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regulations that apply. OMEGA is constantly pursuing certification of its products to the European New
Approach Directives. OMEGA will add the CE mark to every appropriate device upon certification.
The information contained in this document is believed to be correct, but OMEGA accepts no liability for any
errors it contains, and reserves the right to alter specifications without notice.
WARNING: These products are not designed for use in, and should not be used for, human applications.
Thank you for purchasing General Tools & Instruments’ HHUV254SD UVA and UVC Light
Meter
with Datalogging SD Card. Please read this user’s manual carefully and thoroughly
before
using the instrument.
Many industrial and commercial applications require or can benefit from measurement of
the intensity of UVA and/or UVC light. Among them are welding (to minimize exposure to
“blue light” radiation), UV
electri
cally programmable read-only memory (EPROM) chips, production of graphic arts
products, exposure of photoresists, and curing of inks, adhesives and coatings.
The HHUV254SD has the performance and features needed to satisfy the most demanding
aspects of these applications. For example, it combines the capabilities of UVA (black light
in the long-wa
in on
e instrument. The meter also can measure surface temperature, if mated with a Type K
ve 365-nm band) and UVC (short waves in the 254-nm band) measurement
or Type J thermocouple. A UVA probe and a UVC probe are supplied with the instrument.
Because it is microprocessor-based, the HHUV254SD can make full use of the portability,
reliability and large storage capacities that SD memory cards offer. Measuremen
inten
sity or temperature can be made automatically at any of 11 sampling rates between
one second and one hour. After time-stamping and storing the measurements on an SD
card plugged into the instrument (a process called datalogging), the user can remove the
card and transfer the measurements to a laptop or desktop computer either directly or via a
USB card reader.
The HHUV254SD has a backlit 2-1/2
batteri
es or an optional 9-VDC AC adapter.
sterilization of food, photochemical matching, erasure of
ts of light
in. diagonal display and is powered by six “AA” Alkaline
KEY FEATURES
• Includes UVA and UVC probes
• Measures light intensity within two automatically switched full-scale ranges:
2 mW/cm
• Displays maximum and minimum readings
• Performs real-time automatic datalogging at sampling time settable from
1 second to 1 hour
• Also supports manual logging and changing of card storage location
• Comes with 2 GB SD memory card, but works with cards up t
• Bi
g (2.5 in. diagonal) front-panel green backlit LCD is easy to read
• Auto power off function
• Powered by six “AA” batteries or 9V AC/DC adapter
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and 20 mW/cm
2
o 16 GB
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WHAT’S IN THE CASE
The HHUV254SD comes fully assembled in a carrying case along with a UVA probe, a UVC
probe, a 2 GB SD memory card and this user’s manual.
Figure 1 shows all of the controls and indicators on the front, back, top, bottom and right
side of the HHUV254SD. It also shows the main components of the supplied UVA and UVC
probes. Familiarize yourself with their positions and functions before moving on to the setup
procedure.
1. Choose the power source. Before using the HHUV254SD, be sure it is powered by
batteries or an optional 9VDC AC adapter plugged into the bottom jack on its right
fresh
(callout 1-12).
side
To remove the battery compartment cover, remove the two screws holding it in place
(callout 1-14). Then install six “AA” batteries in the correct orientation, using the polarity
marks on the inside of the compartment as a guide. Replace the cover by replacing the
rews.
two sc
2. Install an SD card. To prepare for setup, also install the supplied 2 GB SD memory card
or another card with a capacity from 1 GB to 16 GB in the socket on the bottom of the
HHUV254SD (callout 1-9). When installing the card, make sure its gold contacts are
facing front and push the card into the socket until you hear a click. To remove the card,
ntil you hear a click and the card pops out.
in u
h it
pus
Now power on the instrument by pressing the POWER/ESC button (callout 1-2) to generate
a short beep. (To power off the HHUV254SD, press the POWER/ESC button and hold it until
the instrument responds with a long beep.)
When the meter powers on, a series of transient startup screens will briefly appear. Once
the display has stabilized, perform the following e
3. S
et the date and time. Press the SET
ight setup steps in the order presented.
button (callout 1-5) and hold it for at least five
seconds, until “SEt dAtE” appears on the display. Quickly (within three seconds) press
the REC/ENTER button. The word “dAtE” will appear in the center of the display, along
with the flashing value “00.00.00” at the lower left, above “yy.mm.dd”.
(If you press buttons too slowly in setup mode, the screen will revert to the normal display.
