ACE Easy

Breathalyzer

Operating Manual

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ACE Easy Breathalyzer

Operating Manual

Thank you for purchasing our ACE Easy Breathalyzer. It measures alcohol concentration in human breath using a semiconductor sensor and calculates the blood alcohol level. The device must only be used pursuant to the instructions mentioned in this manual.

In case of any questions you may contact the distributor (ACE) by email to [email protected], www.ace-instruments.net.

Short description:

The ACE Easy Breathalyzer is a digital semiconductor alcohol testing device, which can be operated by only one button and shows reliable test results in % BAC (default setting).

The legal limit in the USA is

0.08% BAC (status: Oct 2016).

You can interprete the test result 1:1 (e.g. the display shows 0.03 = 0.03% BAC).

Scope of delivery:

Digital ACE Easy Breathalyzer

(3 digits, 2 decimals) with semiconductor sensor

5 mouthpieces (Figurative image of mouthpiece on the pictures in this manual)

2 pieces AA batteries (1.5V, LR6,

Alkaline), already inside the device

Quick Start Guide

Operating Manual

To maintain the measurement accuracy of this breathalyzer it should be calibrated regularely. For a calibration service you can send the device to ACE Instruments

(see www.ace-instruments.net).

For each breath test a new mouthpiece is required (to get a most accurate test result).

Label of individual components:

Mouthpiece

Sensor opening

Operation button

Digital LCD display

(3 digits, 2 decimals)

Air outlet

(always keep this part unblocked)

Battery compartment cover

This way you receive results that are as accurate as possible: a) Wait at least 15 minutes after your last sip of alcohol. Do not eat, drink or smoke during that time.

b) Do not open the casing.

c) Do not keep the breathalyzer in cold, hot, moist or badly ventilated places. d) Keep the breathalyzer out of the reach of children.

e) Conduct three inlet tests after long storage before conducting the actual alcohol test.

f) Do not drop the breathalyzer.

g) Change the battery if it is depleted. Diminished battery capacity leads to incorrect test results.

h) Do not conduct tests in loud

(sound waves disrupt the sensor), drafty or poorly ventilated places.

i) After a test result of 0.100% BAC

(% BAC = basic setting) or higher the sensor needs rest time.

In this case wait at least three minutes before the next test.

j) Do not conduct tests in very cold, very hot or an unventilated, smoky ambience.

k) Store the breathalyzer in a way to avoid penetration by dust or liquids.

l) Blowing too hard may cause damage to the sensor as saliva flows into it.

Preparation for the test:

1. If you use the breathalyzer for the first time, then push the battery compartment cover on the back downwards. Remove the small paper inside the battery compartment (this paper prevents the 2 inserted batteries from discharging). Close the battery compartment cover again. If you change the batteries please mind their polarity (+/- pole).

2. a) Put a mouthpiece or a straw on the mouthpiece connection, which is on the side of the device. Make sure it is attached properly. Use a different mouthpiece or straw for each test person. Avoid blowing cigarette smoke into the tester! b) If you want to test yourself without a mouthpiece or straw push the power button and as soon as you see “0” on the display, simply blow directly towards the mouthpiece connection (blow contantently like you would whistle).

ACE INSTRUMENTS

RECOMMENDS:

ALWAYS USE A NEW MOUTH-

PIECE FOR EACH PERSON AND

TEST THAT IS CONDUCTED. ACE

INSTRUMENTS ASSUMES NO

LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES

WHICH ARISE WHEN SEVERAL

PEOPLE USE THE SAME

MOUTHPIECE FOR MULTIPLE

TESTS.

ONLY USE THE PROVIDED

SINGLE PACKED AND

HYGIENIC MOUTHPIECES -

MORE ARE AVAILABLE AT

WWW.ACE-INSTRUMENTS.NET.

DURING EACH TEST THE

BREATHALYZER´S INTERNAL

AND EXTERNAL PARTS COME

INTO CONTACT WITH HUMAN

SECRETION (SALIVA, BLOOD,

SWEAT, ETC.)!

USE SAFTEY GLOVES WHEN

PULLING OUT A MOUTHPIECE

USED BY ANOTHER PERSON!

YOU CAN BUY APPROPRIATE

GLOVES E.G. AT ACE TECHNIK

(WWW.ACE-TECHNIK.DE).

