Ultrameter III™ 9P

Abbreviated Instruction Card

WARNING: Read operating instructions and all

MSDS documents completely before proceeding.

Detailed instructions and explanations are in the

Ultrameter III Operation Manual.

MeAsUReMeNts

1. Rinse cell cup (and sensor well if measuring pH or

ORP) 3 times with sample to be measured.

2. Refill with sample.

Press COND to measure CONDUCTIVITY:

0-9999 MICROSIEMENS (µS)/cm, 10-200 mS/cm

Press Res to measure RESISTIVITY:

10 KILOHM (KΩ)-cm - 30 MEGOHM (MΩ)-cm

Press tDs to measure TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS:

0-9999 PARTS PER MILLION (PPM), 10-200 PPT

Press pH to measure 0-14 pH

Press ORP/Fr Chl to measure OXIDATION REDUCTION

POTENTIAL (REDOX) ±999 mV in ORP mode or

0.00-10.00 PPM in fREE CHLORINE mode

TEMPERATURE (ºC or ºf) is simultaneously displayed:

0-71ºC/32-160ºf

3. After measuring pH or ORP, refill sensor well with

Myron L Storage Solution and reinstall cap.

ORP/FRee CHlORINe MODe seleCtION

1. Press ORP/Fr Chl.

2. Press and hold CAl key for 3 seconds.

3. Press  or  to toggle between mV and PPM free

Chlorine. Press CAl to accept.

PIPette INstRUCtIONs FOR tItRAtIONs

Use a new tip when changing solutions. To DRAW, depress pipette to 1st stOP, then place in solution and release. To DIsPeNse, depress pipette COMPletely.

NOte: Never add more than 100µL of reagent at any titration point.

NOte: During titration measurements, when display says

“AGit” and “HOld”, shift instrument up and down 3 times during “AGit” and hold instrument steady during “HOld”.

Repeat agitate and hold until display prompts you to move on.

AlkAlINIty tItRAtION: 10-800 ppm CaCO

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1. Install cell extender.

2. Rinse cell cup 3 times with sample.

3. Refill with sample and plunge.

4. Press Alk. (Display will show alkalinity TDS value then “Pres CAl”.)

5. Press CAl. (Display will indicate “Add” alternating with “A1” then “AGit t1” alternating with “HOld”.)

6. Add 100μL of H

2

SO -1 (Reagent A1), close cap, agitate and hold. Repeat as prompted. “Pres CAl” will display.

7. Press CAl to advance to next titration point.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until alkalinity value is displayed.

HARDNess tItRAtION:

0-1710ppm (0-100grains) CaCO

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To select hardness units, press HARD, then press and hold CAl until “Hard” and “sel” are displayed. Press

 or  to toggle between PPM and grains (no units displayed for grains). Press CAl to accept.

NOte: When display shows “120”, this is a timer to allow any carbonate to outgas. Wait for timer to count down then continue to follow prompts.

1. Install cell extender.

2. Rinse cell cup 3 times with sample.

3. Refill with sample and plunge.

4. Press HARD. (Display will show hardness TDS value then “Pres CAl”.)

5. Press CAl. (Display will indicate “Add” alternating with “C1” then “AGit” alternating with “HOld”.)

6. Add 100µL HCl-3 (Reagent: C1), close cap, agitate then hold. Repeat as prompted. “OPeN CAP” alternating with “Pres CAl” will display.

7. Open cap and press CAl to start 120 sec timer.

(After 120 seconds display will indicate “Add” alternating with “H1 1” then “AGit” alternating with

“HOld”.)

8. Add 100μL NaOH (Reagent H1), close cap, agitate and hold. Repeat as prompted. “Pres CAl” will display.

9. Press CAl. (Display will indicate “Add” alternating with “H1 2” then “AGit” alternating with “HOld”.)

10. Add 100μL NaOH (Reagent H1), close cap, agitate and hold. Repeat as prompted. “Pres CAl” will display.

11. Press CAl. (Display will indicate “Add” alternating with either “edtA lC” or “edtA HC” then “AGit t1” alternating with “HOld”.)

