THIS MANUAL MUST BE CAREFULLY READ BY ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE OR WILL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICING THE PRODUCT.
Like any piece of complex equipment, this instrument will perform as
designed only if it is used and serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions. OTHERWISE IT COULD FAIL TO P E RFORM AS DESIGNED AND
PERSONS WHO RELY ON THIS PRODUCT FOR THEIR SAFETY COULD
SUSTAIN SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
The warranties made by Mine Safety Appliances Company with respect to the product are voided if
the product is not used and serviced in accordance with the instructions in this manual. Please
protect yourself and others by following them. We encourage our customers to write or call
regarding this equipment prior to use or for any additional information relative to use or repairs.
CAUTION
"
For safety rea son s, thi s equ ipm ent mu st be oper ate d by qua lifie d pers onne l
only. Read and understand the instruction manual completely before
operating.
In the U.S., to contact your nearest stocking location, dial toll-free 1-800-MSA-2222. To contact MSA
International, dial 1-412-967-3000 or 1-800-MSA-7777.
This manual pertains to:
North American approved instruments with Serial Number prefix "F" and "G"
Australian approved instruments with Serial Number prefix "A"
EN approved instruments with Serial Number prefix "A".
P.O. Box 42 7, Pi tt sb ur gh, P ennsylva nia 15230
(L) Rev 9 710440
MSA Portable Instrument Warranty
1. Warranty-
ITEMWARRANTY PERIOD
Chassis and electronics
All sensors, unless otherwise specified Two years
Pump and drive unitTwo years
Rechargeable batteriesTwo years
This warranty does not cover filters, fuses, etc. Certain other accessories
not specifically list ed here may have different warranty periods. This
warranty is valid only if the product is maintained and used in accordance
with Seller’s instructions and/or recommendations. The Seller shal l be
released from all obligations under this warranty in the event repairs or
modifications are made by per sons other than its own or authorized
service personnel or if the warranty claim results from physical abuse or
misuse of the product. No agent, employee or representative of the
Seller has any authority to bind the Seller to any affirmation,
representation or warrant y concerning this product. Seller makes no
warranty concerning components or accessories not manufactured by
the Seller, but will pass on to the Purchaser all warranties of
manufacturers of such components. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, AND IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE TERMS
HEREOF. SELLER SPECI FIC ALLY DIS CLAI MS ANY WARRA NTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
Lifetime (MSA will support product
for five years after production ends)
2. Exclusive Remedy- It is express ly agreed that P urchaser’s sol e and
exclusive remedy for breach of the above warranty, for any tortious
conduct of Sell er, or for any ot her cause of ac tion, shall be the r epair
and/or replacement at Seller’s option, of any equipment or parts
thereof, which after examination by Seller is proven to be defective.
Replacement equipment and/or parts will be provided at no cost to
Purchaser, F.O.B. Seller’s Pl ant. Failure of Seller to successfully
repair any nonconforming product shall not cause the remedy
established hereby to fail of its esse ntia l pu rpo se.
3. Exclusion of Consequential Damages- Purchaser specifically
understands and agrees that under no circumstances will seller be
liable to purchase r for econom ic, special, inci dental or co nsequential
damages or losses of any kind whatsoever , incl udi ng but not limited
to, loss of anticip ated prof its and any othe r loss ca used by r eason of
nonoperation of the goods. This exclusio n is applicable to clai ms for
breach of warranty, tortious conduct or any other cause of action
against seller.
Table 4-7. Replaceable Battery Pack P arts List . . . . 4-8
TOC-4FiveStar Alarm
Technical Manua lChapter 1, Setup and Configuration
Chapter 1
Set-up and Configuration
The user must be familiar with the pr ocedures in the FiveStar
Alarm Instruction Manual, including all c autions and warnings.
The FiveStar Alarm can be configured in many ways to meet
your changing gas detection needs. T here are four means for
making instrument configuration changes (t he first two are
described in the instruction manual, t he third is described in this
chapter, and the fourth is ac cessible only with FiveStar LINK):
1. At instrument turn-O N ,
the following setup option is available:
• Fresh Air Setup (if enabled).
2. When attaching the battery to the instrument,
the following setup options are available:
• Language for displays (if enabled)
• Operating Beep
• Peak / STEL / TWA displays (all/none)
• Set time and date
• Sens or configuration.
3. During Sensor setup or sensor autoconfiguration,
the following setup options are available:
• LEL versus CH
• Gas sensors installed
• Reset alarm settings to factory defaults.
4. FiveStar Link is a separately-supplied software package for
communicating to the FiveStar instrument with a personal
computer. To operate, FiveStar Link requires a set of
software and an Infrared adapter. These components may
be purchased together (as P/N 710988) or separately.
