Extech Instruments RHT30 User manual

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USERMANUAL
USBMultiFunctionDataloggers
RHT30Humidity/TemperatureDatalogger
TH30DualTemperatureDatalogger
AdditionalUserManualTranslationsavailableatwww.extech.com
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Introduction
ThankyouforselectingtheExtechmultifunction,easytouse,portableUSB
datalogger.TheRHT30offerstemperatureandhumidityloggingandtheTH30offers
internal(air)andexternal(probe)temperaturelogging.
TheseUSBdataloggerscanbeconfiguredandcustomizedbytheuserbypluggingthem
intoaPCUSB
port,followingtheonscreenprompts,andmakingselectionsonthe
supplied‘PDFLoggerConfigurationTool’.
Thesedevicesareshippedfullytestedandcalibratedand,withproperuse,willprovide
yearsofreliableservice.Pleasevisitourwebsite(www.extech.com)tocheckforthe
latestversionofthisUserManual,ProductUpdates,andCustomerSupport.
Features
PlugandplaydataloggerwithUSBconnector.NoUSBdriverrequired
UserconfigurabledataloggingsettingsviasuppliedPCsoftwaretool
AdvancedDataloggerfunctionsincludingdelayedstart,high/lowalarms,
bookmarking,andpasswordprotection
AutomaticallygeneratePDFandMicrosoft
®
Excel
®
datalogreports
Highaccuracythermistortemperaturesensoronbothmodelswithcapacitive
humiditysensorontheRHT30
Compactlightweightdesign
LargeLCDforeasyviewing
Dualcolor(redandgreen)LEDstatusindicatorfordataloggerprogress,PC
connectionstatus,andhigh/lowalarms
Largememory
capacity:48,000readings
Descriptions
DataloggerDescription
1. Externaltemperaturesensor(TH30only)
2. Externaltemperaturesensorconnection
todatalogger(TH30only)
3. Protectivecoverandswivelstand
(removetoexposeUSBplug).Rotatethe
coverforbestdesktopviewingangle.
4. LCDdisplay.RefertotheDisplayDescriptionlaterinthissection.
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5. StatusLEDindicator(red/green).RefertotheStatusLEDIndicatorDescription
laterinthissection.
6. MAXMINbutton.RefertotheButton
Descriptionslaterinthissection.
7. Sensors(Thermistorinternalair
temperatureandcapacitiveRHsensor)
8. PowerandDatalogStart/Stopbutton.
RefertotheButtonDescriptionslater
inthissection.
9. MARK/Batterylifebutton.RefertotheButtonDescriptionslaterinthis
section.
10. USBplug
11. Batterycompartment(CR2032x2)on
rear
12. Wallhangingmount(rear).Mounting
screwsupplied.
ButtonDescriptions
POWERbutton.ShortpresstopowerONorOFF.Notethatthedatalogger
cannotbeswitchedOFFwhiledataloggingisinprogress.
START/STOPbutton(samephysicalbuttonasthePowerbuttonabove).Press
andholdfor5secondstostartorstopthedatalogger.Notethatthedataloggerwill
notstartunlessithasbeenconfiguredusingthe‘PDFLoggerConfigurationTool.exe’
programasdescribedlaterinthisusermanual.
MaximumMinimumReadingbutton.Atanytime,shortpresstostep
throughthehighest(MX)andlowest(MIN)readingsrecordedinthecurrent
dataloggingsession.
Bookmarkbutton.Manuallyplaceatimestamped‘bookmark’inthedatalog
reportbypressingandholdingthebuttonuntilthedisplayedmeasurementflashes3
times.Uptoeight(8)bookmarkscanbesaved.
BatteryStatusNote:ShortpresstheMARKbuttontodisplaytheapproximatenumber
ofdaysremaining
forthebatterylife.
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Display(LCD)Description
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F
o
C Temperatureunitofmeasureasprogrammedbytheuser
RH% DisplayedwhenshowingRelativeHumidityreading(RHT30)
T1 Representstheinternalsensor(air)temperature(TH30)
T2Representstheexternalprobetemperature.Ifnoprobeisconnected,
thedisplaywillshowdashesfortheT2temperaturereading(TH30)
H HighAlarmtriggered
L LowAlarmtriggered
RECRECflashesoncepersecondwhenactivelydatalogging.Whenloggeris
programmedwitha‘StartDelay’,RECisdisplayedbutdoesnotflash
untilafterthedelaytimehaselapsedandtheloggingbegins
Batteryiconflashesoncepersecondwhenbatteryleveliscriticallylow
MXDisplayedwhenthemaximumrecordedreadingisselectedwiththe
MAXMINbutton
MN Displayedwhentherecordedminimum(MN)readingisselectedwith
theMAXMINbutton
LEDStatusIndicatorDescription
Thedualcolor(red/green)LEDstatusindicatorislocatedtotherightoftheLCD.
