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3.
Automatically Temperature Corrected (ATC)
Switch the instrument on and select the appropriate wood calibration scale as
detailed in sections 1. Using a hammer and nail of nominal 3 mm diameter, make a
hole in the wood to be tested. Remove the nail and push the Temperature Probe into
the hole until the tip is at the required depth. Connect the Temperature Probe into the
instrument via the “
Temp
” socket. Then using this instrument to measure timber
can obtain the automatically temperature corrected (ATC) moisture value. If you need
to reading current temperature of timber press “
T
” button, then LCD will display the
temperature. Press “
T
” button the LCD will display the other °C or °F temperature.
Pressing “
” button the LCD display moisture value again. (Temperature Range: -
35
C ~ 80
C
).
4.
Set-up Automatically Switch-off Time
Combinatorial using “
” + “
” button can change the default
automatically switch-off time. Depress the “
” button don’t release and press the
“
” button will change automatically switch-off time (disable automatically switch-
off or set from 1 to 9 minutes) by change the code as detailed in the following table.
Code
Description
0
Disables automatic switch-off
1
Selects automatic switch-off at 1 minute
2
Selects automatic switch-off at 2 minutes
3
Selects automatic switch-off at 3 minutes
……
……And so on to……
9
Selects automatic switch-off at 9 minutes