UserManual
iSense30%or100%CO2&25%or95%O2DataLogger
‐NEMA4
Models
CM‐0053
CM‐0054
CM‐0176
CM‐0204
Rev.March,2016
Copyright©2016CO2Meter,Inc.AllRightsReserved.
CO2 + Oxygen Monitor Logger CO2Meter
Savemeterinformationforfuturereference
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WARNING!
InstallGasLab®softwarebeforeconnectingyourCO2Meterproduct(s)toyourcomputer.
Foryourfreedownloadpleasevisithttp://www.co2meter.com/pages/downloadsFailuretodoso
mayaffecttheabilityforGasLab®todetectyourmeter.
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TableofContents
WELCOME......................................................................................................................4 IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS.......................................................................................4 PACKAGECONTENTS..................................................................................................5 OPTIONALACCESSORIES...................................................................................................................5 GASLAB®SOFTWARE................................................................................................5 MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS................................................................................................5 POWERINGTHEMETER............................................................................................7 PRODUCTOVERVIEW.................................................................................................7 THEORYOFOPERATION....................................................................................................................7 INSTRUMENTOVERVIEW...................................................................................................................8 USBTORS485CABLE.....................................................................................................................8 SETUPWITHOPTIONALCM‐0182.................................................................................................9 SETUPFORMODELSCM‐0054ANDCM‐0053..........................................................................9 ANALOG4‐20MAOUTPUTS...........................................................................................................10 OPERATIONGUIDE...................................................................................................10 CONNECTINGMETERS.....................................................................................................................11 LCDDISPLAY....................................................................................................................................11 DATASTORAGE.................................................................................................................................11 LOGGINGDATA.................................................................................................................................11 SOFTWARESETTINGS.............................................................................................12 DISPLAYSETTINGS...........................................................................................................................12 OUTPUTSSETTINGS..........................................................................................................................12 PORTSETTINGS.................................................................................................................................12 TIME/DATESETTINGS....................................................................................................................12 LOGGINGSETTINGS..........................................................................................................................12 CALIBRATION............................................................................................................14 CALIBRATIONPROCEDURE..............................................................................................................14 APPENDIX...................................................................................................................16 METERSPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................................16 TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE..................................................................................17 USBDRIVERINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS...............................................................................18 SUPPORT.....................................................................................................................18 WARRANTY................................................................................................................18 LIABILITY....................................................................................................................19 RETURNS.....................................................................................................................19 CONTACTUS...............................................................................................................19 PAGE3 of19
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Welcome
Thankyouforpurchasingourmeter.CO2Meter,Inc.isaFloridabasedbusinessspecializinginthe
designandmanufacturingofgasdetectionandmonitoringdevices–mainlyCO2.Ourapproachis
onebasedinthescienceofgasandhowbesttoaccuratelyandrepeatedlymeasurethatgasforthe
enduserspurposes.OurbusinesspartnersinAgriculture,Medical,Pharmaceuticals,Science,
Beverage,andotherfieldsfindourdevicestobehighlyaccurateandcosteffective.
Weapproacheachcustomer’sapplicationasauniqueopportunitytounderstand,educate,and
provideproductsolutionsthatmeetthecustomers’needswhileexceedingtheirexpectationsfor
reliabilityandservice.Ourcontinuedproductinnovationincombinationwithour“customerfirst”
focusallowsCO2Meter,Inc.tocontinuetoprovidesolutionsforthefuture.
BasedinOrmondBeach,FL,CO2Meter,Inc.iscommittedtothesuccessofourcustomers;the
health,welfare,andprosperityofourtalentedemployees;andthecontinueddevelopmentofour
localcommunity.
CO2Meter,Inc.appreciatesyourbusinessandlooksforwardtoworkingwithyouandyourteamin
thefuture.
Pleasetakesometimetoreadthroughthismanualinordertobecomefamiliarwiththemeter.Also,
pleasepayspecialattentiontotheimportantsafeguardsshownonthenextpage.
ImportantSafeguards
Toreducetheriskoffire,electricalshockand/orinjurytopersons,basicsafetyprecautionsshould
alwaysbefollowedwhenusingelectricalappliances,includingthefollowing:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSINGTHISMETER.
