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GasAlertMicro 5/PID/IR
Calibration and Setting Alarm Setpoints
K flashes as the detector initially detects the calibration gas.
After 30 seconds the detector beeps and K stops flashing.
flashes while spanning the sensors until the detector
has attained a sufficient level of the expected gas.
Refer to Table 13.
for times required to span.
Table 13. Time Required to Span
Insufficient Level: If a sensor does not attain a sufficient level
of expected gas, it is cleared from the LCD and is not spanned.
While the detector is spanning the sensor(s), a countdown of
time remaining displays in the lower left of the screen.
When the span is complete, the following screen
displays.
Successful Span: Proceed to Successful Span
step #6.
Unsuccessful Span: Refer to Unsuccessful Span for possi-
ble solutions.
GasAlertMicro 5 and PID GasAlertMicro 5 IR
Gas Type Time Required to Span
Most toxic gases and CO
2
2 minutes
Exotic toxic gases 5 minutes
LEL (combustibles) 30 seconds
PID gases 2 minutes
GasAlertMicro 5 and PID GasAlertMicro 5 IR