Red(Alarm):Blinksredevery10secondsinanalarmcondition
Green(Datalogging):Blinksgreenevery10secondswhileactivelydatalogging
Green(PCconnection):GlowssteadygreenwhileestablishingconnectiontoPC
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PDFLoggerConfigurationTool
ConnectthedataloggertoPCUSBport.ThePCwillprompttoviewfiles.Openthe‘PDF
LoggerConfigurationTool’fromthelistofavailablefiles.RefertotheOperation
Sectionforadditionaldetailsonthistool:
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1. CONVERTTOEXCEL:Createaspreadsheetreportoftheloggeddata
2. CONVERTTOPDF:CreateaPDFreportandatrendgraphoftheloggeddata
3. CONFIGURATION:Clicktoconfigurethelogger
4. LANGUAGESELECTION
5. SAMPLINGRATE:Dataloggerrecordinginterval
6. STARTDELAY:Delayperiodfrom
whenSTARTispressedanddataloggingbegins
7. TEMP.UNIT:Temperatureunitselection(
o
C/
o
F)
8. PASSWORD:Selecta16characterpasswordfortamperprotection
9. COMPANYNAME:20Characteruserlabelforinclusioninloggingreport
10. SAVE:PressSAVEtoconfirmtheconfiguration
11. MANUAL:OpenthesuppliedPDFUserManual
12. CANCEL:Aborttheconfiguration
13. ALARMLIMIT:SelecttheRH%and
Temperaturelow/highalarmlimits.Notethat
fortheTH30,RH%isreplacedbyexternaltemperatureprobealarmlimit
14. ALARMDELAY:Dataloggerwillignorealarmsfortheprogrammedperiodoftime
15. ALARMTYPE:SelectAlarmmode
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Operation
NOTES:
1.AdobeReader®softwareisrequired.
2.EnsuretheloggerisatroomtemperaturebeforeinsertingitintoaPCport.
3.Theexecutablefileforprogrammingisnamed“PDFLoggerConfigurationTool”.
4.Adataloggingsessioncannotstartuntilthedataloggerisproperlyconfigured.
ConfiguringtheTH30andRHT30foraDataloggingsession
Atanytimebeforeloggingisstarted,theloggercanbeprogrammedandre
programmed.Thepreviousloggingsessionwillbedeletedonceanewsessionis
started.
1. ConnectthedataloggertoaPCviatheUSBport.TheloggerwillswitchON
automatically.Notethatashortpress
ofthepowerbutton willalsopower
thelogger.
2. TheLEDwillglowgreenwhilea
connectionwithcomputerisbeing
established.
3. AnAutoPlaypromptwillappearonthePC
whencommunicationisestablished.
4. Clickon‘Openfoldertoviewfiles’tosee
theavailablefiles.
Opentheprogram"PDFLogger
ConfigurationTool.exe".
5. ThedefaultlanguageisEnglish;selectGerman,French,Italian,Spanish,or
Portugueseasdesired.Thegeneratedloggingreportformatwillmatchthe
languageselected.
6. ToreviewtheUserManual,click‘Manual’toopentheUserManualPDFfile.
7. Theparametersneededtoconfigurethedataloggerfor
loggingaredefined
below.Refertotheearlierscreenshotofthe‘PDFLoggerConfigurationTool’
windowforreference:
DatalogSamplingRate
Selectthedataloggingsamplingrate(recordinginterval)from30seconds~
120minutes.Thedefaultsettingis30seconds.
DatalogStartDelay
Selectaperiodof
timethatmustelapsebeforerecordingcanbeginafterthe
Start/Stopbutton
ispressed(selectfrom0minto24hours).Thedefault
settingis0minutes.
TemperatureUnitofMeasurement
Selectthetemperatureunit°Cor°F.
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AlarmDelay
ThepresetalarmdelaytimefortheSingleEventAlarmmodeisalwayszero.
