ZERO/ABSOLUTE/PRESET Button
One short push (less than one second) of this button will zero the display at any point (some call this the “incremental mode”). A long push (more
than one second) of this button will return the display to the original reading (some call this the “absolute mode”) and the letters “ABS” will
appear. Press the
Shift/Set
button, shift will be displayed and then press the
Preset, Zero/Abs
button to get to Preset Mode.
PRESET Button
This button allows you to install any reading into the display at any position of the spindle. It is used most often to establish the correct zero point
of tools that exceed one inch or 25 mm range.
For example: In a 8-9” rod setup, the number 8.00000 would be installed into the display.
To install a preset value:
First, zero the tool using the thimble.
Push the
SHIFT/SET
button to get into the secondary button functions and “
S
” will show on the display .
Press the
PRESET
button and a “
P
” will appear on the top left of the display, and it will be blinking. “ABS” will be displayed as well.
Press the
SET
button to set up the preset number. (0.00000 or a previous preset number will be displayed)
Press the
PRESET
button to change the preset to a negative number “–” or back to positive (no sign).
Press the
SET
button to move to the first digit position, which will start flashing.
Press the
PRESET
button to change the number in the position that is flashing. Each press advances the number from 0-9. Stop when the
number is correct.
Press the
SET
button to move to the next position, and press the preset button to install a number from 0-9.
Continue to install a number from 0-9 in every position.
After all the numbers are installed, Press the
SET
button again and the display will flash between “Shift” and “Preset”.
Press the
PRESET
button to install the new preset number and the “Shift and “Preset” will stop flashing. Finally, double check to see that the
numbers are correct and the spindle is in the proper position.
IN/mm LIMITS Button
The micrometer can be changed from inch mode to millimeter mode, or the reverse, with one push. The secondary function is LIMITS and will
only become active after the
SHIFT
button has been pushed. LIMITS are used to enter the minimum and maximum limits of a tolerance.
NOTE: 733.1MXRL (metric only) series, there is no English conversion.
To Install Limits
Push the
SHIFT/SET
button to get into the secondary button functions and “S” will show on the display . Press the
LIMITS
button to get
into the LIMITS mode. “MIN LIMIT” will appear on the display. Press the
SET
button to allow the new minimum limit to be installed. On the
display “MIN LIMIT” will flash . Move the spindle to the new minimum limit value to be installed, and press the
SET
button to install the new Min
limit.
Now press the
LIMITS
button again to change the display to “MAX LIMIT”. Press the
SET
button to allow the new maximum limit to be installed.
On the display “MAX LIMIT” will flash. Move the spindle to the new maximum limit reading and press the
SET
button to install the reading. The
display stops flashing and shows “MAX LIMIT”. Press the
LIMITS
button to use the limits mode.
NOTE:
After installation, limits mode will show “out of tolerance” by a flashing the measured value and either “MIN LIMIT” (to small) or “MAX
LIMIT” (to big) on the display. To get out of the limits mode, press the LIMITS button once. This will return you to the normal measuring mode.
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