Conducting the measurement:

1. Press the power button to turn on the device * .

2. The device warms up, a countdown starts, wait until you can see “0” on the display, then you can start the test which can be done in three different ways: a) picture 2. a) - by means of using a mouthpiece (best accuracy) b) picture 2. b) - by means of using a straw (good accuracy) c) picture 2. c) - (passive mode) just blow your breath upon the sensor opening (sufficient accuracy)

3. Blow steadily for 4 seconds until a double beep tone concludes.

4. If the breath sample is insufficient the ACE Easy shows “Flo”.

Turn off the device and repeat the test. Please blow steadily and without a break into the mouthpiece (like you would whistle).

5. After a sufficient breath sample you will see the digit “0” moving left to right in the display as the device analyzes the breath sample. After a few seconds the display shows the alcohol level in the format #.##% BAC (% BAC

= default setting). In the USA the legal limit for drivers over

21 years is 0.08% BAC, below 21 years it is 0.00% BAC (status:

Oct. 2016).

6. When showing the test result the display will blink ca. 10 times. Then you hear a beep tone with each further blink and after five blinks the device turns off.

7. For turning off manually keep the power button pressed. The display shows “Out” (off). After a few seconds the ACE Easy turns off.

* If you constantely keep pushing the power button, you can see the number of all tests conducted with the device (starting with zero after a calibration) and also the last measurement result.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: WHEN

YOU HAVE EATEN, DRUNKEN

ALCOHOL OR SMOKED A

CIGARETTE, WAIT AT LEAST 15

MINUTES BEFORE STARTING

THE MEASUREMENT. ANY TEST

CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE EXPI-

RATION OF THE RECOMMENDED

WAITING PERIOD WILL RESULT

IN INACCURATE RESULTS.IF THE

TEST RESULT IS BELOW 0.005%

BAC THEN THE DEVICE SHOWS

0.000% BAC ON THE DISPLAY.

THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE AT

A LOW RANGE OF ALCOHOL

CONCENTRATION IT IS POSSIBLE

TO MEASURE OTHER MATERIALS

IN YOUR MOUTH.

Only the usage of original

ACE mouthpieces ...

Guarantees test result accuracy

Guarantees 100% hygenity

Guarantees full warranty of this device

ACE INSTRUMENTS ADVISES:

EVEN IF YOU GET A RESULT

MEANING „SAFE RANGE“, YOU

SHOULD NEVER DRIVE AFTER

CONSUMING ALCOHOL OR DO

ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT

ARE SEVERELY IMPAIRED BY

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND

MIGHT ENDANGER YOUR HEALTH

AND SAFETY OR THE HEALTH

AND SAFETY OF OTHERS.

Display indications:

FLO

BAT

CAL

SEN

OUT

The breath sample was interrupted or not strong enough for a measurement. After the sensor warmed up itself automatically, please blow steadily and without a break into the mouthpiece (like you would whistle).

The battery power is low. Please replace the 2 batteries inside the device with 2 new ones (type AA, 1.5V, LR6, Alkaline batteries). If you change depleted batteries against new ones please mind their polarity (+/- pole). Do not use rechargeable batteries!

If you test over 1.000 tests, ACE Easy will display “CAL” sign for

3 seconds when warming up for test. This “CAL” sign informs about the appropriate time for calibration. To maintain the measurement accuracy of this breathalyzer it should be calibrated.

For a calibration service you can send the device to ACE Instruments

(see www.ace-instruments.net).

The sensor is defective, please contact ACE: [email protected], www.ace-instruments.net

Notice: The exchange of the sensor is excluded from warranty and liable to costs.

The device turns off (either by pressing the power button constantely for 4 seconds or 10 seconds after displaying the test result).

2. a) 2. b) 2. b) 2. c)

Calibration:

To maintain the accuracy of the breathalyzer, ACE recommends a calibration after 1.000 tests or as soon as you see “CAL” on the display. For a calibration service you can send the device to ACE

Instruments

(see www.ace-instruments.net).

The calibration is not mandatory, but the accuracy of the breathalyzer will decrease steadily without it.

We recommend sending it as a parcel, so that in cases of loss an inquiry or proof of delivery is possible.

depleted batteries to electrical appliance stores, who collect them for free.