INSTALLGasLab®SOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGMETERTOACOMPUTER.
Useonlytheincludedpowersupplytooperatethismeter.
Makesurethatthetubesaresecurelyattachedtothemeterbeforesamplingaclosed
environment.
Donotoperatewithanobstructedsamplepath.
Donotoperatethismeteriftheenclosureisopened.
Donotoperatethedeviceifitismalfunctioning.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS!
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PackageContents
Pleaseverifythatyourpackagecontainsthefollowingitemsbeforeusingthemeter:
ALLUNITS:
(1)Meter
(1)6‐footUSBCable
(1)Fittings,tubing,&filterkit
(1)CalibrationCertificateTag
(1)Usermanual
(1)M12,12‐Pos.5‐meterCable
Figure1:BasicKit
OptionalAccessories
Figure2:WithCM‐0182Kit
12‐Pos.M12RS485‐USBCablewithDCBarrelJackandInternationalPowerSupply(CM‐0182)
asshowninFigure2.
Note:Pleasecontactourtechnicalsupportstaffformoredetailsabouttheseaccessories.
GasLab®Software
IMPORTANT:MAKESURETOINSTALLSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGYOURMETERTOYOUR
COMPUTER.
MinimumSystemRequirements
Toutilizeourfreesoftware,thecomputermustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:



1GHzprocessorswith1GBRAM1GBfreediskspace(2GBfreediskspacefor64‐bit
systems).
WindowsXP*/7/8/8.1withMicrosoft.NETFramework4.0**orlater.
OnIntel‐basedMaccomputers,GasLab®softwarecanrunusingaWindows7/8virtual
machinesoftwaresuchasVMwareFusion®orsimilar.
*Microsoft.NETisnotsupportedonMediaCenterorTableteditions.
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**Installerwilloptionallyinstall.NETFramework.
Visitwww.co2meter.com/pages/downloadstodownloadourcomplimentaryGasLab®software
toyourcomputer.YoucanalsodownloadtheGasLab®usermanualinPDFfromthispage.
PleasereadtheGasLab®usermanualcarefullytobecomemorefamiliarwithhowthesoftware
workssothatyoucangetthemaximumbenefitfromthisusefultool.
InstalltheGasLab®softwarefirsttoensurethattheproperdriver,necessaryforthemeter,is
installedonyourcomputerbeforeconnectingthemeter.
Figure3:GasLab®downloadpage(InternetExplorer11shown)
Followthestepsandinstructionspromptedbyyourcomputer’soperatingsystem.Makesureyou
haveadministratorprivilegesinordertoinstallthisprogram.
NOTE:WestronglyrecommendallowingGasLab®toinstalldriversforthemeterautomatically.
SoftwareCapabilities
OurGasLab®softwarewillallowusersto:
Manageanddownloadlogs
Configuresensor
Adjustloggingintervals
Calibratethemeter
AutomaticdataloggingwhenmeterispoweredON
DataloggingsessionstatusdisplayedonLCDscreen
Collectdatareal‐time
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PoweringtheMeter
Thismonitorloggerrequiresdirecthardwiringto24VDCpowersourceusingtheM12cable
included,unlessthe12‐Pos.RS485CablewithPower(CM‐0182)ispurchased,whichcontainsa
universalpowersupply.
ProductOverview
ThisCO2Meter,Inc.monitorloggerisdesignedtomeasurecarbondioxide(CO2)andoxygen(O2),
logdataandcontrolconcentrationlevels.Itstoresupto15,000collecteddatapointstoitsinternal
memorytoberetrievedatalatertimeforanalysis.WhencombinedwithourGasLab®software,
youcanalsoseereal‐timedataonyourcomputer’sscreen.Itsbuilt‐in1,000hourssamplingmicro‐
pumpensuresreliableoperationforpersistentreadingsbasedonuser‐selectedtimeintervals.With
variousoutputs,arelayandweather‐proofconnectors,thismeteriscertainlyaheavyhitteramong
gassensingdevices.
