Model 633 Aethalometer
®
Black Carbon Monitor User Manual Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation
60 07645A DCN6170
Manualflowcalibrationprocedure:
13. Thescreendisplaysa
message,“Waitfor
calibrationtofinish”,and
thendisplaysnoticewhen
thecalibrationisfinished
andpromptsusertowait
fornextsteps.
14. Removetheflow
calibrationpad,reinsert
andtightentape,andpress
OK,andwaitforthe
chambertoreturntohome
position.
After completion of manual (or automatic) flow calibration and the
instrument is returned to operation mode, note that the intake flow
reportedfroma flowmeter does notmatch thereported flow onthe
frontpanelofthe633.Thisisnormalduetoleakagearoundthefilter
tapeasdiscussedinSection5.2.Thedifferenceinflowmaybefrom4–
7%andthe633compensatesforthisdifferenceduringtheBC
calculation.
Therewillbesomefaultspresentontheunitaftertheflowcalibrationiscomplete.Toremove
thefaults,powerdowntheinstrumentwithboththefrontandbackpowerswitches,andthen
re‐startandallowittocyclethroughtheself‐test.
Themanualflowcalibrationisnowcomplete.
Toresumetakingmeasurements,gototheOPERATION>GENERALtabandpressStart.