12. Add 100μL EDTA-LC (Reagent H2) or EDTA-HC

(Reagent H3) as prompted. Close cap, agitate and hold. “Pres CAl” will display.

13. Press CAl to advance to the next titration point.

14. Repeat steps 12-13 until hardness value displays.

lsI tItRAtION: -10 to +10

1. Perform an alkalinity titration of the sample solution as in ALKALINITY TITRATION. Press Ms to store the reading in memory.

2. Perform a hardness titration of the sample solution as in HARDNESS TITRATION. Press Ms to store the reading in memory.

3. Measure the pH of the sample solution. Press Ms to store the reading in memory. The temperature of the solution is automatically stored with this reading.

4. Press lsI.

5. The last stored alkalinity value is displayed.

6. Press CAl to accept value and advance to the hardness value screen. The last stored hardness value is displayed.

7. Press CAl to accept value and advance to the pH value screen. The last stored pH value is displayed.

8. Press CAl to accept value and advance to the temperature value screen. The last stored titration temperature value is displayed.

9. Press CAl to accept and calculate LSI. The saturation index value will display. lsI CAlCUlAtOR

1. Press lsI.

2. Display will indicate an alkalinity value.

3. Press  or  to adjust the value or leave as displayed.

4. Press CAl. (Display will indicate a hardness value.)

5. Press  or  to adjust the hardness value or leave as displayed.

6. Press CAl. (Display will indicate a pH value.)

7. Press  or  to adjust the value or leave as displayed.

8. Press CAl. (Display will indicate a temperature value.)

9. Press  or  to adjust the value or leave as displayed.

10. Press CAl to accept and calculate LSI. A saturation index value will display.

If you want to modify any of the input values and recalculate LSI based on those changes, press CAl again and repeat steps 2-10.

CAlIBRAtION

CONDUCtIVIty/ResIstIVIty/tDs

NOte: Resistivity is the reciprocal of Conductivity. To calibrate resistivity, calibrate conductivity for the solution type you wish to measure.

1. Rinse cell cup 3 times with proper standard.

2. Refill cell cup with standard.

3. Press COND or tDs; then press CAl. “CAl” will appear.

4. Press  or  until display agrees with standard.

5. Press CAl to accept value.

pH/ORP

NOte: ORP is automatically calibrated with the 7 pH.

1. Rinse sensor well and cell cup 3 times with 7.0 buffer solution.

2. Refill sensor well and cell cup with 7.0 buffer solution.

3. Press pH, then CAl. “CAl”, “7” & “BUFFeR” display.

4. Press  or  until display agrees with buffer value.

5. Press CAl once to accept the value.

6. Rinse 3 times with either ACID (Acd) (pH 1-6) or

BASE (bAs) (pH 8-14) buffer solution.

7. Refill and repeat steps 4 & 5.

8. Rinse 3 times with opposite buffer solution, refill and repeat steps 4 & 5 or press CAl to exit.

9. When calibration is complete, refill sensor well with

Myron L Storage Solution and reinstall cap.

A deviation of more than 10% CONDUCTIVITY/TDS or 1 pH unit from factory calibration will produce “FAC” on the display. Press CAl to accept factory calibration, or reduce the deviation by pressing  or . for pH/ORP this condition may indicate the need for sensor replacement.

AlkAlINIty/HARDNess CAlIBRAtION

1. Perform an Alkalinity or Hardness titration using

Myron L standard solution instead of sample. Use

100 for alkalinity and 200 for hardness.

2. When measurement is displayed, press CAl. “CAl” icon displays at top of screen.

3. Adjust the displayed value to within ±10% of the reading to match the calibration standard value using

 or  key.

4. Press CAl to accept.

sOlUtION seleCtION

1. Press COND, Res or tDs to select the parameter that you want to change the solution type for.

2. Press and hold CAl key 3 seconds until “sel” displays.

3. Use  or  key to obtain type of solution desired.

The selected solution type will be displayed: “kCl”,

“NaCl”, “442” or “User”.

