFERENCES
  • PART III –TECHNICAL INFORMATION
  • 11. THEORY OF OPERATION
    • 11.1. MEASUREMENT METHOD
      • 11.1.1. BEER’S LAW
    • 11.2. MEASUREMENT FUNDAMENTALS
      • 11.2.1. GAS FILTER CORRELATION
        • 11.2.1.1. The GFC Wheel
        • 11.2.1.2. The Measure Reference Ratio
        • 11.2.1.3. Summary Interference Rejection
    • 11.3. PNEUMATIC OPERATION
    • 11.4. FLOW RATE CONTROL
      • 11.4.1.1. Critical Flow Orifice
      • 11.4.2. PARTICULATE FILTER
      • 11.4.3. PNEUMATIC SENSORS
        • 11.4.3.1. Sample Pressure Sensor
        • 11.4.3.2. Sample Flow Sensor
    • 11.5. ELECTRONIC OPERATION
      • 11.5.1. OVERVIEW
      • 11.5.2. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
      • 11.5.3. OPTICAL BENCH & GFC WHEEL
        • 11.5.3.1. Temperature Control
        • 11.5.3.2. IR Source
        • 11.5.3.3. GFC Wheel
        • 11.5.3.4. IR Photo-Detector
      • 11.5.4. SYNCHRONOUS DEMODULATOR (SYNC/DEMOD) ASSEMBLY
        • 11.5.4.1. Overview
        • 11.5.4.2. Signal Synchronization and Demodulation
        • 11.5.4.3. Sync/Demod Status LED’s
        • 11.5.4.4. Photo-Detector Temperature Control
        • 11.5.4.5. Dark Calibration Switch
        • 11.5.4.6. Electric Test Switch
      • 11.5.5. RELAY BOARD
        • 11.5.5.1. Heater Control
        • 11.5.5.2. GFC Wheel Motor Control:
        • 11.5.5.3. Zero/Span Valve Options
        • 11.5.5.4. IR Source
        • 11.5.5.5. Status LED’s
        • 11.5.5.6. I2C Watch Dog Circuitry
      • 11.5.6. MOTHERBOARD
        • 11.5.6.1. A to D Conversion
        • 11.5.6.2. Sensor Inputs
        • 11.5.6.3. Thermistor Interface
        • 11.5.6.4. Analog Outputs
        • 11.5.6.5. Internal Digital I/O
        • 11.5.6.6. External Digital I/O
      • 11.5.7. I2C DATA BUS
      • 11.5.8. POWER SUPPLY/ CIRCUIT BREAKER
      • 11.5.9. COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
      • 11.5.10. FRONT PANEL INTERFACE
        • 11.5.10.1. Analyzer Status LED’s
        • 11.5.10.2. Keyboard
        • 11.5.10.3. Display
        • 11.5.10.4. Keyboard/Display Interface Electronics
      • 11.5.11. SOFTWARE OPERATION
      • 11.5.12. ADAPTIVE FILTER
      • 11.5.13. CALIBRATION - SLOPE AND OFFSET
      • 11.5.14. MEASUREMENT ALGORITHM
      • 11.5.15. TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE COMPENSATION
      • 11.5.16. INTERNAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (IDAS)
  • 12. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE & PROCEDURES
    • 12.1. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
    • 12.2. PREDICTING FAILURES USING THE TEST FUNCTIONS
    • 12.3. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
      • 12.3.1. REPLACING THE SAMPLE PARTICULATE FILTER
      • 12.3.2. REBUILDING THE SAMPLE PUMP
      • 12.3.3. PERFORMING LEAK CHECKS
        • 12.3.3.1. Vacuum Leak Check and Pump Check
        • 12.3.3.2. Pressure Leak Check
      • 12.3.4. PERFORMING A SAMPLE FLOW CHECK
      • 12.3.5. CLEANING THE OPTICAL BENCH
      • 12.3.6. CLEANING EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE M300E/EM
  • 13. TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR
    • 13.1. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
      • 13.1.1. FAULT DIAGNOSIS WITH WARNING MESSAGES
      • 13.1.2. FAULT DIAGNOSIS WITH TEST FUNCTIONS
      • 13.1.3. DIAG ( SIGNAL I/O: USING THE DIAGNOSTIC SIGNAL I/O FUNCTION
      • 13.1.4. INTERNAL ELECTRONIC STATUS LED’S
        • 13.1.4.1. CPU Status Indicator
        • 13.1.4.2. Sync Demodulator Status LED’s
        • 13.1.4.3. Relay Board Status LED’s
    • 13.2. GAS FLOW PROBLEMS
      • 13.2.1. M300E/EM INTERNAL GAS FLOW DIAGRAMS
      • 13.2.2. TYPICAL SAMPLE GAS FLOW PROBLEMS
        • 13.2.2.1. Flow is Zero
