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© CO2Meter, Inc. Rev. 13 April 2016 1 1% or 30% CO2 + Temperature & %RH Diffusion Data Loggers Models Covered CM‐0016 CM‐0209 CM‐0017 CM‐0210 CM‐0018 CM‐0212 CM‐0‐18AA CM‐0213 CM‐0019 Save For Future Reference Your Model: Serial Number: Purchase Date:
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TableofContents
WELCOME..................................................................................................................3
IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS...................................................................................3
PRODUCTOVERVIEW.............................................................................................4
THEORYOFOPERATION................................................................................................................4
PACKAGECONTENTS..............................................................................................4
OPTIONALACCESSORIES...............................................................................................................4
POWERINGTHEMETER........................................................................................5
BATTERYLIFE.................................................................................................................................5 CHARGINGTHEMETER..................................................................................................................6
SOFTWARE................................................................................................................7
CAPABILITIES..................................................................................................................................7 MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS............................................................................................7 INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................7
OPERATIONGUIDE..................................................................................................8
CONNECTINGTHEMETER.............................................................................................................8 SETTINGTHEMETER.....................................................................................................................8 LOGGINGDATA...............................................................................................................................9 SETTINGTHELOGGINGINTERVAL...............................................................................................9 DISPLAYANDALARM(CM‐0016,CM‐0017ONLY).............................................................9
CALIBRATION...........................................................................................................9
METERSPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................11
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE..............................................................................12
SUPPORT.................................................................................................................13
WARRANTY............................................................................................................13
LIABILITY................................................................................................................13
RETURNS.................................................................................................................13
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WelcomeThankyouforpurchasingourmeter.CO2Meter,Inc.isaFloridabasedbusinessspecializinginthedesignandmanufacturingofgasdetectionandmonitoringdevices–mainlyCO2.Ourapproachisonebasedinthescienceofgasandhowbesttoaccuratelyandrepeatedlymeasurethatgasfortheenduserspurposes.Ourbusinesspartnersinagriculture,HVAC,science,safety,research,pharmaceuticals,beverage,andotherfieldsfindourdevicestobehighlyaccurateandcosteffective.
Weapproacheachcustomer’sapplicationasauniqueopportunitytounderstand,educate,andprovideproductsolutionsthatmeetthecustomers’needswhileexceedingtheirexpectationsforreliabilityandservice.Ourcontinuedproductinnovationincombinationwithour“customerfirst”focusallowsCO2Meter,Inc.tocontinuetoprovidesolutionsforthefuture.
BasedinOrmondBeach,FL,CO2Meter,Inc.iscommittedtothesuccessofourcustomers;thehealth,welfare,andprosperityofourtalentedemployees;andthecontinueddevelopmentofourlocalcommunity.
CO2Meter,Inc.appreciatesyourbusinessandlooksforwardtoworkingwithyouandyourteaminthefuture.
Pleasetakesometimetoreadthroughthismanualinordertobecomefamiliarwithyourmeter.Payspecialattentiontotheimportantsafeguardsbelow.
ImportantSafeguardsToreducetheriskoffire,electricalshockand/orinjury,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowedwhenusingelectricalappliances,includingthefollowing:
1. READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSINGTHISMETER.2. INSTALLGasLab®SOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGMETERTOACOMPUTER.3. Chargerechargeablemetersforatleast5‐8hoursbeforeuse.4. Therechargeabledataloggerscontainalithiumpolymer(Li‐Ion)battery.Donotexposeto
extremeheatorcold.5. TheLi‐Ionbatteryisnotuser‐replaceable.Pleasedonotattempttoopenthemeterand
replacethebattery.6. DonotuserechargeableAAbatteries.7. FormodelsusingAAbatteries,donotstorethemeterwiththeAAAlkalinebatteries
installedtopreventthepotentialforbatteryleakage.8. Useonlythesupplied5/6VDCinternationalwallpowersupplyadapter.Precisely5/6V
mustbeappliedtothemeter.Othervoltagescancausepermanentdamage.9. Themeterisnotdesignedforoutdooruse.10. Donotallowthemetertobeexposedtowater.11. Donotoperatethemeterwiththeenclosureopened.12. Donotoperatethemeterifitismalfunctioning.13. Useofthisdeviceinenvironmentsabove95%humiditymaycauseirreparabledamageto
thecomponents.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
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ProductOverviewThisCO2Meter,Inc.dataloggerisdesignedtomeasurecarbondioxide(CO2),percentofrelativehumidity(%RH),andtemperaturethroughdiffusionsampling.Itstorescollecteddatatoitsinternalmemorytoberetrievedatalatertimeforanalysis.WhencombinedwithourGasLab®software,youcanalsoseereal‐timedataonyourcomputer’sscreen.
