RKI Instruments Beacon 410 User Manual
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Beacon 410 Gas Monitor Operator’s Manual
Starting Up the Beacon 410 Gas Monitor • 23
4.
Plug in or turn on the incoming power source (AC or DC).
5.
Turn on the power switch if AC power is used as primary power.
6.
The following screen appears for a few seconds.
7.
The Version Screen then appears. It shows the instrument’s hardware and firmware
versions for a few seconds. HW is the hardware version. Main is the main firmware
version. MB is the Modbus firmware version. The version numbers on the bottom line
are the firmware versions loaded for each channel.
To keep the version information screen on the display longer than a few seconds,
press and hold the ENTER button while it is being displayed. When you release the
ENTER button, the startup sequence will continue.
8.
After the Version Screen has been displayed for a few seconds, WARMING UP
appears for each active channel. The warm-up time is counted down in seconds from
60 seconds for each active channel on the far right.
NOTE:
To prevent unwanted alarms during warm up, the alarm circuits are not active
while the WARMING UP message is displayed.
9.
Any unused channels are configured as NOT USED in the Configuration Menu at the
factory. For any unused channels, NOT USED is displayed on the line for that
channel.
If any channels have been configured as STANDBY in the Configuration Menu,
STANDBY
is displayed on the line for that channel.
See “Viewing and Changing Channel Parameters” on page 35 for a description of the
NOT USED
and STANDBY configurations.
10. When the warm-up period is complete, normal operation will begin.
During normal
operation, the display will indicate the current gas reading and target gas. Verify that
the display is indicating the current gas reading and target gas for all active channels
after the warm-up period is complete and normal operation begins, for example:
11. Verify that the PILOT light is on. If the PILOT light is not on, see the troubleshooting
guide in “Troubleshooting” on page 64.
12. Perform the start-up procedure for each detector head or user supplied 4 - 20 mA
transmitter as described in the detector head or user supplied transmitter’s operator’s
manual.
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