With FiveStar Link software, the following options can be reset:
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combustible display
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• Eight-character instrument "name" shown on
instrume n t star tup (d efau lt is "PASSPORT")
• Change alarm setpoints
• Set backlight time-out (1 minute to 20 minutes)
• Operating beep
• Individually turn ON/OFF Peak, STEL
and/or TWA pages
• Disable Fresh Air Setup (available only in
instruments with software V1.2 or higher)
• Set Time and Date (available only in instruments
with software V1.2 or higher)
• Disable Autoconfigure (available only in instruments
with software V1.2 or higher)
• Enable or disable Data Tagging
(software V2.0 or higher)
• Enable or disable the "display alarms" on start-up
option (software V2.01 or higher)
• Enable or disable the multilingual function
(English/Spanish/Canadian French
software V2.01 or higher)
• Disable Autocalibration capability
(software V3.0 or higher)
• Change Periodic Datalog intervals
(software V3.0 or higher).
Sensor Autoconfiguration
and Replacement
When a sensor is replaced, when a new t ype of sensor is
installed or when a sensor is removed, the FiveStar Alarm steps
the user through an "autoconfigur ation" program. All instruments
leave the factory with the autoc onfigure feature enabled. The
FiveStar Link program may be used to dis able this feature if the
user desires.
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The autoconfiguration feature allows the user to change the
instrument sensor configuration as the user’s gas sensing needs
change. The unit steps through the autoconfiguration sequence
(listed later in this chapter) when the instrument recognizes that:
• a new serial number sensor is installed (a replacement)
• a sensor is removed
• a new type of gas sensor is added.
CAUTION
"
When removing or installing the combustible gas sensor,
remove the battery pack. Otherwise, the sensor pins may
short to the case and cause an "ERROR 5" message (damage
to the combustible sensor circuit).
Replacing a Sensor
To replace a sensor in your FiveStar A larm:
1. Verify that instrument is OFF; remove the battery pack.
2. Remove sensor cover screws and cover.
3. Gently lift out and properly dispose of sensor to be replaced.
4. Inspect the condition of electrical contact "Zebra Strip" located
below the sensor.
• The "Zebra Strip" is a small, black conductive elastomer
which makes contact to the sensor memory chip on the
bottom of the sensors (see Chapter 4, FIGURE 4-1).
• If this is not in place or is not making good contact,
the instrument will not properly recognize the
installed sensors.
5. If the Zebra Strip is damaged or missing,
replace it with a new Zebra Strip (P/N
655188) before installing new sensor.
6. If replacement sensor is equipped with a
shorting plate, clip or wire attached to
its pins, remove plate, clip or wire
before inserting the replacement
sensor.
7. Carefully align the new sensor contact
pins with the sockets on the Sensor
Board.
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Figure 1-1.
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Chapter 1, Setup and ConfigurationTechnical Manual
8. Press the new sensor into place.
9. Replace the sensor gasket and sensor cover.
10. Re-install screws to hold down the sensor cover.
CAUTION
"
Do not operate the instrument without the sensor cover
fully installed. The zebra strips require pressure to enable
proper contact. Without proper contact, data may be written
improperly to the sensor memory and the data may become
corrupted, rendering the sensor unusable.
NOTE: NO, Cl2, ClO2, and NH3 sensors are "biased"
sensors. As such, they require approximately 12
hours once installed (with battery pack attached, but
turned OFF) for the output to stabilize. Allow the unit
to stabilize before calibrating and using in the field.
11. Replace cover before turning instrument back ON to
verify configuration.
• The sensor cover holds the sensors down firmly against
the Zebra Strips to ensure proper electrical contact.
12. Turn the instrument ON and proceed through sensor setup.
• The instrument proceeds to a sensor update mode similar
to that for adding or deleting a sensor. See "Sensor
Autoconfiguration" later in this chapter for instructions.
• If instrument autoconfiguration is disabled, the instrument
shows an error message. See "Manual Sensor
Configuration" later in this chapter for instructions on
manual configuration.
WARNING
"
Verification of calibrati on response is required; otherwise the
instrument will not perform as required and persons who rely
on this product for their safety could sustain serious personal
injury or death.
Installing a New Type of Sensor
1. Verify that unit is OFF.
2. Remove battery.
3. Remove sensor cover screws and sensor cover (FIGURE 1-2).
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4. Verify that the electrical
contact Zebra Strip
below sensor is not
missing or damaged.
• The Zebra Strip is a
small, black
conductive elastomer
which makes contact
to the sensor memory
chip on the bottom of
the sensors
(FIGURE 4-1).
