ROTRONIC CP11 User Manual

SH OR T IN ST RUCTION MANUA L

Congratulations o n you r pur cha se of t he ne w por table humidity, te mpe rat ure a nd CO2
instrument. Pleas e rea d the se sh ort i nst ruction carefully befor e ins tal lin g the d evi ce.

Ge neral descr ip tion

The CP11 is a n acc ura te ha nd- hel d datalogger that disp lay s & rec ord s rel ati ve hu mid­ity, temp era tur e, CO 2 and c alc ulated parameters su ch as d ew po int a nd we t bul b.
These short instruc tio ns ar e lim ite d to a de scription of the main funct ion s and i nst all a­tion of the device. The d eta ile d instruction manual c an be f oun d on th e int ern et at
www.rotronic-hum idi ty.c om

Pr og ramm ing

Most of the settin gs, s uch a s mem ory c lea r, CO2 a larm, units( C/ F), samp lin g rat e,
pressure compensa tio n and r eal t ime c loc k can b e changed using the func tio n key s.

Integr ated p rob e

Built- in CO2
sensor w /
calibr atio n cap

Tri pod ho le

Batter y

com partm ent

Power S upply

The CP11 us es 4p cs AA alk ali ne ba tte ries or
5VDC adaptor (optio nal a cce sso ry) . To insert
(replace)the batt eri es, u se th e scr ew dr iver
enclosed to loose 2 scr ews a nd pu t in th e bat ter ies
in correct polarity w ith g ood c ont act .

Co nnectio n to P C or Laptop

Connect the CP11 vi a min i USB c abl e to a PC or
Laptop. Recorded da ta do wnl oad c an be e asi ly
downloaded with the s oft war e enc los ed.

Fu nctions Key

ON/OFF/SETUP

-Press to turn on or turn o ff th e ins trument

-In normal mode, pres s lon ger t o ent er se tup m ode.

-Press with HOLD key to d isa ble s lee p mod e

HOLD/UP

-Freezes the curren t rea din gs

-Cancels data hold fu nct ion

-Selects unit or incr eas es va lue i n set up

STAR T/E SC

-Start automatic lo ggi ng mo de

-Exits setup/reca ll/ log gin g

MEM/DOWN

-Press to manually re cor d the r ead ing

-Selects unit or decr eas es va lue i n set up

Di splay

CO2

HOLD

AM
PM

MAX

TEMP

AVG

MIN

DP

CAL

REC
Recall

WBT

Upper LCD Humi dit y/T EMP /CO 2....reading

Lower LCD Real t ime c loc k dis pla y

CO2 Carbon dioxi de re adi ng
HOLD Readings are hol d unc han ged

OO

MIN/MAX Minimum/M axi mum r ead ing s

CC

OO

AVG Ave rag e rea ding

FF

Low battery indi cat or

%rh%rh

DP De w poi nt te mpe rat ure
TEMP Tem per atu re
WBT Wet bu lb te mperature
%rh Unit of relati ve hu mid ity

o o

CAL In c ali bra tion status
REC In manual/au tom ati c log gin g sta tus
RECALL In m anu al records recall mode

Op er ation

POWER ON/OFF

ON/OFF

Press to turn the me ter o n. At po wer u p,

SET

it emits a short beep and p er- for ms 28 s ec.
countdown (Fig.1) f or me ter w arm u p, th en
enters normal mode wi th re al ti me cl ock
displayed (Fig.2) . Dat e and t ime a re
displayed in turns.

To power off , pre ss ag ain t o tur n off the
meter.

ON/OFF

SET

5VDC adap tor por t

PC co nne ct por t

MODE/RECALL

-Press to switch disp lay ed pa ram ete r

-Press longer to ente r mem ory r eca ll

MIN/MAX/AVG/E NTE R

-Activates MIN,MA X,AV G function

-Saves and finishes s ett ing s

C/ F Celsius/Fahr enh eit o f tem per atu re

CO2

AM

Fig.1

Fig.2

DATE /TI ME SE TUP

When meter is powered o n , hol d dow n for m ore t han 2 s econds until entering
meter setup mode. Pre ss or k ey to s ele ct th e pro gram P80 (rtc) and press

MIN

MAX/AVG

key to enter.

First, choose the tim e for mat a s 12h our o r 24h our by pressing or and the n

MIN

MAX/AVG

press to confirm . Sec ond , cho ose t he da te fo rmat as Month-Day-Year or Day­Month-Year b y pressing or and then, pr ess k ey to c onf irm . Now, s tart to
input the real time clo ck va lue f rom y ear, m ont h, day, hour, m inu te to s eco nd. P res s

HOLD

MEM

or to select and the n pre ss to c onf irm . Pre ss to return to normal.

