SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
INSTALL BATTERY
To open the battery compartment, turn the meter over and lift the tab on the bottom of the
battery compartment cover. Remove the cover and set it aside. Then plug the included “9V”
battery into the wired socket inside the compartment. The terminals of the battery and the socket
mate in only one way, with the smaller male terminal plugging into the larger female terminal.
Close the battery compartment by replacing its cover and snapping it shut.
ADVANCED SETUP
Before using the meter, General recommends that you adjust five operating and “housekeeping”
parameters to your preferences. They are:
1. The Auto Power Off (APO) “time out” trigger point, and whether the function is enabled
2. The low threshold of the moisture level alarm (beeper), and whether the alarm is
enabled
3. Whether the meter’s memory is activated, and if so the number of moisture-
measurement records to provide space for
4. Whether records are stored manually or automatically. If automatic storage is chosen,
how often readings are stored
5. The temperature measurement unit (°F or °C)
It is not necessary to enter Advanced Setup mode if you are willing to use the default settings for
each of the above five parameters. The default settings are:
1. APO:
ON
, with a 2-minute “time out” trigger point (2 minutes of inactivity at the front-
panel buttons)
2. Moisture alarm:
OFF
3. Memory storage:
OFF
4. Memory timer:
MANUAL
5. Temperature unit:
°F
To enter Advanced Setup mode
, power on the meter in a special way by pressing and holding the
MODE
button as you press and hold the
button. The following setup screen will appear,
showing the default settings. On the right side of the top (APO) line,
2Mins.
will initially be
flashing.
SETTING
APO.
2Mins.
Alarm
OFF
Store Mem.
OFF
Mem. Timer
MANUAL
Temp Unit
°F
EXIT
To change any of these operating and housekeeping settings:
A. Navigate to its line by pressing the
▲
and
▼
pads of the joystick (
button). When a
setting is ready to be changed, it will begin to flash.
B. Use the
and/or
pads to select a new value.
C. Press the
MODE
button to save the selection (or selections, if you change more than
one setting), exit Advanced Setup Mode, and enter real-time measurement mode.
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