• If Zebra Strip is not in
place or making good
contact, the unit will
not properly
recognize the installed
sensors.
• If the Zebra Strip is
damaged or missing,
replace it with a new
Zebra Strip
Figure 1-2. Sensor and Zebra Strip
Locations in Sensor Cavity
(P/N 655188) before
installing the sensor.
5. Install new sensor in appropriate location noted in TABLE 1-1.
Table 1-1. Allowable Sensor Installati on Locations
Comb. ONLY
O2 ONLY
Tox 1, 2, 3
Tox 1, 2, 3
Tox 3 ONLY
Tox 1, 2, 3
Tox 1, 2, 3
Tox 1, 2, 3
Tox 3 ONLY
Tox 3 ONLY
Tox 3 ONLY
NOTE: Biased sensors must be factory installed in units with
Serial No. Prefixes of "F" or lower. For units with
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Figure 1-3.
Removing the Jumper
Serial No. Prefixes of "G" or higher, be sure to
remove the jumper pin from the Tox 3 position (See
FIGURE 1-3) before installing sensor.
WARNING
"
Be sure to remove the sensor cover label covering the new
location if there was no sensor in that position before. Failure
to remove this label prevents the sensor from detecting
gases which may result in serious personal injury or death.
6. Carefully align the contact pins of the new sensor with the
Sensor Board sockets; press the new sensor into place.
7. Replace the sensor gasket and sensor cover.
8. Re-install screws to hold down sensor cover.
Do not operate instrument without the sensor cover fully
installe d. The zebra stri ps require pressure to ena ble proper
contact. Without proper contact, data may be improperly written
to the sensor memory and data may become corrupted,
renderin g the sensor unusable .
• The sensor cover holds the sensors down firmly against
the Zebra Strips to ensure proper electrical contact.
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CAUTION
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Technical Manua lChapter 1, Setup and Configuration
9. Install battery pack. Instrument will turn ON. Proceed through
sensor setup.
NOTE: NO, Cl
, and NH3 sensors are "biased" sensors. As
2
such, they require approximately 12 hours once
installed (with battery pack attached, but turned
OFF) for the output to stabilize. Allow the unit to
stabilize before calibrating and using in the field.
• When turned ON, the instrument now proceeds to a
sensor update mode similar to that for adding or deleting a
sensor. See "Sensor Autoconfiguration" later in this
Chapter for instructions.
• If the instrument autoconfiguration is disabled, the
instrument shows an error message. Refer to "Manual
Sensor Configuration" later in this chapter for instructions
on how to enter the configuration manually.
Removing a Sensor
To remove a sensor from the instrument:
1. Verify that the instrument is turned OFF.
2. Remove battery pack.
3. Remove the sensor cover screws and sensor cover.
4. Gently lift out the sensor that is no longer required.
5. Place the "Missing Sensor" label (P/N 710478) on the
underside of the sensor cover for the position where the
sensor was removed.
CAUTION
"
Failure to install the "Missing Sensor " label exposes the sensor
cavity to dirt and water, may lead to instrument damage and
can also increase instrument response and clear times when
operated in pumped mode.
6. Replace sensor gasket and sensor cover.
7. Re-install the screws to hold down the sensor cover.
• The cover should be in place before turning the instrument
back ON to verify configuration.
• The sensor cover holds the sensors down firmly against
the Zebra Strips to ensure proper electrical contact.
8. Install battery pack.
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9. Turn the instrument ON and proceed through sensor setup.
• If the instrument autoconfiguration is disabled, the
instrument shows an error
message. Refer to "Manual
Sensor Configuration" later in
this chapter for instructions on
how to enter the configuration
manually.
Sensor Autoconfiguration
If the Sensor autoconfigurat ion is
enabled, the following occurs after
replacing a sensor, installing a new
type of sensor or removing a sens or;
the instrument:
• automatically enters configuration
mode when turned ON
• pr oc eeds through the following
sequence to verify and store the new
configuration into instrument memory:
Turn the instrument ON by pressing t he
ON/OFF button:
Sensor Update? Yes/No
Figure 1-4.
New Sensor Setup
Figure 1-5.
• Instrument display flashes the
"welcome" screen; FIGURE 1-4
appears on the display.
• S c reen changes to FIGURE 1-5.
• P r essing the skip PAGE (SKIP) button
exits the autoconfiguration sequence.
• Instrument displays an error message;
an alarm sounds.
Figure 1-6.
Please Wait
• Instrument must be turned OFF to
silence the alarm.
• P r essing the RESET (YES) button
causes instrument to re-read
sensor memories.
• FIGURE 1-6 screen appears.
• Instrument now allows user to select
format for the combustible display.
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Figure 1-7.
Units Measured
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