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chosen in the calibration gas setting option, the 
instrument will display H
2
S+ and hydrogen 
sulfide must be used to verify accuracy. Use of 
the incorrect calibration gas may lead to 
inaccurate and potentially dangerous readings. 
If the instrument recognizes a “CO Plus” sensor, the 
display will show the “CO Plus Calibration Gas” 
screen. 
Use the “+” button to change the calibration gas 
setting for the “CO Plus” sensor. 
Once the appropriate calibration gas selected, press 
the “CAL” button to advance to the next screen 
showing the concentration of the gas chosen to 
calibrate the “CO Plus” sensor. 
Use the “+” and “-” buttons to change the 
concentration of the gas that will be used. 
4.3.11 Temperature Compensation 
The PhD Ultra includes built-in temperature 
compensation curves that allow the instrument to 
give more accurate readings across a broad range 
of operating temperatures. Temperature 
compensation may be enabled or disabled by the 
user as needed. 
Note: The default setting for temperature 
compensation is enabled. Biosystems 
discourages disabling the PhD Ultra’s 
temperature compensation. 
(1) Move to the “Instrument Setup” screen as 
described in section 4.3.1 and use the ‘CAL’ key 
to scroll through the setup options until you 
reach the “O2 Temp Comp” screen. 
(2) Use the “+” and “-” buttons to change the 
setting. 
4.3.12  Saving changes and exiting the 
Instrument Setup mode 
When the PhD Ultra is properly configured, press 
and hold the “CAL” button to save the changes. The 
PhD Ultra will instruct you to release the button after 
about 3 seconds. 
A screen will briefly announce that changes have 
been made and the instrument setup has been 
updated. 
The PhD Ultra will then turn itself off.
Pressing mode button to cancel the changes and 
save the previous configuration. 
4.4  Re-initializing the PhD Ultra 
During production, all PhD Ultra detectors are 
initially setup or programmed with the same 
standard or “default” configuration (unless the 
purchaser requests otherwise). The default 
configuration may be restored at any time by using 
the following procedure. 
CAUTION:
Re-initialization will clear the 
datalogger memory and cause the instrument to 
revert to the default configuration. Verify that 
any information needed from the datalogger has 
been extracted prior to re-initializing the 
instrument. If custom alarm and setup choices 
are in use, remember to reset the alarm settings 
and optional setup choices immediately 
following the re-initialization. 
Following initialization, the 
PhD Ultra must be calibrated before being put 
back into service. Failure to calibrate the 
instrument following re-initialization may result 
in inaccurate and potentially dangerous 
readings. 
To re-initialize the PhD Ultra: 
(1) Make sure the instrument is turned off. 
(2) Slide the belt clip towards the rear of the 
instrument exposing the four buttons on the 
instrument keypad. 
(3) With the instrument turned off, simultaneously 
press and hold down the "+" and “-” buttons. 
(4) While holding down the "+" and “-” buttons, 
press the mode button to turn the PhD Ultra 
back on. 
  Do not release the “+” and “-” buttons until 
the “Instrument Setup” message appears on 
the display screen. 
  The display will then show the release date of 
the software currently installed and the user-
assigned instrument ID number. 










