Ysi 650 MDS User Manual

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YSI Incorporated 10 650 MDS2.4 650 FEATURESThe key physical features of the 650 display and keypad are shown in the figures below.Note that the YSI

YSI Incorporated 11 650 MDSNote that the back of the case contains the battery lid that is attached to the main case with four captivescrews and has t

YSI Incorporated 12 650 MDS2.5.1 BATTERY INSTALLATION – C CELLSFour C cells install easily into the back of the 650. Follow the instructions and diag

YSI Incorporated 13 650 MDS• Tighten the 4 captive screws securely and evenly using a Phillips or slotted screwdriver. Do notovertighten2.5.3 BATTER

YSI Incorporated 14 650 MDSTo use the device with an American or Japanese vehicle, slide the adapter ring off of the plug. To use thedevice with a Eu

YSI Incorporated 15 650 MDSNote that the screen is divided into two sections – the “Main Display” at the top and a “Status Bar” at thebottom. The Ma

YSI Incorporated 16 650 MDS2.8 USING THE YSI 650 KEYPADThe 650 keypad allows the user to navigate various sonde and 650 menu selections and to makea

YSI Incorporated 17 650 MDS1 -- 12 – ABC2abc23 – DEF3def34 – GHI4ghi45 – JKL5jkl56 – MNO6mno67 – PQRS7pqrs78 – TUV8tuv89 – WXYZ9wxyz90 -- 0Using this

YSI Incorporated 18 650 MDSUse the arrow keys to highlight the Date and Time selection and press the Enter key. The followingdisplay will appear:High

YSI Incorporated 19 650 MDSAs shown above, enter the designation “YSI 650” using the general instructions outlined above. Start bypressing the numeri

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YSI Incorporated 20 650 MDS“click”. After connecting the sonde to the 650, press the “on” button on the upper left of the 650 keypad toactivate the 6

YSI Incorporated 21 650 MDS2.10 UNDERSTANDING THE STATUS BARThe diagram below shows the various components of the Status Bar of your 650. Each ite

YSI Incorporated 22 650 MDS2.11 UPGRADING ECOWATCH FOR WINDOWS SOFTWARETo utilize the full capability of the 650 MDS, you will need to upgrade your

YSI Incorporated 23 650 MDSYSI suggests that the user become familiar with the features provided in the list below prior to using the650 in field appl

YSI Incorporated 24 650 MDS3.7 IDActivate this item and Enter choice of instrument identification (limit 11 characters) for your 650 asdescribed in Se

YSI Incorporated 25 650 MDSSECTION 4 SONDE MENU INTERFACE4.1 INTRODUCTIONThe Sonde menu selection in the 650 Main menu provides a terminal-like in

YSI Incorporated 26 650 MDSIn fact, the only significant difference between the two interfaces is that, for the PC mode, submenus areaccessed by enter

YSI Incorporated 27 650 MDS4.2 SONDE MENU EXAMPLESTo become familiar with the 650 Sonde menu function, YSI recommends that the user connect a sonde

YSI Incorporated 28 650 MDSUse the arrow keys to highlight the Dissolved Oxygen selection and press Enter. Then, use the arrow keysto highlight the D

YSI Incorporated 29 650 MDS“Calibrate” to “Continue”. Make sure that “Continue” is highlighted and press Enter to return to the DOcalibration menu.4.

YSI Incorporated 3 650 MDSTABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 5SECTION 2 GETTING STARTED 52.1 UNPACKING 62.2 UNDERSTANDING THE 650 MEMORY 62.3

YSI Incorporated 30 650 MDS4.3.4 Calibrating sonde sensorsUse the 650 Sonde menu selection to access the sonde Calibrate menu. Once the menu has bee

YSI Incorporated 31 650 MDSTo set the Autosleep function, utilize the 650 Sonde menu selection to access the Advanced|Setup menuof the sonde. Use the

YSI Incorporated 32 650 MDSThe user should particularly note the two windows in the upper portion of the display above, one designated“650” and the ot

YSI Incorporated 33 650 MDS• Decide if you want to log data continuously, and, if so, determine what sample interval between datapoints is appropriat

YSI Incorporated 34 650 MDSThe user places the sonde in the water and watches the readings on the 650 display until they are stable.When stable, the L

YSI Incorporated 35 650 MDSThe user attaches the 6920 sonde to a 650. After turning on the 650, the user selects Sonde menu from the650 Main menu and

YSI Incorporated 36 650 MDSAt the end of the 90 minute profile determination, the user either confirms the Stop logging command bypressing Enter or si

YSI Incorporated 37 650 MDS5.3 LOGGING DATA TO 650 MEMORY5.3.1 INTRODUCTIONEven if the sonde in your 650/sonde system has its own memory, it may be

YSI Incorporated 38 650 MDSPress Enter at the highlighted Interval selection and use the arrow keys to scroll to the right and change theinterval from

YSI Incorporated 39 650 MDSUsing the arrow keys, the Filename window is highlighted, the user presses the Enter key and then inputs thefile name (in t

YSI Incorporated 4 650 MDSSAFETY AND EMC CONSIDERATIONS650 MDSBefore using the 650 MDS, the user should carefully read the caution messages listed bel

YSI Incorporated 40 650 MDS5.3.3 LOGGING TO 650 MEMORY WITH A SITE LISTIn the example above, you learned how to log data to 650 memory that had file a

YSI Incorporated 41 650 MDSNote that Site lists containing Single Site Designations are usually input with the designation Store SiteNumber INACTIVE i

YSI Incorporated 42 650 MDSNote also that if you have purchased a 650 without the barometer option, the selection Store barometerwill not be present.