Battery exchange:

To replace depleted batteries against new ones, first push the battery cover down. Then replace the depleted batteries with two new ones. Be aware of the polarity when inserting the new batteries

(+/- pole). Put the battery compartment cover on the rear panel and push it gently down.

All depleted batteries will be recycled. This way valuable resources like iron, zinc and nickel can be retrieved and are reusable then. Battery recycling is the easiest lesson in environmental protection - so please support it!

Due to changes in the product, the procedures stated can change. This can take place without prior notice or adaptation of the operating manual and is no cause for complaint, return or price reduction. The user is responsible for recognizing discrepancies between the operating manual and the actual handling of the breathalyzer and must react accordingly.

Battery Law notice (BattG):

The device associated with this operating manual contains two

AA Alkaline batteries (1.5V) in delivery condition. These batteries are not made for recharging. The use of rechargeable batteries is not possible with this device and can damage it. If the included batteries are depleted, they must not be thrown into the household waste. Used batteries may contain harmful substances that can cause environmental or health damage. Please return all

The shown garbage bins mean that batteries must not be thrown into the household waste.

The signs below the garbage bins are acronyms for the chemical substances inside the battery:

Hg: Battery contains Mercury

Cd: Battery contains Cadmium

Pb: Battery contains Lead

Technical data:

Statement of the BAC

Accuracy

Warm-up time

Sensor

Response time

Energy supply

Dimensions of the device

Weight

Ambient conditions

Calibration

0.00 – 0.40% BAC (the default setting of your device is % BAC)

+/- 0.01% BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) with reference to 0.05% BAC max. 30 seconds

Semiconductor sensor

Within 10 seconds

2 pieces AA batteries (1.5V, LR6, Alkaline)

46 x 110 x 20 mm

89 g (including batteries)

Operation: 0 – 40 °C

Storage: 0 – 50 °C

After 1.000 tests or as soon as you see “CAL” on the display. For a calibration service you can send the device to ACE Instruments

(see www.ace-instruments.net).

WARRANTY AND LIABILITY

WARRANTY

ACE Instruments (ACE) provides a warranty of two (2) years after purchase for material and processing errors for the product

(see attached warranty and liability declaration) in all versions and designations; and a warranty of one (1) year for the sensor. This warranty includes the electronics as well as the casing or sensor without sampling components.

Components that are inevitably destroyed upon effectiveness

(such as fuses) are not part of this warranty. The warranty is valid from the date of delivery or from the date of first activation (always the shorter period), if not stated otherwise in the accompanying

ACE Handels- und Entwicklungs

GmbH product literature.

Misuse:

OTHER APPLICATIONS OF,

OR MODIFICATIONS TO, THIS

BREATHALYZER CONSTITUTE

A MISUSE AND ENTAIL A RISK

OF PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR

DAMAGE TO THE DEVICE. ACE

SHALL ASSUME NO LIABILITY

FOR INJURY/DAMAGE CAUSED

BY MISUSE OF THE DEVICE. THE

DEVICE IS NOT INTENDED FOR

COMMERCIAL USE.

ACE SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE

FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT OCCUR

AS A RESULT OF ANY UNAUTHOR-

IZED MODIFICATIONS, REENGI-

NEERINGS OR AMENDMENTS

MADE TO THIS BREATHALYZER

OR ITS IMPROPER USE.

LIMITATION OF WARRANTY AND

LIABILITY

1. Product description:

ACE REJECTS ANY FURTHER

EXPRESSLY STATED OR IMPLIED

WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE

MARKETABILITY AND SUITABILITY

FOR A DETERMINED PURPOSE.

THIS WARRANTY ESPECIALLY

EXCLUDES CALIBRATION.

AFTER CHANGING THE SENSOR,

CALIBRATION IS ABSOLUTELY

NECESSARY.

IF AN EXCHANGE OF THE

SENSOR OR A CALIBRATION IS

REQUIRED FOR A PRODUCT,

THE USER MAY RECEIVE A COST

ESTIMATE. SHOULD THE USER

REJECT THE ESTIMATE, ACE WILL

SEND THE PRODUCT BACK UNRE-

PAIRED / UNCALIBRATED AND THE

PRODUCT WILL BE LABELLED

ACCORDINGLY. SHOULD THE

PRODUCT NOT FULFIL THE WAR-

RANTY, THE CLAIM OF THE BUY-

ER AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF

ACE ARE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY

AND AT THE DISCRETION OF ACE

TO AN EXCHANGE OR REPAIR

OF THE AFFECTED GOODS OR

TO A REIMBURSEMENT OF THE

PURCHASING PRICE FOR THE

FAULTY GOODS.

