MARK 21

DISSOLVED OXYGEN

Instruction Manual
Ver 1.0

Be sure to read this Instruction Manual carefully before using this instrument
Portable D.O. Meter TABLE of CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................1
1.1 Brief introduction ................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Features .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Application ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.4 Measurement principle ........................................................................................................ 1
II. INSTALLATION and USE .............................................................................................................3
2.1 OOBA .................................................................................................................................. 3
2.2 Dimension ........................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Measure .............................................................................................................................. 3
III. SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................5
IV. PROGRAMMING .........................................................................................................................6
4.1 Display and keypad ............................................................................................................. 6
4.2 Starting up ........................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Measurement interface ....................................................................................................... 7
4.3.1 Parameter ................................................................................................................. 7
4.3.2 Contrast .................................................................................................................... 7
4.3.3 Data storge ............................................................................................................... 7
4.4 Main menu .......................................................................................................................... 8
4.4.1 Password interface ................................................................................................... 8
4.4.2 Main menu.............................................................................................................. 8
4.4.3 Set Transmitter Menu ............................................................................................... 9
4.4.4 Set System Menu ................................................................................................... 10
4.4.5 Calibration Menu..................................................................................................... 10
4.4.6 Log Menu ................................................................................................................ 11
4.4.7 Reset Menu............................................................................................................. 12
V. USE METHOD ............................................................................................................................13
5.1 Start-up.............................................................................................................................. 13
5.2 CALIBRATION .................................................................................................................. 13
5.2.1 Zero Cal.......................................................................................................................... 13
5.2.2 Air Cal............................................................................................................................. 15
5.2.3 Sample Cal ..................................................................................................................... 16
5.2.4 Data Cal ......................................................................................................................... 18
5.2.5 Temp Cal ........................................................................................................................ 19
5.2.6 Pressure Cal .................................................................................................................. 20
5.2.7 Electric Trim ................................................................................................................... 21
VI. MAINTENANCE .........................................................................................................................23

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6.1 Routine maintenance ........................................................................................................ 23

6.2 Replacing the membrane .................................................................................................. 23
6.3 Electrode maintenance ..................................................................................................... 24
Appendix 1 Assembly.............................................................................................................. 26
VII. ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTION ....................................................................................................27

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Portable D.O. Meter INTRODUCTION

I. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Brief introduction

The Portable D.O. Meter is designed and manufactured, to measure oxygen concentration of
solution, and to test the low concentration D.O. in ultra-pure water. The meter can be widely
applied in power, petrochemical and steel, etc.
The instrument is composed of meter (among which OLED LCD screen, circuit board and USB
connector are the key components),sensor,flow cell and cable. When carrying out operation, inject
the sample water to the measuring device through the inlet tube, and then switch on the
instrument to read the oxygen concentration on OLED LCD screen.

1.2 Features
 Polarography electrode to test the D.O., which is suitble for low concentration oxygen test.
Measurement precision:μg level.
 Instrument adopt single whole structure.
 Transmitter adopts waterproof configuration, with waterproof level achieves IP65, which is
more convenient for measurement.
 High light OLED LCD for display. Read Data clearly.
 Usb connection for recharge or send data to computer.

1.3 Application
 Surroundings requirements:
 Ambient temp: (5～40)℃
 Relative humidity:≤93%
 No corrosive gases, no electromagnetic field except earth magnetic field, no direct sunlight,
no strong vibrations.
 Power requirements:
 Charging bracket: voltage: (110～240)VAC, frequency: 50/60Hz
 Battery: 3.7VDC
 Sample requirements:
 Sample temp: (5～50)℃
 Sample flow rate: (50～350)mL/min
 Sample pressure: (0.01～0.02)MPa
 No grease, no excessive suspended materials.

1.4 Measurement principle

 The instrument adopts polarography sensor, with gold and silver as cathode and anode. The

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electrode is immersed in electrolyte. Cathode is covered with a membrane. Two electrodes of

cathode and anode are forced with polarization voltage, when dissolved oxygen reaches the
surface of cathode, it will react:
 Cathode deoxidized: O2+H2O+4e→4OH-
 Anode oxidized: 4Cl-+4Ag-4e→4AgCl
 Under normal condition, current i∞ produced by deoxidization-oxidization reaction is directly
proportional to the concentration of D.O.. Therefore, oxygen electrode converts the
concentration to signal i∞, and then through amplification, adjustment and calculation, it will
ultimately display on the screen.
 To eliminate the impact of temperature, salinity and air pressure, a temperature sensor and a
pressure sensor are respectively placed inside the electrode and transmitter to carry out
automatic temperature compensation and to test the influence of pressure. Salinity can also
be manually set to carry out salinity compensation.

