Page Page 5-6 5-6 LASAIR LASAIR II II Operator’s Operator’s ManualManual
Chapter 5: SetupChapter 5: Setup
Sample by VolumeSample by Volume Enable this icon to Enable this icon to sample by volume. sample by volume. VVolume isolume is
rounded to the rounded to the nearest one-second time interval. nearest one-second time interval. VVolume in cubic olume in cubic feet perfeet per
minute are displayed to minute are displayed to two decimal places. two decimal places. VVolumes in cubic olumes in cubic meters aremeters are
displayed to four decimal places.displayed to four decimal places.
Initial Delay (or purge) TimeInitial Delay (or purge) Time
Set the amount of time the pumpSet the amount of time the pump
will run before the LASAIR II begins to sample.will run before the LASAIR II begins to sample.
Inter-sample DelayInter-sample Delay Set the time between samples.Set the time between samples.
NOTE:NOTE: The delay time between samplesThe delay time between samples plusplusthe sample time must be at leastthe sample time must be at least
15 seconds to allow enough 15 seconds to allow enough time for the printer to finish the last job.time for the printer to finish the last job.
Units:Units:
ft.3 Cubic feetft.3 Cubic feet
Enable this icon to display sample data by cubic feet.Enable this icon to display sample data by cubic feet.
m3 Cubic metersm3 Cubic meters Enable this icon to display sample data by cubic meters.Enable this icon to display sample data by cubic meters.
N Raw particle countN Raw particle count Enable this icon to display and store raw particle countEnable this icon to display and store raw particle count
data.data.
N/m3 or N/ft3 Normalized particle countN/m3 or N/ft3 Normalized particle count Enable this icon to displayEnable this icon to display
normalized particle count data.normalized particle count data.
0.5µ & 5.0µ Pharmaceutical Mode0.5µ & 5.0µ Pharmaceutical Mode Fill this check box to enableFill this check box to enable
Pharmaceutical Mode.Pharmaceutical Mode.
Start by time-of-dayStart by time-of-day
Select this icon Select this icon to enable “start by to enable “start by time-of-daytime-of-day.”.”
See “Start Sampling by See “Start Sampling by Time-of day” below.Time-of day” below.
Save the sample parameters to a Save the sample parameters to a reciperecipe Select this icon to save theSelect this icon to save the
current sample parameters to a recipe. See Chcurrent sample parameters to a recipe. See Chapter 9.apter 9.
Activate the beep modeActivate the beep mode Select this icon to activate/deactivate theSelect this icon to activate/deactivate the
beep mode.beep mode.
Start Sampling by Time-of-dayStart Sampling by Time-of-day
The Sampling by Time-of-day function allows you to automatically startThe Sampling by Time-of-day function allows you to automatically start
sampling at a time of your choosing.sampling at a time of your choosing.
When start by time-of-day is enabled, When start by time-of-day is enabled, the LASAIR II disables the user-set initialthe LASAIR II disables the user-set initial
delay and sets purge time internally to allow the sampling to begin at the setdelay and sets purge time internally to allow the sampling to begin at the set
time. For example: if you set the LASAIR time. For example: if you set the LASAIR II to begin sampling at 2:00 A.M.,II to begin sampling at 2:00 A.M.,
LASAIR II will start the pump at 1:50 A.M., purge for 10 minutes, and then startLASAIR II will start the pump at 1:50 A.M., purge for 10 minutes, and then start
counting particles at 2:00 A.M.counting particles at 2:00 A.M.