Scientificdevicessuchasthismonitorloggerrequiretheusertohaveanintimateknowledgeofthe
meter,itsoperation,therequiredsoftware,andthemeterspecificationspriortouse.CO2Meter,Inc.
highlyrecommendsreadingthisuser’smanualbeforeoperatingthedevice,especiallythe
ImportantSafeguardssectiononpage4.
TheoryofOperation
TheCO2sensorinsidethismeterusesNDIR(non‐dispersiveinfrared)technologytosense,asa
functionoftransmittedlight,theconcentrationofCO2intheair.Tomeasureoxygen,thismeterhas
anextremelyaccurateZirconiaO2sensor.Thismeterhasbeenfactorycalibratedtooperatewithin
thespecifiedrangeandprecision.
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InstrumentOverview
LCDDisplay
IN/OUT
BarbFittings
Mini‐USB
Portwithcap
M12Connector
Figure4:Metercomponents
USBtoRS485Cable
ThiscableprovidesaUSBplugwithanintegratedUSB/RS485converterandterminatesinan
RJ485plug.OnlythethreeconductorsD1,D0andCommonarepresent.Thiscablesallowsahost
PC(withsuitablesoftware)tocommunicatewithmultipleRS485devicesonthecable.
FTDI‐USBtoModbusRJ45Wiring
RJ45PIN
FTDIUSBColor
Cat‐5Color
4
Orange(B)
Blue
5
Yellow (A)
White/Blue
8
Black (G)
Brown
RS‐485Output
PleaseseeourwebsiteforadvancedRS‐485documentationandregisterdescriptions.
NOTE:Themetercomeswithapre‐wiredconnectorthatincludesaRS‐485cableandan18or
24VDCinternationalpowersupply.
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SetupconnectingtheoptionalCM‐00182
Thesamplingdeviceispre‐wired.Themostimportantaspectofsetupinvolvesconnectingthe
samplinghosesandensuringpropersetup.DCpowersupplyhastobeconnectedtothebarrel
connectorinthemateconnectortosupplythevoltagetotheunit.
Includedinthepackageisthematingendofthe12‐pinconnectoronthebottomoftheunit.This
connectoristohavematingwiressolderedontoitandthenassembled.
Theconnectorpinsarelabelsforidentification.Theguidebelowgivestheelectricalconnections
necessaryforusage.
Figure5:M12connector12pin
PermanentInstallation
Ifusedinapermanentinstallation,thesemeterscanbepoweredby24VDCpower.The4‐20mA
outputloopwillbepoweredinthissituationforusewithexternalcontrollers.TheRS‐485and
RelayoutputsforNC&NOoperationsareindicateonthenextLegend.
SetupconnectingtheM12,12‐Pos5Mcableincluded
Thesamplingdevicewillrequireminimalsetup.Themostimportantaspectofsetupinvolves
connectingthesamplinghosesandensuringproperenvironmentalsetup.
Includedinthepackageisthematingendofthe12‐pinconnectoronthebottomoftheunit.This
connectoristohavematingwiressolderedontoitandthenassembled.
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TheconnectorpinsarelabelsforidentificationandthewirelegendshowninthetableonFigure6
belowshowsthefunctionalityofeachwireoftheelectricalconnection.
Pin# WireColor ColorLegend
Description
1
Brown
CO24‐20mA‐
2
Blue
N/ORelay
3
White
CO24‐20mA+
4
Green
RS‐485Ground
5
Pink
N/CRelay
6
Yellow
COMRelay
7
Black
PowerGround
8
Grey
O24‐20mA‐
9
Red
VoltageInput
10
Purple
O24‐20mA+
11
Pink/Grey
RS‐485B
12
Red/Blue
RS‐485A
Figure6:Wirecolorlegendfor12‐pinconnector
Analog4‐20mAOutputs
Thismeterfeaturesdual4‐20mAoutputlinearlyscaledtothecurrentCO2andO2readings,in
additiontoadigitalRS‐485interfaceforconnectiontoaMODBUSnetworkandonerelay1A,
30VDC.Theseoutputsarepoweredbytheinputsupplyandwerecommendusinga250Ωresistor
loadtomeasuretheoutput.Theexactmaximumdrivableloadwillbedeterminedbytheinput
powersupply,inaccordancewithOhm’sLaw.Theloopscalingissetupasfollows:
OxygenLoopOutput:0‐25%or0‐95%O2,dependingonmetermodel.