Scientificdevicessuchasthisdataloggerrequiretheusertohaveanintimateknowledgeofthemeter,itsoperation,therequiredsoftware,andthemeterspecificationspriortouse.CO2Meter,Inc.highlyrecommendsreadingthisuser’smanualbeforeoperatingthedevice,especiallytheImportantSafeguardssectionabove.
TheoryofOperationTheCO2sensorinsidethismeterusesNDIR(non‐dispersiveinfrared)technologytosense,asafunctionoftransmittedlight,theconcentrationofCO2intheair.Ithasbeenfactorycalibratedtooperatewithinthespecifiedrangeandprecision.
PackageContentsVerifythatyourpackagecontainsthefollowingitemsbeforeusingthemeter:
Allmeters:
• (1)Meter• (1)5/6VDCinternationalpowersupply• (1)6‐footUSBCable• (1)CalibrationCertificateTag• (1)User’sManual
CM‐0016orCM‐0017 CM‐0018,CM‐0018AA,
CM‐0019,CM‐0209,CM‐0210CM‐0212,CM‐0213
OptionalAccessoriesAHydrophobicVentFilterKitmaybepurchasedseparately.Thesefiltersareidealforhigh‐humidityenvironmentstoallowairflowwhilekeepinghumidityout.Long‐lasting,useanywherehumidityisveryhigh(>95%).OrderpartnumberCM‐0172.
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PoweringtheMeterAlldataloggerscomewithaninternationalpoweradapterandarebattery‐powered.SomemetersarepoweredbyaninternalrechargeableLi‐Ionbatteryandothersbydrycellnon‐rechargeablealkalineAAbatteries(notincluded),dependingonthemodelofthemeter.Thetablebelowshowsdetailedinformationaboutthebatteryusedbyeachavailablemodel.
ModelNo. Configuration LCD BatteryType Capacity(mAh)CM‐0016 1%CO2+RH/T Yes 4DryAACell* 1,800‐2,600CM‐0017 30%CO2+RH/T Yes 4DryAACell* 1,800‐2,600CM‐0018AA 1%CO2+RH/T No 4DryAACell* 1,800‐2,600CM‐0018 1%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 2,200CM‐0019 30%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 2,200CM‐0209* 30%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 6,000CM‐0210* 1%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 6,000CM‐0212 1%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 3,600CM‐0213 30%CO2+RH/T No RechargeableLi‐Ion 3,600
*DiscontinuedModels
IMPORTANT:METERSUSINGDRYAACELLS:USENON‐RECHARGEABLEALKALINEBATTERIESONLY.DONOTSTORETHEMETERWITHTHEBATTERIESINSTALLEDTOPREVENTTHEPOTENTIALFOR
BATTERYLEAKAGE.
BatteryLifeThebatterylifefordataloggersdependsontheselectedlogginginterval.Thetablebelowshowstheestimatedbatterylifebasedonsometypicalloggingintervals.
LoggingInterval
Est.BatteryLife2,200mAhorAA
Est.BatteryLife3,600mAh
30sec. 24hrs. 40hrs.1min. 48hrs. 80hrs.5min. 240hrs. 400hrs.10min. 480hrs. 800hrs.30min. 1,440 hrs. 2,400hrs.1hour. 2,880 hrs. 4,800hrs.
Oncethememoryisfull,themeterwillcontinuetolognewdataovertheoriginaldatabeginningatthefirstdatapoint.Therefore,aftereachloggingsessionyoushoulduseGaslab®tosaveyourdata.
Becausethedataisstoredinnon‐volatilememory,datawillbeloggeduntilthebatteriesareexhausted.However,thelogsfilesmaynotappearinGaslab®.Youcanstillextractthemusingthe“recoverlogs”featureinGaslab®.
IMPORTANT:DOWNLOADTHELOGGEDDATAANDRECHARGEBATTERIESAFTEREVERYUSETOPREVENT
POSSIBLEDATALOSS.
IFTHEMEMORYISFULL,PREVIOUSLYLOGGEDDATAWILLBEOVERWRITTEN.
