YSI 600LS - User Manual - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 ABOUT YSI 1-1
1.2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 1-1
1.3 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION 1.2
SECTION 2 SONDES
2.1 GETTING STARTED 2-1
2.2 CONNECTING YOUR SONDE 2-2
2.3 PREPARING THE SONDE FOR USE 2-5
2.4 ECOWATCH FOR WINDOWS – GETTING STARTED 2-24
2.5 SONDE SOFTWARE SETUP 2-25
2.6 GETTING READY TO CALIBRATE 2-34
2.7 TAKING READINGS 2-49
2.8 USING ECOWATCH TO UPLOAD AND ANALYZE DATA 2-54
2.9 SONDE MENU 2-68
2.10 CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND STORAGE 2-111
SECTION 3 650 MDS DATA LOGGER
3.1 INTRODUCTION 3-1
3.2 GETTING STARTED 3-1
3.3 SETTING UP THE 650 3-18
3.4 SONDE MENU INTERFACE 3-21
3.5 LOGGING DATA WITH THE 650 3-27
3.6 MANAGING 650 FILES 3-46
3.7 UPLOADING DATA FROM SONDES 3-51
3.8 USING GPS WITH 650 3-51
3.9 USING THE 650 BAROMETER 3-53
3.10 UPGRADING 650 SOFTWARE 3-55
3.11 TROUBLESHOOTING 3-56
3.12 FERRITE BEAD INSTALLATION 3-57
3.13 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS 3-58
3.14 650 MDS SPECIFICATIONS 3-61
SECTION 4 ECOWATCH FOR WINDOWS
4.1 INTRODUCTION 4-1
4.2 DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS 4-7
4.3 ECOWATCH MENU 4-12
SECTION 5 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
5.1 CONDUCTIVITY 5-1
5.2 SALINITY 5-2
5.3 TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS) 5-2
5.4 OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL (ORP) 5-3
5.5 pH 5-4
5.6 DEPTH AND LEVEL 5-6
5.7 TEMPERATURE 5-7
5.8 DISSOLVED OXYGEN RAPID PULSE 5-7
5.9 DISSOLVED OXYGEN ROX OPTICAL 5-10
5.10 NITRATE 5-12
5.11 AMMONIUM AND AMMONIA 5-14
5.12 CHLORIDE 5-16
5.13 TURBIDITY 5-17