Monarch Nova-Strobe bbx, Nova-Strobe bax/et, Nova-Strobe bax/y, Nova-Strobe bax Instruction Manual

Nova-Strobe bax

and / et / y

Nova-Strobe bbx

Portable Stroboscopes

Stroboscopes portables

Estroboscopios Portátiles

MONARCH INSTRUMENT

Instruction Manual

(Nova-Strobe bbx

shown / montré /

mostrado)

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Safeguards and Precautions

LA DECLARACION DE Ce DE LA CONFORMIDAD

Cuando Fabrica:

Monarch Instrument

La división del Monarch International Inc.

15 Columbia Drive, Amherst NH 03031 USA

declara bajo el Monarch’s única responsabilidad que el product:

a que esta declaración relaciona está en la conformidad con los estándares siguientes:

y por lo tanto se conforma con los requisitos del Concilio Directivo 2004/108/EG
que relaciona la compatibilidad electromagnéticos y 2006/95/EC que relaciona a la
directiva baja del voltaje cuando operado de acuerdo con la guía de usuario. EMC
que prueba de este producto fue realizado por Retlif Testing Laboratories, NH (el
Archivo R-4702N-5).

Nombre: Serie Nova-Strobe X
Modelo: bbx, dbx, pbx, vbx

EN61326:1997 EMC /A1:1998/A2:2001/A3:2003 La Clase A

Específicamente CISPR 16-1:2003/CISPR 16-2:2003

EN55011:1998/A1:1999/A2:2002 EN61000-4-2 EN61000-4-3

EN61010-1:2001-2 Norma de Seguridad

1. Read and follow all instructions in this manual carefully, and
retain this manual for future reference.

2. Do not use this instrument in any manner inconsistent with
these operating instructions or under any conditions that
exceed the environmental specifications stated.

3. Certain strobe frequencies can trigger epileptic seizures in
those prone to that type of attack.

4. Users should not stare directly at the light source.

5. Prolonged exposure to the light can cause headaches in some
people.

6. Objects viewed with this product may appear to be stationary
when in fact they are moving at high speeds. Always keep a
safe distance from moving machinery and do no touch the
target.

7. There are lethal voltages present inside this product. Refer to
the section on Lamp Replacement before attempting to open
this product.

AC Stroboscopes that have three wire mains cable must
have the earth wire connected to a suitable Earth point.

8. Do not allow liquids or metallic objects to enter the ventilation

9. Do not allow cables extending from unit to come into contact

holes on the stroboscope as this may cause permanent
damage and void the warranty.

with rotating machinery, as serious damage to the equipment,
or severe personal injury or death may occur as a result.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 OVERVIEW ..........................................................................E-1

1.1 Display Panel / Definition of Buttons ........................E-1

2.0 PREPARA TION FOR USE ..................................................... E-2

2.1 Power.........................................................................E-2

3.0 OPERATION.........................................................................E-2

3.1 Power Up Features ...................................................E-3

4.0 USING THE STROBOSCOPE TO MEASURE RPM ...............E-4

5.0 LAMP AND FUSE REPLACEMENT ......................................E-6

5.1 Lamp Replacement ................................................... E-6

5.2 Fuse Replacement ....................................................E-7

6.0 BA TTERY POWERED MODELS ONL Y .................................E-8

6.1 Low Battery Indication ..............................................E-9

6.2 Charging the Batteries..............................................E-9

6.3 Battery Disposal ......................................................E-10

7.0 SPECIFICATIONS............................................................... E-1 1

8.0 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES .........................................E-13

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E-1

1.0 OVERVIEW

All descriptions in this manual apply to both the “basic” battery powered
(bbx) and “basic” AC mains powered (bax) digital stroboscopes except
where noted.

1.1 Display Panel / Definition of Buttons

The display panel consists of
a backlighted liquid crystal
display with six numeric
digits on top and five
alphanumeric digits on the
bottom, which indicate
modes, flash rates, etc. (see
Figure 1).

Additional information
displayed include:

- - - - - Indicates input

frequency exceeds
the limit of the
stroboscope
(Battery Powered Model Only) Battery indication, see
section 6.0

Below the display are two membrane buttons:

Multiplies flash rate by 2 times
Hold when powering up to show all segments, then Rev #
and display test

Divides flash rate by 2
Hold when powering up to reset factory defaults

Figure 1 Display Panel

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