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Portable D.O. Meter INSTALLATION and USE

II．INSTALLATION and USE

2.1 OOBA
Notice the packing direction, open the case from the top, and check packing list.

Note
Electrode membrane and filling solution will not be used at the beginning, but you should
conserve them carefully.

2.2 Dimension

USB

Fig 2.1 Contour dimension

2.3 Measure
Meter have water inlet tube and drainpipe with length about 1m, external diameter Φ6(it has been
connected before shipment) and two switch soft tubes. When carrying out operation, choose
proper switch soft tube and install on the water inlet tube, the other side connects to sample tube.
And then put the drainpipe into the flume or trench. Adjust the sample flow rate to (50～
350)mL/min, long press the power button for 3s to turn on the instrument and enter into
measurement state, read the concentration when value is stable.

Note
Leakage will strongly affect the measured result, so in the measurement process, screw
down all the water inlet tubes, and ensure the sample inlet tube and sample pipeline being
covered more than 20mm.
Electrode connecting line is only used to transfer signal, DO NOT carry or pull the line with
hands.

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2.4 Charge and data transmission

USB connector is used to charge up the lithium ion battery and data transmission.

Note
1. Use the special charger or USB connector to charge, charger of other brand or model will
bring damage to the battery.
2. When battery is too low, charge in time, over-discharge or overcharge will affect the battery
use time.
3.When instrument is long time out of use, full charge the battery. As the battery(and loop) will
self-discharge about 5% a month, charge the battery termly, guarantee the battery being
charged more than 40%.
4. DO NOT use or store under high temperature, for it will affect battery life, and even blast.
5. USB connector is used to transmit measured data and charge the battery, in the process of
measurement, screw down the connector cap to prevent circuit from damage.

The Meter has the function of manual store and auto store, in the process of measurement, press
the Save key to store the measured value. Long press 3s to enter the auto store state, set the
storage cycle and the instrument will automatically store the measured data according to the time
interval.

Measured data stored can be downloaded into a PC through USB connector for futher inquiry and
analysis, as shown in fig 2.2, to read “do.txt” on screen in notepad or Excel.

Please wait enough time when USB cable connect to the computer, Don’t open the USB drive
when it is setting up, otherwise error occurred.

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III．SPECIFICATIONS

Display: English / Chinese display,128×64 OLED lattice LCD

Measurement range:（0～20）ppb\（0～200）ppb\（0～20）ppm

Resolution: 0.01 ppb;0.1 ppb;0.01ppm

Display max error: 1.5%FS or 1ug/L（the bigger）;

Response time: 90% of data value in 60 second when 25℃

Temp. comp. range:（0～50）℃（auto or manual）

Temp. resolution: 0.1℃ Response time: ≤60s

Temp. resolution: Temp. range: 5～50℃

Flow range: 100～400ml/min

Solid in water sample: ≤5 micrometers（no jelly, no oil）

Dimension: 260mm×130mm×140mm（W×H×L）

Weight: 2.5kg

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IV．PROGRAMMING

4.1 Display and keypad

Esc/Menu
Enter

Save

Direction
On/off

Display:
The indicator is 128×64 OLED lattice LCD display in English.

 Keypad:
 On/Off：long press the instrument for 3s, power on or power off.
 Save：press 1s to store the measured vjhalue, long press 3s to enter into auto store state.
 Enter: validate the values or enter into the selected menu.
 Esc/Menu
return to the previous interface when operation.
Directly return without storing when input values or modify settings.
press the key and input correct password to enter into the menu.
 Direction：includes 4 direction keys: Up, Down, Left, Right;
Paramter display is switched between Temp.(T), current(I), Press(P), Saturation(S) when
press Up or Down key under measurement interface.
To select menu or modify values when under program menu interface.
Press Up or down key to display data of interfacing page when under history data query
interface.