To return to t
to
the next field in the sequence or to the next parameter, press the FUNC./HOLD/NEXT
button
Set the current year by pressing the SET
he setup sequence, press and hold the SET
(callout 1-3).)
or LOGGER button repeatedly until the
button again. To move ahead
correct value appears above “yy”. Quickly (within three seconds), press the REC/ENTER
button to store the setting. The next screen that appears will have the value above “mm”
flashing. Use the SET
or LOGGER button to navigate to the current month and press
the REC/ENTER button to store the setting. When the next screen flashes the value above
“dd”, again use the SET
or LOGGER button to navigate to the current day and press
the REC/ENTER button to store the setting.
Once you have set the date, the display will prompt you to set the hour, minute and second
of the current time. Again use the SET
or LOGGER buttons to navigate to the correct
values, and the REC/ENTER button to store the settings.
4. Choose a period or a comma to represent the decimal division between integers and
fractions (for example, American-style 20.88 vs. European-style 20,88). Press the SET
button to make “bASIC” (American style) or “Euro” appear in the upper display, as
desired. Press the REC/ENTER button to store the selection.
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5. Enable or disable auto power off. Once the format of decimal divisions has been set
and stored, the display will show the word “yES’ over the term “PoFF”. Press the SET
button until the desired automatic power off management scheme (“yES” for enable;
“no” for disable) is displayed. Press the REC/ENTER button to store the selection. If
enabled, the power off function shuts off the HHUV254SD after a period of inactivity of
ten
minutes.
6. Enable or disable the beeper. Once the desired power management function has been
set and stored, the display will show the word “yES” over th
SET
button until the desired setting (“yES” or “no”) is displayed, and then press the
e word “bEEP”. Press the
REC/ENTER button to store the selection.
7. Select the thermocouple type. Once the beeper has been enabled or disabled, the
display will show the word “Set” over the word “type”. Press the SET
button until
your optional thermocouple’s type (K or J) appears on the right side of the display. Then
press the REC/ENTER button to store the selection.
8. Select the temperature unit. Once the thermocouple type has been set and stored, the
lower part of the display will show the term “t-CF”. Press the SET
or LOGGER
button until the unit you prefer (“F” for Fahrenheit, “C” for Celsius”) is displayed. Then
press the REC/ENTER button to store the selection as the default.
9. Set the datalogging sampling time. Once the thermocouple type has been selected
and stored, the display will show a value above the letters “SP-t”. Press the SET
LOGGER
button to decrease or increase the value until the desired sampling time
or
appears above “SP-t”. The options are 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 60, 120, 300, 600, 1800 and
3600 seconds (0 seconds to 1 hour).
10. Format the SD card. Once the sampling time has been set and stored, the term “Sd-F”
will appear in the lower half of the display. Press the REC/ENTER button.
Pressing the REC/ENTER button causes the word “n
“Sd-F”
. Press the
button to make a selection. Choose “yES” whenever a new SD card is
o” or “yES” to appear over the term
being used, or when a used card is being repurposed (from use with another SD card
instrument or a camera, for example) and all data on it is to be erased. Choose “no” to
preserve any data on a card previously used with this instrument.
If you choose “yES”, after you press the REC/ENTER button the instrument will prompt you
to confirm t
beeps
hat decision by displaying the term “Ent” below “yES” and sounding three
. To confirm that you want to begin the erasure/formatting procedure, press the
REC/ENTER button. “Ent” will then flash several times and the instrument will sound
another three beeps to confirm that the SD card has been erased and formatted.
Once the SD card has been formatted (or not), the display will either return to the
eigh
t steps in the setup sequence—setting the current date and time—or show the term
first of the
“ESC”. If “ESC” appears, press the POWER/ESC button to exit the setup procedure and
enter normal operating mode.
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NORMAL OPERATION
The UV254SD can measure and store three different kinds of values:
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• The intensity (in mW/cm
• The intensity (in mW/cm
) of UVA light
2
) of UVC light
• Temperature (in ºF or ºC), as sensed by a Type K or Type J thermocouple
Pressing and holding the FUNC./HOLD/NEXT button will bring up, in order, three blank
five-digit displays above the terms “A” (for UVA light), “C” (for UVC light) and
temperatu
re). Each display also automatically shows the correct unit for the parameter.
“tP” (for
1. To select the measurement mode, release the FUNC./HOLD/NEXT button when the
desired parameter appears. This becomes the meter’s default measurement mode until
you change it.
