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B – FIELD TRANSMITTER START-UP / CONFIGURATION
1. Charging the battery
When using the field transmitter for the 1st time, or when changing the batteries, it will be
necessary to set the time and the date of the transmitter (see next paragraph “2/ Field
transmitter configuration – Date and time settings“)
The field transmitter must be charged for at least 10 hours before it is first used.
When connected to the charger, the screen will light and display the default time of «00 : 00».
The batteries will begin charging. The battery charge symbol will appear on the screen.
The battery life depends on the daily use made of the field transmitter and the backlight on time setting.
When connecting for the first time, please set the following:
2. Field transmitter configuration
Once the field transmitter is charged, you can make initial setting adjustments, namely:
- Date and time settings,
- Contrast adjustment,
- Setting the name of the field transmitter,
- Language selection,
- Screen lighting time adjustment,
- Field transmitter information display.
All of these settings are made via the ‘‘Parameters“,
menu that can be accessed from the field terminal’s
welcome screen, by performing the following steps:
Press any key to turn on the field transmitter and
display the welcome menu.
Press OK, or, select ‘‘Parameters“ with the OFF
key and confirm by pressing OK.
The different parameters will then be displayed on
the screen. Simply select the parameter your choice.
Setting Time/Date
Select “Date and Time“ from the ‘‘Parameters“
menu and confirm by pressing OK.
Changing the time:
- Select “Time“ + press OK.
- Move from hours to minutes by pressing.