        • 13.2.2.2. Low Flow
        • 13.2.2.3. High Flow
        • 13.2.2.4. Displayed Flow = “Warnings”
        • 13.2.2.5. Actual Flow Does Not Match Displayed Flow
        • 13.2.2.6. Sample Pump
    • 13.3. CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
      • 13.3.1. MISCALIBRATED
      • 13.3.2. NON-REPEATABLE ZERO AND SPAN
      • 13.3.3. INABILITY TO SPAN – NO SPAN KEY
      • 13.3.4. INABILITY TO ZERO – NO ZERO KEY
    • 13.4. OTHER PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS
      • 13.4.1. TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS
        • 13.4.1.1. Box or Sample Temperature
        • 13.4.1.2. Bench Temperature
        • 13.4.1.3. GFC Wheel Temperature
        • 13.4.1.4. IR Photo-Detector TEC Temperature
      • 13.4.2. EXCESSIVE NOISE
    • 13.5. SUBSYSTEM CHECKOUT
      • 13.5.1. AC MAINS CONFIGURATION
      • 13.5.2. DC POWER SUPPLY
      • 13.5.3. I2C BUS
      • 13.5.4. KEYBOARD/DISPLAY INTERFACE
      • 13.5.5. RELAY BOARD
      • 13.5.6. SENSOR ASSEMBLY
        • 13.5.6.1. Sync/Demodulator Assembly
        • 13.5.6.2. Electrical Test
        • 13.5.6.3. Opto Pickup Assembly
        • 13.5.6.4. GFC Wheel Drive
        • 13.5.6.5. IR Source
        • 13.5.6.6. Pressure/Flow Sensor Assembly
      • 13.5.7. MOTHERBOARD
        • 13.5.7.1. A/D Functions
        • 13.5.7.2. Test Channel / Analog Outputs Voltage
        • 13.5.7.3. Analog Outputs: Current Loop
        • 13.5.7.4. Status Outputs
        • 13.5.7.5. Control Inputs – Remote Zero, Span
      • 13.5.8. CPU
      • 13.5.9. RS-232 COMMUNICATIONS
        • 13.5.9.1. General RS-232 Troubleshooting
        • 13.5.9.2. Troubleshooting Analyzer/Modem or Terminal Operation
      • 13.5.10. THE OPTIONAL CO2 SENSOR
    • 13.6. REPAIR PROCEDURES
      • 13.6.1. REPAIRING SAMPLE FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY
      • 13.6.2. REMOVING/REPLACING THE GFC WHEEL
      • 13.6.3. CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE SYNC/DEMODULATOR, CIRCUIT GAIN (CO MEAS)
        • 13.6.3.1. Checking the Sync/Demodulator Circuit Gain
        • 13.6.3.2. Adjusting the Sync/Demodulator, Circuit Gain
      • 13.6.4. DISK-ON-MODULE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    • 13.7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
  • 14. A PRIMER ON ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE
    • 14.1. HOW STATIC CHARGES ARE CREATED
    • 14.2. HOW ELECTRO-STATIC CHARGES CAUSE DAMAGE
    • 14.3. COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ESD DAMAGE
    • 14.4. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STATIC CONTROL
      • 14.4.1. GENERAL RULES
      • 14.4.2. BASIC ANTI-ESD PROCEDURES FOR ANALYZER REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
        • 14.4.2.1. Working at the Instrument Rack
        • 14.4.2.2. Working at an Anti-ESD Work Bench
        • 14.4.2.3. Transferring Components from Rack to Bench and Back
        • 14.4.2.4. Opening Shipments from Teledyne API’ Customer Service
        • 14.4.2.5. Packing Components for Return to Teledyne API’s Customer Service
  • APPX B, assembled-nmbrd.pdf
    • M300E Spare Parts List
    • 02_M300EM Spare Parts List_Ref-05424H.pdf
      • M300EM Spare Parts List
    • 03_M300EM RSSL_Ref-04834G.pdf
      • 300EM Recom Spares Stkng Levl
    • 04_M300E-EX_ExpendablesKit_Ref-0096004C.pdf
      • Indented Bill Of Material Costs
    • 05_M300E-EX_SP_Kit_Ref-0403601A.pdf
      • Indented Bill Of Material Costs
    • 06_M300EU RSSL_Ref-04302Q.pdf
      • M300E-M300EU Rec Sp Pt Stk Lvl
    • 05_M300E-EX_SP_Kit_Ref-0403601A.pdf
      • Indented Bill Of Material Costs
  • APPXD, assembled-nmbrd.pdf
    • 01_04217F_Interconnect-List.pdf
      • Sheet1