4.2 starting up

Water flow into it when pipeline connected, then press On/Off key to starting up.

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4.3 Measurement interface

First window:

Dissolved Oxygen
Analyzer
Ver：1.02

The interface didplay for 3 second then display measurement interface.

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current time

Parameter
10.2μg/L Primary
T:25.5℃

4.3.1 Parameter
Parameter’s display is switched between Temp.(T), current(I), Press(P), Saturation(S) when
press Up or Down key.

4.3.2 Contrast
Include 4 level: highest, higher, middle, low. Press left key to reduce level. Press right key to
increase level.

4.3.3 Data storge

 Press Save key one time to save a measurement data under measurement interface.
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Data Saved
10.2μg/L
T:25.5℃
 Long press Save key one time to display auto save interface under measurement interface.

Auto Save
Peri:0 5min(1-99)
<Enter>to Save

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No.1

9.2μ g/L
<Esc>to Return

4.4 Main menu

4.4.1 Password interface

To avoid accidental or unwanted changes for the instrument, four-digit security code is used to
enter into the main menu. Press Menu key, then password interface will appear:

Password

0 000

Input four-digit password and validate with Enter to enter into the main menu. The factory default
password is “0000”, you can set your own password manually in Password under System Setup
submenu.

4.4.2 Main menu

Entry method:
Press Esc/Menu key under measurement interface. Input right password then press Enter key.

Set Transmitter
Set System
Calibration
Log

Set System
Calibration
Log
Reset

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Operation method:
One screen displays 4 line maximum. Display up or down arrow exceed 4 line. Press Up or Down
key to display other part.

4.4.3 Set Transmitter Menu

Into method:
Press Up or Down key to select “Set Transmitter” under main menu. Press Enter key open into it.
The menu have 6 items.

T Comp Type
Comp T
P Comp Type
Comp P

P Comp Type
Comp P
Comp Sal
Polarization

Content:
 T Comp Type: sample temp is directly related to concentration, so temp comp is necessary.
When temp measurement is normal, set as Auto to carry out sensor temp comp; when
malfunctions appear in temp measurement, set as Manual and set the Comp T as the sample
temp.
 Comp T: to set sample temp, settable range (0.0～50.0)℃. It is only valid when set as
Manual.
 P Comp Type: pressure is directly related to concentration, so pressure comp is necessary.
When pressure measurement is normal, set as Auto to carry out sensor pressure comp; when
malfunctions appear in pressure measurement, set as Manual and set the Comp P as the
current pressure.
 Comp p: to set the current pressure, settable range (810～1216)mbar. It is only valid when
set as Manual.
 Comp Sal: when the solution contains some salinity, the measured result will be affected. To
eliminate the effect, salinity comp is necessary. Settable range (0～35)g/L.
 Polarization: when the membrane or electrolyte of the electrode is replaced with new one,
put the electrode in the air to carry out polarization.

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4.4.4 Set System Menu

Into method:
Press Up or Down key to select “Set System” under main menu interface. Press Enter key
into it. The menu have 7 items.

Language
Time
Set Password
Contrast

Contrast
Auto Off
Off Delay
Sound

Content:
 Language: 2 options: English and Chinese.
 Time: set the system time, time is always displayed when inquiring log and calibration record.

YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM

20 1 3/01/01 12:00

 Set Password: set the password to enter into the main menu, the default password is “0000”.
 Brightness: 4 options level. Screen brightness is regulated through level.
 Auto Off: the instrument will automatically power off when there’s no operations within set
time.
 Off Delay: it is only valid when Auto Power Off set as “On”, set the delay time to power off
when no operations.
 Sound: 2 options: On and Off.
When set as On, there will be sound prompt of key-press.
When set as Off, there’s no key sound prompt.

4.4.5 Calibration Menu

Into method:
Press Up or Down key to select “Calibration” under main menu interface. Press Enter key into

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it. The menu have 7 items.

Zero Cal
Air Cal
Sample Cal
Data Cal

Data Cal
Temp Cal
Pressure Cal
Electric Trim
Content:
◤ The Calibration menu has 7 submenus: Zero Cal, Air Cal, Sample Cal, Data Cal, Temp Cal,
Pressure Cal and Electric Trim. Calibration methods refer to chapter 5 “CALIBRATION” for
details.

