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THE . SAMPLE CAPTJlRE OPTION
The Intoxilyzer SOOOR breath analysis instrument uses a nondestructive infrared absorption technique to find the alcohol concentration of a breath sample.
Consequently, one may preserve the alcohol in an analyzed sample by evacuating the contents of the sample chamber through a tube containing a desiccant, such as silica gel.
Since the desiccant collects alcohol, i t enableso~e to reanalyze a breath sample at a later date.
Some alcohol-capture techniques channel the analyzed sample through the collector tube' and into the room.
Occasion-ally,
-passing the breath sample, through the collector tube only once fails to trap all of the alcohol - a phenomenon known as blow-by.
Therefore, ,to prevent blow-by, the Intoxilyzer SOOOR breath analysis instrument recirculates an analyzed sample through the collector tube until no alcohol remains in the sample.
Following a breath test, the instrument automatically purges the sample chamber.
During a purge operation, the instrument's pump forces the breath sample out an exit port by sucking room air into the sample chamber through the breath tube.
following a breath test, one may preserve the alcohol in
Therefore, a breath sample by connecting one end of a collector tube to the sample chamber's exit port and the other end of the breath tube.
Thus, during the purge operation, the instrument's pump circulates the breath sample instead of exhaust1ngit into the room.
While the desiccant collects the alcohol and water present in the breath sample, the instrument's display shows "AIR BLANK" and a three digit (optional 2 digit) number.
The number is the alcohol concentration present in the sample chamber converted to an equivalent blood/breath alcohol concentration in percent weight by volume.
consequentl~,asthe desiccant traps' the alcohol, the number displayed with "AIR BLANK" decreases.
, "AIR BLANK .000," then-,indicates that the desiccant has captured all the alcohol.
.Following is the order of statements and commands given by the instrument's display when the Intoxilyzer SODOR breath analysis instrument is set with the Sample capture option activated (56
"on uland in .the ABABA mode sequence (S3 "on," 51 and 52 "off").
To conduct a breath test, simply respond to the displayed message and commands as indicated in the right hand column .
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Typical ABABA Test with sample Capture
Display Reads
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Description/
Required Operator Action
Scrolling across the display Insert a new mouthpiece in the
"Oil INCINTOXILYZER-ALCOHOLend of the breath tube.
To
ANALYZER·FL MODEL SOOOR-PUSH" start the test, push the
BUTTON TO START TEST"; "PUSH "START TEST" button at any
BUTTON" (flashing); "TIME ## time.
HR ##KIN" "DATE MM/DD/YY"
"INSERT CARD" (flashing) Insert an evidence card into the card slot located on the front panel of the instrument.
Make sure to insert the card face up with the top edge "in" according to the instructions printed on the card.
If S13
(Print Inhibit) is also in the
"on" position, the instrument does not request an evidence card.
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"AIR "BLANK "
"TIM~##HR ##KIN" "
"DATE MM/DD/YY"
"AIR BLANK .000"
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"PLEASE BLOW/R INTO MOUTH-
PIECE UNTIL TONE STOPS";
"PLEASE BLOW/R" (flashing)
Request subject to blow into the mouthpiece until the "tone stops; the subject has approximately three minutes to providea minimum acceptable breath sample.
To insure delivery of a minimum acceptable breath sample, the displayed command requests the subject to blow into the mouthpiece until the tone stops.
The tone does not actually stop until the subj ect "stops blowing.
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"PLEASE BLOW .###" followed by "PLEAS~ BLOW 0.###"
In order to provide a minimum acceptable breath sample, a subject must blow for a minimum of approximately 6 seconds.
As the subject blows into the mouthpiece, the instrument sounds a continuous tone and displays the message
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PLEASE BLOW three digit
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{optional two digit} number is the subject's rising, falling or constant blood/breatp alcohol concentration in percent weight by volume.
The continuous tone tells you the subject is blowing with sufficient pressure.
When the zero appears before the
BAC/BrAC value {O.###}, the subject has delivered a minimum acceptable breath sample.
Do not instruct the subject to stop blowing when the zero appears.
If 55 (Display During Test) is lIoff,1I the instrument will not display the blood/breath alcohol concentration value until the subject stops
'blowing and has d~livered a minimum acceptable breath sample.
The "ins.trument will also not display. the zero indicating when the subject has delivered a minimum acceptable breath sample.
If the subject stops blowing before providing a minimum acceptable breath sample,
"PLEASE BLOW" flashes on the display and a beep sounds approximately every five seconds.
If this occurs, request the subject to blow into mouthpiece until the tone stops.
In the event that fails to provide the subject a minimum
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"SUBJECT TEST .###"
11.
"PLEASE ATTACH COLLECTOR
DEVICE AND DEPRESS START
TEST· SWITCH"; "ATTACH
COLLECTOR" (flashing) acceptable breath" sample within> approximately three minlltes, "" LOW" SAMPLE VOL" appears on th~display accompanied by a low~high tone sounding intermittently for approximately five seconds.
Next, the instrument displays
"SUBJECT TEST .###" highest BAC/BrAC
(the value obtainable from the given breath samples) and completes the mode sequence.
On the evidence card, the instrument indicates the highest obtainable BAC/BrAC value by printing an asterisk (*) before "SUBJECT TEST .###."
The asterisk (*) is a cross reference to the message printed at the bottom of the evidence card: n* LOW SAMPLE
VOL VALUE PRINTED WAS
HIGHEST OBTAINED."
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Displays actual
BAC/BrAC.
result of
Remove the mouthpiece from the breath tube, attach the collector tube and its associated plumbing to the instrument, and, depress the
"START TEST" button.
You have approximately 60 seconds to attach the collector tube and its associated plumbing to the instrument and to depress the
"START TEST" button.
This sequence is broken into six, approximately 10 second intervals with a tone sounding after each interval.
If you fail to depress the
"START TEST" button' in approximately 60 seconds, the instrument moves on to, the
"AIR BLANK"operation and skips the command requesting you to detach the collector device.
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"AIR BLANK .000"
13.
"PLEASE DETACH COLLECTOR
DEVICE
AND
DEPRESS START
TEST SWITCH"; "DETACH
COLLECTOR" (flashing)
Detach the collector tube and its associated plumbing from the instrument,· depress the
"START TEST" button, and insert a mouthpiece in the end of the breath tube.
You have approximately 60 seconds to detach the collector tube and its associated plumbing from the instrument and to depress the
"START TEST" button.
The approximately 60 seconds is broken into six, approximately
10 second intervals· with a tone sounding after . each interval.
If you fail to
"START TEST" approximately 60 instrument moves
.next operation.
depress button seconds,
.on
to the in the the
14.
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15.
"PLEASE BLOW/R INTO MOUTH-
PIECE uNTIL TONE STOPS";
"PLEASE BLOW/R" (flashing)
16.
"PLEASE BLOW .###"
17.
"SUBJECT TEST .###n
18.
"PLEASE ATTACH COLLECTOR
DEVICE AND DEPRESS START
TEST SWITCH"; "ATTACH
COLLECTOR" (flashing)
19.
"AIR BLANK .000"
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"PLEASE DETACH COLLECTOR
DEVICE AND DEPRESS START
TEST SWITCH"; ltDETACH
COLLECTOR" (flashing)
21.
"TEST COMPLETE"
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Remove the evidence card when released by the instrument.
