Model9060ZManual
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8.2CALIBRATIONMODEFUNCTIONS
8.2.1REFERENCEVOLTAGES
Thecalibrationoftheanalogueinputsisbasedonthevoltageofatemperaturecompensatedvoltage
reference integrated circuit. There are 4 voltages generated from the standard reference voltage.
Theywillvarybyabout1%fromonetransmittertoanotherbutcanbetrimmedbysettingtheactual
voltages into CALIBRATION menu functions #1 to 4. These voltages should be measured and the
referencevoltageentriesinthemenucheckedeveryyear.
8.2.2OUTPUTCHANNEL1AND2CALIBRATION
The output 4‐20mA calibration can be set either AUTOMATICALLY (default) or MANUALLY. If Auto
Calibratedisselectedthetransmitterwillgothroughanoutputcalibrationcyclewhenthepoweris
turnedonorwhentheAUTOCALbuttonispressedinSETUPmode.Thiswilldiverttheoutputsback
totheinputandautomaticallysetthe4mAand20mAcalibration.
IfManually Calibratedis selectedthenthe 4mA and20mAcalibration must beset inthe nexttwo
functions.Forthefullexplanationseechapter10.1.2.
8.2.3AMBIENTTEMPERATURECALIBRATION
The ambient temperature measurement is used as the cold junction temperature for the
thermocouplemeasurements.Useanindependenttemperaturesensortomeasurethetemperature
inside the transmitter case near the screwterminal #1. Enter this temperature into the calibration
function11byusingtheOPTIONkeysandthentheENTERkey.
8.2.4LOWOXYGENCALIBRATION
The low oxygen calibration factors can be used to fine tune the oxygen calculation at low oxygen
readings.Itwillnotaffectthemeasurementat20.9%.Theyareincludedtoallowoxygenprobesmade
byothermanufacturerstobeusedonaTeledyneAnalyticalInstrumentstransmitter.Thedefaultis
100%butcanbesettobetween80and120%.
8.2.5TRANSMITTEROUTPUTSCALE
Thetransmitteroutputscanbeconfiguredtoeither4‐20mAor0‐20mA.Thetwoscaledoutputsare
capable of outputting 0‐24mA and will transmit over‐scale unless the over‐scale limit option is
selected.
8.2.6TRANSMITTEROUTPUTLIMITING
Iftheoxygenreadingisinvalidtheoutputcanbemadetobesetto0mA,4mAor20mA.Aninvalid
readingiswhentheprobetemperatureisbelow650°C(1200°F)ortheprobethermocouplehasbeen
detected as open circuit. The default is to set the output to 20mA but the function can also be
disabled.
8.2.7MAINSVOLTAGEDETECTION
Thedefaultsettingforthe9060Ztransmitteristhatitwillautomaticallydetectthemainsvoltageand
frequencyinordertocorrectlydrivetheprobeheaters.Ifthereisanyuncertaintyinthisdetection
systemthevoltagecanbeforcedto220‐240or100‐127,andthefrequencycanbesetto50or60Hz.