4.4.6 Log Menu

Into method:
Press Up or Down key to select “Log” under main menu interface. Press Enter key into it. The
menu have 3 items.

Data Records
Run Records
Cal Records

 Content:
 Data Records: To inquire display values, it can store up to 600 records.

Page:001/010

Data：0.3μg/L
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Data：0.3μg/L
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 Run Records: display events during operation, including power on/off, modify parameters,
etc. It can store up to 2000 records.

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Page:0001/0010

Set Password
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On
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 Calibration Records: To display calibration time and result, it can store up to 100 records.

No.001/010

Electric Trim
Zero1:49.0mV
Zero2:52.0mV
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4.4.7 Reset Menu

Into method:
Press Up or Down key to select “Reset” under main menu interface. Press Enter key into it.
The menu have 4 items.

Factory Default
Clear Data Rec
Clear Run Rec
Clear Cal Rec

Content:
 Factory Default: all the settings in Transmitter Setup and information about calibration will be
reset.
 Clear Data Records, Run Records, Cal Records: clear all the data in Log.

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V ．USE METHOD

5.1 start-up

Note：
1. Must read programming section before instrument work.
2. Make sure connection is right and reliable.

 Finished parameter Setting.

 Regulating water flow rat, make sure flow well-distributed, no bubble.

5.2 CALIBRATION
There’re 6 calibration methods: Zero Cal, Air Cal, Sample Cal, Temp Cal, Pressure Cal and
Electric Trim.

Note
 The instrument has been factory calibrated, there’s no need to recalibrate.
 Each oxygen electrode has its corresponding zero and slope, and the value will vary with
the consumption of the electrolyte. In order to get a more accurate measure, termly zero
and air calibration is necessary.
 If the instrument is for first time use, replacement of electrode/membrane, add electrolyte
or long-term out of use, carrying out zero and air calibration is necessary.
 Carry out sample calibration according to practical requirements.

In the main menu, enter into Calibration submenu and select corresponding item, then press Enter
key to start.
In the process of calibration, place the electrode in different environment according to the selected
calibration items. Put the electrode in oxygen free water when carrying out zero calibration; put it in
the air when air calibration; carry out sample calibration in flow measurement; put the electrode in
the temperature of one or two different places (resistance box analog can be used); remove the
electrode when carrying out electric trim

5.2.1 Zero Cal

Zero cal is to carry out calibration for oxygen electrode zero and electric zero. The best zero
calibration method is to fill nitrogen with the purity of 99.995% (sodium sulfite solution (so-called
oxygen free water) with concentration ≥5% is generally used in practical application). Ensure to
make the electrode polarized in oxygen free water for at least 6 hours before zero calibration.

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10.2μ g/L
Measurement interface：

T:25.5℃
Press Menu key to password menu.
Menu

Password Password menu：

0 000 Intput right password, Press Enter key into
main menu. Press Up or Down key to
modify data, press Left or Ritht key to move
cursor.
Enter

Set Transmitter
Set System Main menu：
Calibration Press Up or Down key to CALIBRATION
Log item.
Press Enter key into Zero Cal menu.
Enter

Calibration menu：
Zero Cal
Press Up or Down key to Zero Cal item.
Air Cal
Sample Cal Press Enter key into Zero Cal menu.
Data Cal

Enter

Put in Oxygen Zero Cal menu：

Free Solution, Make the electrode in oxygen free
Press<Enter>! environmental (5% Sodium sulfite
solution or Nitrogen of purity 99.99%)to
Zero Cal operation.
Enter Press Enter key to next step.

Oxy：1.2ug/L Zero Cal menu：

I：0.0001uA Real time display I and zero. Wait zero is
When Stable, stable(more than 20min is better).
Press<Enter>! Press Enter key to next step.

Enter

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Cal Success! Zero Cal menu：

Zero:1.2ug/L Getted zero is displayed. Press Esc or
Enter key return calibration menu.

Enter
calibration menu
5.2.2 Air Cal
Air calibration is to calibrate the slope.
Preparation:
 Ensure the electrode is completely polarized.
 The surface of electrode should keep dry, otherwise the drip on the surface will affect oxygen
measured value.

