Sper scientific AquaShock 850034K Instruction Manual

AquaShock® Water Purity Kit

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AquaShock® Water Purity Kit 850034K

Copyright ©2014 by Sper Scientic

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INTRODUCTION .....................................4

FEATU RES..........................................5

MATERIALS SUPPLIED................................5

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ............................5

LCD DISPLAY .......................................6

POWER SUPPLY .....................................7

KEYPAD ............................................8

SETUP MODE .......................................9

CALIBRATION ......................................14

MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES .......................17

SPECIFICATIONS ...................................23

WARRANTY .......................................24

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

The Sper Scientic AquaShock® Water Purity Meter is the most

waterproof, rugged and reliable Conductivity/TDS meter on the

market. It is fully waterproof, including probe connections, when
used with the AquaShock® probe. As with all AquaShock®
meters, the Water Purity Meter is fully shockproof, oats, and

features a double injection molded case with an integral protective

soft grip outer layer, high end antishock, LED backlight display,

and is powered by the latest environmentally friendly, long lasting,

rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. The meter is highly accurate and
stable, very intuitive and includes all of the functions required by
most users. Sper Scientic guarantees you will not nd any meters
more rugged and reliable than AquaShock®.

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FEATURES

• Floats

• Shockproof

• IP67 Waterproof

• Protective soft grip outer layer

• Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery

• Also accepts standard BNC probes

• Multi-line display LCD screen

• Reads Conductivity and TDS

• Auto Ranging

• Automatic Temperature Compensation

• Celsius or Fahrenheit selectable

• 99 data points memory for each measurement type

• Calibration point review

• Internal clock and calendar

• Maximum, minimum and average

• Hold function

• Low battery indicator

• Backlight

MATERIALS SUPPLIED

• Meter

• Conductivity/TDS/ATC Probe

• Waterproof Probe Input Covers

• 1 Lithium 1450mAh 7.4 V Battery

• DC Power Adapter

• Instrution Manual

• Hard Carrying Case

• 840093 Field Tripod

• 850034P Replacement AquaShock® Conductivity/TDS Probe

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

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LCD DISPLAY

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Name Description

1 Ready Displayed when measuring

results are stable
2 Scale Unit Current measurement scale unit
3 Measuring Results Current measurement value
4 ATC Automatic Temperature

Compensation indicator
5 Temperature Scale Current temperature

measurement unit
6 Temperature Value Current temperature

measurement value
7 Battery Icon Current battery power level

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Battery voltage is more than 7.7V shows full.

Battery Power Icon:

Battery voltage between 7.2V and 7.7V shows 2 cells.

Battery voltage between 6.6V and 7.2V shows 1 cell.

Battery voltage less than 6.6V shows 0 cells and ashes.

Display showing battery charging from

less than 6.6V to fully charged.

More than 90% life remaining

More than 85– 90% life remaining

More than 80- 85% life remaining

Less than 80% life remaining

Probe Life Icon:

LCD DISPLAY

POWER SUPPLY

This meter is powered by one rechargeable Lithium 7.4V (1450
mAh) battery. The DC power adapter can be used to charge the
battery even when the meter is turned o󰀨. This meter includes a

charge protection function and will automatically stop charging

when the battery is full. A complete re-charge takes approximately
8 hours.

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Water Purity Meter

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KEYPAD

Name 1st Function 2nd Function

1 Power/Backlight/

Low Battery

Power on/o󰀨 Backlight on/o󰀨

2 Setup Setting parameters Conrm setting

3 MI↑ Store data ↑

4 MR↓ Recall data ↓

5 Max/Min/Ave Max/Min/Ave

6 Range Switch measuring

scale

7 Hold/Exit Hold Exit

8 CAL Calibration

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SETUP MODE

The Setup Mode allows you to customize the following meter
preferences and defaults:

• Temperature Scale

• Clock Setting

• Restore Factory Defaults

• Set ATC Temperature Coe󰀩cient

• Set TDS Factor

1. Press POWER to turn the meter on before performing any
setup function.

Temperature Units

1. Press SETUP to enter the Setup Mode.

2. Press SETUP to enter the Set Temperature screen.

3. The unit °C or °F will ash on the LCD.

4. Press ↑ or ↓ to select the °C or °F temperature unit.

5. Press SETUP to save and return to Normal Mode.

6. Press EXIT to return to Normal Mode without saving the selection.

Note…

When the temperature reading is outside the range, the display will

show “HHH” (high) or “LLL” (low).

