SKC AirChek 220-5000TC, AirChek 220-5000TC-S, AirChek 220-5000TC-K, AirChek 220-5000TC-KD, AirChek 220-5000TC-KDE Operating Instructions Manual

AirChek® TOUCH Sample Pump

Cat. No. 220-Series

Operating Instructions

863 Valley View Road, Eighty Four, PA 15330 USA • Tel: [phone] • www.skcinc.com

Protective

screen cover

Color resistive touch

screen/display

Top view

Pump inlet

Inlet housing/fi lter

Side view

Belt clip

(back of pump)

Pump status

LED indicators

Charging cradle

Figure 1. AirChek TOUCH Parts Overview

Battery pack

Charging

contacts

On/Off
button

Side view

Screws securing

battery (2)

Introduction

Checking Pump/Kit Contents

Use the table below to verify that you received all items associated with the Cat. No. ordered. If you are missing items, contact SKC
at 800-752-8472 (U.S. only) or 724-941-9701.

If you ordered Cat. No. Your Package Should Contain

220-5000TC Pump with lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery pack and screwdriver set

220-5000TC-S Pump with Li-Ion battery pack, screwdriver set, Standard Charging Cradle, power supply with cord, 3 feet (0.9 meter)

220-5000TC-K Pump with Li-Ion battery pack, screwdriver set, Standard Charging Cradle, power supply with cord, fi lter cassette holder,

220-5000TC-KD Pump with Li-Ion battery pack, screwdriver set, Standard Charging Cradle, power supply with cord, fi lter cassette holder,

220-5000TC-KDE Single High/Low Flow Enhanced Pump Kit includes pump with Li-Ion battery pack, Enhanced Charging Cradle (e-Cradle),

220-5000TC-K3D 3-pack High/Low Flow Pump Kit includes 3 pumps with Li-Ion battery packs, 2 Standard Charging Cradles,

220-5000TC-K5 5-pack High Flow Pump Kit includes 5 pumps with Li-Ion battery packs, screwdriver set, 4 Standard Charging Cradles,

220-5000TC-K5D 5-pack High/Low Flow Pump Kit includes 5 pumps with Li-Ion battery packs, screwdriver set, 4 Standard Charging Cradles,

Tygon tubing, and collar clip with cable tie 100-240 V

in a soft-sided nylon carry case 100-240 V

All-in-One adjustable tube holder, and Type A protective tube cover, in a soft-sided nylon carry case

100-240 V

power supply with cord, USB cable, fi lter cassette holder, All-in-One adjustable tube holder, and Type A protective tube
cover, in a soft-sided nylon carry case 100-240 V

1 e-Cradle, power supply with cord, and USB cable, 3 each: fi lter cassette holders, All-in-One adjustable tube holders,
and Type A protective tube covers, in a Pelican case 100-240 V

1 e-Cradle, power supply with cord, and 5 fi lter cassette holders, in a Pelican case 100-240 V

1 e-Cradle, power supply with cord, 5 each: fi lter cassette holders, All-in-One adjustable tube holders, and Type A protective
tube covers, in a Pelican case 100-240 V

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Getting Started

Charging the Battery Pack

Set up charging train (Figure 2) and completely charge ba ery pack(s) before operating the pump.

1. Prepare charging cradle(s).

a. Single cradle: Insert connector on Single Cradle Power

Supply (Cat. No. 220-600) into power port on side of

Pump

Standard Charging Cradle (Cat. No. 220-800) or Charging
e-Cradle (Cat. No. 220-900). Insert wall cube into a 100 to
240-volt wall outlet.

DATA

b. Up to 5 cradles: Press together the connector on the side

of the fi rst cradle with the connector on the side of the
succeeding cradle. Repeat connection to chain up to
5 Standard Charging Cradles or up to 4 Standard Cradles

Charge

status

Charging

contacts

and 1 Charging e-Cradle. Insert connector of Multi Cradle
Power Supply (Cat. No. 220-700) into power port on side
of the last cradle in the chain. Insert wall cube into a 100
to 240-volt wall outlet.