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ChargingtheMeterMeterspoweredbyrechargeableLi‐IonbatteriescanbechargedusingthesupplieduniversalpoweradapteroraUSBportonapoweredcomputer.Li‐Ionbatterieswillbefullychargein5‐8hoursandwillloseabout8%oftheirchargingcapacitypereveryyearofuseat25°C.
Figure1:Dataloggermodelswithoutdisplay
Figure1:Dataloggermodelswithdisplay
ON/OFFswitch.Datalogging
startsatswitchON.
PowerONindicatorLED.
ON/OFFswitch.DataloggingstartsatswitchON.
Alarmmutepushbutton.
MiniUSBport.
Poweradapterconnector.
LCDdisplay.
MiniUSBport.Usedfordatatransferredandpoweradapter.
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SoftwareOurmetersuseGasLab®software,afreetoolthatletsyouconfigureyourmeter,downloaddatalogsandmore.
Capabilities• ConfigureMeter• Manageanddownloadlogs• Adjustloggingintervals• Calibratethemeter• AutomaticdataloggingwhenmeterispoweredON• Collectdatainreal‐timeandviewonscreen
MinimumSystemRequirementsToutilizethesoftware,yourPCmustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:
1GHzprocessorwith1GBRAM,1GBfreediskspace(2GBfreediskspacefor64‐bitsystems).
WindowsXP*/7/8/8.1withMicrosoft.NETFramework4.0**orlater. OnIntel‐basedMaccomputers,GasLab®softwarecanrunusingaWindows7/8virtual
machinesoftwaresuchasVMwareFusion®orsimilar.
*Microsoft.NETisnotsupportedonMediaCenterorTableteditions.**Installerwilloptionallyinstall.NETFramework.
InstallationGotohttp://www.co2meter.com/pages/downloadstodownloadourfreeGasLab®softwareforWindows.
IMPORTANT:YOUMUSTINSTALLSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGTHEMETERTOYOURCOMPUTER.
ToinstalltheGasLab®software,followthestepsandinstructionspromptedbyyourcomputer’soperatingsystem.Makesureyouhaveadministratorprivilegesinordertoinstallthisprogram.
Afterthesoftwareisinstalled,pluginthemeterwiththeincludedUSBcable.YouroperatingsystemwillautomaticallyinstalltheproperUSBdriversnecessaryforthemeterto“talk”toyourPC.
WestronglyrecommendallowingGasLab®toinstalldriversforthemeterautomatically.
ReadtheGasLab®manualhttp://co2meters.com/Documentation/Manuals/Manual‐GasLab.pdfcarefullytobecomemorefamiliarwithhowthesoftwareworkssothatyoucangetthemaximumbenefitfromyourmeter.
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OperationGuideMakesureyoureadthroughtheseinstructionsthoroughlybeforeusingthemeter.Thisguidewillhelpyoubecomemorefamiliarwiththemeterinordertobeasproductiveaspossibleinashortperiodoftime.PleasereadtheImportantSafeguardsonpage3beforecontinuing.
IMPORTANT:Followtheseinstructionstoensurepropersetup:
1. DownloadandinstalltheGasLab®Softwaretoyourcomputer.2. Powerthemeterusingbatteriesortheincludedinternationalpoweradapter.
NOTE:connectingtheincludedUSBcabletoaportinacomputerwillnotsupplytheappropriatepower.
3. TurnONthemeter.4. IfthemeterhasaLCDdisplaywaituntilthedisplaychangescolorstovisuallyconfirmithas
resetsuccessfullyafterconnectingittoaUSBportonacomputer.
ConnectingtheMeterThefirsttimethemeterisconnectedtoyourcomputer,theoperatingsystemwillinstallthenecessaryUSBdriversasshowninFigure2.Thisprocesscouldtakeafewminutes.
Figure2:USBDriverInstallation.
SettingtheMeter1. EnsurethedataloggingswitchisintheONposition.2. ConnectthemetertothecomputerusingtheincludedUSBcable.3. LaunchtheGasLab®software.4. Connectthemeter/sensortoyourcomputer
NOTE:Themetermustbestartedatleast1minutepriortouseanddataloggingtoallowtheCO2sensorenoughtimetowarm‐upandcalibrate.Afterconnectingthemetertoacomputerandsettingit,theGasLab®softwarewillallowyoutoperformthefollowingmainfunctions: CollectReal‐time–databeingrecordedisdisplayedongraph. ManageandDownloadLogs–provideoptionstomanagedatalogssavedinthemeter. ConfigureSensor–provideoptionstosetupthesensorinsidethemeteranddatalogging
options,amongotherfeatures.NOTE:AseparatedatafilewillbecreatedeachtimethemeterispoweredON(startslogging).