CarbonDioxideLoopOutput:0‐30%or0‐100%CO2,dependingonmetermodel.
OperationGuide
Makesureyoureadthroughtheseinstructionsthoroughlybeforeusingthemeter.Thisguidewill
helpyoubecomemorefamiliarwiththemeterinordertobeasproductiveaspossibleinashort
periodoftime.PleasereadtheImportantSafeguardsonpage4beforecontinuing.
IMPORTANT:Followtheseinstructionstoensurepropersetup:
1. DownloadtheGasLab®softwaretoyourcomputerasshownintheGasLab®Software
sectiononpage5.
2. Powerthemeterbywiringdirectlytoa24VDCpowersourceorusingtheuniversalpower
supplyiftheCM‐0182kitwaspurchased.TurnONthemeter.
3. Waituntilthedisplaychangescolorstovisuallyconfirmithasresetsuccessfullybefore
connectingittoacomputer.
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ConnectingMeters
Thefirsttimethemeterisconnectedtoyourcomputer,theoperatingsystemwillinstallthe
necessaryUSBdriversasshowninFigure7.Thisprocesscouldtakeafewminutes.
Figure7:USBDriverInstallation.
LCDDisplay
TheLiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD)showsthefollowingfeatures:
Gasconcentrationlevelinparts‐per‐million(ppm)orinpercentageformat(##.##%)forallthe
models
LoggingON/OFF
PumpON/OFF
Percentageoffreememory
Batteryusagein%/chargingmode
Temperature(##.#C/F)/Humidity(##.#%)–optional
DataStorage
Thismeterfeaturesaninternalmemorycapableofstoring15,000datapoints.Duetothenatureof
theirdesign,thesemeterswillneedtobeinitializedbeforeoperationanditsloggingperiodand
real‐timeclockwillneedtobesetunderthe“Settings”menu.
LoggingData
OncetheGasLab®softwarehasbeeninstalledandthemeterisconnectedtothecomputer,youcan
gatherdatainavarietyofways.Datacanbecollectedinrealtime,datalogscanbedownloaded
fromthemeter’smemoryandsavedtothecomputer,anddatacanbereviewedonthemeter’sLCD
display.
Foreachloggingsession
1. TurnthemeterON.
2. Themetermustbestartedatleast1minutepriortodeploymentanddataloggingtoallow
theCO2sensortimetowarm‐upandcalibrate.
3. Settheloggingintervalasdesiredandcommencelogging.
4. Whendataloggingiscompleted,turnthemeterOFF.
NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualformoreinformation.
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SoftwareSettings
Settings–allowsyoutoaccessalltheparameters,options,outputs,communications,anddate/time
settingstobechangedorprogrammed.
DisplaySettings
Hereyoucanchangethebrightnessandcolortheme(3available)onthedeviceandyoucanalso
activateaScreenTimeouttosavepower.Thissettingwillnotaffectthemeter’sfunctionalitybutis
importanttoindicatethatitwillaffectthebatterylifedependingonhowyousetthisparameter.
OutputsSettings
Hereyoucanchangetheparametersontherelaysandotheralerts.
PortSettings
Hereyoucanconfigureandactivateportsthatcontroladditionalaccessorieslikethedevice
Modbusaddress.Pleasecalltechnicalsupportforguidanceandimportantinformationbefore
makingchangestotheconfigurationofanyoftheseports.Youcanreachusduringregularbusiness
hoursat(386)256‐[email protected].
Time/DateSettings
Hereyoucanchangethedateandtimeonthemeterformoreaccuratereferenceontherecords.
Thedefaulttimeofyourmetercouldvarydependingonyourlocation.Pleasereviewthese
settingsbeforeyoustartusingthemeter.