Whenever the HHUV254SD is in measurement mode, you can turn off the backlight (which
on by default) by briefly pressing (but not holding)
is
the
klight, briefly press the button again.
bac
the POWER/ESC button. To reactivate
Whenever the meter is in measurement mode, you also can check the current date and
time by briefly pressing the SET
button. Doing so causes both values to appear briefly
at the lower left of the display.
2. To measure the intensity of UVA light, seat the UVA probe (with its cap on) in the
socket at the top of the UV254SD (callout 1-7) and use the FUNC.HOLD/NEXT button to
select UVA measurement mode. If the display shows a value other than zero, press the
LOGGER
button (which has the word “Zero” stenciled above it) and hold it for at least
three seconds until you hear a beep. Then remove the cap from the probe.
Holding the probe by its handle, point the sensor at its end directly at the light source. The
display will read out the intensity of the source’s UVA light component in units of mW/cm
3. To measure the intensity of UVC light, seat the UVC probe (with its cap on) in the
socket a
t the top of the UV254SD and use the FUNC.HOLD/NEXT button to select UVC
measurement mode. If the display shows a value other than zero, press the LOGGER
button (which has the word “Zero” stenciled above it) and hold it for at least three
seconds until you hear a beep. Then remove the cap from the probe.
Holding the probe by its handle, point the sensor at its end directly at the light source. The
display will read out the intensity of the source’s UVC light component in units of mW/cm
4. To measure temperature, first make sure neither the UVA nor the UVC probe is plugged
into th
e instrument. Then use the FUNC.HOLD/NEXT button to select temperature
measurement mode.
Obtain a Type K or Type J thermocouple and seat it in the socket (callout 1-8) on the top of
the HHUV254SD. The display will read out the sensed temperature in degrees F or C,
(depending on the setting chosen during setup), along with the type of thermocouple it is
configured for.
To change the un
it of measurement, press the SET
button to enter setup mode and
perform Step 8 of the setup procedure. To configure the meter for use with a Type J
thermocouple (Type K is the default), press the SET
button to enter setup mode and
perform Step 7 of the setup procedure.
2
.
2
.
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HOLDING AND STORING MEASUREMENTS
1. To hold a measured value of light intensity or temperature, press the FUNC./HOLD/NEXT
button during the measurement. Doing so will cause the word “HOLD” to appear at the
top of the display. Pressing the FUNC./HOLD/NEXT button again releases the hold.
2. To record and recall readings, press the REC/ENTER button while making
measurements. This will make the term “REC” a
C/ENTER button again, briefly, will make the term “MAX” appear to the right of
the RE
ppear at the top of the display. Pressing
“REC” and switch the display to the maximum value stored in memory during the last
recording session. Pressing the REC/ENTER button again, briefly, will make the term
“MIN” appear to the right of “REC” and switch the display to the minimum value stored
during the last session.
. To exit recording mode, pres
3
s and hold the REC/ENTER button for at least three
seconds, until the term “REC” disappears from the top line of the display. The display will
then revert to showing the current reading.
AUTOMATIC VS. MANUAL DATALOGGING
The HHUV254SD can automatically log data using any of 11 sampling times from 1 second
1 hour. To view the sampling time for which the instrument was set up, pres
to
LOGGER
setup
button once. To change the sampling time, press the SET button to enter
and perform Step 9 of the setup procedure.
mode
s the
1. To start automatic datalogging, press the REC/ENTER button once. The top line of the
display will then show the term “REC”. Pressing the LOGGER
button at this point will
make REC flash and add the flashing term “LOGGER” at the top right of the display. This
indicates that the instrument is currently storing measured values and their time stamps
in memory.
2. To pause automatic datalogging, press the LOGGER
button once; this action makes
the flashing term LOGGER disappear from the top right of the display and changes the
term “REC” from flashing to constant. Pressing the LOGGER
button again resumes
automatic datalogging.
3. To end automatic datalogging, press the REC/ENTER button and hold it for at least
two seconds. This action causes the “REC” message to disappear.
4. To log data manually, set the sampling time to zero using Step 9 of the setup
procedure. Then press the REC/ENTER button once. The display will show the term “REC”
on the top line, a value in the middle, and b
from 1 to 99
on the same line to the right. The number indicates the position on the SD
elow it the letter “P” on the left and a number
card that will be used to store manually logged data.
Now press the LOGGER
button. This will cause the beeper to sound and the term
“LOGGER” to briefly appear at the upper right of the display. As in automatic datalogging
mode, in this mode the instrument is storing measurements and their time stamps on the
SD card.
