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Lake Shore Model 480 Fluxmeter User’s Manual
5-8 Advanced Operation
5.6.1 Storing New Coil Parameters into Instrument Memory
Turn the instrument Off ( O ) and attach the new coil to the rear of the instrument. Turn power On ( l ).
Push the Coil Setup key and enter all relevant coil parameters as detailed in Paragraph 5.3. This
accomplished, press and hold the Coil Select key until you see the following display.
Select­With­°®
Save­Coil:­01
Use the  or  keys to cycle through the storage locations (1-10). When you reach the desired coil
location, press the Enter key, or press the Escape key to cancel and return to the normal display.
5.6.2 Storing New Coil Parameters into Probe Memory
The Lake Shore Model FCBL-6 User Programmable Coil Interconnect Cable is designed to allow a
customer to mate an in-house designed coil to the Model 480 Fluxmeter, taking full advantage of the
internal PROM programming capability. Connect the FCBL-6 to the user coil per instruction in
Paragraph 3.5.1.
Turn the instrument Off ( O ) and connect the FCBL-6 to the PROBE INPUT connector at the rear of
the instrument. Turn power On ( l ). Push the Coil Setup key and enter all relevant coil parameters as
detailed in Paragraph 5.3. This accomplished, press and hold the Coil Select key. You will see the
following display.
Select­With­°®
Save­Coil:­Probe
Use the  or  keys to select “
PROBE
.” Press the ENTER key, or press the Escape key to cancel
and return to the normal display.
After the PROM is loaded with the necessary coil parameters, nothing more is required for future use
of that coil, except to turn off the Model 480, attach the cable, and turn power back on.
5.6.3 Selecting Saved Coil Parameters
To select the parameters of a coil that were previously saved in instrument memory, press the Coil
Select key. You will see the following display.
Select­With­°®
Select­Coil:­01
The numbers 01 thru 10 correspond to instrument memory locations for coil parameters. “
User
”
indicates that parameters have been changed since the last time the coil was selected from memory.
Use the
 or  keys to cycle thru the available selections. Press the Enter key to make a selection,
or press the Escape key to cancel and return to the normal display.
NOTE: “
Probe
” will be seen when the Model 480 detects a probe attached to the instrument. When
a probe is attached, instrument memory locations cannot be selected.