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GasAlertMicro 5/PID/IR
Alarms
Clearing Gas Exposures
The exposures automatically clear after 5 minutes when the detector 
is deactivated.
To clear the MAX, TWA, and STEL exposure readings immediately, 
press and hold C and G simultaneously. The detector displays the 
following screen during the countdown.
Note
Hold C and G for the entire countdown, otherwise the MAX, 
TWA, and STEL exposure readings will not clear.
Gas Alarm Setpoints
The gas alarm setpoints trigger the gas alarms and are described in 
Table 9.
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Table 9. Gas Alarm Setpoints
Viewing the Alarm Setpoints
To view the current alarm setpoints for all of the sensors, press G 
during normal operation.
Alarm Condition
Low alarm Toxics and combustibles: Ambient 
gas level above low alarm setpoint. 
Oxygen: Ambient gas level may be 
set above or below 20.9%.
High alarm Toxics and combustibles: Ambient 
gas level above high alarm setpoint.
Oxygen: Ambient gas level may be 
set above or below 20.9%.
TWA alarm Toxic only: Accumulated value above 
the TWA alarm setpoint.
STEL alarm Toxic only: Accumulated value above 
the STEL alarm setpoint.
Downscale alarm Toxic: If sensor reading is negative 
(half of the TWA setpoint).
LEL: If sensor reading is negative 
(half of the low alarm setpoint).
Multi alarm Two or more gas alarm conditions.