Series 5 Digital Force Gauges
User’s Guide
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Select
Off
for the backlight to be off upon powering on the gauge.
Select
On
for the backlight to be on upon powering on the gauge.
Select
Auto
for the backlight to be on upon powering gauge, but will shut off after a period of inactivity (as
defined in the
Automatic Shutoff
sub-section). The backlight will turn on again when activity resumes.
The length of time of inactivity is programmed in minutes via the
Set Minutes
parameter. Available
settings:
1-10
, in 1 minute increments.
Note:
If the AC adapter is plugged in, the gauge will ignore these settings and keep the backlight on,
unless the
BACKLIGHT
key is pressed. Selecting the
On
or
Off
setting in the
Backlight
menu will
manually turn the backlight on or off as if the Backlight button were pressed.
12.3 LCD Contrast
The contrast of the display may be adjusted. Select
LCD Contrast
from the menu. The screen will appear
as follows:
Press
ENTER
to modify the contrast. Select a value from 0 to 25, 25 producing the most contrast.
12.4 Beeps
Audible tones can be enabled for all key presses and alerts, such as overload, set point value reached,
etc. The Set Point alert can be configured to be either a momentary tone or a continuous tone (until the
load is restored to a value between the set points). To configure the functions for which audible tones will
apply, select
Beeps
from the menu. The screen will appear as follows:
12.5 Initial settings
This section is used to configure the initial settings upon powering on the gauge. The initial units of
measurement and the primary reading measurement mode may be configured. To access these settings,
select
Initial Settings
from the menu. The screen will appear as follows:
BEEPS
Keys
* Alerts
Set Points
* Momentary
Continuous
LCD CONTRAST
Set Contrast
10
BACKLIGHT
Off
On
*
Auto
Set Minutes
1
