4.2 START-UP
Switch on the power supply to the Apex Transmitter Unit.
WithacorrectlyinstalledCertiedSensorthefollowinginformationisshownsequentiallyonthe
LCDscreen:
4. OPERATION
CONNECTING
INITIALISING
CO 100ppm
HONEYWELL
ANALYTICS
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TheTransmitterUnitinitiallywaitsfortheCertiedSensortostabilise,duringwhichperiodthe
4-20mAoutputisinhibited(2mA).Waitfor15 minutes to ensure sensor stabilisation has occurred
before continuing.
If the sensor does not stabilise during the initialisation period (15 minutes), one of the fault (F) or
warning (W) alarm messages shown in Section 4.6 is displayed.
WhentheCertiedSensorstabilises,theLCDscreenshowsthecurrent Gas Reading together with
the gas identity, full scale, and the units of measurement.”
Note:IfthecurrentGasReadingexceedsfullscalethedisplayedreadingwillbereplacedwith
’ >>>>’.”
Thisinformationisalsotransmittedonthe4-20mAoutputandoptionallyonthedigitalnetworkifa
communicationsboardisttedintheTransmitterUnit.
Note: IftheTransmitterUnithasaLonWorksCommunicationsBoardttedthentheunitwill,at
some stage, need to be bound to the LonWorks network. To do this carry out the LonWorks
binding procedure described at the end of this chapter.
4.3 PASSWORDS
Caution: Always store passwords in a secure place. Do not let unauthorised users access
to them.
The different parts of the high-level menu structure are protected from different levels of user by
assigning a set of three different passwords.
Thethreepasswordlevelscorrespondtothefollowingtypesofsystemuser:
• Level 1 System operator
• Level 2 System technician
• Level 3 System administrator