Ebtron GTC116 - GTC116 Transmitter Start-Up, Configuration, and Operation; System of Units Configuration

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5 GTC116TRANSMITTERSTART‐UP,INITIALIZATIONANDSETUPMENUS
Toensureasuccessfulstart‐up,verifythattheairflowmeasuringstationsensorprobesandtransmitterare
installedinaccordancewithEBTRONguidelines.
Checkthephysicalinstallation,powerconnectionsandmodelspecificsignalwiringpriortoturningthe
powerswitchtothe“ON”position.
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Movethepowerswitchtothe“ON”position.Thetransmitterexecutesacompleteself‐checkeachtimethepower
isturnedonthattakes10secondstocomplete.
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5.1 ChangingtheSystemofUnits‐IPorSIUnits 
TheGTC116transmitterisprovidedwiththesystemofunitssettoIP.TochangetoSIunits,simultaneouslypress
andreleasethe“ENT”and“ESC”buttonsduringnormaloperation.“IP/SIUNITS”willbeindicatedontheLCD
display.RefertoAppendixASYSTEMOFUNITSMENUfordetailsonthe
SystemofUnitsmenu.NotethatSetup
MenuitemsareshowninIPSystemOfUnits.WhenSISystemofUnitsisselected,theunitsofmeasure
abbreviationsusedinthemenusisshowninTable4.
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“IP”SystemofUnits Description “SI”SystemofUnits Description
FPM Feetperminute MPS Meterspersecond
CFM Cubicfeetperminute LPS Literspersecond
SQF Squarefeet SQM Squaremeters
F Fahrenheit C Celsius
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5.2 GTC116TransmitterCalibration
TheGTC116useshighqualityindustrialgradecomponentsandisdesignedforyearsoftrouble‐freeoperation.
Periodicrecalibrationofthetransmitterisneitherrequiredorrecommended.Transmitterfieldcalibrationverifiers
areavailableforpurchasefromEBTRONforinstallationsrequiringperiodicvalidationofinstrumentation.Contact
EBTRONformoreinformation.
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5.3 GTC116LCDDisplayNotifications
Followingabriefinitializationatpowerup,theLCDdisplayautomaticallydisplaysairflowandtemperaturewith
unitsofmeasurementinalluppercase(caps)characters.Thedisplayprovidesadditionalinformationonsystem
statusandalarmconditions.RefertotheALARMFEATURESsectionofthismanualforadditionaldetailonAlarm
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TroubleErrorcodeindications.
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Table4.Standard“IP”and“SI”MenuUnitsAbbreviations
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