UNIT SET UP

When meter is powered o n , hol d dow n for m ore t han 2 s econds until entering
meter setup mode. Pre ss or k ey to s ele ct th e pro gram P50 (unit) and pres s

MIN

MAX/AVG

key to enter.

MEM

HOLD

Press or to select o r and t hen p res s to co nfi rm. Press to return
to normal.

TAKI NG ME ASU REM ENT

The meter starts meas ure men t whe n pow er on a nd update readings every se con d. In
the condition of oper ati ng en vir onm ent c han ge, it takes 30 seconds to r esp ond f or
CO sen sor.

2

NOTE: Do not hold th e met er cl ose t o fac es in c ase e xhalation affects CO 2

HOLD

HOLD

HOLD

o

C

ON/OFF

SET

MEM

MEM

HOLD

MAX/AVG

MIN

MAX/AVG

START

ESC

MIN

START

ESC

MEM

MIN

MAX/AVG

ON/OFF

SET

MEM

o

F

Humidity

MODE

RECA LL

Press to switch to h umi dit y dis pla y.(Fig.3).The
lower display shows t he re al ti me cl ock .

TEMP,DP,WB T

MODE

Press to switch to t emp era tur es di spl ay( Fig.4,5,6).

RECA LL

The lower display sho ws th e rea l tim e clo ck.

CO2 (Carbon Dioxide )

MODE

Press to switch th e mod e to CO 2.U ser can get the

RECA LL

CO2 reading in ppm unit o n mai n dis pla y.(Fig.7). Th e
lower display shows t he re al ti me cl ock .

DATA HOL D

In normal display mod e, pr ess t o fre eze t he
readings, "HOLD” ico n is fl ash ed on t he le ft to p of LCD
(Fig.8). All current r ead ing s are k ept u nch anged.

HOLD

Press again to can cel t he ho ld fu nct ion .

NOTE:
The hold functio n is di sab led i n Min /Ma x/Av g mod e.

HOLD

TEMP

AM

AM

BACKLIGHT

The backlight will be a cti vat ed fo r 10 se con ds by
pressing any key.

MIN,MAX,AVG,C URR ENT REVIEW

This meter allows you t o che ck th e min imu n, ma ximum,
average, current va lue f rom t he mo men t you p ress the

MIN

MAX/AVG

key. Unde r nor mal m ode , eac h press of displays
MIN, MAX, AVG and c urr ent v alu e in se quence.
(Fig.9~11) . To re turn to normal mode, press to
escape(Fig.12)
In this max/min/avg /cu rre nt mo des , it sh ows the
corresponding rea din gs on m ain d isp lay a nd th e
accumulated time of h ow lo ng yo u are i n thi s mod e.
The maximum time inte rva l for t his f unc tio n is 18 hours.

MODE

Press can switch t he di spl aye d par ame ter s. (Fig.13)

RECA LL

Distinguishing th e nor mal d isp lay a nd cu rre nt review
by checking the time di spl ay fo rma t. In n orm al display,
date & time are display ed in t urn s. In c urr ent r eview, the
lower display is the ac cum ula ted t ime o f how l ong you
are in max/min/avg mo de.

NOTE:
“HOLD” & “MANUALLY RECO RD” & “ REC ALL ” fun cti ons are disabled in Min/
Max/Av g mod e.

CO2

MAX

Fig.9

CO2

AVG

Fig.10

CO2

Fig.11

START
ESC

MAX/AVG

MIN

AM

CO2

AM

HOL D

CO2

AM

Fig.12

DP

WBT

MAX

%rh%rh

OO

CC

OO

CC

OO

CC

%rh%rh

Fig.13

Fig.3

Fig.4

Fig.5

Fig.6

Fig.7

Fig.8

%rh% rh

ALARM

The meter features au dib le al arm t o giv e war nings when CO2 concentrat ion e xce eds
the limit. (See “Mete r Set up” s ect ion f or se tting alarm threshold). I t emi ts be eps ( Abt .
80dB) when CO2 level go es ov er th e set v alu e and s top s only when the readings
fall below the set valu e. It b eep s aga in wh en va lue g oes over the limit.

AUTO POW ER OF F

The meter turns off aut oma tic ally after 20 minutes of i nac tiv ity.
To override the functio n, fi rst , the m ete r is in p ower off st atu s.
Hold down and for 2 se con ds to t urn o n the m ete r unt il
“n” appears.(Fig. 14)

NOTE:
Auto sleep funct ion w ill b e dis abl ed du ring calibration &
auto recording mode . Auto sleep fun cti on WI LL NOT be
disabled autom ati cal ly vi a usi ng ad apt or.

