LaMotte DO 6 Dissolved Oxygen Meter - Manual (Page 6)

1 INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the DO 6 Dissolved Oxygen palm-top meter. This
economy microprocessor-based hand-held meter has a large custom LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) for clear and easy reading.
The DO 6 offers the measurement of dissolved oxygen in the percentage
saturation mode and in the concentration mode. Temperature measurement is
also available in degrees Celsius. The meter ensures accurate measurement of
the Dissolved Oxygen values through its temperature, barometric pressure and
salinity compensation features.
Your meter includes a dissolved oxygen probe, refill solution, a rubber boot, 4
alkaline “AAA” batteries, and instruction manual.
Please read this manual thoroughly before operating your meter.
To order other accessories and standard solutions, please refer to the Section
on Accessories for more information.
2 DISPLAY & KEYPAD FUNCTIONS
2.1 Display
The meter has a large custom LCD that consists of 14-segment 4 digit display
and operation annunciators for Percentage Saturation measurement mode (%),
Concentration measurement mode (mg/L or ppm) and Temperature
measurement mode in degrees Celsius (T). Other annunciators include “A”
(when the ATC function is activated), “CAL” (when meter is in calibration
mode) and battery diagram for low battery condition. See Figure 1.
Figure 1, Active LCD display for DO6
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CAL
TA
Low Battery annunciator Calibration Mode
Annunciator
14-segment Liquid Crystal Display
Percentage
(Percentage Saturation
Mode)
parts per million
milligram per litre
(Concentration Mode)
ATC annunciator
Temperature Mode
mg/L
ppm
%
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