Turning ON and Fresh Air Setup

Device operation is dialog driven from the display with the aid of the three Function buttons (see Figure 1 Device overview).

For more information, see the flow charts in Appendix.

1. Turn the device on with the button.

The device performs a self test and then goes to Fresh Air Setup:

all display segments are activated
audible alarm sounds
alarm LEDs light
vibrating alarm is activated.

During the self test, the device checks for missing sensors. In the case of a missing sensor, the device displays the Sensor Missing screen and alarms until it is turned off. Otherwise, the turn-on sequence continues.

The device displays:

Alarm & display self test
Manufacturer name
Device name
Software version
FCC ID
IC ID
Bluetooth software version (if activated)
Sensor discovery
Combustible gas type
Toxic gas units
Alarm set points (PEAK, MIN) (STEL, TWA)
Calibration values
Date and time display
Last cal date (if activated)
CAL due date (if activated)
Fresh Air Setup option.

Screen Displays during Startup

During the startup sequence, all automatic page display timeouts are preset to a range from two to four seconds.

Several sequences and screens occur during start up:

Device Self Test

The device performs a self test.

Device Name and Software version

Software version and device name display.

Combustible Gas Type

Name of Combustible Gas Type displays, e.g. BUTANE.

NOTE: Combustible gas type can be changed manually through the SENSOR SETUP menu or the MSA GALAXY GX2 Test Stand or MSA Link software.

Toxic Gas Units

Name of Toxic Gas Units displays (ppm or mg/m3).

NOTE: Toxic units can only be modified through the MSA GALAXY GX2 Test Stand or MSA Link software.

Alarm Set points

Alarm set points for all installed and activated sensors display.

LOW alarm set points display, followed by HIGH alarm set points.

NOTE: Alarm set points can be changed manually through the -Setup menu or the MSA GALAXY GX2 Test Stand or MSA Link software.

STEL and TWA Set points

The preset STEL and TWA values for installed and activated sensors display.

Calibration Values

The preset calibration values for installed and activated sensors display.

Time and Date

The date displays in a month, day and year format.

NOTE: In the event that the battery is fully discharged, the time and date reset. At startup, the user is prompted to enter the time and date.

If the time and date information is missing, they are reset to

(Jan-01-2016) with time stamp (00:00).

Last CAL Date and CAL Due

NOTE: These display options can be set by MSA GALAXY GX2 Test Stand or MSA Link software. If these options are not set, these screens are not displayed.

By default, Last Cal is activated.
By default, Cal Due is deactivated.

Fresh Air Setup (FAS)

The FAS screen is prompted.