TheadjustabledelaytimerangefortheCumulativeAlarmis5~120minutes.
AlarmModes
SingleEventAlarmmode:TheLEDimmediatelystartsflashingredevery10
secondswhenthemeasuredvalueexceedsthealarmthreshold.
CumulativeAlarmmode:TheLEDbeginsflashingredonlyaftertheaverage
valueexceedsthealarmthresholdandalsoafteranyprogrammedAlarm
Delaytime.SeeAlarmDelayparameterabove.
AlarmDisable(default):Alarmfunctiondisabled.
AlarmNote:TheLEDwillcontinueflashingredevery10seconds(onceitis
triggeredbyanalarm)evenwhenthemeasurementlaterreturnstothe
normalrange.TostoptheLEDalarm,plugtheloggerintothePCUSBportto
generateareport,orpoweroffthelogger(shortpressofthepowerbutton
whileitisnotconnectedtothePC).
AlarmLimits
Selectthealarmthresholdrangesforairandexternalprobetemperature
(TH30)orairtemperatureandRH%(RHT30).Forexample,iftheexternal
probetemperaturerangeissetto2.0~8.0
o
C,whenthemeasurementfalls
below2
o
Corexceeds8
o
CtheLEDwillflashredevery10seconds.
Note:Ifanalarmoccursbetweentwologgingpoints,theloggeddatawillnot
showthealarmbuttheLEDmaystillflashredevery10seconds,especiallyin
SingleEventalarmmode.Ifdesired,usetheCumulativeAlarmmodeto
minimizethiseffect.
Password
A16alphanumericcharacter(max.)passwordmaybeusedtoprevent
unauthorizedreprogramming.
UserCompanyName
Inputacompanynametobeincludedonthelogreport(20charactersmax.).
ANoteOnTimeZones
Theloggerautomaticallysynchronizesthetimezonewith
theconnectedPC
when‘SAVE’isselected.Note:Timezonechangesoccurringduringloggingare
nottakenintoaccount.
Oncealltheprogrammingiscomplete,press‘SAVE’toconfirmthesettings.Closethe
setupwindow,removetheloggerfromthePCUSBport,andstartdataloggingas
describedinthenextsection.
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StartDatalogging
1. ConfiguretheloggeraspreviouslydescribedandthenholdtheStart/Stop
buttonfor5secondstostartlogging.
2. Measurementsupdateonthedisplayevery10seconds.FortheRHT30the
temperatureandRH%displaystoggleevery5seconds.
3. IftheloggerisprogrammedwithaStartDelay:Afterpressingandholdingthe
Start/Stopbuttonfor5secondstostart
logging,RECwillappearontheLCDbut
willnotflashuntilthedelaytimehaselapsedandlogginghasbegun.
4. Whenthedataloggerissuccessfullyrunning,theLEDflashesgreenevery10
seconds(aslongasthereisnoalarm).
MonitoringAlarmsWhileDatalogging
TheLEDwillflashRED
every10secondswhenthereisanalarm.Thedisplayalso
showsLforlowalarmandHforhighalarm.TostoptheLEDfromflashingred,
plugtheloggerintoaPC,orpoweroff(shortpressofthepowerbutton).
Placing‘BookmarksWhileDatalogging
To
placeabookmarkmanuallyduringdatalogging,pressandholdtheMARKbutton
untilthemeasuredreadingflashes3times.Uptoeight(8)bookmarkscanbe
placed;thebookmarkswillappearintheloggingreport.
MAXMINReadings
ShortpresstheMAXMINbuttontostepthroughthehighest(MX)and
lowest(MN)
readingsstoredinmemory.
CheckingBatteryStatus
Atanytime,shortpresstheMARKbuttontoviewtheapproximatenumberofdays
remainingforbatterylife.Ifbatterypoweriscriticallylow,thebatteryiconwill
blinkoncepersecondontheLCDdisplay.
DownloadingLoggedData(PDFandSpreadsheetDatalogReports)
1. PressandholdtheStart/Stop buttonfor5secondstostopthedatalogger.
2. PlugtheloggerintothePCUSBport(thisalsostopsthedatalogger).
3. Openthe‘PDFloggerConfigurationtool’fromthelistofavailablefiles.
4. Choose‘ConverttoPDF’or‘ConverttoExcel’togenerateareport.
5. Select
thePCfilelocationwherethereportistobesaved.
