BEKA Advisor A90-SS, Manual

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2.1 Controls
The Advisor A90-SS panel meter is controlled and
calibrated via the four front panel push buttons
located below the display. In the display mode i.e.
when the meter is displaying a process variable,
these push buttons have the following functions:
(
While this button is pushed the meter
will display the input as a percentage of
the instrument span or, depending
upon configuration, the analogue input
in milliamps, volts or ohms.
When optional alarms are fitted and the
latch function
latch
is enabled,
pressing this button will de-latch the
alarm output.
When the alarm silence time
5il
is set
to any value other than zero, operating
this button clears the alarm for the
configured silence time.
&
While this button is pushed the meter
will display the numerical value and
analogue bargraph the meter has been
calibrated to display with a minimum
input I.e. 4mA or 0V. When released
the normal display in engineering units
will return.
If the hold function
hold
is enabled,
operating this button will cause the
meter to display the lowest value since
the hold function was last reset by
operating the
&
and
*
buttons
simultaneously.
*
While this button is pushed the meter
will display the numerical value and
analogue bargraph the meter has been
calibrated to display with a maximum
input I.e. 20mA or 1V. When released
the normal display in engineering units
will return.
If the hold function
hold
is enabled,
operating this button will cause the
meter to display the highest value since
the hold function was last reset by
operating the
&
and
*
buttons
simultaneously.
)
Unused unless tare function
tare
is
enabled. When tare function is
enabled operating this button for less
than 3 seconds toggles the meter
display between the gross and net
values. The ‘T’ annunciator is
activated when the net display is
shown. Operating the
) button for
more than 3 seconds tares the display
by setting it to zero.
)
+
&
When both buttons are operated
simultaneously for more than 3
seconds slowly decreases display
brilliance.
)
+
*
When both buttons are operated
simultaneously for more than 3
seconds slowly increases display
brilliance.
(
+
&
Shows firmware number followed by
version.
(
+
*
Direct access to the alarm setpoints
when optional alarms are fitted to the
meter and the
ac5p
access setpoints
in display mode function has been
enabled.
&
+
*
Resets the maximum and minimum
hold memories when the
hold
function is enabled.
(
+
)
Access to configuration menu via
optional security code.
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