Dräger Alcotest 9510 - Message, Cause, Remedy

Message, Cause, Remedy
Dräger Alcotest 9510 Washington Technical Manual V3.1 2014 31
16 Message, Cause, Remedy
STATUS MESSAGE POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY
<ALCOHOL IN AMBIENT AIR>
Fuel Cell detected alcohol in the IR cuvette.
Ensure that the ambient air is free of alcohol
vapors.
<BLOWING NOT ALLOWED>
Blowing without being prompted to do so.
Repeat the breath test. The instrument will
initiate another breath sample.
<BLOWING TIME TOO SHORT>
The blowing duration was less than the min-
imum required time.
Repeat the breath test. The instrument will
initiate another breath sample.
<CAL GAS SUPPLY>
The gas supply is not reaching the 9510 in-
strument.
Make sure the connections from the gas
supply are properly attached.
<CHECK AIRWAY>
No air, or not enough air flow was detected to
purge the system.
Make sure that neither the breath hose nor
the cuvette exhaust port is obstructed.
<INTERFERENT DETECTED>
Interfering substance detected.
Repeat the test. If breath test cannot be
completed, refer to the state regulator op-
tions.
<MEMORY FULL>
Data storage area is either uninitialized or
completely full.
Upload data (if any) to the PC, initialize
memory area.
<MEMORY NEARLY FULL>
Data storage area nearly full. Upload data to the PC.
<MINIMUM VOLUME NOT ACHIEVED>
The provided breath volume is less than the
minimum required volume.
Repeat the breath test.
<MOUTH ALCOHOL DETECTED>
Residual mouth alcohol detected. Either the
observation period was insufficient, or the
subject may have vomited, regurgitated, or
placed a foreign substance into their mouth
prior to the test.
Repeat the breath test.
<OUT OF MEASURING RANGE>
The breath test result is higher than the ac-
ceptable measuring range (0.00 to 0.63%
BrAC).
Subject should be checked by a physician
immediately!
<PLATEAU NOT ACHIEVED>
The provided breath sample has not reached
a plateau (equilibrium).
Repeat the breath test. The instrument will
initiate another breath sample.
<READINESS TO BLOW EXPIRED>
The maximum allowable time to deliver a
breath sample has expired.
Repeat the breath test. The instrument will
initiate another breath sample.
<EXT. STANDARD FAILED>
Gas-standard or instrument out of calibration
9510 is disabled. Contact certified WSP
9510 Te
chnician.