sauermann Si-V V 3 Vane Thermo Anemometer User Manual

May 15, 2024
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sauermann Si-V V 3 Vane Thermo Anemometer

Instrument description

The Sauermann Si-VV3 is a vane thermo-anemometer measuring instrument. In addition to the measurement of air velocity and temperature, the airflow is also calculated.
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  • Vane probe with 2 m cable
  • LCD screen
  • Hold/Min/Max/Live value button
  • On/Off & backlight button

Safety and environment

About this document
Please read this document and familiarize yourself with the product before putting it to use. Keep this document on hand so that you can refer to it when necessary. Pass this documentation on to any subsequent users of the product.

Avoid personal injury/damage to equipment

  • This device has been developed for air velocity and temperature measurement and indoor use. Please always use the device for its intended use and within the parameters described in the technical features in order not to compromise the protection ensured by the device.
  • Only the accessories provided with the device or available as an option must be used.
  • Never store the product together with solvents, acids or other aggressive substances.
  • Only carry out the maintenance and repair work that is described in the documentation. Follow the detailed steps when doing so. Use only original spare parts from Sauermann.
  • If the device falls in case of similar inconveniences, or if an irregular malfunction appears, please do not use the device and bring it back to your distributor to ensure your safety.
  • The device must not be used in ATEX zones according to applicable standards.
  • Do not use the device next to explosive gases, vapour or dust.
  • The device does not contain any internal parts repairable by the user. Do not open the instrument.
  • This device can pose a risk for wearers of pacemakers. Respect a distance of at least 10 cm (4’’) between the device and the wearer.
  • Observe safety distances to products that can be damaged by the magnetic field (e.g. monitors, computers, credit cards).

Exclusions and restrictions of liability

The application operation is under the exclusive customer or user entity responsibility, who acknowledges using this system at his/her risk. The customer or user entity explicitly eexcludesSauermann, and every other company through which it could have been sold of any kind of responsibility or warranty regarding any direct, indirect, accidental, consecutive or nonconsecutive damage that could have been subjected, for some or all, by partial or total non-respect, voluntary or involuntary, of recommendations, conditions and prerequisites indicated hereafter.

Symbols used
For your safety and to avoid any damage to the device, please follow the procedure described in this user manual and read carefully the notes preceded by the following symbol: The following symbol will also be used in this user manual, please read carefully the information notes indicated after this symbol:
Warning: possibility of electric shock

Standard

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, under part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and usedbyh the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

  • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
  • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
  • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
  • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
  • Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Sauermann could voice the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

  1. This device may not cause interference, and
  2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Technical specifications

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All the accuracies indicated in this technical datasheet were stated in laboratory conditions and can be guaranteed for measurements carried out in the same conditions, or carried out with calibration compensation. Calculated value, is only available on the app. Airflow is calculated with the surface given by the user. The accuracy of the result will depend on the surface accuracy given by the user.

General Features

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Battery life is given at 20°C (68°F) with alkaline batteries / **If the instrument is stored outside the operating temperature (for example in a van, a warehouse, etc.), please wait for 10 minutes in its operating temperature before starting and using it.

Dimensions

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Insert the batteries

  • Unscrew the battery compartment cover at the back of the device and remove the cover.
  • Put the 3 alkaline AAA LR03 1.5V batteries supplied with the instrument.
  • Carefully respect the polarity.
  • To close the batteries compartment, push the batteries cover back on, starting with the upper part.
  • Screw the batteries compartment cover.

Turn on the instrument

  • Press & hold the ON/OFF key.
  • Place the vane probe in front of the air vent or the correct location to carry out the air velocity & temperature measurements.
  • The probe must be placed with the arrow in the direction of the airflow.
  • The device displays the air velocity and the temperature measurements. Select the unit
  • With the device turned on.
  • Press & hold the HOLD key to switch to the required air velocity measurement unit: m/s, km/h, fpm, mph.
  • Press simultaneously ON/OFF & HOLD keys to switch to the required temperature measurement unit: °C, °F.

Activate/deactivate the wireless communication

  • With the device turned on.
  • Press simultaneously ON/OFF & HOLD keys to activate or deactivate the wireless communication
  • When activated, the wireless communicaion icon flashes on the instrument screen.
  • The icon becomes fixed when the instrument is paired to a tablet or smartphone.

Activate/deactivate the Backlight

  • With the device turned on.
  • Press the ON/OFF key to activate or deactivate the backlight.

Activate/deactivate the Auto shut-off

  • The device has an automatic shut-off set to 10 minutes.
  • When the device starts, all the segments are displayed.
  • During this time, press & hold the ON/OFF key to enter the “Power down menu“.
  • Press HOLD to activate/deactivate the auto shut-off.
  • Press & hold the ON/OFF key to exit the “Power down menu“. Display Hold/Min/Max/Live values
  • With the device turned on measured values are displayed.
  • Press the HOLD key to successively:
    • Freeze the display of measurement values
    • Display the minimum measured values
    • Display the maximum measured values
    • Restore the live display

Key operation

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Maintenance

Change batteries

  • With the device turned off.
  • Unscrew the battery compartment at the back of the device and remove the cover.
  • Remove used batteries and insert new batteries (3 alkaline batteries AAA LR03 1.5 V) respecting the polarity.
  • To close the battery compartment, push the battery cover back on starting with the upper part.
  • Screw the battery compartment cover.

Clean the instrument

  • Clean the housing with a damp cloth (soap suds) if it gets dirty.
  • Do not use aggressive cleaning agents or solvents.

Mobile App
The Si-HVACR Measurement MobileApp allows one to view and record measurements in real time.

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Main features

  • Easily view different parameters
  • Browse saved measurements history and data graphs (average, min & max values, etc.)
  • Create reports (PDF, CSV or XML format) and add up to four (4) photos

Sauermann Industrie
ZA Bernard Moulinet
24700 Montpon
France
T. +33 (0)5 53 80 85 00

Sauermann NA
140 Fell Court, Ste. 302
Hauppauge, New York 11788
T. (+1) 631-234-7600
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Sauermann GmbH
Leibnizstraße 6
D – 74211 Leingarten
T. +49 (0)7131/399990
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Sauermann UK
Units 7-9, Trident Business Park
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool – FY4 2RP
T. +44 (0) 870 950 6378
F. +44 (0) 870 950 6379

BE CAREFUL! Material damages can happen, so please apply the precautionary measures indicated.

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