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PD6700 Field-Mount Loop-Powered Process Meter 

Instruction Manual 

 

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Operation 

Front Panel Buttons Operation 

Button 
Symbol 

Description 

 

Press to enter or exit 
Programming Mode or exit 
Max/Min readings 

 

Press to reset Max/Min 
readings 

 

Press to display Max/Min 
readings alternately 

 

Press to display Max or Min 
reading indefinitely while 
displaying Max or Min 

 

The meter displays 

4.000

 mA. Apply a 4.000 mA  

signal and press 

Enter

. The display flashes for a  

moment while the meter is accepting the signal. 

After the signal is accepted, the meter displays 

20.000

 

mA. Apply a 20.000 mA signal and press 

Enter

. The 

display flashes for a moment while the meter is  
accepting the signal. 

Maximum & Minimum Readings 
(

MAXIMUM 

MINIMUM

The maximum and minimum (peak & valley) readings 
reached by the process are stored in the meter since 
the last reset or power-up. The meter shows 

MAXIMUM

 

or 

MINIMUM

 to differentiate between run mode and 

max/min display. Press 

Enter

 to remain in Max/Min 

display mode. If 

Enter 

is not pressed, the Max/Min 

display readings will time out after ten seconds. The 
meter will return to display the actual reading. 

 

Reset Meter to Factory Defaults 

When the parameters have been changed in a way 
that is difficult to determine what’s happening, it might 
be better to start the setup process from the factory 
defaults. 
Instructions to load factory defaults: 

Enter the 

Advanced

 features menu. 

Press and hold 

Reset

 button when 

INFO

 is shown. 

Press 

Enter

 when 

RESET 

DFALTS?

 prompt is shown 

Note: If 

Enter

 is not pressed within three seconds, the 

prompt will stop flashing return to showing 

INFO

 

 

Factory Defaults & User 
Settings 

The following table shows the factory setting for most 
of the programmable parameters on the meter. Next 
to the factory setting, the user may record the new 
setting for the particular application. 

 

Model: ____________________________________ 
S/N: ______________________________________ 
Date: _____________________________________ 

Parameter 

Display 

Default 
Setting  

User 
Setting

 

 

Programming 

prog 

Scale 

 

Input 1 

 

INPt1

 

4.000 mA 

 

Display 1

 

Dspl1

 

4.000 

 

Input 2 

 

INPt2

 

20.00 mA 

 

Display 2

 

Dspl2

 

20.000 

 

Decimal point

 

Dd.ddd

 

3 places 

 

Tag

 

Tag

 

Off 

 

Password

 

PASSWRD

 

00000 
(unlocked) 

 

Advanced Features 

Indicate

 

INDICAT

 

Off 

 

Function

 

FUNCTN

 

Linear 

 

Cutoff 

CUTOFF 


(disabled) 

 

Filter 

FILTER 

Low 

 

 

 

MENU

RESET

DISPLAY

 

ENTER

 

Summary of Contents for vantageview Safe Touch PD6700

Page 1: ...2 mm 7 Alphanumeric Characters Lower Display Display Mountable at 0 90 180 270 SafeTouchTM Through Window Button Programming HART Protocol Transparent Loop or External DC Powered Backlight Standard O...

Page 2: ...and Terms Conditions on www predig com for complete details 2020 Precision Digital Corporation All rights reserved Introduction The PD6700 is a rugged field mount loop powered NEMA 4X meter fully feat...

Page 3: ...aL 13 Setting the Tag Display tag 13 Setting Up the Password PASSWRD 14 Locking the Meter 14 Setting Up the Meter SETUP 14 Making Changes to a Password Protected Meter 14 Disabling Password Protection...

Page 4: ...ures Figure 1 Enclosure Dimensions Front View 6 Figure 2 Enclosure Dimensions Side Cross Section View 6 Figure 3 Connector Board 7 Figure 4 Connections without Backlight 8 Figure 5 Connections with Lo...

Page 5: ...mental Operating temperature range 40 to 75 C Storage temperature range 40 to 75 C Relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing Connections Screw terminals accept 12 to 22 AWG wire Enclosure NEMA 4X IP65...

Page 6: ...and set the display module aside Unpacking Remove the meter from box Inspect the packaging and contents for damage Report damages if any to the carrier If any part is missing or the meter malfunctions...

Page 7: ...gative terminal when using the installed loop powered backlight or ground negative when powering backlight from external supply Refer to Figure 3 for terminal positions Observe all safety regulations...

Page 8: ...ections without Backlight Figure 5 Connections with Loop Powered Backlight Loop powered backlight brightness will increase as the input signal current increases If constant backlight brightness is des...

Page 9: ...window directly over the marked button area When the cover is removed the four mechanical buttons located next to the sensors are used The sensors are disabled when a mechanical button is pressed and...

Page 10: ...ess the Advanced features of the meter Right Reset Button Press the Right arrow button to move to the next digit or decimal position during programming Up Display Button Press the Up arrow button to s...

Page 11: ...he Tag Units Menu ON Tag On Enable Tag Units OFF Tag Off Disable Tag Units PASSWRD Password Enter the Password menu UNLOCKD Unlocked Program password to lock meter LOCKED Locked Enter password to unlo...

Page 12: ...brated Cal by applying an input The meter comes factory calibrated to NIST standards so for initial setup it is recommended to use the SCALe function The Program menu contains the Scale SCALe and the...

Page 13: ...s 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 mi...

Page 14: ...password to gain access to the menu After exiting the programming mode the meter returns to its password protected condition Disabling Password Protection To disable the password protection access the...

Page 15: ...Set Point Program set point ReseT Reset Point Program reset point Funct Function Enter advanced function menu Lnear Linear Set linear scaling Squar Square Root Set square root extraction Prog E Progr...

Page 16: ...lection FUNCTN The Advanced Function menu is used to select the advanced function to be applied to the input linear square root or programmable exponent The multi point linearization is part of the li...

Page 17: ...effect However you may move past this selection using the Up arrow key if you need to go back and correct and earlier entry Once confident in the entries you must navigate back to the Save menu screen...

Page 18: ...h HI or off OFF The higher the filter setting the longer the averaging time and so the longer the display may take to find its final value The filter contains a noise filter bypass feature so that whi...

Page 19: ...seconds The meter will return to display the actual reading Reset Meter to Factory Defaults When the parameters have been changed in a way that is difficult to determine what s happening it might be b...

Page 20: ...to exit Max Min display readings Display response is too slow Check filter setting to see if it can be lowered to LO or OFF If the display locks up or the meter does not respond at all Perform hard re...

Page 21: ...on or increment digit Cycle through maximum minimum and mA display mode ENTER Accept selection value and move to next selection Acknowledge alarms To enter the Advanced Features Menu hold the Menu but...

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