2. Align contacts on bo om edge of pump with contacts inside
cradle and insert pump in cradle. Repeat for each additional
pump/cradle.

3. Charge ba ery completely (approximately 3 hours). The left
LED on the cradle will indicate charging status (see Reading
Charge Status on Cradle LED).

Figure 2. Charging Train, Single and Multiple Cradles

Reading Charge Status on Cradle LED

The left LED on the charging cradle indicates ba ery charge status. Observe the LED steadily for > 5 seconds.

Charging

cradle

Power

port

Multi cradle

power supply

100-240 V
Wall outlet

Single cradle
power supply

Red

3 sec

LED Action Charge Status

Red

Charge in progress

steady
Green

1 sec

(Pattern
repeats)

Approximately 75% charged

Green

Charge completed/trickle charge

steady

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Notes and Cautions

• Do not operate pump from or charge pump with charging cradle in hazardous locations.

• Power off pump before removing battery to avoid loss of time, date, and other settings.

• Use only the SKC-approved battery pack (Cat. No. P75718) and charging cradle (Cat. No. 220-800 or 220-900) for pump. Use
of an unapproved battery and/or charging cradle could damage the pump and will void any warranty.

• Tampering with the battery pack (opening, disassembling, short circuiting, crushing, or exposing the battery pack to fi re or
temperatures in excess of 212 F [100 C]) voids any warranty.

• User may replace external components such as the inlet fi lter, battery, protective screen cover, and/or belt clip. Service must
be done by SKC to maintain performance and IS rating. Warranty is void if pumping compartment is opened by user.

• Failure to follow warnings, notes, and cautions voids any warranty.

• WARNING: Substitution of components may impair intrinsic safety. ADVERTISSEMENT: La substitution de composants peut
compromettre la Sécurité Intrinsèque.

• CAUTION: The battery used in this device may present a risk of fi re or explosion when heated above 212 F (100 C) or incinerated.
Replace battery with SKC Unlisted Component Battery Pack model P75718 only. Use of another battery may present a risk of
fi re or explosion.

• Model 220-5000TC: Exia – Intrinsically safe/ Sécurité Intrinsèque

• Warning: To prevent ignition of a hazardous atmosphere, batteries must only be changed [removed and replaced] in an area
known to be non-hazardous. ADVERTISSEMENT: Afi n de prévenir l’infl ammation d’atmosphères dangereuses, ne changer les
batteries que dans des emplacements désignés non dangereux.

• CAUTION: Risk of Fire and Burns. Do Not Disassemble, heat above 212 F (100 C), or incinerate. Keep battery out of reach of
children and in original package until ready to use. Dispose of used batteries promptly according to [all state and] local recycling
or waste regulations.

For more information on SKC pump lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery packs, visit www.skcinc.com/catalog/pdf/instructions/1918.pdf.

Turning Pump Power On/Off (Figure 1)

Turn on: Press and hold briefl y the recessed power bu on on the side of the pump (Figure 1). The screen will light.

Turn off : Press and hold briefl y the power bu on. The screen will turn off .

Note: To conserve ba ery power, a non-running pump will power off automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity. Also see Auto-Dim feature/se ing

in Modifying Device Se ings, Changing Security (Lock Out) and Auto-Dim.

Determining Battery Charge Status

The ba ery status icon at the top right of the Home screen contains four bars that reduce in number as ba ery charge is depleted. Use the
table below to interpret the ba ery status icon.

Icon Displayed Battery Charge Remaining

Four bars

Three bars

Two bars

One bar

No bars

Full battery charge, approximately 75 to 100%

Approximately 50 to 75%

Approximately 25 to 50%

Approximately 5 to 25%

Low battery fault is imminent. Pump will stop and power off eventually. Run time data will be retained in history.
A fault icon will appear on the screen once the pump is restarted.

