Battery Shutdown; Sensor Missing Alarm; Pid Alarms - MSA SIRIUS Manual De Instrucciones

3.6.2 Battery Shutdown

When the batteries can no longer operate the instrument, the instrument goes into Battery
Shutdown mode:
• LOW and BATTERY flash on the display
• Alarm sounds and lights flash
• Alarm can be silenced by pressing the RESET/
• No other pages can be viewed
• After approximately one minute, the instrument automatically turns OFF.
WARNING:
When Battery Shutdown condition sounds, stop using the instrument; it can no longer
alert you of potential hazards since it does not have enough power to operate properly:
1. Leave the area immediately.
2. Turn OFF the instrument if it is ON.
3. Report to the person responsible for maintenance.
Recharging or replacing batteries must be done in a non-hazardous location only.

3.7 Sensor Missing Alarm

The SIRIUS Multigas Detector will enter the Sensor Missing alarm if the instrument de-
tects that an enabled sensor is not properly installed in the instrument. For O
H S sensors, the Sensor Missing feature is checked when the instrument is turned ON
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and when leaving the Setup mode. The combustible Sensor Missing feature is continually
monitored. If a sensor is detected as missing, the following occurs:
• SENSOR and MISSING flash on the display
• The flag above the sensor detected as missing flashes on the display
• Alarm sounds and lights flash
• Alarm can be silenced by pressing the RESET/
• No other pages can be viewed
• After approximately one minute, the unit automatically turns OFF.

3.8 PID Alarms

The SIRIUS Multigas Detector will enter the Ion Error, PID Error or the PID Comm Error if
the instrument detects that the PID is not functioning properly. These errors are continual-
ly monitored. The PID Failed Span Cal is monitored during calibration only.
If one of these errors is detected, the following occurs:
• The error name flashes on the display
• Alarm sounds and lights flash
• Alarm can be silenced by pressing the RESET/
• No other pages can be viewed
• After approximately one minute, the unit automatically turns OFF.
Using the SIRIUS Multigas Detector
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