LoggingSettings
Hereyoucanchangetheloggingintervalandduration.Thiswillenableyoutocollectthedatafora
periodoftimeinaspecificlogginginterval.Thisscreenalsogivesyoutheoptiontosetthedesired
pumpinterval.Remembertosynchronizethepumpbefore,during,oraftertheloggingintervalto
readandcollectthecorrectreadingaccordingtotheapplication.
ClosedLoopOperation
Figure8:ClosedLoop
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OpenLoopwithEnvironmentalExhaust
Figure9:OpenLoop
Werecommendinstallingtheincludedhumidity/contaminatefiltertoensurethesensingchamber
andpumpbafflestaysclearandcorrosionfree.
Figure10:FilterInstallationandOrientation
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Calibration
TheCO2sensor,inIAQapplicationsonly,usesanalgorithmcalledAutomaticBackground
Calibration(ABC)toensuremaximumaccuracybycontinuouslyadjustingthezero‐point.
TheABCalgorithmallowstheCO2sensortodynamicallyshiftitsCO2readingbyaconstant.It
worksviastoringthelowestCO2sampletakenovertheABCPeriodandassumingthatthislow
valueisequaltoaknownvalue(thetargetvalue).ItthenadjuststheoutputoftheCO2readingby
thedeltabetweenthesevalues.Thisalgorithmdoesnotaffectthelinearizationoftheoutputsignal.
Forexample,bydefaultABCisenabledwithanABCPeriodof180hours,atargetvalueof400ppm,
andamaximumdeltaof30ppm.Thisoperatesundertheprinciplethatambient,outdoorairisat
400ppm.
ThesensorwillkeeptrackofthelowestCO2readingrecordedoveraperiodof180hoursandthen
adjustthezeropoint,upto30ppmatatime,towardsthatvalue.
Toensuremaximumaccuracyitisrecommendedtoinstallthedeviceinanenvironmentthatwill
routinelyseethislowvalue.
Inaddition,thismetercanbeexposedtofreshairforafewminutesbetweenusestoverify
calibrationbymakingsurethereadingsarecloseto400ppm,orcanbemanuallycalibratedusing
theGasLab®softwareandtheproceduredescribedbelow.
NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualforcompleteinstructions.
CalibrationProcedure–CO2
Tocalibrateyourmeter,followthesesteps:
1.
2.
TurnONthepumponthemainscreen.
Exposethemetertoambientair(assumedtobeat400ppm)orconnectittoacalibration
gasbottle/cylinder(100%nitrogenorargon)withtheappropriatedemandregulator.
Wait25secondstocollectasample.Writedownthisvalueasthe“before”value.
Clickthe“Calibrate”buttonafterselectingyourcalibrationgas.
Wait25secondsagain.Thistime,themeterwilltakeasampleandusethisdatatoadjust
zerovalues.Thedisplayedmeasurementwillshowthenewcalibrationvalue(0or400ppm,
dependingonmethodused).
Disconnectthecalibrationgasandwait25seconds.Alldisplayeddatawillnowbebasedon
thenewcalibrationvalue.Repeatthisprocedureifthesensorisstilloperatingoutsideofits
specifiedrangeorifreadingsvarygreatly.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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CalibrationProcedure–Oxygen
Tocalibrateyourmeter,followthesesteps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
DownloadtheDASsoftwarefromtheCO2meter.comwebsitedownloadpage
RuntheDASsoftwareandconnectthemetertoaUSBportonthecomputer.
Clicktheiconin“ConnectedDevices”window.
Click“ConfigureSensor”box.
Inthe“ConfigureYourDevice”window,select“DataLogging”tab.
Set“LogInterval”to“10”.Set“PumpPWM”to“1”.
Set“PumpPeriod”,“WaitPeriod”and“IntegrationPeriod”to“0”.
Set“PumpMode”to“ContinuouslyON”andclickonthe“Save”box.
CyclepowerontheCM‐0054andplacetheCM‐0054initsoperatingenvironment.
AllowtheCM‐0054towarmupinitsoperatingenvironmentforatleast1hourbefore
performingthe“ZeroCalibration”.
