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RH520-EU_ENG  V4.2    3/10 

Programming the RH520 

SETTING THE TIME AND DATE 

1.  From the Standard View, press the 

SET

 and 

TIME

 buttons simultaneously 

2.  The SET indicator will appear 

3. Use 

the 

UP

 and 

DOWN

 arrow buttons to set the time 

4. Use 

the 

LEFT

 and 

RIGHT

 arrow buttons to step through the minutes, hours, 

AM/PM/24-Hour, day, month, and year parameters 

ƒ

  If AM or PM is selected, the date format will be MONTH-DAY-YEAR 

ƒ

  If 24-hour is selected, the date format will be DAY-MONTH-YEAR 

5. Press 

SET

 at any time to store the new value and revert to the Standard View 

6. Press 

VIEW

 at any time to return to the Standard View without storing any changes 

CLEARING THE INTERNAL MEMORY 

Press the 

RESET

 button (located inside the battery compartment) to clear the display and 

measurement parameters (sample rate, vertical resolution), and to reset the display. 

Press the 

DATA RESET

 button (located on the back of the unit) to clear all of the stored 

readings, the MAX/MIN values, and the Alarm history. 

SELECTING THE UNIT OF MEASURE FOR TEMPERATURE (

o

C/

o

F) 

The 

o

C/

o

F

 switch, located inside the battery compartment, is used to select the unit of 

measure for temperature displays 

SETTING THE VERTICAL RESOLUTION FOR THE TEMPERATURE GRAPHIC DISPLAY 

1. Press 

the 

SET

TEMP

, and 

UP

 arrow buttons simultaneously 

2.  The upper temperature range indicator will flash and the SET icon will appear 

3. Use 

the 

UP-DOWN

 buttons to change the upper temperature value (5° increments). 

4. Press 

the 

TEMP

 button and the lower temperature range indicator will flash 

5. Use 

the 

UP-DOWN

 buttons to change the lower temperature value (5° increments) 

Note that the upper and lower temperature values cannot overlap and the upper value 
cannot be less than zero 

6. Press 

the 

TEMP

 button to toggle upper and lower range values 

7. Press 

the 

SET

 button at any time to store a value and return the instrument to the 

Standard View 

8. Press 

VIEW

 at any time to return to the Standard View 

SETTING THE VERTICAL RESOLUTION FOR THE RH GRAPHIC DISPLAY 

1. Press 

the 

SET

RH

, and 

UP

 arrow buttons simultaneously 

2.  The upper RH range indicator will flash and the SET icon will appear 

3. Use 

the 

UP-DOWN

 buttons to change the upper RH value in 10% increments 

4. Press 

the 

RH

 button and the lower RH range indicator will flash 

5. Use 

the 

UP-DOWN

 buttons to change the lower RH value in 10% increments 

6.  Note that the upper and lower RH values cannot overlap 

7. Press 

the 

RH

 button to toggle upper and lower range values 

8. Press 

the 

SET

 button at any time to store a value and return the instrument to the 

Standard View 

9. Press 

VIEW

 at any time to return to the Standard View 

Summary of Contents for Extech Instruments RH520A

Page 1: ...User Manual Paperless Humidity Temperature Chart Recorder Model RH520 C 13 45 04 23 04 30 10 100 0 38 21 2...

Page 2: ...r transfer to a PC Careful use of this instrument will provide years of reliable service CAUTIONS This device is not a toy and must not reach children s hands It contains hazardous objects as well as...

Page 3: ...AC adaptor jack 8 DATA RESET button clears recorded measurement data and alarm history 9 Temperature units select switch C or F 10 PROGRAMMING RESET button clears programming changes but retains meas...

Page 4: ...Internal memory usage meter 3 Vertical axis scale limits 4 Cursor Alarm indicators 5 Push button lock out status indicator 6 Time display 7 Relative Humidity RH measurement graph 8 Date display 9 Func...

Page 5: ...MP button to display Dew Point Right left down and up arrow buttons for scrolling data and navigating the display KEYPAD QUICK REFERENCE ALSO SHOWN ON REAR OF THE RH520 HOUSING Key press Function Seco...

Page 6: ...ly charged Segments switch off as the battery ages When the battery indicator has only one segment left the batteries must be replaced immediately NOTE Always set the date and time immediately after b...

Page 7: ...RATURE GRAPHIC DISPLAY 1 Press the SET TEMP and UP arrow buttons simultaneously 2 The upper temperature range indicator will flash and the SET icon will appear 3 Use the UP DOWN buttons to change the...

Page 8: ...s to increment decrement the HIGH temperature alarm limit Use the LEFT RIGHT arrow buttons to step through the decades 4 Press the ALARM button The MIN low alarm indicator will switch on 5 Use the UP...

Page 9: ...ess of the RIGHT ARROW button will move the cursor to the right When the cursor reaches the right side limit the graph will move to the left Holding the button down will speed the scrolling rate When...

Page 10: ...reading digits the display is showing the MAX or MIN relative humidity ALARM DISPLAYS 1 Press the ALARM button from the Standard View to analyze the most recent alarm activity temperature or humidity...

Page 11: ...for the selected Time will display 4 Press VIEW to return to the Standard View DEW POINT DISPLAY Press the TEMP and the RH buttons simultaneously to view the Dew Point reading The DEW POINT display ic...

Page 12: ...current sample rate is displayed in the TIME and DATE display areas 4 To change the sample rate refer to the programming section of this manual 5 Press the VIEW button to return to the Standard View T...

Page 13: ...low and 100 high Sample Rate One 1 reading stored per minute Battery Replacement The 5 segment battery life indicator allows the user to track the status of the battery When all 5 segments are dark t...

Page 14: ...5 Vdc Minimum Output Voltage 2 5 Vdc Power supply Three 3 AA batteries and AC adaptor included DC4 5V 300mA 3 5mm x 1 35 mm plug Battery life 4 weeks typical using alkaline batteries Operating Temper...

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