Ventis™ MX4 Product Manual
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Table of Contents
COPYRIGHT NOTICE ................................................................................................................................................... 3
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................ 3
General ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Personnel ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
Hazardous Conditions, Poisons, and Contaminants .............................................................................................. 3
General Usage ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Agency-issued Conditions of Use and Warnings .................................................................................................... 4
Recommended Practices ....................................................................................................................................... 5
VENTIS MX4™ RESOURCES....................................................................................................................................... 6
VENTIS MX4 CAPABILITIES ........................................................................................................................................ 6
UNPACKING THE MONITOR ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Contents.................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Reporting a Problem .............................................................................................................................................. 7
MONITOR OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Hardware Features and Functions .......................................................................................................................... 8
Display Screen ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Alarms ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
MONITOR SET-UP ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Battery Properties and Monitor Compatibility ....................................................................................................... 13
Charging the Lithium-ion Battery Packs ............................................................................................................... 14
Instruction ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Power-on and –off ................................................................................................................................................. 15
Configuration ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Instructions .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Configuration Process.................................................................................................................................... 17
MONITOR USE AND SERVICE .................................................................................................................................. 24
Zero, Calibration, and Bump Testing .................................................................................................................... 24
Procedures .................................................................................................................................................... 24
Recommendations ......................................................................................................................................... 25
General Information .............................................................................................................................................. 25
Instructions ................................................................................................................................................... 26
Recommended Practices for In-field Air Sampling ............................................................................................... 32
Cleaning ............................................................................................................................................................... 32
Service .................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Battery Packs ................................................................................................................................................. 33
Monitor Conversion ....................................................................................................................................... 36
Sensor, Sensor Water Barrier, LCD, and Vibrating Motor Replacement ........................................................ 38
Pump Module ................................................................................................................................................. 40
Ventis MX4 Three-Dimensional View Diagrams ............................................................................................ 41
PRODUCTS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CERTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ 44
Ventis MX4 Accessories and Parts ....................................................................................................................... 44
Monitor Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 46
Operating Conditions ............................................................................................................................................ 46
Storage Conditions ............................................................................................................................................... 47
Sensor Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 47
Toxic Gas Sensor Cross-Sensitivity Table ............................................................................................................ 47
LEL and LEL Correlation Factors for Combustible Gases .................................................................................... 48
Certifications ......................................................................................................................................................... 49
WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Limitation of Liability .............................................................................................................................................. 50
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