ON/OFF

HOLD

SET

Fig.14

MANUALLY REC ORDING

The meter features a 99 p oin t mem ory. In the normal or hold mo de, p res s key
to start recording, t he ic on an d the m ain d isp lay will be flashed 3 times. Th e
memory sequential n umb er wi ll sh ow on t he ma in di splay with 99 points in ma xim um.
The data in the memory co nta ins a ll pa ram ete rs information and not only t he di spl a­yed parameter. When al l 99 po int s mem ory a re oc cupied, a “FULL” message wi ll be
displayed on the scre en. I f you t hin k the r ead ing is changing too fast, you c an pr ess

HOLD

key to freeze curr ent r ead ing f irs t the n man ually record the data. T his r eco rding
function will be disa ble d in th e Min /Ma x mod e.

99 MEMORIES RECALL

In normal or hold mode, p res s key f or mo re th an 2 se conds until the icon
flashes. Press or to sc rol l the m emo rie s. The memory se que nti al nu mbe r
displays on main LCD fi rst a nd re adi ng co mes a fter. (Fig16&17). Press ke y to
switch the display pa ram ete r.(F ig. 18) .The time displayed in memo ry re cal l mod e is
the recording time of t his m emo ry.

REC

MODE

RECA LL

MEM

HOLD

MEM

Recall

MODE
RECAL L

CO2

AM

Fig.15

REC

Fig.16

Rec all

Fig.17

Rec all

Fig.18

%rh%rh

Rec all

DATA LOG GIN G

The meter can automat ica lly r eco rd Hu mid ity/TEMP./CO 2 for l ong t erm e nvi ron ment
monitor. The m emo ry ca pac ity i s 6000 points for each par ame ter. U ser s can s et up
sampling rate from 1 se con d to 4h our s 59 mi nut es and 59 seconds. Th e fac tor y
preset rate is 30 secon d.

To setup the sampling rat e, wh en me ter i s pow ere d on , hold down for more than
2 seconds until enter ing m ete r set up mo de. P ress or key to select the pr ogr am
P60 (rAtE) and press ke y to en ter.

MEM

HOLD

Press or to select t he sa mpl e rat e fro m hou r, min ute to second and then pre ss

MIN

MAX/AVG

to confirm. Pres s to re tur n to no rma l.

After sampling rate i s sel ect ed, p res s for 2 s econds under normal mo de to s tar t
logging. Th e ico n fla she s to in dicate the logging sta tus a nd LC D mai n dis pla y
shows the real time val ue. L owe r dis pla ys ar e rea l time clock.(Fig.19 )

Repeat above to start a not her r un of l ogg ing . While the logging
space is full, it shows “ FUL L”. To te rminate data logging , pre ss

START

for 2 seconds, ico n sto ps fl ash ing .

ESC

Press key to switc h to th e mod e you w ant t o see . Exc ept the
mode switching func tio n, au to po wer o ff, min/max, m anu al
record, hold and reca ll fu nct ion s are a ll di sab led during logging.

RECAL L

REC

MODE

Me ter Setup

When meter is powered o n , hol d dow n for m ore t han 2 s econds until entering
meter setup mode. To exit s etu p, pr ess to return to normal mo de.

MEM

HOLD

Press or key to sele ct th e pro gra m and p res s key t o select.
The programmable se tti ng fl ash es on d isp lay, press o r key t o sel ect a nd

MIN

MAX/AVG

press key to confi rm. To le ave w ithout saving, press key to r etu rn.

MAX/AVG

REC

MIN

START

ESC

START
ESC

ON/OFF

START

SET

ESC

P10, 99 points MEM ORY cl ear

P11, choose yes or no

P20, auto LOG data c lea r

P21, choose yes or no

P30, CO2 AL ARM s etup

P31, choose from 1 00
to 9900

P40, CO2 AB C set up

P41, Choose on or of f

P50, Temp . UNI T set up

P51, choose C or F

o o

o

C

o

F

P60, logging sam pli ng RAT E

P61, choose from
04: 59: 59 to

00: 00: 01

P70, PRESSURE compe nsa tio n

P71, choose from
700 to 1990hpa

P80, REAL TIM E CLO CK se tup

P81, choose 12 or 24
hour format

choose DATE
format

Input Yea r/
Month/ Day

Input Hour/
Min./Sec.

year
month
date
Hour
Minute
Second

MEM

HOLD

MIN

MAX/AVG

HOLD

Note:

“ “is displayed while
memory is cleared.

Note:

“ “is displayed while
memory is cleared.

Note:

-Factory preset 140 0pp m.

-Adjustable scale i s eve ry
100ppm

Note:

-Factory preset ABC
function as ON

Note:

-Factory preset C

Note:

-Factory preset at 30 s ec.

-The format is
hour:minute:sec ond

Note:

-Factory pr ese t at 10 13hpa

-The adjust abl e sca le is
every 1hpa.

