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3 Product description
3.8
Automatic power off
The magnetometer has an automatic power off feature. This re-
duces the power consumption of the inbuilt rechargeable bat-
teries and prevents them from being damaged by undervoltage.
The magnetometer automatically switches off in the following
situations:
●
The magnetometer is not operated for 20 minutes, i.e. no key
is pressed and the sensor area is not touched.
AUTO POWER
OFF
appears briefly on the screen during shutdown.
●
The remaining battery capacity is too low.
BAT LOW
appears
briefly on the screen during shutdown.
Fig. 5: Automatic power off
Magnetometer is not operated for 20 minutes (left)
The remaining battery capacity is too low (right)
3.9
Display backlight
The magnetometer features an illuminated display. The display
automatically lights up when a key is pressed or the sensor area
is touched. The display remains illuminated for 20 seconds.
The display illumination can be deactivated. When the display
illumination is deactivated, operating time is extended.
The display illumination is disabled or enabled in the menu un-
der
LED
.
Information about changing the setting can be found in
