Manual Part # 800-1070-001 Rev 10-2016
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S
ECTION
3
O
PERATION
Readout Keys
Key Timing
The keys pictured above, are found on all Digi-Fence
Readouts.
Some of them have multiple functions!
Timing, which is how long a key is depressed, and the combination of the keys
pressed is important. This manual uses the
term ‘”
momentarily
” to describe a
key press of shorter than 1 second. Whereas the term
“press and hold
” is used
to describe a key press of longer than 1.5 seconds. As an example; when using
a PC keyboard to type a capital letter you would “
press and hold
” the SHIFT
key and “
momentarily
depress the LETTER key.
In addition most of the key “
functions
” are executed on RELEASE, not depress.
This is important since some of the same keys execute different functions
based on how long they are pressed and when they are released. These key
operations, once tried will quickly become intuitive.
On/Off
Momentarily pressing the
ON/OFF
key will cause the readout to turn on or off.
The Firmware Version of the readout is displayed on power-up when the
ON/OFF
key is used. While the readout is on, if it does not detect movement or
a keypress for 15 minutes, it will automatically turn itself off to conserve battery
life. While it is off if it is moved as little as .002in (.05mm), or the
ON/OFF
button is pressed, the readout will automatically turn itself back on with no loss
of position.
Units Key
The readout can display position information in decimal inches, fractions, or
millimeters. To change the current display mode, momentarily press the
Units
key. With each key press the readout will cycle through decimal inches, When
the readout is in 1/16 or 1/32 i
nch fraction mode, a series of ‘bars’ in the upper
right corner of the LCD, each representing 1/64th of an inch, may appear. For
example; the LCD pictured below left is set to display 32nds of an inch. As you
can see there is one ‘bar’ in the upper right corner of the LCD indicating an
