Precision Digital Corporation PD6820, Instruction Manual

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PD6820 Explosion-Proof Loop-Powered Rate/Totalizer
Instruction Manual
15
Calibrating the Meter (
Cal
)
To scale the meter without a signal source
refer to
Scaling the Meter
(
SCale
).
The meter can be calibrated to display the process in
engineering units by applying the appropriate input
signal and following the calibration procedure.
The use of a calibrated signal source is strongly
recommended.
1. Press the Up arrow button to scroll to the
Calibration menu (
cAL
) and press Enter .
2. The meter displays
Inpt1
. Apply a known
signal and press
Enter
.
The display will flash while accepting the
signal.
3. After the signal is accepted, the meter displays
dspl1
Press Enter .
Enter a corresponding display value for the
signal input, and press Enter to accept.
4. The meter displays
Inpt2
. Apply a known
signal and press Enter .
The display will flash while accepting the
signal.
5. After the signal is accepted, the meter displays
dspl2
. Press Enter .
Enter a corresponding display value for the
signal input and press Enter to accept.
After completing calibration the
save?
display will
need to be acknowledged using the Enter key before
calibration will take effect.
Minimum Input Span
The minimum input span is the minimum difference
between input 1 and input 2 signals required to
complete the calibration or scaling of the meter.
The minimum span is 0.10 mA.
If the minimum span is not maintained, the meter
reverts to input 2, allowing the appropriate input
signals to be applied.
Re-Calibrating the Internal
Calibration Reference (
ICaL
)
The
Internal Calibration
(
ICAL
) menu, located in the
Advanced features menu, is used to recalibrate the
internal calibration reference. Recalibration is
recommended at least every twelve months. Refer to
Internal Calibration
(
ICAL
) page
21
for instructions.
Setting the Time Base (
t.base
)
The meter calculates total based on rate and a time
base of units per second, minute, hour, or day.
Press the
Enter button, at any time, to accept a
setting or Menu button to exit without saving changes.
Setting the Total Conversion Factor
(
totCF
)
Total Conversion Factor is used to convert to a
different unit of total display. For example, to display
rate in gallons and total in liters, enter a conversion
factor of
3.7854
. When rate and total units are the
same, the Conversion Factor should be
1.0000
.
Press the Enter button, at any time, to accept a
setting or
Menu
button to exit without saving changes.