6. ThePDFreportincludestherecordeddata,bookmarks,andatrendgraph.The
spreadsheetreportcontainsthesamedataasthePDFreportminusthetrend
graph.
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Specifications
Display(LCD) 5digitLCDwithmultifunctionindicators
Statusindicator(LED) DualcolormultipurposeLED(red/green)foractivelogging,
alarms,andPCconnectionstatus
TemperatureSensors NTCThermistors(TH30/RHT30internaltemperature
sensorsandTH30externaltemp.probe)
Ext.Temperatureprobelength 2.1m(84”)(TH30)
Temperaturerange 30~70
o
C(22~158
o
F)internalandexternalprobes
Temperatureresolution 0.1
o
C/
o
F
TemperatureAccuracy ±0.5
o
C(0.9
o
F)forinternalandexternal(TH30)probe
HumiditySensor Capacitive(RelativeHumidity)RHT30only
Humidityrange 0.1~99.9%RH
Humidityresolution 0.1%RH
HumidityAccuracy ±3%at25
o
C(10~90%RH),±5%allotherranges
LoggerType Reusable
Dataloggercapacity TH30:24000airtemperature/24000externalprobetemp.readings
 RHT30:24000temperature/24000humidity(RH%)readings
Samplingintervals 30seconds and5,10,30,60,90,120minutes
Startdelaytime 0,5,30,45,60,90,120
minutes,and24hours
Alarmranges Temp:‐30~70
o
C(22~158
o
F);Humidity:1to99%RH
Alarmdelay(inhibit) 0,5,30,45,60,90,120minutes
Alarmtypes SingleEvent,Cumulative,andDisable
OperationButtons Power/StartStop,MARK,MAXMIN
Operatingtemperature 30~70
o
C(22~158
o
F)forlogging;Allowloggertoreturnto
roomtemperaturebeforeconnectingtoPC
OperatingRelativeHumidity <80%RH
Storagetemperature 40~85
o
C(40~185
o
F)
StorageHumidity<90%RH
Dimensions 80(L)x43(W)x2.5(D)mm(3.2x1.7x0.1”)
Weight 90g(3.2oz.)
Battery Two(2)3.0VCR2032batteries(preinstalled)
Batterylife Three(3)months
SafetyCompliance CE
Warranty OneYear
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Maintenance
BatteryReplacement
Thebatterycompartmentislocatedonthebackofthedataloggerasshowninthe
Descriptionssection.Whenthebatterysymbolflashesonthedisplay,replacethe
batteriespromptly.
1. Usingalargecoin,rotatethebatterycompartmentlidclockwiseapproximately
onequarterturntoopenthecompartment
2. Replacethe
two(2)CR2032batterieswithpositive(+)sidefacingup
3. Replacethebatterycompartmentlidandturncounterclockwisetosecureit
4. Disposeofbatteriesinaccordancewithcountry,state,andlocalregulations
Neverdisposeofusedbatteriesorrechargeablebatteriesinhouseholdwaste.
Asconsumers,usersarelegallyrequiredtotakeusedbatteriestoappropriatecollection
sites,theretailstorewherethebatterieswerepurchased,orwhereverbatteriesaresold.
Disposal:Donotdisposeofthisinstrumentinhouseholdwaste.Theuseris
obligatedtotakeendof
lifedevicestoadesignatedcollectionpointforthedisposalofelectricalandelectronicequipment.
BatteryStatusCheck
Tochecktheapproximatenumberofdaysofbatteryliferemaining,shortpressthe
MARKbutton.Thedisplaywillshowthenumberofdaysandthe‘d’fordays(XXd).
Cleaning
Wipethedataloggerwithadampcloth,donotusesolventsorabrasivesasthesemay
damagethedataloggerfinishanddisplaylens.
ErrorDisplayCodes
ERROR CAUSE SOLUTION
Dashes
‐‐‐‐‐.‐
Externalprobeunplugged(TH30only)
Checktheconnectionbetween
theexternalprobeandlogger
E02 Measuredvaluebelowspecifiedrange Operateinthespecifiedrange
E03 Measuredvalueabovespecifiedrange Operateinthespecifiedrange
E04 Temperatureerror(RHT30only) ContactExtechforservice
E11 Humiditycheckfailed(RHT30only) ContactExtechforservice
E31 Microprocessorfailed ContactExtechforservice
E33 Humiditymeasurementerror ContactExtechforservice
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