CET Electric Technology
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Chapter 3
Front Panel
The meter’s Front Panel is used for both display and configuration purposes. The LCD display and the two buttons
provide access to measurements, meter information and configuration.
Figure 3-1 Front Panel Display
3.1
LCD Display
3.1.1
LED Pulse Output
The PMC-230 comes standard with an LED Pulse Output on its Front Panel, which can be used for kWh/kvarh
Total energy pulsing by setting the
LEd
setup parameter via the Front Panel or
LED Energy Pulse
register via
communications.
3.1.2
LCD Display Symbols
The following figure shows the LCD display symbols based on “ ”.
Figure 3-2 LCD Display Symbols
3.2
LCD Testing
Pressing both the
<
>
and the
<
▼
>
buttons simultaneously for 2 seconds enters the
LCD Test
mode. During
testing, all LCD segments are illuminated and will blink on and off three times before returning to the
Data
Display
mode.
3.3
Display Modes
The PMC-230 has a default display which can be set as one of two modes:
Fixed
mode which displays kWh Imp
statically and
Auto-Scroll
mode which displays kWh/kvarh Imp./Exp. and kVAh as well as kWh Imp./Exp. per Tariff
sequentially in 4 seconds interval. The
Auto-Scroll
setup parameter can only be enabled/disabled via
communications.