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Using This Quick Start Manual

Use this Quick Start Manual to get your Temperature
Indicator, when used with a Thermocouple, up and
running right out of the box. To do this you:

connect ac power

connect the Thermocouple

configure the unit
– specify Thermocouple type
– set degrees to C or F
– set decimal point position

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Before You Begin

You should have the following parts:

Meter

Panel-mounting gaskets

ac Power Connector (orange -
P1), Input Connectors (2)
(grey -P3 and P9), and rear
protective cover (mounted)
with green Cold Junction
Compensation Board (right
side).

In addition to the unit and related parts, you will need
the following items to set up your unit:

ac power, as listed on meter’s Product/ID label

Thermocouple

1/8” flat blade screwdriver

1/8” Phillips head screwdriver

Safety Consideration

This device is marked with the
international Caution symbol.

Configure the Unit

Press the front panel buttons: 

Press This Button:To:

access the configuration 
menus and move from one  
menu to the next.

enter and scroll through a 
submenu

change the value of a 
submenu

move backward one menu 
(press once) or exit the 
configuration menus (press 
twice).

To Set Thermocouple Type:

1.

Press MENU until the
meter displays:

2.

Press 

/MAX until the

meter flashes:

3.

Press MENU until the meter displays:

3. Insert the correct wire in each terminal and tighten

the lockdown screw.

 

Tug gently on each wire to

verify the connection.

 Use copper conductors

only, minimum 20 AWG

CAUTION:Take care not to damage the
green Cold Junction Compensation
Board and its connectors.

4. Replace the rear cover. Verify proper seating of

the connectors on the green Cold Junction
Compensation Board.

5. Thread the power wires through the slots on the side

of the cover. Replace the rear cover retaining screw.

Connect the Thermocouple

Regardless of thermocouple type, the 
RED wire is always NEGATIVE.

The cover on the thermocouple connector shows the
positive and negative terminals.
1. Attach the wires and tighten the retaining screws.

Tug gently on each wire to verify the connection.

2. Apply ac power.  The front panel of the unit

displays 

RESET2

, followed by the temperature.

If it does not:

a.

Remove ac power.

b.

Verify your P1 power connections.

c.

Check your power source.

d.

Plug the unit in again.

If the unit flashes 

+OPEN

, the Cold Junction Compen-

sation Board is not seated properly. Check the connections
and the rear cover retaining screw, and repeat this step.

1
2
3

P1

N

~AC LINE
~AC NEUTRAL

PROTECTIVE EARTH GND

L

L

FUSE

N

SWITCH

GREEN WIRE

EARTH

LINE

NEUTRAL

Check for proper Earth grounding
in the power distribution system (single phase).

START HERE

2

3

4

SAFETY:

• Do not exceed voltage rating on the label located on

 

the

top of the instrument housing.

• Always disconnect power before changing signal and

power connections.

• Do not use this instrument on a work bench without

its case for safety reasons.

• Do not operate this instrument in flammable or

 

explosive

atmospheres.
• Do not expose this instrument to rain or moisture.

 

EMC:

• Whenever EMC is an issue, always use shielded

 

cables.

• Never run signal and power wires in the same conduit.

Use signal wire connections with twisted-pair cables.
Install Ferrite Bead(s) on signal wire close to the
instrument if EMC problems persist.

Mount the Unit

1.

 

Cut a panel

2.

3.

4.

Position the unit in
the opening,
making sure the
front bezel/ gasket
is flush with the
panel.
From the rear of
the panel, slide the sleeve forward over the case

 

and up to

the panel surface.
The panel should now be sandwiched between the

 

bezel-

backed gasket in front and the sleeve in back.

5.

 

Replace the thumbnuts that secure the sleeve tabs

to the case.

Connect ac Power

Warning: Do not connect AC power to

 

your 

device until you have completed all

 

input and 

output connections. This device

 

must only be 

installed by a specially

 

trained electrician with 

corresponding

 

qualifications. Failure to follow 

all

 

instructions and warnings may result in

 

injury!

/MIN

MENU

/MAX

RESET

SETPTS

/MAX

/MIN

MENU

RESET

INPUT

SETPTS

/MAX

/MIN

MENU

RESET

TC

SETPTS

/MAX

/MIN

MENU

RESET

STORED

SETPTS

/MAX

/MIN

MENU

RESET

TC

You 

MUST

have

this component.

METER

+E

+S

–S

–E

+R

–R

P9

P3

1

2

3

1

2

3

+

J1

J2

T/C COLD

JUNCTION

COMPENSATION

BOARD

TC

opening using the

 

dimensions

shown

 

to the right.

1.

Remove the rear protective cover and set it aside.

 

The

cover is secured with a Phillips-head screw.

2.

Locate connector P1 on the bottom-left-rear of the

 

unit.

The connector has three screw-down

 

terminals (see

below).

EXTERNAL FUSE WIRED

115 Vac IEC127-2/III, 125mA, 250V (Time-L

a

g) 

or UL Slow-Blow, 125mA, 250V

230 Vac IEC127-2/III, 63mA, 250V (Time-L

a

g) or 

UL Slow-Blow, 63mA, 250V

The instrument is a device protected in accordance with UL 

61010:2010 Electrical Safety Requirements for Electrical 

Equipment for Measurement,  Control and Laboratory. The 

device has no power-on switch. Installations must include a 

switch or circuit breaker that is compliant to IEC 947-1 and 

947-3.  It must be suitably located to be easily reached and

marked as the disconnecting devise for the equipment.

Use copper conductors only, minimum 20 AWG,

UL Rated, for power connection.  Insulation must be rated for

at least 85C and 600V.

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