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Using the Touch Screen (Figure 1)

Access the touch screen by unlatching and lifting the protective screen cover (Figure 1). Use a fi ngertip or fi ngernail tip to gently tap soft
keys on the screen to set up and operate the pump.

Learning the Home Screen

The Home screen displays when the pump is powered on. The Home screen displays diff erent soft keys depending on pump status
(running, not running, pause). See Figures 3 and 4.

Date

Flow rate
display
(Set Flow
soft key)

Run (soft key)

Clock

Battery status

Ambient
temperature

Atmospheric
pressure

Menu (soft key):
About
History
Timed Sample

Settings (soft key):
Calibrate
Device

Date

Flow rate display
(Pause/Resume
soft key)

Elapsed sample time

Accumulated volume

Stop (soft key)

Clock

Figure 3. Home Screen, Pump not Running Figure 4. Home Screen, Pump Running

Reading Pump Status Indicators

Observe the status LEDs that bracket the touch screen on the pump to determine pump status. See Figures 5 and 6.

LED

Battery status

Ambient
temperature

Atmospheric
pressure

Info (soft key):
Current run time
data

Lock (soft key)

LED

LED

LED

Figure 5. Green, fl ashing = Pump or schedule running Figure 6. Red, fl ashing = Flow fault

Note: Status LEDs will fl ash red/green to indicate that the pump is out of fl ow tolerance just prior to entering fl ow fault mode and during each
auto-restart a empt while in fl ow fault mode.

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Navigating Screens and Menus

Soft keys on the touch screen allow the user to move between screens/menus and to view, select, edit, and enter values (see below).

Navigational Soft Keys

Up/down arrows increase/decrease values or
scroll through data

Checkmark accepts selections/settings and
moves to next menu/screen or Home screen

Back moves to previous menu/screen Erase removes values from fi elds (right to left).

Once all fi elds are empty, it moves to previous
menu/screen.

Keypad allows entry of values such as fl ow rate,
sample time, start time/date

Exit moves to Home screen without accepting
selections/values.

Home moves to Home screen Run starts a manual sample, timed run, and

timed run with start date/time.

Edit moves to initial input screen for changing
selections/settings

Many settings and functions also can be modifi ed or programmed in DataTrac Pro Software and uploaded to up to fi ve pumps via e-Cradle

and PC. Look for the symbol in this operating instruction to indicate where this functionality is available. See Using Pump with PC and

DataTrac Pro Software.

Stop stops pump and resets run time/volume
display. Run time data is saved to history.

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Modifying Device Settings (Date and Time, Security, and Units)

Changing Date/Time and Display

1. Touch Se ings soft key. 2. Touch Device. 3. Touch Date and Time to access
Date and Time screen.

4. Touch 24-Hour Time to toggle

ON and OFF (displayed se ing in
eff ect).

6.a Enter date as prompted using
keypad. Touch checkmark to
accept and move to time screen.

5. Touch Date Fmt. to toggle M/D/Y,
D/M/Y, and Y/M/D (displayed se ing
in eff ect).

6.b Enter time (hh:mm). Touch am/pm/24
to select type of time display. Touch
checkmark to accept and return to
Date and Time screen.

6. Touch date and time display to
change date and time.

Select option:

Back moves to Device

screen; changes accepted.

Home moves to Home

screen, changes accepted.

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Changing Security (Lock Out) and Auto-Dim

1. Touch Se ings soft key. 2. Touch Device. 3. Touch Security to access security
screen.

Auto-Lock

Auto-Lock prevents accidental changes to pump status during sampling by requiring a simple 1 2 3 4 unlock code to be
entered to unlock the touch screen and power bu on.

Select option:

Back moves to Device

screen; changes accepted.

Home moves to Home

screen, changes accepted.

or

1. Touch Auto-Lock to access
Auto-Lock options* (displayed se ing
in eff ect).

2. Touch desired Auto-Lock option.
Pump will return to Security screen.
Selection displays.

Touch another security soft key.