Real Time Clock

1. Press SETUP to enter the Setup Mode.

2. Press ↑ or ↓ to select the Set Clock screen (see Fig. A).

3. Press SETUP to set the year (see Fig. B). The value will ash

on the LCD.

4. Press ↑ to increase the value by 1. Hold down ↑
to continually increase the value.

Press ↓ to decrease the value by 1. Hold down ↓
to continually decrease the value.

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Press SETUP to save and the meter automatically

moves to the month setting (see Fig. C.).

5. Repeat step 4 to adjust the month, day, hour, and minute (see
Fig. D, E & F).

6. Press EXIT to return to Normal Mode without saving.

Note...

This procedure adjusts the meter’s internal clock which is a 24
hour format only. The internal clock will function when the meter is
turned o󰀨 if the battery is installed.

Fig. A

Fig. D

Fig. B

Fig. E

Fig. C

Fig. F

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Restore Factory Settings

1. Press SETUP to enter the Setup Mode.

2. Press ↑ or ↓ to select the Restore Factory Settings screen
(see Fig. A).

3. Press SETUP to conrm selection. “NO” will ash on the LCD.
(see Fig. B).

4. Press ↑ or ↓ to select “YES” or “NO”. (see Fig. C).

5. When “YES” is displayed, press SETUP to conrm and all
parameters will restore to factory settings (except the clock)
and the meter returns to Normal Mode.

6. Press EXIT to return to Normal Mode without saving.

Fig. A Fig. B

Fig. C

Factory Defaults

Parameter Name Parameter

Value

Date 2011-1-1 0:0

CAL Standard

TDS Factor 0.50

O󰀨set

Temperature 77.0°F

(25.0°C)

Temperature Unit °F

Temperature Coe󰀩cient 2.1%

Saved Point

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Set ATC Temperature Coe󰀩cient

1. Press SETUP to enter the Setup Mode.

2. Press ↑ or ↓ to select the Set Temperature Coe󰀩cient screen
(See Fig. A.).

3. Press SETUP to enter the Set Temperature Coe󰀩cient
screen. The current value setting will ash (see Fig. B).

4. Press ↑ once to increase the value. Hold down ↑ to
continually increase the value.
Press ↓ once to decrease the value. Hold down ↓ to
continually decrease the value.
The range may be set from 0.0% to 10.0%.

5. Press SETUP to save and return to Normal Mode.

6. Press EXIT to return to Normal Mode without saving change.

To calculate the temperature compensation coe󰀩cient:

1. Set temperature coe󰀩cient to 0%.

2. Put conductivity probe into the standard calibration solution.

3. After 5 minutes record the rst temperature reading and the
corresponding conductivity value.

4. Heat or cool the solution. After a change of 5° to 10°C record

the second temperature reading along with the corresponding

conductivity value.

5. Calculate temperature coe󰀩cient by formula below:

Fig. A Fig. B

TC = temperature coe󰀩cient

CT1 = conductivity value when temperature is 1
CT2 = conductivity value when temperature is 2
T1 = temperature value 1
T2 = temperature value 2

25 = 25°C

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Set TDS Factor

1. Press SETUP to enter the Set up mode.

2. Press ↑ or ↓ to select the Set TDS Factor screen (see Fig. A).

3. Press SETUP to enter the mode, the current value setting
will ash (see Fig. B).

4. Press ↑ once to increase the value. Hold down ↑
to continually increase the value.
Press ↓ once to decrease the value. Hold down ↓
to continually decrease the value.

The range may be set from 0.40 to 1.00.