It’s better to calibrate in the ambient with the same temperature. If the electrode is just taken from
water, or the difference between storage temp. and on site temp. is big, you should wait for about
15-20 minutes to keep the electrode stable, then you can carry out air cal.
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Measurement interface：
10.2μ g/L
T:25.5℃
Press Menu key to password menu.
Menu
Password menu：
Password Intput right password, Press Enter key into
0 000 main menu. Press Up or Down key to
modify data, press Left or Ritht key to move
cursor.

Enter

Set Transmitter Main menu：

Set System Press Up or Down key to CALIBRATION
Calibration item.
Log
Press Enter key into Zero Cal menu.

Enter

Zero Cal Calibration menu：

Air Cal Press Up or Down key to Air Cal item.
Sample Cal Press Enter key into Air Cal menu.
Data Cal

Enter

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Put Electrode in Air Cal menu：

Atmosphere, Make the electrode in air to Air Cal
Press<Enter>! operation. Putting into saturated Water
vapor(relative humidity is 100%) is better.

Enter Press Enter to next step.

T：25.0℃ Air Cal menu：

P：1013mbar
Real time display press, I and Temp.. Wait I
I：10.1000uA
is stable(more than 20min is better).
Stable,<Enter>
Press Enter key to next step.
Enter

Cal Success! Air Cal menu：

Slope: Calibration is success.
56.02nA/mbar Slope range：10-100nA/mbar.
Save slope. Press Esc or Enter key return
calibration menu.
Enter
calibration menu

Cal Failed! Air Cal menu：

Slope too Low,
Calibration is failed.
Re-Calibration!
Reason：① Polarization isn’t enough.②
Electrode isn’t stable.

Enter Press Esc or Enter key return calibration

calibration menu menu.

5.2.3 Sample Cal

Sample calibration is to use the measuring solution as a standard solution to carry out calibration.
Preparation:
 Air calibration and zero calibration should be carried out before sample calibration.

The oxygen concentration of the sample should be precisely measured and correctly input,
otherwise it may cause great errors.

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Measurement interface：

10.2μ g/L
T:25.5℃ Press Menu key to password menu.

Menu

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Password Password menu：

0 000 Intput right password, Press Enter key into
main menu. Press Up or Down key to
modify data, press Left or Ritht key to move
cursor.
Enter

Main menu：
Set Transmitter
Set System Press Up or Down key to CALIBRATION
Calibration item.
Log Press Enter key into CALIBRATION menu.

Enter

Zero Cal Calibration menu：

Air Cal Press Up or Down key to Sample Cal item.
Sample Cal Press Enter key into Sample Cal menu.
Data Cal

Enter

Sample Cal menu：

0 0000.0ug/L
Samp：
(0-20000.0) Sample：Concentration value of sample.

Input Sample C, Press Enter key to next step.

Press<Enter>!

Enter
Sample Cal menu：
Meas：202.0ug/L Measure：measurement concentration of
Actu：200.0ug/L sample.
When Stable,
Input value：input value last step.
Press<Enter>!
Press Enter key to next step.

Enter
Sample Cal menu：

Cal Success! Calibration is success.

Save slope. Press Esc or Enter key return
calibration menu.

Enter Sample Cal menu：

calibration menu Calibration is failed.
Reason ： ①Concentration of sample
Cal Failed!
Re-Calibration! input is error.②Slope exceed range。
Press Esc or Enter key return calibration
menu.

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Enter
calibration menu

5.2.4 Data Cal

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10.2μ g/L
T:25.5℃ Press Menu key to password menu.

Menu
Password menu：
Password Intput right password, Press Enter key into
0 000 main menu. Press Up or Down key to
modify data, press Left or Ritht key to move
cursor.

Enter

Set Transmitter Main menu：

Set System Press Up or Down key to CALIBRATION
Calibration item.
Log Press Enter key into Zero Cal menu.

Enter

Zero Cal Calibration menu：

Air Cal Press Up or Down key Data Cal item.
Sample Cal Press Enter key into Data Cal menu.
Data Cal

Enter
Data Cal menu：
Slope： 55.00
Slope or zero selection menu.
nA/mbar(10-100)
Zero:+000.0μg/L
Press Up or down to select slope or zero.
(-100-100) Press Enter into selected item. modify
slope or zero value. Take modify slop for
Enter example.
Press Esc key return calibration menu.