4. Press CAl to accept new solution type.

UseR sOlUtION

UseR PROGRAMMABle teMPCO

1. Select “User” mode as in sOlUtION seleCtION.

2. With “User” selected, press CAl. Adjust temperature compensation from .00%/ºC to 9.99%/ºC by pressing

 or .

3. Press CAl twice (3 times in TDS mode) to skip calibration adjustment and accept the new tempco.

You are now ready to measure samples with your new temperature compensation factor.

DIsABlING teMPeRAtURe COMPeNsAtION

1. Select “User” mode as in SOLUTION SELECTION.

2. With “User” selected, press CAl. If tempco is not set to .00%/ºC, hold the  key until tempco reaches

.00%/ºC.

3. Press CAl twice (3 times in TDS). Temperature compensation is now disabled (= 0) for measurements in “User” mode.

UseR PROGRAMMABle CONDUCtIVIty tO

tDs RAtIO

To select a custom conductivity to TDS conversion ratio for “User” mode:

1. While in “User” mode, press tDs. “User” and “tDs” are displayed.

2. Press CAl twice (to skip over tempco adjustment), and “RAtIO” will display.

3. Press  or  until desired conversion ratio is displayed.

4. Press CAl twice (to skip over calibration adjustment) to accept new conversion ratio.

UseR CAlIBRAtION CONDUCtIVIty/tDs

1. Rinse conductivity cell 3 times with your standard.

2. Refill conductivity cell with same standard.

3. Press COND or tDs, then press CAl twice in COND or 3 times in TDS. “CAl” icon will appear on the display.

4. Press  or  to step the displayed value toward the standard’s value or press and hold a key DOWN to cause rapid scrolling of the reading.

5. Press CAl once to confirm new value and end the calibration sequence for this particular solution.

MeMORy stORAGe

1. Press Ms to store a displayed measurement value in memory.

2. “MeMORy” will appear and the temperature display will be momentarily replaced by a number (1-100) showing the position of the record.

MeMORy ReCAll

1. Press any parameter key.

2. Press MR; “MeMORy” will appear and the display will show the last record stored.

3. Use the  or  key to scroll to the record location desired. (The temperature display alternates between temperature recorded and location number.)

4. Press CAl to change display to date and time.

5. Press any measurement key to leave memory recall or allow to automatically turn off.

CleARING A ReCORD/MeMORy CleAR

1. Press MR and scroll to record location.

2. Press and HOLD MClR to clear old record.

3. To replace memory location with a new value, add solution and take new reading.

4. Press Ms to store the new reading in old location.

The next reading stored will go into next available location.

5. To clear all records: After pressing MR, scroll down to “Clr All” (displayed in measurement and temperature area).

6. Press CAl. All records will be cleared.

CHANGING FROM CeNtIGRADe tO

FAHReNHeIt

1. Press any parameter key.

2. Press MR to display the stored memory records.

3. Press  key repeatedly until you pass the memory

“Clr All” location. The display will show a “C” or “F”.

4. Press CAl. The display will change to the other unit.

5. Press COND. All temperature readings are now in degrees last displayed.

FACtORy settINGs “FAC sel”

To change ALL settings back to “as received from the factory” and erase ALL wet calibrations.

1. Press any parameter key.

2. Press MR to display the stored memory records.

3. Press  key to scroll past “Clr All” and the “C-F” locations to “FAC sel”.

4. Press CAl to accept the reset to factory settings.

RelOADING FACtORy CAlIBRAtION

tO INDIVIDUAl MODes

NOte: The “FAC” internal electronics calibration (which bypasses the electrodes and cell) is not intended to replace calibration with conductivity standard solutions.

CONDUCtIVIty/tDs

1. Press COND or tDs.

2. Press CAl key. (In “User” mode press 2 or 3 times until “CAl” icon appears).

3. Press  key until “FAC” appears on the display and release.

4. Press CAl to accept the factory calibration setting.

If another solution type requires resetting, change solution type and repeat this procedure.

“lOBAtt” FlAsHes: replace 9V alkaline battery.

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