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vane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readings(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

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

oNeverdisposeofbatteriesinafire.Batteriesmayexplodeorleak.

oNever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50oC(32to122oF);<80%RHnon‐condensing

StorageConditions‐10to60oC(14to140oF);<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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Allrightsreservedincludingtherightofreproductioninwholeorinpartinanyform

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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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