Control Company 6430 EXCURSION-TRAC DATALOGGING THERMOMETER User Manual

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remaining before memory is full at the current logging

interval. The third line will display the current logging

interval.
CLEARING THE MEMORY

1. Slide the MEM VIEW switch to the ON position.

2. Press the CLEAR SILENCE ALM button to clear all

recorded data and alarm events.

Note: The MEM symbol will become active on the display

when the memory is full. Once the memory is full, the

oldest data points will be overwritten with new data.
SETTING THE LOGGING INTERVAL

1. Slide the MEM VIEW switch to the ON position. The

first line will display the current percentage of memory

full. The second line will display the number of days

remaining before memory is full at the current logging

interval. The third line will display the current logging

interval.

2. To increment the logging interval, press the ADVANCE

button. The minimum logging interval is one minute

(0:01). The maximum logging rate is 24 hours (24:00).

Once 24 hours is selected, the next subsequent press

of the ADVANCE button will return to one minute.

VIEWING UNIQUE DEVICE ID NUMBER

1. Slide the MEM VIEW switch to the ON position.

2. Press the EVENT DISPLAY button. The second and

third lines will display the first eight digits of the ID

number.

3. Press the EVENT DISPLAY button a second time. The

second and third lines will display the last eight digits

of the ID number.

4. Press the EVENT DISPLAY button to return to the

default display.

DOWNLOADING STORED DATA
Note: The USB download will not occur if the battery

LCD symbol is active. Plug the supplied AC adapter

into the thermometer to provide sufficient power for USB

operation.
1. The data can be downloaded directly to a USB Mass

Storage Flash Drive. To begin the download, insert the

USB flash drive into the USB port located on the left

side of the thermometer.

2. The download will begin automatically upon insert.

The P1 LED will turn on to indicate the download

process has begun.

3. Once the download process is complete, the LED

will turn off. Do not remove the USB drive until the

process is complete.

4. The data transfer rate is approximately 55 data points

per second.

REVIEWING STORED DATA

The downloaded data is stored in a comma-delimited

CSV file on the flash drive. The filename naming conven-

tion is “D1D2D3D4D5D6D7R1.CSV” where D1 through

D7 are the last seven digits of the thermometer’s unique

ID number and R1 is the revision of the file starting with

the letter “A”.

If more than one file is written from the same thermometer

to the USB flash drive, the revision letter will be incre-

mented in order to preserve the previously downloaded

files.
The data file can be opened in any software package

supporting comma-delimited files including spreadsheet

software (Excel) and text editors.
The file will contain the thermometer unique ID number,

the most recent ten temperature events, and all stored

temperature readings with date and time stamps.
Note: All data stored in Celsius (°C) and date format is

MM/DD/YYYY.
DISPLAY MESSAGES

If no buttons are pressed and LL.LL appears on the dis-

play, this indicates that the temperature being measured

is outside of the temperature range of the unit, or that the

probe is disconnected or damaged.
BENCH STAND

The unit is supplied with a bench stand located on the

back. To use the bench stand, locate the small opening at

the bottom back of the unit. Place your fingernail into the

opening and flip the stand out. To close the stand, simply

snap it shut.
POWER

The thermometer should be powered at all times with

supplied AC adapter. In the event of a power failure, the

backup batteries will power the thermometer for one

week. A low battery symbol on the display indicates the

AC adaptor has failed and the thermometer is running on

the backup batteries.
BACKUP BATTERY REPLACEMENT

To replace the Backup Battery, remove the battery cover,

located on the back of the unit by sliding it down. Remove

the exhausted batteries and replace with two (2) new AAA

alkaline batteries. Insert the new batteries with the proper

polarity as indicated by the illustration in the battery

compartment. Replace the battery cover.
Replacing the batteries WILL clear the minimum/maxi-

mum memories and high/low alarm settings. However,

replacing the batteries WILL NOT clear the time-of- day/

date settings.

STATIC SUPPRESSOR INSTALLATION

Static generated, radio frequency can affect any cable

through the air or by physical contact. To protect against

radio frequency, install a suppressor onto your ther-

mometers cable to absorb radio frequency as follows:

WARRANTY, SERVICE, OR RECALIBRATION

For warranty, service, or recalibration, contact:

CONTROL COMPANY

4455 Rex Road

Friendswood, Texas 77546 USA

Ph. 281 482-1714 • Fax 281 482-9448

E-mail [email protected] • www.control3.com

Control Company is ISO 9001 Quality-Certified by DNV

and ISO 17025 accredited as a Calibration Laboratory

by A2LA.

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EXCURSION-TRAC

DATALOGGING

THERMOMETER

INSTRUCTIONS

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Lay the cable along the center of the
suppressor with the connector to your left.

Carefully, snap the two halves together with the looped
cable routed through the center.

Loop the right end of the cable under the
suppressor and back up again laying the cable along
the center of the suppressor.

This completes the installation of the suppressor.

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