In manual datalogging mode, however, measurements are being stored continuously
(with a sampling time of zero), and their locations on the card can be changed.
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5. To change the storage location of manually logged data, press the SET button
once; this causes the “P” to disappear from the left side of the display and the value on
its line to begin flashing. Once the flashing begins, you can use the SET
and LOGGER
buttons to change the flashing value to any number between 1 and 99. Once you have
chosen the storage location, press the REC/ENTER button to save the setting. This causes
the value to stop flashing and the “P” to return.
6. To end manual datalogging, press the REC/ENTER button and hold it for at least three
seconds. This action causes the “REC” message to disappear from the top line of the
display.
NSFERRING
TRA
DAT
A FROM THE
SD CARD TO A
COMPUTER
After automatic or
manual datalogging of
measurements, remove
the SD card from the
HHUV254SD and plug it
into your computer
either directly (if it has
an SD card port) or
through an SD card
reader.
Because the files
containing the time-
Fig. 2. Typical Excel data-only screen
stamped data logs
have the extension .xls,
they open in Microsoft’s
Excel application.
Figures 2 and 3 show
two kinds of Excel
presentations: a
data-only s
a grap
Measurement accuracy±4% of full-scale reading + 2 digits
Full-scale autoranges2 mW/cm2and 20 mW/ cm
Stored readingsMaximum, minimum
Datalogging sampling times1 second to 1 hour (automatic mode)
SD card capacity1 GB to 16 GB
Settable parametersDate, time, auto power off, beep sound, temperature unit
(ºF or ºC), sampling time, thermocouple type (K or J),
decimal point or comma
Operating temperature32º to 122ºF (0º to 50ºC)
Operating relative humidity0 to 85%
Power source6 Alkaline “AA” batteries or optional 9-VDC AC adapter
Power consumption6.5 mADC (normal operation, with backlight off and SD
card not saving data; 30 mADC with backlight on)
Dimensions of meter6.97 x 2.68 x 1.77 in. (177 x 68 x 45mm)
Weight of meter 12.38 oz. (351g)
Dimensions of UVA probe head1.77 in. (diagonal) x 1.26 in. (L) (45 x 32mm)
Dimensions of UVA probe handle 0.94 in. (diagonal) x 4.92 in. (L) (24 x 125mm)
Weight of UVA probe3.53 oz. (100g)
Dimensions of UVC probe1.50 (diagonal) x 0.98 in. (L) (38 x 25mm)
Weight of UVC probe3.63 oz. (103g)
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MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
Keep the UV light probes clean and their sensors under their protective covers when not in use.
When the icon appears in the left corner of the display, it’s time to replace the six
“AA” batteries that power the instrument (although measurements will remain valid for
several hours after the low-battery indicator first appears). Replacing the batteries requires
removing the two screws that hold the battery compartment cover in place, as explained in
Step 1of the setup procedure on page 5. After inserting fresh batteries in the correct
orientation, tighten the screws to secure the cover.
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If the meter “freezes” (like a computer) and buttons become unresponsive, try resetting the
instrument by pushing the RESET button on its right side (callout 1-11 of Fig. 1) with the
end of a paper clip.
Remove the batteries when storing this product for an extended period of time.
Do not drop or disassemble the instrument or immerse it in water.
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WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER
OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and
workmanship for a period of 13 months from date of purchase. OMEGA’s WARRANTY adds
an additional one (1) month grace period to the normal one (1) year product warranty to
cover handling and shipping time. This ensures that OMEGA’s customers receive maximum
coverage on each product.
If the unit malfunctions, it must be returned to the factory for evaluation. OMEGA’s Customer
Service Department will issue an Authorized Return (AR) number immediately upon phone or
written request. Upon examination by OMEGA, if the unit is found to be defective, it will be
repaired or replaced at no charge. OMEGA’s WARRANTY does not apply to defects resulting
from any action of the purchaser, including but not limited to mishandling, improper
interfacing, operation outside of design limits, improper repair, or unauthorized modification.
This WARRANTY is VOID if the unit shows evidence of having been tampered with or shows
evidence of having been damaged as a result of excessive corrosion; or current, heat, moisture
or vibration; improper specification; misapplication; misuse or other operating conditions
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limited to contact points, fuses, and triacs.
OMEGA is pleased to offer suggestions on the use of its various products. However,
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as a “Basic Component” under 10 CFR 21 (NRC), used in or with any nuclear installation or
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the product was PURCHASED,
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3. Repair instructions and/or specific
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