5. Press SETUP once to conrm the TDS factor value
and return to Normal Mode.

6. Press EXIT once to return to Normal Mode without
saving changes.

Fig. A Fig. B

Cond.

value at

25°C

TDS KCl TDS NaCl TDS 442 TDS Your

Material

ppm Factor ppm Factor ppm Factor ppm Factor

84 μS 40.38 0.5048 38.04 0.4755 50.50 0.6563

447 μS 225.6 0.5047 215.5 0.4822 300.0 0.6712

1413 μS 744.7 0.5270 702.1 0.4969 1000 0.7078

1500 μS 757.1 0.5047 737.1 0.4914 1050 0.7000

8974 μS 5101 0.5685 4487 0.5000 7608 0.8478

12880 μS 7447 0.5782 7230 0.5613 11,367 0.8825

15000 μS 8759 0.5839 8532 0.5688 13,455 0.8970

80 mS 52,168 0.6521 48,384 0.6048 79,688 0.9961

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CALBRATION

Before calibration, place the probe in the standard calibration

solution. If measured values exceed the standard solution
concentration by ±20%, re-clean your probe or replace it.

Conductivity Calibration

Press RANGE to choose the conductivity scale.

1. Press CAL for 2 seconds to enter the calibration mode.

The meter will automatically select the correct range.

The measured value is displayed above the line, the set

calibration value is shown ashing below the line (see Fig. A).

2. Press ↑ once to increase the Calibration value.
Hold down ↑ to continually increase the value.
Press ↓ once to reduce the Calibration value.
Hold down ↓ to continually reduce the value (see Fig. B).

3. Press SETUP to save the value and exit the calibration
mode (see Fig. C).

4. Repeat steps 1-3 to calibrate at other points.

5. Press EXIT to return to Normal Mode without saving changes.

Fig. A Fig. B

Fig. C

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TDS Calibration

Press RANGE to choose the TDS scale.

1. Press CAL for 2 seconds to enter the calibration mode.

The meter will automatically select the correct range.

The measured value is displayed above the line, the set

calibration value is shown ashing below the line (see Fig. A).

2. Press ↑ once to increase the calibration value.
Hold down ↑ to continually increase the value (see Fig. B).
Press ↓ once to reduce the Calibration value.
Hold down ↓ to continually reduce the value.

3. Press SETUP to save the value and exit the calibration mode
(see Fig. C).

4. Repeat steps 1-3 to calibrate at other points.

5. Press EXIT to return to Normal Mode without saving changes.

Fig. A Fig. B

Fig. C

View Calibration Points

1. Press RANGE to choose the scale you wish to view.

2. Press SETUP to enter the Setup Mode.

3. Press ↑ or ↓ to select the View Cal Data screen (see Fig. A).

4. Press SETUP to enter the View Cal Data Mode. The date

and time is a cyclic display (the Conductivity scale will

display as in Fig. B and Fig. C. The TDS scale will display
as in Fig. D and Fig. E). If there are no calibration points
set the display will show “- - - -” (see Fig. F).

5. Press ↑ to view the previous Cal point. Repeat to
view all previous Cal points.
Press ↓ to view the next Cal point. Repeat to view
additional Cal points.

6. Press SETUP or EXIT to return to Normal Mode.

Fig. A Fig. B

Fig. C

Fig. D

Fig. E Fig. F

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MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES

Note…

If the ATC Temperature Probe is not connected, the display will

read as in Fig. A. No measurement can be performed until the
ATC jack is connected.

Fig. A

Auto Ranging:

The meter will measure conductivity in the μS/cm and mS/cm

scales and will calculate the TDS value in ppm or ppt according to

the TDS conversion coe󰀩cient that was entered in the TDS Factor
set up procedure.

During measurement and calibration this meter will automatically

select the correct range. Measurement ranges are as follows:

Conductivity TDS

1 0.00-19.99 μS/cm 0.00-9.99 ppm

2 0.0-199.9 μS/cm 10.0-99.9 ppm

3 0-1999 μS/cm 100-999 ppm

4 0.00-19.99 mS/cm 1.00-9.99 ppt

5 0.0-199.9 mS/cm 10.0-199.9 ppt

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Turning the Meter On/O󰀨

1. Press POWER to turn the meter on. The meter will default

to the last used measurement and temperature scales.

2. Press and hold POWER for 2 seconds to turn the meter o󰀨.

Indicator Light Descriptions

Meter Status Indicator Status

Power o󰀨 Light o󰀨

Power on Green light on for 5 seconds, then light o󰀨

Low battery Red light ashing every 5 seconds

Charging battery Blue light on

Scale Selection

1. Press RANGE to switch between the Conductivity (µS & mS)

and TDS (ppm & ppt) scales (see Fig. A and Fig. B).

