DMM B18 Manual
(English)
JULY 2022
Page
5
5.
OPERATING PROCEDURE
i.
Place meter on a wooden table. Ensure no object is near the meter and no sample is in the cavity.
ii.
Press
ON/OFF
switch.
“
”
will blink for few seconds. Do not touch the meter while “
” is
blinking.
iii.
Wait till
“
”
is displayed.
iv.
Once “
” is displayed, press
CHANNEL 1
switch to see that meter displays
“CH
.
%M”
when meter is empty. After few seconds meter will automatically display “
” if no sample is dropped in
meter.
v.
Take the indicated weight or volume of the sample to be tested. Fill hopper with the sample. Weigh
accurately as mentioned. For
“FULL”
or
“WEIGHT NOT MENTIONED”,
fill the hopper fully.
vi.
Place the sample filled hopper on meter and drop down the sample in meter cavity
by pressing the
lever.
vii.
Remove the empty hopper
and keep aside.
viii.
Press the appropriate channel switch to start the moisture measurement. “
” will blink for few
seconds then moisture will be displayed.
DO NOT SHAKE OR TOUCH THE METER WHILE “
” IS BLINKING
ON DISPLAY
Where “CH 1” indicates channel/switch no., “
” is the moisture %.
ix.
Once meter is emptied, “
” will be displayed after few seconds. Machine is intelligent enough to
sense that the sample is taken out and now the cavity is empty. Once meter is displaying “
”, next sample
can be measured. Repeat from step 3.
x.
The meter gets automatically switched
OFF
after 10 minutes if not in use. Or press
ON/OFF
to switch
off the
machine.
* Operating Procedure for moisture measurement in Cotton Seed, Rui, Kapas:
Follow steps i to iv as mentioned above.
Weigh the sample as indicated on the meter and fill with hand in the meter cavity.
Gently press the sample with hand until the sample is compressed into the meter cavity.
Follow steps viii to x as mentioned above.