* Note: Running a Timed Sample (even if Auto-Lock is set on Off ) will always initiate Auto-Lock (see Operation, Se ing Up and

Running a Timed Sample).

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Secure Lock

Secure Lock prevents tampering during sampling by requiring a user-set passcode to be entered to unlock the touch screen
and power bu on.

Changing Secure Lock from OFF to ON:

1. Secure Lock displays OFF.
Touch Secure Lock to turn ON
(displayed se ing in eff ect).

2. Enter your own four-digit passcode.

3. Re-enter the same four-digit
passcode to confi rm and return
to Security screen. Secure Lock
displays as ON.

Changing Secure Lock from ON to OFF:

Select option:

Touch another security soft key.

1. Secure Lock displays ON.
Touch Secure Lock to turn OFF.
(displayed se ing in eff ect).

2. Enter the previously set four-digit
passcode or master passcode (8472) and
return to Security screen. Secure Lock
displays as OFF.

Note: Forgot the Secure Lock passcode? Use master passcode 8472 to unlock the screen and power bu on.

Back moves to Device

screen; changes accepted.

Home moves to Home

screen, changes accepted.

or

Auto-Dim

Auto-Dim saves ba ery power by automatically dimming the touch screen backlighting within a set amount of time after the
Run soft key is touched.

Select option:

Back moves to Device

screen; changes accepted.

Home moves to Home

screen, changes accepted.

or

1. Touch Auto-Dim to access options
(displayed se ing in eff ect).

2. Touch desired Auto-Dim option. Pump
will return to Security screen. Selection
displays.

Note: To restore backlighting to 100% at any time, simply touch the screen.

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Touch another security soft key.

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Changing Display Units

1. Touch Se ings soft key.

4. Touch Temperature to toggle
F (Fahrenheit) and C (Celsius)

(displayed se ing in eff ect).

2. Touch Device.

5. Touch Pressure to toggle mbar
(millibars), mmHg (millimeters
of mercury), and inHg (inches of
mercury) (displayed se ing in eff ect).

3. Touch Units to access Units
screen.

Select option:

Back moves to Device

screen; changes accepted.

Home moves to Home

screen, changes accepted.

Note: STP criteria are displayed on this

screen but can only be changed
using DataTrac Pro Software.
See DataTrac Pro Software
at www.skcinc.com, search
DataTrac Pro.

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Operation

Setting Flow Rate

Select option:

Checkmark accepts set fl ow

and returns to Home screen.

Back moves to Home screen

without accepting set fl ow.

Manual Cal (flow rate

display/Manual Cal soft

key) accesses Manual Cal

screen (see Calibrating

Flow Rate from 1 to 5 L/min,

1. Touch flow rate display (Set
Flow soft key) on a pump that
is not running. Pump will run
and display Set Flow screen.

2. Touch up/down arrow soft keys*

to adjust flow rate or touch
keypad soft key to enter desired

fl ow rate and proceed to Manual
Calibration.

* Note: Using the up/down arrow soft keys to adjust fl ow will allow access to manual calibration from this screen. Touch fl ow rate display (Manual

Cal soft key – tools icon in upper right corner).

Manual Calibration to set up

calibration train).

Tapping up and down arrow soft keys increments/decrements fl ow rate in steps of 1. T ouching and holding the soft keys speeds

Tip

increment/decrement to the next 10 and then proceeds in steps of 10.

Calibrating Flow Rate from 1 to 5 L/min

• Allow pump to equilibrate after moving it from one temperature extreme to another.

• Charge pump battery completely before calibration and sampling.

• Choose from Manual or CalChek Single calibration methods.

Manual Calibration

1. Touch fl ow rate display (Set Flow soft key) on a pump that
is not running. Pump will run and display Set Flow screen.

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2. Touch up/down arrows to set desired fl ow rate (see Se ing
Flow Rate). Allow pump to run for fi ve minutes. Touch fl ow

rate display (Manual Cal soft key – tools icon in upper right
corner).

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