Extech Instruments AN10 User manual

USERGUIDE

ModelAN10

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Anemometer

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Introduction

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheExtechAnemometertheAN10.Thisdevicemeasuresair

velocityviatheattachedmini‐vanesensorinunitsofm/s,fpm,mph,kph,andknots.Thelarge,

easy‐to‐readbacklitLCDdisplaysmeasurementreadingsandstatusindicators.Thisdeviceis

shippedfullytestedandcalibrated

and,withproperuse,willprovideyearsofreliableservice.

Pleasevisitourwebsite(www.extech.com)tocheckforthelatestversionofthisUserGuide,

ProductUpdates,andCustomerSupport.

Safety

 Theprobeextendingfromthetopofthemeterhousesthesensitiveairvelocityva ne sensor,

donotmishandle,shock,orallowliquidstocomeintocontactwithit.

 Theprobesensorcancausepersonalinjuryifitismisusedormishandled.Usecautionwhen

handlingthisdevice.

 Donotallowchildrentohandlethisdeviceortheaccessoriesand packingmaterialssupplied

withit.

 Themeterusesa9Vbattery(installedintherearbatterycompartment).Pleaseremovethe

batteryfromthemeterifthemeterisnottobeusedforalongperiodoftime.Spent

batteriesthatremaininthemetercouldpotentiallyleakandcausedamagetothemeter.

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MeterDescription

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1. AirVelocityvanesensor

2. PowerON/OFFbutton

3. Backlightambientlightsensor

4. AirVelocityreadingonLCD

5. Unitofmeasure

6. MAX‐AVGbutton(alsousedtochangeunits)

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Note:ThreadedTripodmountandBattery

Compartmentarelocatedonrearofmeter(not

pictured)

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DisplayLayout

1. Unitsofmeasure

2. AirVelocityreading

3. LowBatterysymbol

4. Maximumairvelocitymeasurement

5. Averageairvelocitymeasurement

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Operation

Power

PressthePower buttontoswitchthemeterONorOFF.IfthemeterdoesnotswitchON

whenprompted,checkthatafresh9Vbatteryisinstalledcorrectlyintherearbattery

compartment.

AirVelocityMeasurements

1. SwitchthemeterONusingthepowerbutton.

2. Holdtheprobesothattheairentersthevanefromtherearofthemeter.

3. ReadtheairvelocitymeasurementsontheLCD.

Unitsselection

1. SwitchthemeterON.

2. PressandholdtheMAX‐AVGbuttonfor2seconds.

3. Theunitofmeasurewillsteptothenextunitofmeasureonthelistbelow

4. Repeatstep3untilthedesiredunitofmeasureisselected.

UnitsofMeasureList

M/S:meters

persecond

MPH:milesperhour

FPM:feetperminute

KNT:knots(nauticalmilesperhour)

KPH:kilometersperhour

MAX‐AVGRecording

1. PresstheMAX‐AVGbuttonmomentarilytodisplaythehighestairvelocityreading

(maximum)recorded.Thereadingshownwillbethehighestreadingmeasuredsincethe

meterwasswitchedON.TheMAXiconwillappearatthetopoftheLCD.

2. PresstheMAX‐AVGbuttonagaintodisplay

theaverageofallairvelocityreading s(AVG)

takensincethemeterwasswitchedON.TheAVGiconwillappearatthetopoftheLCD.

3. PresstheMAX‐AVGbuttonagaintoswitchthedisplaybacktorealtimemeasurementmode.

TheMAXandAVGiconswillswitch

OFF.

4. Toresettherecordhistory,switchthemeterOFFthenbackONagain.

LCDBacklight

TheLCDbacklightswitchesONautomaticallywhentheambientlightdimsbelowthethreshold.

TheambientlightsensorislocateddirectlyabovetheLCDwindow.Totestthebacklight,cover

theambientlightsensorandtheLCDbacklightshouldimmediatelyswitchON.

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Maintenance

Cleaningandstorage

1. Meterhousingonly:Cleanwithadampclothandmilddetergentwhennecessary.Donotuse

solventsorabrasives.

2. Donotattempttointroduceliquidintothevaneareawhencleaning.

3. Storethemeterinanareawithmoderatetemperatureandhumidity.

BatteryReplacement

ThebatterysymbolappearsontheLCDwhenthe9Vbatteryneedstobereplaced.

Replacethe9Vbatteryasfollows:

1. SwitchthemeterOFFifnecessary.

2. Removetherearbatterycompartmentcoverbyslidingthecompartmentcoverdownward.

3. Replacethe9Vbatterycarefully.

4. Situateandstow

theredandblackwiresoverthetopofthebatterysothatthebatterycan

fitcorrectlyandsothatthecompartmentcanclosecorrectly.Usecautiontoavoidcrimping

thewireswhenclosingthecompartmentcover.

5. Alwaysre‐assemblethemeterbeforeoperating.

Neverdisposeofusedbatteriesorrechargeablebatteriesinhouseholdwaste.

Asconsumers,usersarelegallyrequiredtotakeusedbatteriestoappropriate

collectionsites,theretailstorewhere thebatterieswerepurchased,orwherever

batteriesaresold.

Disposal:Donotdisposeofthisinstrumentinhouseholdwaste.Theuseris

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obligatedtotakeend‐of‐lifedevicestoadesignatedcollectionpointforthedisposal

ofelectricalandelectronicequipment.

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OtherBatterySafetyReminders

o Neverdisposeofbatteriesinafire.Batteriesmayexplodeorleak.

o Nevermixbatterytypes.Alwaysinstallnewbatteriesofthesametype.

WARNING:Toavoidelectricshock,donotoperatethemeteruntilthebatterycoverisin

placeandfastenedsecurely.

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Specifications

Display BacklitLCDwithstatusindicators

SensorType Multi‐armvanewithfrictionlessballbearingmechanism

AutoPoweroffAutoshutoffafter15minutes

Accuracynote Accuracy is specified for the following ambient temperature range:

18to28°C(64to82°F)

SamplingRate 1samplepersecond

OperatingConditions 0

to50

C(32to122

F);<80%RHnon‐condensing

StorageConditions‐10to60

C(14to140

F);<80%RHnon‐condensing

PowerSupply 9VBattery

BatteryLife Approx.100hours

Dimensions/Weight 135x229x46mm(5.3x9x1.8”);200g(7.0oz.)

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MeasurementFunction RangeandResolution Accuracy(ofreading)

m/s(meterspersecond)1.1to20+/‐(3%+0.30m/s)

fpm(feetperminute) 80to3936 +/‐(3%+40ft/m)

mph(milesperhour) 0.9to45 +/‐(3%+0.4mph)

kph(kilometersperhour) 0.8to72 +/‐(3%+1.0km/hr)

Knots 0.8to39 +/‐(3%+0.4knots)

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