YSI Incorporated 43 650 MDSThen press Enter. When the logging prompt is activated, the site list will automatically appear on thedisplay and be avail

YSI Incorporated 44 650 MDSThese files will remain “open” in 650 memory so that you can return to each location at a future time andlog more data to t

YSI Incorporated 45 650 MDSThen highlight the Edit site list selection and press Enter to display the following screen.To generate a list of Multi-Sit

YSI Incorporated 46 650 MDSNOTE: If you want to return to the Edit site list display for changes before logging, use the RIGHTARROW KEY to highlight t

YSI Incorporated 47 650 MDSThis file will remain in 650 memory so that you can return to each location at a future time and log moredata to the Site d

YSI Incorporated 48 650 MDSFinally, the user should be aware of a timesaving tip that is displayed when the Filename entry ishighlighted. The tip all

YSI Incorporated 49 650 MDS• Log continuous data stream data at long or short sample intervals to sonde memory, as long as thestudy is started from t

YSI Incorporated 5 650 MDSSECTION 1 INTRODUCTIONThe YSI 650 Multiparameter Display System (650 MDS) is a powerful, hand held microcomputer basedinstru

YSI Incorporated 50 650 MDS• Delete individual files from 650 or sonde memory. The memory is “flash” and therefore all files mustbe deleted in order

YSI Incorporated 51 650 MDS6.2 DIRECTORYUse the arrow keys to highlight the Directory selection in the 650 File menu and press Enter to display thel

YSI Incorporated 52 650 MDS6.3 UPLOAD TO PCThis frequently used command is used to transfer data files resident in the 650 memory (either logged dir

YSI Incorporated 53 650 MDSTo transfer data from the 650 to your PC, highlight the Upload to PC selection in the 650 File menu and pressEnter to view

YSI Incorporated 54 650 MDSUse the arrow keys to scroll vertically to view more data points with regard to time or horizontally to viewmore sensor dat

YSI Incorporated 55 650 MDSSECTION 7 UPLOADING DATA FROM SONDES7.1 INTRODUCTIONA primary function of the 650 is to serve as an intermediate locati

YSI Incorporated 56 650 MDSaccomplished via the 6115 GPS cable that can be purchased as an optional accessory. Using the 6115 cable,GPS readings can

YSI Incorporated 57 650 MDSOnce these conditions are met, follow the instructions in Section 5.3 above for logging of sonde sensorreadings to 650 memo

YSI Incorporated 58 650 MDSthe small drift associated with any sensor, the 650 provides a single point calibration routine which is accessedin the 650

YSI Incorporated 59 650 MDSOnce these conditions are met, follow the instructions in Section 5.3 above for logging of sonde sensorreadings to 650 memo

YSI Incorporated 6 650 MDS2.1 UNPACKINGRemove the instrument from the shipping box, being careful not to discard any parts or supplies. Use thepackin

YSI Incorporated 60 650 MDSSECTION 11 TROUBLESHOOTINGThe following sections describes problems which you might encounter when using the 650 MDS and

YSI Incorporated 61 650 MDSSECTION 12 FERRITE BEAD INSTALLATIONWARNING: If you are using your 650 in a European Community (CE) country or in Austral

YSI Incorporated 62 650 MDSSECTION 13 650 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONSIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS!SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!In essence, the most important

YSI Incorporated 63 650 MDSDanger Notifications – Misuse creates a STRONG possibility ofdeath or serious injury.FAILURE TO CAREFULLY OBSERVE THE FOLLO

YSI Incorporated 64 650 MDS616 Cigarette Lighter Charger Safety Information1. This section contains important safety and operating instructions for t

YSI Incorporated 65 650 MDSevaluation of possible damage. Finally dry the battery compartment completely, ideally using compressedair. If corrosion

YSI Incorporated 66 650 MDSSECTION 14 WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATIONAll versions of the 650 are warranted for three years against defects in workm

YSI Incorporated 67 650 MDSAUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTERSINTERNATIONALYSI Incorporated • Repair Center • 1725 Brannum Lane • Yellow Springs, Ohio • 45387

YSI Incorporated 68 650 MDSCLEANING INSTRUCTIONSNOTE: Before they can be serviced, equipment exposed to biological, radioactive, or toxic materials mu

YSI Incorporated 69 650 MDSPACKING INSTRUCTIONSF Clean and decontaminate items to insure the safety of the handler.F Complete and include the Cleani

YSI Incorporated 7 650 MDSused to log data in Discrete or Unattended sampling applications. For example, with the high memoryoption, it would be pos

YSI Incorporated 70 650 MDSSECTION 15 REQUIRED NOTICEThe Federal Communications Commission defines this product as a computing device and requires t

YSI Incorporated 71 650 MDSBattery Life:Approximate battery life for typical sampling applications with 4 alkaline C cells – 3 hours of“on” time per d

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YSI Incorporated 8 650 MDSFigure 2. 650 interfaced to a 6-series sonde with user-supplied GPS.Figure 3. 650 interfaced to PC for data transfer or sof

YSI Incorporated 9 650 MDS Figure 4. Charging of 650 rechargeable battery pack. The setup of these configurations is described in detail in subseq