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Data Cal menu：

Modify slope interface.
Slope：5 5.00 Press Up or Down key to modify data.
nA/mbar(10-100) Press Left or right key to move cursor.
Zero:+000.0μg/L
Data isn’t saved when press Esc key, then
(-100-100)
to slope or zero selection interface. Data
is saved when press Enter key, then to
slope or zero selection interface.

5.2.5 Temp Cal

Temperature calibration is to use one-point calibration to calibrate the temperature accuracy.

Temperature is setted to auto and temperatue electrode is connected before Temperature

Calibration.
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Measurement interface：

10.2μ g/L
T:25.5℃ Press Menu key to password menu.

Menu
Password menu：
Password Intput right password, Press Enter key into
0 000 main menu. Press Up or Down key to
modify data, press Left or Ritht key to move
cursor.

Enter

Set Transmitter Main menu：

Set System Press Up or Down key to CALIBRATION
Calibration item.
Log
Press Enter key into CALIBRATION menu.

Enter

Calibration menu：
Data Cal
Temp Cal Press Up or Down key to T Cal item.
Pressure Cal Press Enter key into T Cal menu.
Electric Trim

Enter

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Enter
T Cal menu：
T： 2 5.0℃
T：input current temperature of sample.。
(0-50)
Setting range is 0-50℃.
Input T,
Press<Enter>!
Press Enter key to temperature
measurement.

Enter
T Cal menu：
Meas：26.0℃ Measure：measurement T of sample.
Actu：25.0℃
Input value：input value last step.
When Stable,
Press Enter key to next step.
Press<Enter>!

Enter

Cal Success! T Cal menu：

R:19.84KΩ Calibration is success.
Save standard resistance value. Press Esc
or Enter key return calibration menu.

Enter
calibration menu

5.2.6 Pressure Cal

Pressure calibration is to calibrate the accuracy of pressure.

Press is setted to auto before Temperature Calibration.

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10.2μ g/L
Press Menu key to password menu.
T:25.5℃

Menu
Password menu：
Password
Intput right password, Press Enter key into
0 000 main menu. Press Up or Down key to
modify data, press Left or Ritht key to move
cursor.

Enter

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Set Transmitter
Set System Main menu：
Calibration Press Up or Down key to CALIBRATION
Log item.
Press Enter key into CALIBRATION menu.
Enter

Calibration menu：
Data Cal
Temp Cal Press Up or Down key to Press Cal item.
Pressure Cal Press Enter key into Press Cal menu.
Electric Trim

Enter

P：1 013mbar Pressure Cal menu：

(810-1216) Input current atmospheric pressure value.
Input Current P, Press Enter key to next step.
Press<Enter>!

Enter
Pressure Cal menu：
Meas：1015mbar
Actu：1013mbar Meas ： measurement press of current
When Stable， environment.
Press<Enter>! Actu：input value last step.
Press Enter key to next step.
Enter
Pressure Cal menu：

Cal Success! Calibration is success.

Save press value. Press Esc or Enter key
return calibration menu.

Enter

calibration menu

5.2.7 Electric Trim

Electric trim is to calibrate the electric unit of the instrument.

Remove electrode from the instrument when carrying out electric trim.

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Measurement interface：

10.2μ g/L
T:25.5℃ Press Menu key to password menu.

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Menu
Password menu：
Password
Intput right password, Press Enter key into
0 000 main menu. Press Up or Down key to
modify data, press Left or Ritht key to move
cursor.

Enter
Main menu：
Set Transmitter
Press Up or Down key to CALIBRATION
Set System
item.
Calibration
Log Press Enter key into CALIBRATION menu.

Enter
Calibration menu：
Data Cal
Press Up or Down key to Sample Cal item.
Temp Cal
Press Enter key into Sample Cal menu.
Pressure Cal
Electric Trim

Enter
Electric Trim menu：
Set Open Circuit Elec. Zero cal：Electrode is open circuit.
Continue,<Enter>
Press Enter key to next step.

