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Inserting and Removing Modules
Modules can be added or removed at any time, with the meter powered on or off.
Module Insertion
1.
Hold the top (labeled) and bottom tabs on the module with your thumb and
index finger and
squeeze the tabs towards each other.
2.
Slide the module straight into an open channel grove on the back of the meter. The tabs
should snap into place when the module is fully connected to the meter.
3.
Release the top and bottom tabs on the module.
4.
If the meter is powered on, it will automatically recognize the module and update the
channel ID display (top, left) with the module ID in the corresponding channel location.
Module Removal
1.
Hold the top (labeled) and bottom tabs on the module with your thumb and index finger and
squeeze the tabs towards each other.
2.
Pull straight back to remove the module from channel grove on the back of the meter.
3.
The meter will automatically recognize that the module has been
removed and update the
channel ID display (top, left) with dashes in the previous channel location.
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Module Connections
V
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meters are compatible with pH electrodes with BNC connectors, ATC probes and
conductivity probes with 8 pin MiniDIN connectors and dissolved oxygen probes (both RDO
optical and polarographic) with 9 pin MiniDIN connectors – the same electrodes and probes
compatible with Orion Star meters, Orion Star Plus meters and Orion Star A series meters.
Make sure the module is properly inserted in the meter and the meter is connected to a power
source using the included universal power adapter.
Module Catalog #
VSTAR-PH
VSTAR-ISE
VSTAR-LR
VSTAR-CND
VSTAR-RD
Label
pH
pH/ISE
pH/LogR
Cond
RDO/DO
Connectors
(from top
to bottom)
8 pin MiniDIN 8 pin MiniDIN 8 pin MiniDIN 8 pin MiniDIN 9
pin MiniDIN
BNC
BNC
BNC
Pin Tip
Pin Tip
Pin Tip
VSTAR-PH V
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pH Module and
VSTAR-ISE V
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pH/ISE Module
VSTAR-LR V
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pH/LogR Module
VSTAR-CND V
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Conductivity Module
VSTAR-RD
V
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RDO/DO Module
8 pin MiniDIN
BNC
Pin Tip
8 pin MiniDIN
8 pin MiniDIN
BNC
Pin Tip
9 pin MiniDIN
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Measurement Display Options
Single, Dual or Multiple Channel Displays
When two or more modules are connected with the V
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meter, pressing the
channel
key will change which channels are displayed in the measurement mode. Each channel can be
displayed separately or two, three or four channels can be displayed simultaneously. To
customize the channel display options shown when the
channel key is pressed, use the
Instrument Settings
setup menu.
Press and hold the
channel key to quickly scroll through the channel display options and
release the
channel key when the desired channel display configuration is shown.
This feature
will be available in the near future with the V
ERSA
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TAR
software release following revision 2.73.
Visit
www.thermoscientific.com/OrionMeters
to download the latest meter software.
View Format
Displayed Information (Customizable & Measurement Dependent)
Single Channel
–
Channel 1
–
Channel 2
–
Channel 3
–
Channel 4
–
Channel ID
–
Print, Log, Alarm, RS232/USB Icons
–
Date
and Time
–
Channel
Number
–
Measurement Mode
–
Method Number
–
Read Type (AR, TM, SS) Icons
–
Stabilizing/Ready Indicator
–
Main
Measurement with Units
–
Secondary Measurement with Units
–
Temperature
with Units and Source
–
Calibration Point, Data, Time, Slope
–
Electrode
Status
–
RDO Cap Life
–
Alarm Indicators
–
User ID, Electrode ID, Sample ID
Example Single
Channel Display
Two Channels
–
Channels 1 & 2
–
Channels 1 & 3
–
Channels 1 & 4
–
Channels 2 & 3
–
Channels 2 & 4
–
Channels 3 & 4
–
Channel ID
–
Print, Log, RS232/USB Icons
–
Date and Time
–
Channel Number
–
Measurement Mode
–
Method Number
–
Read Type (AR, TM, SS) Icons
–
Stabilizing/Ready Indicator
–
Main Measurement with Units
–
Secondary Measurement with Units
–
Temperature with Units and Source
–
Electrode ID, Sample ID
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