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Table Of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Packing List and Assembly .................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 – DR-7 Unit Assembly .......................................................................................................................... 4
3. Specification and Operating Parameters .............................................................................................. 5
4. DR-7 Nomenclature .............................................................................................................................. 6
5. Consumables and Accessories .............................................................................................................. 8
6. Oil Sample Preparation ......................................................................................................................... 9
6.1 – Preparing an Oil Sample for Testing ................................................................................................. 9
6.2 – Dilutions ........................................................................................................................................... 9
7. Operating Procedures ......................................................................................................................... 10
7.1 – RUN DR Tab .................................................................................................................................... 10
7.1.1 – STANDARD Operation ............................................................................................................. 11
7.1.2 – OPAQUE Operation ................................................................................................................. 14
7.1.3 – MENU Button .......................................................................................................................... 16
7.1.4 –Shutdown Procedures .............................................................................................................. 16
7.2 – CHARTING Tab ................................................................................................................................ 17
7.3 – BASELINE Tab ................................................................................................................................. 17
7.4 – CALIBRATION Tab ........................................................................................................................... 18
7.4.1 – OPTICAL Calibration ................................................................................................................ 18
7.4.1.1 – Optical Calibration Check with Trico #DR7-FIL ................................................................. 20
7.4.2 – END OF OIL Sensor Adjustment .............................................................................................. 21
7.5 – HELP Tab ......................................................................................................................................... 22
7.6 – ABOUT Tab ..................................................................................................................................... 22
8. Downloading and Understanding DR Data ......................................................................................... 23
8.1 – Quantifying DR Data ....................................................................................................................... 23
8.2 – D
L
and D
S
Readings ......................................................................................................................... 26
9. Maintaining the DR-7 .......................................................................................................................... 27
9.1 – Sensor Cleasning ............................................................................................................................ 27
10. Limited Warranty ................................................................................................................................ 28