Note:

-Factory preset at 12 H &
dd-mm-year format .

or

START
ESC

ON/OFF

SET

CO2

AM

MEM

REC

Fig.19

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Batter y low indic ator

A battery low ic on “ “ ap pea rs when the supp lie d pow er is t oo low to mainta in a
normal oper ati on. P lea se replac e the b att eri es for accurat e mea sur ing . Suggest
to use adapto r (op tio nal part: AC1214) for l ong t erm m easuring & dat alo ggi ng.

Hu midity Ca li br ation

This meter can be calib rat ed ei the r via 3 5% & 80 % salt bottle or humidity gen era tor.
The ambient conditi on is r eco mme nde d as st abl e 25 C . Whi le th e met er is p owered
off , plu g the s ens or pr obe i nto 3 5% salt. Press , , simu lta neo usl y for 3
seconds to turn on the me ter a nd en ter c ali bra tion mode. Press or to sel ect

35.0% calibration a nd pr ess t o sta rt. “ CAL ” and calibrating value are b lin kin g on
the LCD.

CAUTION:
Do not calibrate t he hu mid ity w ith out t he de fault calibration sa lt. O the rwi se,
it will cause perm ane nt da mag e. Co nta ct RO TRONIC for calibrati on sa lt or
services.

Single point cal ibr ati on wi ll ca use e rro r code E11 or non accurate re adi ng.
Always do dual poi nt ca lib rat ion t o com ple te a process. Suggest to c ali bra te
low humidity fir st.

MAX/AVG

MIN

ON/OFF

o

MEM

START

ESC

SET

HOLD

MEM

CO 2 Calibrati on

The sensor has an autom ati c cal ibr ati on fu nction to secure long-ter m acc ura cy. If a
calibration is desi red , pre ss si mul tan eously for 3 seconds to tu rn on t he
meter and enter calib rat ion m ode . Pre ss or k ey to select 400 ppm CO2
calibration (Outs ide Ai r cal ibr ati on) . Press to start and see“CAL” a nd CO 2 val ue
blinking on LCD. Wait about 10 minute s unt il th e bli nki ng st ops a nd the calibration is
completed and back to n orm al mo de. W hil e cho ose 0 ppm CO2 calibration, re mov e
the cap from meter rear s ide a nd pl ug th e CO2 C ALI BRATO R pip e int o the s ensor
hole beneath. Wait about 10 min until t he bl ink ing s top s and t he ca libration is
completed and back to n orm al mo de.

CAUTION:
Do not calibrate t he me ter i n the a ir wi th un kno wn CO concentration.
Otherwise, it wi ll be c ali bra ted a s 0 or 40 0pp m by default and leads to
inaccurate measur eme nts .
Ensure the batterie s are w ith f ull v olt age d uring the calibratio n to pr eve nt fr om
interruption o r fai led c ali bra tio n. Wh en the accuracy become s a con cer n aft er
a long time usage, r etu rn to d eal ers f or st and ard calibration.

ON/OFF

MEM

START

ESC

SET

HOLD

MAX/AVG

MEM

MIN

2

Trouble S ho oting

Error Messages Solution

E01 CO sensor is out of order Turn off meter and re-start again
E33 CO sensor is out of order Retry CO calibration
E02 measured value is under range Put meter in normal condition

2

2 2

E03 measured value is over range Put meter in normal condition
E04 Original data error results in
this error (DP, WB)

Solve the original data error

E11 RH calibration error Retry humidity calibration
E31 Temp. sensor or AD damaged Return for repair
E32 Memory IC damaged Return for repair
E33 RH sensor or circuit damaged Return for repair

Tec hnical Da ta

Humidity/accura cy: 0 .1% t o 99. 9%/ ± 3.0 %(10~95%@25 °C), ±5% ( oth er)

Temperature/accur acy : -20 ... 60 C/+ 0.3 C@5~40 C

CO2 /accuracy: 0... 999 9pp m/+ (30 ppm+5% of reading)@0~50 00p pm

Storage and transit : -20 ... 60 C/1 0.. .90 %rh , non c ond ens ing.

Operating limit at el ect ron ics :0. ..5 0 C fo r CO2 , -20. ..6 0 C for rest/ non con den sin g.

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Memory: 99 re cor ds ma nua lly, 18000 records auto l ogg ing .

Dimensions: 23 4(L )x7 7(W )x4 2(H ),mm

Wei ght : 200 gr.

Battery type: 4p cs AA alk ali ne

DC power type: 5VD C, 25 0mA . Opt ion al av ail able.

PC connection: mini U SB po rt

Op tional Ac ce ssor y

Part Number

5VDC universal adap tor : AC12 14

CO2 calibrator: CO2 C ALI BRATO R

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