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SECTION 1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................... 5
1.1 INFORMATION AND SAFETY SIGNS USED IN THE MANUAL ....................................................... 5
1.2 PRECAUTIONARY LABELS ATTACHED TO THE INSTRUMENT .................................................... 6
1.3 CERTIFICATION MARKS ATTACHED TO THE INSTRUMENT ....................................................... 8
1.4 POTENTIAL SYSTEM SAFETY HAZARDS ................................................................................ 9
1.4.1 Ozone and Toxicity ...................................................................................................................... 10
1.4.2 First Aid Treatment ...................................................................................................................... 10
1.5 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 11
1.5 PRÉCAUTIONS GÉNÉRALES DE SÉCURITÉ ........................................................................... 11
1.5.1 Electrical and Burn Precautions .................................................................................................. 12
1.5.1 Précautions relatives à l’électricité et aux brûlures ..................................................................... 12
1.5.2 Carrier Gas and Exhaust Gas Precautions ................................................................................. 13
1.5.2 Précautions relatives au gaz porteur et d'échappement ............................................................. 13
1.5.3 Chemical Precautions ................................................................................................................. 14
1.5.3 Précautions chimiques ................................................................................................................ 14
1.5.4 Sample Stream Precautions ........................................................................................................ 15
1.5.4 Précautions relatives aux échantillons ........................................................................................ 16
SECTION 2 OPERATOR’S MANUAL ......................................................................... 17
2.1 SOFTWARE SCREENS AND SOFTWARE MENU DIAGRAM ............................................................ 17
2.1.1 Startup State ................................................................................................................................ 19
2.1.2 System Status Messages ............................................................................................................ 19
2.1.3 Analysis Data Screen .................................................................................................................. 20
2.1.4 Analysis Graph Screen ................................................................................................................ 21
2.1.5 Reagent Status Screen ............................................................................................................... 21
2.1.6 Select Level Menu ....................................................................................................................... 22
2.1.7 Enter Password Menu ................................................................................................................. 22
2.2 OPERATION MENU ............................................................................................................ 23
2.2.1 Start Stop ..................................................................................................................................... 23
2.2.2 Reagents Setup ........................................................................................................................... 25
2.2.2.1 Install New Reagents ......................................................................................................................... 25
2.2.2.2 Purge Reagents & Zero ..................................................................................................................... 26
2.2.3 System Range Data Screen ........................................................................................................ 26
2.2.4 Manual Program Menu ................................................................................................................ 27
2.2.5 Reaction Archive Screen ............................................................................................................. 28
2.2.6 Fault Archive Menu ..................................................................................................................... 29
2.2.7 Time & Date Menu ...................................................................................................................... 29
2.2.8 Contact Information ..................................................................................................................... 29
2.3 CALIBRATION MENU.......................................................................................................... 30
2.3.1 Zero Calibration ........................................................................................................................... 30
2.3.2 Span Calibration .......................................................................................................................... 32
SECTION 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................. 35
SECTION 4 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 38
4.1 BIOTECTOR MAJOR COMPONENTS .................................................................................... 38
4.1.1 Analysis Enclosure ...................................................................................................................... 38
4.1.2 Electronics Enclosure .................................................................................................................. 40
4.2 BIOTECTOR OPERATION ................................................................................................... 42
4.2.1 BioTector Oxidation Method ........................................................................................................ 42
4.2.2 BioTector Sample Injection ......................................................................................................... 43
4.2.3 BioTector Oxygen Concentrator .................................................................................................. 45
4.2.4 BioTector Analysis Types ............................................................................................................ 47
4.2.4.1 TIC & TOC Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 47
4.2.4.2 TC Analysis ........................................................................................................................................ 47
4.2.4.3 VOC (POC) Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 48