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GX-2012 Operator’s Manual

Calibrating the GX-2012 • 167

sensors.

11. After the last calibration gas value is set, use the AIRS button to scroll to

ESCAPE and press POWER ENTER to return to the calibration gas
values screens.

NOTE: The RKI Four Gas Cylinder typically contains 12% O

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by volume.

Be sure to set the “OXY” reading to agree with the concentration
listed on the cylinder’s label, not zero.

12. Use the AIRS and (SHIFT)T button to select which sensor(s) you want

to calibrate, the standard 4 sensors or the % volume combustible gas
sensor.
The following instructions illustrate calibrating the standard 4 sensors
first, then the %volume combustible gas sensor.

13. With the 4-gas calibration values screen displayed, press the POWER

ENTER button. AUTO CAL begins to flash and the current gas readings
are displayed. If you want to exit back o the main menu without
completing a calibration, press and release the DISPLAY (ADJ) button.

14. Open the hose clamp and connect the tubing from the filled gas bag to the

rigid tube on the probe. Allow the gas to flow for one minute.

15. Press and release the POWER ENTER button to set the calibration to the

programmed values.
If all channels passed calibration, PASS displays along the bottom of the
screen, then the calibration menu displays.

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