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Fluke FoodPro Plus Food Safety Thermometer manual

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    ® June 2005, Rev. 1, 12/05 © 2005 Fluke Corporation . All righ ts reserved. All product names are trademarks o f their respective com panies. FoodPr o Plus Noncontact Food Safety Thermometer Users Manual[...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY This Fluke product will be free from defects in material and workmanship f or two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover fuses , disposable batteries, or damage from accident, neglec t, misuse, alteration, con- tamination, or abnormal cond iti ons of operation or handl ing. Reselle[...]

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    i Table of Contents Title Page Product Stat ement ............................................ 1 FoodPro Plus Specifications and Features ...... 2 Proper Application and Operation .................... 4 Before You Start ............................................ 4 Noncontact (Inf rared) Mode ........................... 4 Mode Select ion .........[...]

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    FoodPro Plus Users Manual ii Troubleshoot ing ............................................. 17 Other Operational Considerat ions ................. 17 Certificat ions .................................................... 18[...]

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    1 Noncontact Food Safety Thermometer Product Statem ent Thank y ou for pu rchasin g this f ood sa fety t hermometer. We are c onfident that you will be pleased with the quality and performance of this product. Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the operation, features, and be nefits of this fine product. This food safety the rmo[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 2 FoodPro Plus Specifications and Featur es See Table 1 for spec ifications and fe atures. Specifications are subject to change wi thout not ice. Table 1. Specifi cations and F eatures Infrared Tempe rature Ra nge IR Cha nnel -35 t o +27 5 ° C (-30 to 525 ° F) Accuracy Assumes ambient operating temperature of 23 ° C ±[...]

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    Noncont act F ood S afety Thermom eter FoodPro Plus Spec ifi cations a nd Features 3 Table 1. Specifi cations and F eatures (cont.) Probe (cont.) Response Ti me 7-8 se conds (3 time consta nts) Probe Dime nsions Ø: 3.0 mm (0. 118 ") Lengt h: 80 mm (3.0 ") Sensor Thin Film, Platinum Class A RTD Operational Repeatability Within accu racy s[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 4 Table 1. Specifi cations and F eatures (cont.) Other Certifications CE, NSF, CMC Warranty 2 years Accessories Nylon Carrying Pouch, QuickStart Guide, and Bat tery [1] Calibration Geometry: >22 ° C 144 mm so urce @ 20 0 mm (1.45 :1) E=0.9 7DD <2 5 ° C 140 mm source @ 100 mm (0 .7:1) E=1. 00 BB. Proper Applic atio[...]

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    Noncont act F ood S afety Thermom eter Proper Application and Operation 5 Note The infrared t emperature meas urements are used for sc reening and measuring surface temperat ur es only. Critical internal temperatures must be verified by using t he probe. Mode Selection The SELECT but ton has two functi ons . Pressi ng the SELECT button after the di[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 6 12 mm min (1/2 ") 1 2 ebq05.eps Figure 3. Exten ded Contact Probe Probe Icon ebq06.eps Figure 4. Probe Mode Display Notes Remember if th e display blanks the select bu tton will recall the last measur emen t. The probe tip must b e sterilized before and between measureme nts of f ood samples to av oid cross co ntam[...]

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    Noncont act F ood S afety Thermom eter Proper Application and Operation 7 To set the coun tdown timer, pr ess the SEL ECT button until the tim er icon is displayed (Figure 5). Press the SET button once to e nter the set mode (“SET” on display blinks) . Press the S E T button a sec ond time to clear and increment the ti mer value. The timer va l[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 8 • A Green LED indicato r shows a safe chilled or fro zen condition below 4 ° C (40 ° F) or a safe holdi ng temperature above 60 ° C (140 ° F). • The Red LED indicator light is displayed w hen temperatures a re within the HACCP “Danger Zone” of 4 ° C t o 60 ° C (39 ° F to 14 0 ° F) where microbe growth oc[...]

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    Noncont act F ood S afety Thermom eter Noncont act Tempe rature Measu rement Ap plications 9 the produc t in a refrigera ted environment s uch as a walk-i n cooler, either make rapid me asurements (w ithin 1 minute or less) or all ow 30 minute s for the unit to stabilize in the refriger ated environm ent (above 0 °C / 32 °F) before me asuring. To[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 10 contents of de licases, chilled sal ads and desserts, holding ovens, rotisseries, etc. Note If any questionable temperatures ar e indicated or if temperat ure readings ar e withi n ±1 °C ( ±2 °F) of the HACC P “Danger Zone” boundary, use the pr obe to check internal temper atures. Field Verification of Accuracy[...]

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    Noncont act F ood S afety Thermom eter Field Verificatio n of Accuracy 11 0ºC (32ºF) ebq11.eps Figure 8. Cold Temperature Verificati on Check The no ncontact (IRT) me asureme nt shoul d be wi thin ±1 °C ( ±2 °F) of the reference probe re adin g (nomi nally 0 °C (32 °F)). The pr obe temp erature reading should be withi n ±0.5 °C (±1 °F )[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 12 60 ºC (140 ºF) ebq12.eps Figure 9. Hot T emperature Verifi cation Check Using this met hod, th e noncon tact ( IRT) ch annel sh ould be con sidered accurately calibrated if t he reading is wi thin ±2 °C (±3.5 °F) of the refere nce probe’s r eading; the un it’s probe re ading shou ld be within ±0. 5 °C (±1 [...]

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    Noncont act F ood S afety Thermom eter Field Verificatio n of Accuracy 13 ebq13.eps Figure 10. Nonc ontact Thermometer Working Range Operating and Ambient Temperature Range The food safety the rmometer is d esigned to operate in environments between 0 °C – 50 °C (3 2 °F – 1 22 °F). Av oid su bjecting t he unit to extreme or abrupt changes i[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 14 Humidity Noncontact t hermometers ( IRTs) are not inte nded for use in e xtremely humid or condensing en vironmen ts. Condensation on the len s window will impede t he optical perfor mance an d prevent ac curate temperature measureme nts. If t his occ urs, allow the wi ndow to dry by evaporatio n or wipe wit h a sof t [...]

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    Noncont act F ood S afety Thermom eter Setting/Cha nging º C and ºF Temperat ure Scales 15 9V NO TE! F or ºF Press SET within 15 seconds of connecting batter y (Disconnect batter y to reset) Def aults to ºC after 15 seconds 1 2 ebq15.eps Figure 12. Setti ng/Changing ° C and ° F Temperature Scales Note The ° C/ ° F temperat ure scale initial[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 16 Probe Replacement The modular pr obe of the food saf ety thermometer is re placeable . To replace probe, ext end the probe partially to access t he rubber c aps. Carefull y pry up th e rubber ca ps usi ng a pi n, and r emove the screws using a #2 cross-tip sc rewdriver as shown. Gras p the probe and carefully separate [...]

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    Noncont act F ood S afety Thermom eter Setting/Cha nging º C and ºF Temperat ure Scales 17 Note Each time t he battery i s instal led or re placed, t he tempe rature scale will default to the Celsius scale. To select the Fa hrenheit scale see ‘Setting/Cha nging ° C and ° F Temperat ure Scales’. Troubleshooting Code: --- (on display) Problem[...]

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    FoodPro Pl us Users Manual 18 Certifications CE, NSF, CMC This i nstrument c onfor ms to the f ollow ing standa rds: • EN 61326 -1 Electromagn etic Emissions and Susceptibility • EN 61 010-1 General Safety • IP54 P ƒ[...]