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LoggingDataOncetheGasLab®softwarehasbeeninstalledandthemeterisconnectedtothecomputer,youcangatherdatainavarietyofways.Dependingonthetypeofmeter,datacanbecollectedinrealtime,datalogscanbedownloadedfromthemeter’smemory(ifequipped),andsavedtothecomputer,anddatacanbereviewedonthemeter’sLCDdisplay(ifequipped).Foreachloggingsession
1. TurnthemeterON.2. Themetermustbestartedatleast1minutepriortodeploymentanddataloggingtoallow
theCO2sensortimetowarm‐upandcalibrate.3. Setthelogginginterval(min30sec)asdesiredandcommencelogging.4. Whendataloggingiscompleted,turnthemeterOFF.
SettingtheLoggingIntervalTochangethedefaultsettings,connectthemetertoacomputerusingtheincludedUSBcable.Selectthedesiredmeter,andchangethesettings.NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualforcompleteinstructions.DisplayandAlarm(CM‐0016,CM‐0017only)Thisdataloggingmeterincludesabuilt‐inaudible(80dB)alarmandanLCD(LiquidCrystalDisplay)displaythatprovidesvisualindicationofthecurrentCO2levelbychangingcolortogreen,yelloworred,dependingonCO2levelrangesselected.ThedisplaywillchangecolorsdependingontheactualCO2levelreadingsbysettingthe“Green”,“Yellow”,and“Red”ranges.ThealarmissetperLEEDIAQlevelsbydefaultbutcanbeprogrammedtootherstandardssuchasOSHAlevelsusingtheGasLab®software.Thenewalarmlevelwillbemaintainedinthemeter’smemory.Duringoperation,whenthemeteristurnedon,andwhenthehighconcentrationCO2levelprogrammedisreached,an80dBalarmwillsound.Thealarmcanbemutedfor30secondsbypressingthebuttononthefrontofthemeter.ThisfeaturecanbechangedinGasLab®.
CalibrationTheCO2sensor,inIAQapplicationsonly,usesanalgorithmcalledAutomaticBackgroundCalibration(ABC)toensuremaximumaccuracybycontinuouslyadjustingthezero‐point.TheABCalgorithmallowstheCO2sensortodynamicallyshiftitsCO2readingbyaconstant.ItworksviastoringthelowestCO2sampletakenovertheABCPeriodandassumingthatthislowvalueisequaltoaknownvalue(thetargetvalue).ItthenadjuststheoutputoftheCO2readingbythedeltabetweenthesevalues.Thisalgorithmdoesnotaffectthelinearizationoftheoutputsignal.Forexample,bydefaultABCisenabledwithanABCPeriodof180hours,atargetvalueof400ppm,andamaximumdeltaof30ppm.Thisoperatesundertheprinciplethatambient,outdoorairisat400ppm.
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ThesensorwillkeeptrackofthelowestCO2readingrecordedoveraperiodof180hoursandthenadjustthezeropoint,upto30ppmatatime,towardsthatvalue.Toensuremaximumaccuracyitisrecommendedtoinstallthedeviceinanenvironmentthatwillroutinelyseethislowvalue.Inaddition,thismetercanbeexposedtofreshairforafewminutesbetweenusestoverifycalibrationbymakingsurethereadingsarecloseto400ppm,orcanbemanuallycalibratedusingtheGasLab®software.
NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualforcompleteinstructions.
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MeterSpecificationsMeasuringPrinciple:CO2
Non‐dispersiveinfrared(NDIR)sensor
MeasuringRange:1%CO2 models 0‐10,000ppm30%CO2models 0‐300,000ppm(0‐30%vol.)
Repeatability:1%CO2 models ±20ppm,±1%measuredvalue30%CO2models ±0.1%,±2%ofmeasuredvalue
Accuracy:1%CO2 models ±30ppm,±3%measuredvalue30%CO2models ±0.2%,±3%ofmeasuredvalue
CO2SensorRatings:LifeExpectancy >15yearsWarm‐upTime <1min(instantmeasurements)
TemperatureSensor:Range ‐40to120°CRepeatability ±0.1°C
Accuracy ±0.5°CRelativeHumiditySensor:
Range 0‐100%Repeatability ±0.1%
Accuracy ±3%Dimensions:LxWxD
(mm)inches(146.1)5.75x(91.4)3.60x(32.7)1.30
DataLogging:DataPoints 60,000ininternalmemoryProgrammableIntervalData Date,Time,CO2,%RH,Temp.
