Figure 5
Press and release the green Power ON key to power up the meter as shown in Figure 5.
Note: Before taking measurements, wait approximately 1 minute after powering up
the meter. Waiting 1 minute allows the probe to come to full charge.
4.4
Options menu (main menu)
The Options menu will appear on the LCD after powering up the meter as shown in
Figure 5. The Options menu displays the batteries capacity and 3 option selections: 1.
Real time reading; 2. Averaged reading; 3. PowerOFF / Setup.
4.5 Battery capacity
The battery’s capacity is displayed in percent. As the battery decreases in
voltage
, this
value decreases. For NiMH batteries, this value will gradually drop until about 40%.
After this point, the NiMH batteries drop off quickly. With continuous use, the meter
will run approximately 8 hours
4.6
Real time reading
In Figure 5, the Options menu displays the
selection arrow
at the 1
st
position. Note: the
1
st
position (Real time reading) is always the default position of the
selection arrow
when
entering the Options menu.
With the
selection arrow
still at the 1
st
position, press and release the green Right Scroll
key as shown in Figure 5.
The following screen will appear on the LCD as shown below in Figure 6.
Figure 6
The real time pressure (psi) is displayed along with the operator’s specified Low and
High range limits as shown above in Figure 6.
The Low and High range limits are input into the meter’s non-volatile memory at the
Setup stage, which will be explained in section
4.8 Setup
.
Pressure=###.##psi
Low
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<
###.##psi
High
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>
>
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###.##psi
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