Connect100%Nitrogentotheinputandflowcontinuouslythroughoutthecalibration
process.
WaitforO2readingstocompletelystabilize.(Thiswilltake3to5minutes)
Clickon“ConfigureSensor”box.
Inthe“ConfigureYourDevice”window,select“OxygenCalibration”tab.
Clickon“ZeroCalibrate”box.
Allow100%Nitrogentoflowfor2minutesafterperforming“ZeroCalibration”andverify
thereadingsarestableat0.00%
Ifreadingsarenot0.00%after2minutes,repeatsteps12‐17untilstablereadingsof
0.00%areachieved.
Allowthemetertowarmupandstabilizeinitsoperatingenvironmentiskeytomaximum
accuracy.KeepthemeterONwiththepumprunningcontinuouslyforhighestaccuracy.
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Appendix
A. MeterSpecifications
SensorType:CO2
O2
MeasuringRange:
30%or100%CO2
25%or95%O2
Repeatability:CO2
O2
Accuracy:CO2
Non‐dispersiveinfrared(NDIR)
Zirconiumdioxide(ZrO2)
0‐30%or0‐100%vol.
0‐25%or0‐95%
±0.1%,±2%ofmeasuredvalue
±20ppm,±1%measuredvalue
±0.5%vol.,±3%ofmeasured
value
O2 ±2%fullscale
CO2SensorRatings:
LifeExpectancy
MaintenanceInterval
Warm‐upTime
O2SensorRatings:
LifeExpectancy
MaintenanceInterval
Warm‐upTime
DataLogging:DataPoints
ProgrammableIntervalData
PumpCharacteristics:
LifeExpectancy
Power:InputVoltage
PowerConsumption
Outputs:CO2/O2 Readings
>15years
Nomaintenancerequired
<5 min(instantmeasurements)
>15years
Nomaintenancerequired
<5min(instantmeasurements)
15,000
Date,time,CO2,%RH,temp.
10,000hours
18‐30VDC
~5Wavg.(pumprunning)
4‐20mAorRS‐485 MODBUS
(M12connectoronly)
Relay COM,NC,NO,1A@30VDC
PhysicalDimensions:
Inches(mm)
WxHxD 7.1(180)x4.7(120) x2.4(60)
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TroubleshootingGuide
Symptom/
Issue
PossibleCause
Resolution
Meter/Sensoris
notrecognized
bycomputer/OS
ordoesn’tpower
ON
Improperpower
connectionoradapter
(ifsuited)notconnected
properly.
Verifythewiringdiagramfor
properpowerconnectionor
connectmetertothepower
supply(ifpurchased)andpower
meterON.
SeenextUSBDriverInstallation
Instructionssectionnext.
USBdriverinstalledin
yourcomputermightbe
wrong.
Thereal‐timeclockwas
notsynced.
Alllogtime
stampsstartin
theyear2000
Connectthemetertothe
computerwithdataloggingoff.
Thetimewillsynchronizein
GasLab™.
Nologsare
presentonthe
meterafterdata
logging
Themeterwas
disconnectedwhilelogs
werebeingdownloaded.
Connectthemetertothe
computeranddownloadlogs
again.
Thedisplayis
Blueorshowing
SensorMissing
Themeter’sEEPROM
hasbeencorrupted.
Improperpowersupply.
Pleaseemailourtechnical
supportforfurtherassistance.
Slowresponseor
operation.
Incorrectparametersor
computerOS/software
malfunction.
ABCisadjustingthe
zeropoint.
Checktheparametersofthe
meterandmakesurethespeed
ofthecomputerisadequate.
TurnoffABCorensuretheunitis
exposedto400ppmairwhile
datalogging.
Themeterwas
disturbedmechanically.
Metermayneed
calibration.
Performacalibrationorsendthe
metertoCO2Meterfor
professionalcalibrationand
recertification.
CO2Readingsare
inaccurate
*FormoretroubleshootingtipsonGasLab®software,seeitsmanuallocatedat
www.co2meter.com/pages/downloads.
