Hey what are you doing? Hey, just calibrating. Come with me, I want to show you something.
Ok.
All right Emily, what did you want to show me? So this is our new HQ Series Portable Meter.
We have eight different models, covering a wide variety of your needs - whether you're
in the field or the lab. Do you want to check it out? Definitely. So if you open the box,
you'll see you have your meter, there will be power cable, USB cable, manual, and a wrist strap
-along with a lithium-ion battery. All you need is to connect your sensor. Can I assume there's
additional accessories I can get if i need? Yeah! So if you're out in the field, we have a couple
different options for you. Can I see? Yeah, take a look. So you'll see there is a protective glove
on the outside of the meter, giving you a little bit extra protection. Then we also have a hand
strap, which fits nicely around your hand in case you were to be on the field in a harsh condition.
Then there's also a kickstand, that can - as you just did, put it in and out and sit it on
your table if you're in the lab, or you can set that on the back of a truck bed if you're out in
the field. First thought is it feels solid. I really like the how it holds in my hand,
the glove, and the hand strap feel like it's not going anywhere - and I think all these
combine to make this a field-ready meter. So we know these are portable meters - looks like what
could be a case for it? Could you tell me about it? Let's take a look. So this is our standard
case, for some some of the standard cables that we have for sensors. So if you take a look inside -
there is a meter - you can actually use this case with or without the protective glove, kickstand
and hand strap. So that fits in there nicely whether or not you want to take those off, and then
we have sample cups here, there's a removable piece of foam for extra flex space if you need that as
well, and we can fit up to three standard cables in here three standard sensors. That's important.
Are those in there pretty secure and safe? Yeah. So actually there's no way that these will wiggle
around. There's a nice little feature where it just snaps right in. And then if you look underneath
these we have a nice little spot to grab anything else that you might need as you're leaving the lab.
Gloves or wipes or something like that. Cool. Is there any other options for cases? Yeah, so then
we actually have a rugged case available as well, which I'll pull out here and let you open that up.
All right, so this rugged case looks like it has a lot of room, looks like it might have a removable
tray. Yeah, there's actually room for three sensors. Rugged sensors up to 30 meters actually. You can
take that tray in and out, if you need extra room. So it's actually really flexible, we've made it so you
can just take it anywhere and use it however you need. Between the protective glove, the hand strap,
the case options - this meter feels like it's rugged and field-ready but is there
anything else I should know. Yeah, in addition to those features and accessories we talked about,
we have an ip67 rating, which makes it perfect for field use.
Emily as i look through the screen, I see a few options that are familiar to me, and one thing I noticed that was interesting, was instructions
here when I went into calibrate, and I can see those instructions being pretty handy for for
newer users without as much experience. And then also I noticed when I went into calibration,
I got an error and it looked like i could also go into troubleshooting steps for that. So we have
built-in troubleshooting instructions on the HQ Meter, which makes it great for any type of user
whether they're in the field or the lab. I can see it being handy in the field, especially being able
to just address the the error right then and there, and move on and keep measuring. Exactly so
Hach's built in all of these features. we've made the HQ series more intuitive and user-friendly.
I was looking at the data log, and I noticed a few options i haven't seen in the past.
I noticed a filtering option that looks like it allows us to filter by a couple different
types of data. So the HQ Series allows you to filter by parameter, measurement type, and
date range. I can see that being useful. And what about exporting it? You can quickly transfer data via USB
to your PC. Okay so let me show you - if you actually scroll down on that screen, click on export data
with that middle button. Okay. And it'll give you a prompt saying it's preparing the data file
just for a few minutes, and then it'll actually tell you what to do. Well, it gives me instructions right
here that that are straightforward to connect it to my computer with USB. Yeah, so since you have
your USB cable plugged in there you'd actually take the other end and put it right into your PC.
You'll get a few messages on the screen, that'll tell you what the next step is.
I've got a little indicator light here that tells me it's working,
and it does give me instructions: find HQ4300, select what looks like a file name,
copy the file name to my computer. Yeah, so once you plug that cable in you'll actually see the
file here on your desktop. Open that up and find the file name that's listed on the meter,
and then you can see the most recent date of data that you exported. Open that file up it'll open in
an excel file for you to view and quickly print or manipulate however you'd like. That
is really easy, especially with the instructions on the screen that looks great. We hope you found
the HQ Series Overview informative. For more information please visit hach.com/HQseries.