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SETUP
Install or Replace Batteries
AcuRite recommends high quality alkaline batteries for the best product
performance. Heavy duty or rechargeable batteries are not recommended.
The freezer sensor requires lithium batteries for low temperature conditions.
Cold temperatures can cause alkaline batteries to function improperly. Use
lithium batteries in the freezer sensor for temperatures below -4ºF / -20ºC.
Select Degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius
To select between degrees Fahrenheit (ºF) or Celsius (ºC) temperature units,
slide the “ºC/ºF” switch, located on the back of the thermometer display.
PLEASE DISPOSE OF OLD OR DEFECTIVE BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE
WAY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
BATTERY SAFETY: Clean the battery contacts and also those of the device prior to battery installation. Remove batteries from equipment which is not to
be used for an extended period of time. Follow the polarity (+/-) diagram in the battery compartment. Promptly remove dead batteries from the device. Dispose of
used batteries properly. Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used. DO NOT incinerate used batteries. DO NOT dispose of batteries
in fire, as batteries may explode or leak. DO NOT mix old and new batteries or types of batteries (alkaline/standard). DO NOT use rechargeable batteries. DO NOT
recharge non-rechargeable batteries. DO NOT short-circuit the supply terminals.
Thermometer Display
1. Lift up the battery door and slide off
the battery compartment cover.
2. Insert 2 x AAA batteries into the
battery compartment. Follow the
polarity (+/-) diagram in the battery
compartment.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Sensors
1. Slide off the battery compartment
covers, located on the front of the
units.
2. Insert 2 x AA batteries into the
battery compartment. Follow the
polarity (+/-) diagram in the battery
compartment.
3. Replace the battery cover.
-40ºF
(-40ºC)
(37°C)
100°F
-4ºF
(-20ºC)
(37°C)
100°F
