The TempTale
Starting a TempTale
Ultra Monitor
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• Press and hold the Start button (1 – 3 seconds) until the Sunshine icon
screen. The LED (1) will blink
• The TempTale Ultra will begin to record data after the programmed start-up delay period has passed.
Marking an Important Event (Date Stamp)
• TempTale Ultra monitors provide an option to Date Stamp, or mark, an important event at any time during the monitor record-
ing period.
• To mark an event while the monitor is recording, press and release the Start button. An Arrow
top of the LCD screen and trip summary data will appear.
• Press and release the Start button to cycle through the trip summary data. Data appears in the following order:
Alarming
When the TempTale Ultra monitor is exposed to temperatures outside
the programmed alarm limits, an
screen. The
icon will display if the high alarm was triggered,
the
icon will display if the low alarm was triggered.
Stopping a TempTale Ultra Monitor
There are two ways to stop a TempTale Ultra monitor:
• Press and hold the Stop button (1 – 3 seconds) until the Stop
icon
appears in the upper right corner of the screen.
• Plug the monitor into a USB port on a computer or printer.
Receiving a TempTale Ultra Monitor
• Recover the TempTale Ultra monitor, then press and hold the red
Stop button (1 – 3 seconds) to manually stop the unit.
NOTE: If the monitor is not stopped manually, the TempTale Ultra
monitor will continue to record data until it is plugged into a USB port
on the computer or until the programmed trip length is reached.
• Verify the "Stop" icon
is visible on the display.
Retrieving TempTale Ultra Monitor Reports and Data Files
• Plug the monitor into a USB port on the computer. The LED will blink
the
RED
LED stops blinking and displays solid GREEN, the file generation process is complete. The files are now accessible on a removable drive,
as shown below. (Windows
NOTE: Do not disconnect the monitor from the USB port while the
Managing and Viewing TempTale Ultra Monitor Files
• If the computer has Adobe PDF compatible reader software installed, double-click the PDF file icon to open and view the PDF file.
• If the computer has Sensitech's TempTale Manager
monitor configuration information, summary statistics, and time-temperature data graph.
• Both the PDF and TTV files can be copied, saved, or emailed as an attachment.
Ultra temperature monitor can be programmed with custom start-up delays,
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measurement intervals, and time-temperature alarm settings.
GREEN
(if LED startup option was programmed) to indicate that the monitor has started.
1. Average temperature
2. Min. recorded temperature
3. Max. recorded temperature
4. Total time above high limit
5. Total time below low limit
6. Current temperature reading (This is a programmable option.)
will appear at the top of the
7, 8.1, and 10).
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Desktop Software installed (8.0 or higher), double-click the TTV file icon to open and view
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appears in the upper left corner of the LCD
Running
Ready to start
RED
while the Adobe
RED
LED is blinking.
Direct USB Printing of PDF Reports
•
To place the monitor in Direct Print mode, press and hold the Start and Stop buttons
simultaneously until the
RED
mode.
NOTE: Direct Print times out after approximately 10 seconds. If time out occurs
before the monitor is connected to a USB port, repeat the previous step.
•
While the LED is blinking, plug the monitor into the USB port located on the exterior
of a USB-enabled printer, and then print the PDF report.
NOTE: Not all USB printers support USB-direct printing of PDF documents. Consult
your printer's user manual for support.
2
icon will appear briefly in the
Displayed Information
Alarm status
Temp
Marked point
display
Start-up delay
on
Alarm triggered
Total time above/below
alarm limits
PDF report and TTV data file are being created. When
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LED starts blinking. The monitor is now in Direct Print
1
= alarm(s),
= no alarm(s)
HIGH/ LOW
Stopped
recording
Current
temperature
reading
(°C/°F)