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USBDriverInstallationInstructions
ToinstalltheappropriateUSBportdriverscompatiblewithyourmeter,followthesesteps:
1. Gotohttp://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htmanddownloadthepackageappropriate
fortheversionofWindowsinstalledinyourcomputer.
2. Movethefileyoudownloadedtoalocationyoucaneasilyaccess.Makesureyouhave
administratorprivileges.
3. Extractthefilebyrightclickingonitandselectingextracthere.
4. Gotoyourcomputer’sDeviceManagerintheControlPanel.
 ForWindows8,presstheWindowskeyand'x'atthesametimetobringupthestart
menuthenclickonDeviceManager.
 ForWindows7,openthestartmenuandtypeDeviceManagerinthesearchbar.
5. FindtheUnrecognizedUSBDeviceinthelist(itusually,butnotalways,hasayellow
triangleicon).
6. RightclicktheUnrecognizedUSBDeviceitemandselectUpdateDriverSoftware.
7. SelectBrowseMyComputerandpointtothefolderwhereyouextractedthedriverfilesto
(step#3).
Thiswillinstallthenecessarydriverstoyourcomputerandallowyoutouseyourmeterwith
GasLab™.Ifyouhavemultiplesensorsyoushouldonlyhavetoperformthisprocedureonce;the
operatingsystemwillautomaticallyfindthedriverforalltheothersensors.
Support
Thequickestwaytoobtaintechnicalsupportisviaemail.Pleasesendallsupportinquiresto
[email protected].
Pleaseincludeaclear,concisedefinitionoftheproblemandanyrelevanttroubleshooting
informationorstepstakensofar,sowecanduplicatetheproblemandquicklyrespondtoyour
inquiry.
Warranty
Thisunitcomeswitha1YEAR(warrantyperiod)limitedmanufacturer’swarranty,startingfrom
thedatetheunitwasshippedtothebuyer.
Duringthisperiodoftime,CO2Meter.comwarrantsourproductstobefreefromdefectsin
materialsandworkmanshipwhenusedfortheirintendedpurposeandagreestorepairorreplace
(atourdiscretion)anypartorproductthatfailsundernormaluse.Totakeadvantageofthis
warranty,theproductmustbereturnedtoCO2Meter.comatyourexpense.If,afterexamination,we
determinetheproductisdefective,wewillrepairorreplaceitatnoadditionalcosttoyou.
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoveranyproductsthathavebeensubjectedtomisuse,neglect,accident,
modificationsorrepairsbyyouorbyathirdparty.NoemployeeorresellerofCO2Meter.com’s
productsmayalterthiswarrantyverballyorinwriting.
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Liability
Allliabilitiesunderthisagreementshallbelimitedtotheactualcostoftheproductpaidto
CO2Meter.com.InnoeventshallCO2Meter.combeliableforanyincidentalorconsequential
damages,lostprofits,lossoftime,lostsalesorlossordamagetodata,injurytopersonorpersonal
propertyoranyotherindirectdamagesastheresultofuseofourproducts.
Returns
Iftheproductfailsundernormaluseduringthewarrantyperiod,aRMA(ReturnMaterial
Authorization)numbermustbeobtainedfromCO2Meter.com.Aftertheitemisreceived
CO2Meter.comwillrepairorreplacetheitematourdiscretion.
ToobtainaRMAnumber,callusatoremailusat(386)256‐[email protected]
requestingaRMApleaseprovidereasonforreturnandoriginalordernumber.
Iftheproductfailsundernormaluseinthefirst10daysofownership,atourdiscretionwewill
emailyouapostage‐paidUPSlabeltoreturntheproductatourexpense.
Ifwedeterminethattheproductfailedbecauseofimproperuse(waterdamage,dropping,
tampering,electricaldamageetc.),orifitisbeyondthewarrantydate,wewillinformyouofthe
costtofixorreplacetheproduct.
ContactUs
Weareheretohelp!
Forinformationortechnicalsupport,pleasecontactus.
[email protected]
(386)256‐4910(TechnicalSupport)
(386)872‐7665(Sales)
www.co2meter.com
Address:
CO2Meter,Inc.
131BusinessCenter,A3
OrmondBeach,FL32174
USA
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