Fig. A Fig. B

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Saving to Memory

1. Press MI to save the current measured value and view the

data point number (see Fig. A).

2. Up to 99 Memories can be saved for both Conductivity and
TDS. If the saved memory exceeds 99, the new data will be
written over saved memories beginning with #1.

Fig. A

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Recall Memory

1. Press RANGE to select the scale for recall.

2. Press MR to enter the Recall mode and view the last saved
reading (see Fig. A and Fig. B). The date and time are on
cyclical display. If there is no saved data “- - - -“ is
displayed (see Fig. C).

3. Press ↑ or ↓ to view the saved data points. Press ↑ to view
the data points increasing by 1. Press ↓ to view the data
points decreasing by 1.

4. Press EXIT to exit the Recall Mode and return to Normal Mode.

Fig. A Fig. B

Fig. C

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Clear Memory

1. Press MI and MR simultaneously for 2 seconds to clear all

memory (see Fig. A). The meter will return to Normal mode.

Hold

1. Press HOLD to hold the value (see Fig. A).

2. Press HOLD to release the hold value.

Note…

When in Hold Mode, all other functions will be disabled except

turning the meter o󰀨, backlight function, saving and exiting
Hold Mode.

Fig. A

Fig. A

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Maximum, Minimum and Average

1. Press RANGE to select the scale.

2. Press MAX/MIN/AVE, the maximum recorded value will
appear on the LCD (see Fig. A and Fig. B. The date and time

are on cyclical display, If no measurements have

been taken, “- - - -” is displayed (see Fig. C).

3. Press MAX/MIN/AVE, the minimum recorded value will
appear on the LCD (see Fig. D and Fig. E). The date and time
are on cyclical display. If no measurements have been taken,
“- - - -” is displayed (see Fig. F).

4. Press MAX/MIN/AVE, the average recorded value will appear

on the LCD. The date and time are on cyclical display. If no
measurements have been taken, “- - - -” is displayed.

5. Press MAX/MIN/AVE to return to the regular mode.

Fig. A Fig. B

Fig. C

Fig. D

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Fig. E Fig. F

Mode Temperature Conductivity TDS

Range 32 to 212°F

0 to 100°C

0 to 19.99 μS
0 to 199.9 μS
0 to 1999 μS
0 to 19.99 mS
0 to 199.9 mS

0.0 to 9.99 ppm

10.0 to 99.9 ppm

100 to 999 ppm

1.0 to 9.99 ppt

10.0 to 199.9 ppt

Resolution 0.1°C or 0.1°F 0.01 μS,

0.1 μS,
1 μS,

0.01 mS,

0.1 mS

0.01 ppm,

0.1 ppm,

1ppm,

0.01 ppt,

0.1 ppt

Accuracy ±0.5°C / ±0.9°F ±1% full scale ±1% full scale

Input Temperature

Probe
Connector

BNC Connector

Calibrate

5 Points (1 point in each of the 5 ranges)

Memory

99 points per scale (Conductivity, TDS)

Temperature
Compensation

Automatic (ATC) from 32-212ºF (0~100ºC)

Operating
Temperature

32-122ºF (0~50ºC)

Battery

Specications

Lithium 1450 mAh (DC7.4V) battery

Battery Life

> 80 Hours

SPECIFICATIONS

24 PB

WARRANTY

Sper Scientic warrants this product against defects in materials
and workmanship for a period of ve (5) years from the date

of purchase, and agrees to repair or replace any defective unit

without charge. If your model has since been discontinued, an
equivalent Sper Scientic product will be substituted if available.
This warranty does not cover probes, batteries, battery leakage,

or damage resulting from accident, tampering, misuse, or abuse of

the product. Opening the meter to expose its electronics will break
the waterproof seal and void the warranty. To obtain warranty

service, ship the unit postage prepaid to:

SPER SCIENTIFIC LTD.

8281 E. Evans Rd., Suite #103

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

[phone]

The defective unit must be accompanied by a description of the

problem and your return address. Register your product online at
www.sperwarranty.com within 10 days of purchase.

Revised 07/27/2016