Enter
Electric Trim menu：
Volt：50.0mV Volt：voltage of open circuit.
Range：1
Range：calibrate voltage of range 1 and
When Stable,
range 2. Press Enter key when range 1 is
Press<Enter>!
stable. Press Enter key when range 2 is

Enter stable. Interface into next step.

Cal Success!
Electric Trim menu：
Zero1：50.0mV
Calibration is success.
Zero2：50.0mV
Save electrical zero voltage.
Press Esc or Enter key return calibration
Enter menu.
calibration menu

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VI . MAINTENANCE

6.1 Routine maintenance

 Inspect the electrode
Oxygen electrode has been strictly tested before leaving factory, but there is a possibility for any
slight damage during the transportation, inspect the electrode very carefully before operation.
 Membrane should be cling to the surface of gold cathode.
 Surface of the membrane should be smooth, without fold or damage.
 Gold cathode surface must be clear, clean and bright.
 Inspect the flow cell
 Check the gas tightness of flow cell and its exit.
 Check the flow cell and if there is any stemming in the exit.
 Wash the dirt on the tube wall.

6.2 Replacing the membrane

When to replace the membrane:
 Membrane cracked or membrane surface damaged.
 Laid for a long time and re-use the electrode when beyond the work temperature limit.
 The response of electrode becomes slow after several months’ use.
 Calibration value of electrode is larger than normal after several months’ continuous
work.
Steps for electrode replacement:
 Cut off power and take out the electrode from the flow cell when instrument is in
operation.
 Remove the oxygen electrode from instrument, the electrode configuration is shown in fig
1.
 Grip the electrode vertically, make the electrode upside up, screw off the membrane cap,
take out the worn membrane, and rinse the membrane cap with pure water, then put the
new membrane in the membrane cap(as fig.2).
 Make the electrode upside down, unscrew the sealed screw on the side, pour the
electrolyte, and then tighten the screw.
 Rinse the gold cathode with pure water; soak up the water on the electrode surface with
soft napkin.
 Make the electrode upside up, grip the electrode vertically and inject electrolyte into the
electrode by using an injector till there is electrolyte overflow, so as to ensure there’s no
bubble in the electrode (as fig.3).
 Put the membrane cap on the electrode, tighten it with tool, and loose a little, then fasten

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it.
 Wash the electrode with pure water completely and soak up the water on the electrode
surface with soft napkin. Don’t wipe the electrode membrane with force.

Warning
Electrolyte contains potassium hydroxide which is lower than 1%, avoid any contact with eyes,
if contact with eyes, wash with large amount of water immediately.
Note
1. DO NOT touch the gold cathode surface, for grease on hands will influence the electrode.
2. Avoid frication and contact with sharp-edged objects, for electrode membrane is easy to be
damaged.
3. Electrolyte of the oxygen electrode should be used within term of validity.

6.3 Electrode maintenance

Clean the gold cathode:

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 Generally, it is not necessary to wash the gold cathode unless there is dirt or sliver boundary
layer on the surface.
 Polish the gold cathode with metallographic abrasive paper(1200#) till the dirt and sliver
boundary layer are completely removed.
 Rinse the electrode with pure water, soak up the water on the electrode surface with soft
napkin.
Store the electrode:
 When the electrode is filled with electrolyte, it can be stored for several months. Put the
electrode in the flow cell where contains some water to keep the membrane and electrolyte
wet.

When the electrode is out of use for a long time (over 6 months), rinse the gold cathode and
membrane cap, and then store without injecting any electrolyte.

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Portable D.O. Meter Appendix 1

Appendix 1 Assembly

No. Name
1 meter（single meter）
2 circuit board assembly
3 OLED LCD assembly
4 Electrode assembly
5 D.O. electrode
6 D.O. electrode membrane(white ring)
7 D.O. electrode electrolyte
8 Flow cell
9 inlet assembly
10 effluent assembly
11 electrode cable-0.6m
12 key film
13 battery assembly
14 MINI USB assembly
15 circuit board assembly
16 USB power adapter
17 USB cable

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Portable D.O. Meter ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTION

ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTION

Essential Instruction!
1. Read all instruction manual prior to installing.

2. The Instrument should be stored in an area

where is clean and dry.

3. Regularly check the status of instrument.

4. If there’s something wrong during warranty,

please submit the following documents:

a. Log on failure;

b. Operation records;

c. Maintenance records.

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