5. Setup Mode
The Protimeter MMS instrument has a range of features that can be selected by the user
as listed in table 5.
Setup Setup
selection
Code
S 1 Displays temperature values in
O
C
S 2
Displays temperature values in
O
F
S 3 Activates LCD back light
S 4 Deactivates LCD back light
S 5 Activates bleeper
S 6 Deactivates bleeper
DEF Default settings (
O
C, activated back light, activated bleeper, 1 minute auto switch off)
0.00 Real-time clock (adjustable only through IrdA comm port with Protimeter software)
T 1 Auto switch off adjustment, from 1minute to 6 minutes
Table 5.
To enter the Setup mode switch the instrument on and disconnect any attachments that
may be connected. When the display shows three horizontal dashes ( - - - ), press
.......
momentarily; the word SETUP then appears in the bottom left hand corner of the LCD
together with the code S1 in the centre of the display. Within three seconds,
press successively to scroll through the setup codes as detailed in table 5. Press to
set the selected setup option.
Example 1 - deactivate back light and change temperature readings from
O
C to
O
F
• Enter Setup mode by pressing button momentarily when display shows - - -
• Scroll to S 4 by pressing
• Press button to select the deactivated backlight option
• Scroll to S 2 by pressing
• Press to select the
O
F display option
• Press momentarily to return to operating modes, or leave for three seconds
The instrument would now display temperatures in
O
F without any backlighting.
Example 2 - change the default auto switch off from 1 minute to 5 minutes
* Enter Setup mode by pressing momentarily when display shows - - -
* Scroll to t 1 by pressing
* Press four times in succession; display now shows t 5
* Press momentarily to return to operating modes, or leave for three seconds
The instrument would now switch off automatically after five minutes.
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