YSI 6500 Environmental Process Monitor - Manual (Page 6)

Introduction Section 1
With the optional Breakout Box (YSI #6504), the 6500 Environmental Process Monitor can be
used with multiple sondes. The 6500 Monitor is designed for indoor or outdoor use, and features
a watertight enclosure. An optional weather shield (YSI # 6505) is also available. Other optional
accessories include several different mounting kits for the sondes and 6500 Monitor. See
Appendix D, Accessories, for more information.
1.2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
The manual is organized to let you quickly understand how to install and operate the 6500 Monitor
system. However, it cannot be stressed too strongly that informed and safe operation is more than
just knowing which buttons to push. An understanding of the principles of operation, installation,
calibration techniques, system setup and maintenance is necessary to obtain accurate and meaningful
results. Before you begin to use the 6500 Environmental Process Monitor, it is strongly
recommended that you thoroughly read and understand the YSI 6-Series Sonde Manual. The sonde
manual will be referenced in several parts of the 6500 Manual. Before using the sonde with the 6500
Monitor, you must:
9 Install the dissolved oxygen membrane
9 Install the probes
9 Learn how to access sonde software
9 Calibrate the sensors
9 Learn how to take readings
If you are using multiple sondes, each sonde must have a different address (name) and each sonde
must be named separately. Assigning the names are done by accessing the sonde software and
entering System Setup from the Main Menu. From the System Setup, then enter SDI-12 Address. A
character (0-9 and A-F) may be assigned to each sonde that you are using, but each sonde MUST
have a different name. For more information about the other functions of the System Setup, see the
6-Series Sonde Operations Manual, Section 2.
Included with this manual is a laminated Field Operation Guide that allows quick and convenient
reference to 6500 operation, maintenance and troubleshooting at the installation site. This guide
references sections of the basic manual when more detailed information is needed.
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