2. Application restriction:

ACE IS ON NO ACCOUNT LIABLE

FOR ADDITIONAL DAMAGES,

INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR CON-

SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH

AS, AMONG OTHERS BUT NOT

LIMITED TO, LOST PROFIT AND

DOWNTIME THAT RESULT FROM

SELLING, PRODUCING OR USING

PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE PART OF

THIS APPLICATION RESTRICTION.

THIS IS INDEPENDENT OF ANY

CLAIMS, SUCH AS FROM CON-

TRACTS, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER

CULPABLE ACTIONS.

THE PRODUCT, WHICH IS AC-

COMPANIED BY THIS WARRANTY

AND LIABILITY DECLARATION, NO

MATTER IN WHICH VERSION OR

DESIGNATION, CAN ESPECIALLY

NOT BE USED LEGALLY BINDING

TO DETERMINE CAPABILITY TO

OPERATE VEHICLES OR TO EXE-

CUTE ACTION THAT COULD LEAD

TO DAMAGE TO ONESELF OR

OTHERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE

OF ALCOHOL.

THE THOROUGH CHECK FOR

DAMAGE OF ALL PRODUCTS

UPON RECEIPT, A CALIBRATION

SUITABLE FOR THE GIVEN

USE BY THE BUYER AND THE

PROPER USE, MAINTENANCE

AND SERVICE ACCORDING TO

THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE

ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT

LITERATURE BY ACE ARE MANDA-

TORY PREREQUISITES FOR THIS

WARRANTY. MAINTENANCE AND

SERVICE WORK BY NON-QUAL-

IFIED PERSONS, AS WELL AS

USING NON-APPROVED CON-

SUMABLES OR SPARE PARTS ARE

A MISUSE, AND ALL WARRANTY

RIGHT SHALL SEIZE IMMEDIATELY.

AS FOR ALL TECHNICALLY

CHALLENGING PRODUCTS, IT IS

A FUNDAMENTAL PREREQUISITE

AND MANDATORY FOR THE WAR-

RANTY BY ACE THAT ALL USERS

OF THIS PRODUCT ARE FAMILIAR

WITH THE PROPERTIES AND

RESTRICTIONS OF THE PRODUCT

AS STATED IN THE RESPECTIVE

LITERATURE.

DISCLAIMER

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY

LAW, THIS WARRANTY AND THE

REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE

ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF

ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, REME-

DIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETH-

ER ORAL OR WRITTEN, STATU-

TORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. AS

PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,

ACE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS

ANY AND ALL STAUTORY OR IM-

PLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,

WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRAN-

TIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

PURPOSE AND WARRANTIES

AGAINST HIDDEN OR LATENT

DEFECTS. IF ACE CANNOT

LAWFULLY DISCLAIM STATUTORY

OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES THEN

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY

LAW, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES BE

LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE

DURATION OF THE EXPRESS

WARRANTY AND TO THE REPAIR

OR REPLACEMENT SERVICE

AS STATED ABOVE. EXCEPT AS

PROVIDED IN THIS WARRANTY

AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT

PERMITTED BY LAW, ACE IS NOT

RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT,

SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CON-

SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES UNDER

ANY LEGAL THEORY.

the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary by country, state or province. This Limited Warranty is governed by and construed under the laws of the country in which the product purchase took place.

3. Advice restriction:

The buyer confirms that he has checked the intended use and suitability of purchased goods for any purpose in sole responsibility. Between the two parties it is expressly agreed upon that all technical or other advice by

ACE regarding use of the goods or services is free of charge and was made with to the exclusive risk of the buyer. Therefore no obligation or liability can arise to

ACE from any recommendation or their result.

Some countries, states and provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or allow limitations on how long an implied warranty or condition may last, so

Imported and distributed by

ACE Handels- und Entwicklungs GmbH

Staufenstr. 1, 83395 Freilassing, Germany www.ace-instruments.net

General Support [email protected]

Calibration Service see www.ace-instruments.net