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The Heartbeat Indicator circles continuously to notify the user the
instrument is ON and operating when Heartbeat is activated.
Time & Date indicator (see FIGURE 3-3)
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The current time (24-hour format) and date (MM/DD/YEAR)
continuously displays in the upper portion of the screen.
Battery Life Indicator (see FIGURE 3-3)
•
The battery condition icon continuously displays in the upper
portion of the screen, regardless of the selected page.
•
As the battery charge dissipates, segments of the battery icon go
blank until only the outline of the icon remains.
Battery Warning
•
A Battery Warning indicates that a nominal 20 minutes of operation
remain before instrument batteries are completely depleted.
NOTE: Duration of remaining instrument operation during Battery
Warning depends on:
•
Ambient temperatures: The battery warning is likely
to be shorter in colder temperatures
•
Whether the battery warning is reset (it comes ON
again every five minutes).
•
When the Orion plus Multigas Detector goes into Battery Warning:
•
Battery Life indicator flashes
•
Alarm sounds
•
Alarm lights flash.
•
To silence the Battery Warning, push the RESET button.
•
The Orion plus Multigas Detector continues to operate until the
instrument is turned OFF or battery shutdown occurs.
Battery Shutdown
When the batteries can no longer operate the instrument, the instrument
goes into Battery Shutdown mode:
•
Battery Indicator remains ON
•
Alarm sounds continuously
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