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3M QUESTempo II User Manual

Manual is about: Personal Heat Stress Monitor

Summary of QUESTempo II

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    3m personal safety division 3m tm questemp o ii personal heat stress monitor questemp o ii user manual market leader © 3m 2 01 3. A ll r ig ht s r es er ve d personal monitor from the.

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    Table of contents introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 functions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 ambient compensation ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1 introduction questempº ii introduction the questemp ii is an easy to use personal heat stress indicator which monitors the human body's temperature via the ear canal. Any offset between the ear and body temperatures is adjusted for by calibrating directly to the individual's oral temperature. The...

  • Page 4: Functions

    2 functions questempº ii the questemp ii consists of a belt or pocket worn electronic assembly with a thin flexible cable leading up to a small earmold which contains the sensor and a small speaker for an audible alert. The sensing device protrudes from the earmold and a disposable e.A.R.® foam ear...

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    3 functions questempº ii if the unit is turned on and in run, the calibration may be stored when the cal button is pressed. If “ 0---“ appears , then press cal a second time to allow the oral temperature from the digital thermometer to be entered manually. Press the arrow key continuously to adjust ...

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    4 functions questempº ii temperature exceeds the alarm level. Turning the unit off or printing will abort the run mode. If any of clock, print rate, print, or cal keys are pressed while in the run mode, the display will show that function's setting but the unit will continue to data log and check th...

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    5 functions questempº ii alarm will sound if the temperature exceeds 0.5 c above the initial chosen alarm level. Toggles between celsius and fahrenheit while in the run mode. Calibration and alarm levels operate in celsius only. Shows the battery voltage strength in the display while sounding the a...

  • Page 8: Printing

    6 printing questempº ii defaults the factory settings for the questemp ii are as follows: the default settings for the clock, print baud rate, print rate, and alarm level can be changed by the user. When the unit is powered off, the settings at that time will be stored as the new default values. Te...

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    7 printing questempº ii note: if the unit is in the run mode when printing is initiated, the run mode will be canceled and data logging will cease. Computer cables: connect the meter to a computer using cable #58-867 for a 25 pin serial port. [the standard for a computer's serial port is a 25 pin or...

  • Page 10: Downloading

    8 computer downloading using dos questempº ii computer downloading using dos the mode and copy commands can be used directly from the dos prompt to download the information. Type the following commands at the dos prompt. At this point, the user should have the questemp ii print. Nothing will happen...

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    9 computer downloading using windows™ questempº ii computer downloading using windows™ there is a variety of commercially available software that accepts data from the questemp ii. These software packages are usually termed "communications software". Microsoft ® windows tm has a communications prog...

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    10 computer downloading using windows™ questempº ii figure 1: sample printout questempº ii personal temperature monitor serial number: ju1030001 software version number: 1.1 name: date: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

  • Page 13: Printout Summary

    11 printout summary questempº ii printout summary 1. Start time refers to the clock time when the run mode was initiated. 2. End time refers to the clock time when the last run was halted by either turning the unit off or printing. 3. Total run time is the difference between the start and end times....

  • Page 14: Calibration

    12 calibration questempº ii at that time, the alarm will sound continuously and the unit will no longer read or store data. If this occurs, turn the unit off and replace the battery before its next use. Under normal use, the questemp ii will function for an addition 8 hours from the time when the b...

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    13 calibration questempº ii the calibration procedure should be followed before each use. After the initial calibration, if the worker's environment changes by more than 10 c, then the questemp ii should be recalibrated in the new environment. Calibration can be done at any time and will not distu...

  • Page 16: Ear Sensor Use

    14 ear sensor use questempº ii ear sensor use ear sensor insertion 1) roll the disposable yellow e.A.R.® foam ear plug, containing a black protruding tube, back and forth with the fingers until it forms a small crease-free cylinder. See figures 2 and 3. Figure 2 figure 3 2) using only light pressure...

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    15 ear sensor use questempº ii figure 4 4) maneuver the ear hanger over the ear. The ear hanger will help to hold the assembly in place throughout the day. (this procedure may feel awkward at first but it will become very easy with continued usages.) a properly fit e.A.R.® plug will be comfortable a...

  • Page 18: Operating

    16 operating questempº ii e.A.R.® plug care the e.A.R.® foam earplugs can be washed with soap and water and reused or they can simply be thrown away and replaced. (remove the e.A.R.® plug from the blue ear mold prior to washing.) if the black tube separates from the yellow foam or if the plug does n...

  • Page 19: Specifications

    17 specifications questempº ii specifications accuracy the questemp ii temperature sensor has an electronic accuracy of better than +/- 0.1 c over the temperature range of 32c to 40c. (body temperature range.) battery life using one 9-volt alkaline (type neda 1604a) battery, the questemp ii, un...

  • Page 20: Accessories

    18 accessories questempº ii accessories part numbers 53-287 digital oral thermometer 58-453 replacement earloops (package of 10) 53-288 sheaths for digital thermometer (package of 100) 58-867 questemp ii serial computer cable (rs232) 58-847 questemp ii serial printer cable 56-904 carrying case - h...

  • Page 21: Warranty

    19 customer service questempº ii warranty 3m warrants our instruments to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year under normal conditions of use and service. For united states customers, we will replace or repair (our option) defective instruments at no charge, excluding batter...

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    3m is a trademark of 3m company used under license in canada. Please recycle. Printed in usa. © 2013 3m company. All rights reserved. 056-025, rev.I 8/13 3m detection solutions 3m detection solutions is a world class manufacturer of rugged, reliable instrumentation and software systems that help mon...