PP Systems EGM-4 User Manual

Table of Contents
EGM-4 Operator's Manual – Version 4.19
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ........................................................................................... 3
Preface ............................................................................................................ 5
System Calibration ........................................................................................ 5
User Registration .......................................................................................... 5
Warning Notice ............................................................................................... 6
Condensation Risk ........................................................................................ 6
PP Systems’ Contact Information ................................................................. 7
Technical Specification ................................................................................. 8
Introduction .................................................................................................... 9
Measurement Principle ................................................................................. 9
Getting Familiar With The EGM-4 ............................................................... 10
Front Panel ................................................................................................................... 10
Environmental Sensor Inputs (I/O Ports) .................................................... 12
Analog Output ............................................................................................. 13
Current Output ............................................................................................ 13
RS232 Port ................................................................................................. 13
Soda Lime Absorber Column ...................................................................... 13
Soda Lime ........................................................................................................................ 14
Keypad ........................................................................................................ 14
LCD Display ................................................................................................ 14
Gas Ports .................................................................................................... 14
Battery ........................................................................................................ 14
Powering The EGM-4 With Internal 12V NiMH Battery ............................... 14
CHARGING THE INTERNAL 12V NiMH BATTERY ........................................................ 15
Charge Cycle and LED Indications for 12V NiMH Battery Charger ................................. 15
Charge Socket ............................................................................................ 15
Power Supply/Charger ..................................................................................................... 15
Power Switch .............................................................................................. 16
Operation ...................................................................................................... 17
Main Menu .................................................................................................. 19
1REC .......................................................................................................... 19
Stand Alone CO
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Analyzer (Probe Type 0) ...................................................................... 20
Measurement Mode Display Structure ............................................................................. 21
Changing Plot Number ..................................................................................................... 22
Environmental Monitor (Probe Types 1-6 and 10) ........................................................... 22
PP Systems Environmental Sensor Conversions: ........................................................... 23
Steady State Porometer (Probe Type 7) .......................................................................... 23
Closed System Soil Respiration (Probe Type 8) .............................................................. 24
Use of our PAR Sensor with SRC-1 Soil Respiration Chamber ...................................... 24
Oxygen (Probe Type 9) .................................................................................................... 27
Open System Soil Respiration (Probe Type 11) .............................................................. 27
Calculation Of Fluxes For CFX And CPY Chambers ....................................................... 29
2SET ........................................................................................................... 30
1EGM ............................................................................................................................... 30
Probe Types ..................................................................................................................... 30
Probe Setting Override ..................................................................................................... 31
2Z ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Changing the Zero Type ................................................................................................... 31

PP Systems EGM-4 Specifications

General

Brand	PP Systems
Model	EGM-4
Category	Monitor
Language	English