Power: Input Voltage 5VDC (useonlysuppliedadapter)PowerConsumption 500mA(whilecharging)
ChargingTime 5‐8hrs.(approximately)BatteryType/Capacity 4xAA(CM‐0016,‐0017,‐0018AA)
Li‐Ion/2,200mA(CM‐0018,‐0019)Li‐Ion/6,000mA(CM‐0209,‐0210)Li‐Ion/3,600mA(CM‐0212,‐0213)
Li‐IonBatteryLifetime 2‐3 years dependingoncycles
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TroubleshootingGuide
Symptom/Issue
PossibleCause
Resolution
Meterisnotrecognizedbycomputer
Nopower. Replace/recharge thebatteriesorconnectmetertotheincludedpowersupplyandpowermeterON.
Meterisnotrecognizedbycomputer
UnabletofindcorrectCOMportforUSB.
ReadthisAppnoteonreassigningCOMportsforUSB:http://www.co2meters.com/Documentation/AppNotes/AN134‐Change‐COM‐Ports.pdf
Alllogtimestampsstartintheyear2000
Thereal‐timeclockwasnotsynced.
Connectthemetertothecomputerwithdataloggingoff.ThetimewillsynchronizeinGasLab®.
Nologsarepresentonthemeterafterdatalogging
Meterwasdisconnectedwhilelogswerebeingdownloaded.
Connectthemeter tothecomputeranddownloadlogsagain.
Metervoltagedroppedbelow5V.
Use“RecoverLogs”functioninGaslab.
ThedisplayisBlueorshowsSensorMissing
Themeter’sEEPROMiscorrupted,orbattery/powersupplyissues.
Emailtechnicalsupportforfurtherassistance.
CO2Readingsareinaccurate
ABCisadjustingthezeropoint.
TurnoffABCinsoftwareorensuretheunitisexposedto400ppmairwhiledatalogging.
Batteriesarelow.
Replace/rechargebatteries.
Themeterwasdisturbedmechanically.Metermayneedcalibration.
PerformacalibrationorsendtoCO2Meterforprofessionalcalibrationandrecertification.
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Pleaseincludeaclear,concisedefinitionoftheproblemandanyrelevanttroubleshootinginformationorstepstakensofar,sowecanduplicatetheproblemandquicklyrespondtoyourinquiry.
WarrantyThismetercomeswitha1YEAR(warrantyperiod)limitedmanufacturer’swarranty,startingfromthedatethemeterwasshippedtothebuyer.
Duringthisperiodoftime,CO2Meter.comwarrantsourproductstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipwhenusedfortheirintendedpurposeandagreestofixorreplace(atourdiscretion)anypartorproductthatfailsundernormaluse.Totakeadvantageofthiswarranty,theproductmustbereturnedtoCO2Meter.comatyourexpense.If,afterexamination,wedeterminetheproductisdefective,wewillrepairorreplaceitatnoadditionalcosttoyou.
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoveranyproductsthathavebeensubjectedtomisuse,neglect,accident,modificationsorrepairsbyyouorbyathirdparty.NoemployeeorresellerofCO2Meter.com’sproductsmayalterthiswarrantyverballyorinwriting.
Useofthisdeviceinenvironmentsabove95%humiditymaycauseirreparabledamagetothecomponentsandisnotwarranted.
LiabilityAllliabilityunderthisagreementshallbelimitedtotheactualcostoftheproductpaidtoCO2Meter.com.InnoeventshallCO2Meter.combeliableforanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages,lostprofits,lossoftime,lostsalesorlossordamagetodata,injurytopersonorpersonalpropertyoranyotherindirectdamagesastheresultofuseofourproducts.
ReturnsIftheproductfailsundernormaluseduringthewarrantyperiod,aRMA(ReturnMaterialAuthorization)numbermustbeobtainedfromCO2Meter.com.AftertheitemisreceivedCO2Meter.comwillrepairorreplacetheitematourdiscretion.
ToobtainaRMAnumber,callusatoremailusat(386)256‐4910support@co2meter.com.WhenrequestingaRMApleaseprovidereasonforreturnandoriginalordernumber.
Iftheproductfailsundernormaluseinthefirst10daysofownership,atourdiscretionwewillemailyouapostage‐paidUPSlabeltoreturntheproductatourexpense.
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