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Lamotte 2020 Cheat Sheet  

 

1) 

Unit must be turned off before replacing batteries.  

If meter is not shut down 

properly before replacing battery, cal constants revert to 0.00 NTU and the meter 
needs to be sent back to factory to reset constants. 

2)  Keypad and Display:  

a)  When unit is off, push the 

READ 

button to turn unit on. The software 

version will be briefly displayed then a walking dash will display whil

e

 a 

measurement is taking place. 

b)  The 

CAL 

button needs to be held down to activate the calibration 

procedure. Once calibration is activated, the display will flash. The 

CAL 

button is also used to enter a calibration value after an adjustment is made. 

c)  The 

Up 

and 

Down 

arrows are used to adjust the value during calibration 

mode. 

d)  The 

READ 

button when pushed once will prompt the unit to take a 

measurement. Holding the 

READ 

button down will display 

OFF, 

then 

release to turn unit off. 

3)  Calibration Procedure: 

a)  Select a standard solution in the range that is to be tested, clean the tube 

with the standard and wipe clean with a lint free cloth. 

b)  Open the lid of the meter and align the arrow mark on the tube with the 

arrow mark on the meter and insert the tube. 

c) 

CLOSE THE LID

 of the unit and press 

READ

. If the value displayed is 

not matching (with in + or – 3%) the standard solution calibration must be 
done. 

d)  Press and hold the 

CAL 

button until the display is flashing. 

e)  Adjust the reading on the display using the 

UP 

and 

DOWN 

arrows to 

standard solution value. 

f)  Press the 

CAL 

button to enter and save the calibration value. 

g)  The unit 

cannot

 perform a two-point calibration. The unit must be 

turned 

off 

before a second reference point of calibration is done. 

h)  Calibration should be done at least once a week or as necessary.  

4)  EPA mode  

a) 

The 2020 has two operating modes, 

Standard operating mode 

and 

EPA     

Mode.  

A shaded triangle will be displayed in the top left when in 

EPA. 

b)  The meter can only be switched from one mode to another while turning  

the unit on. 

c)  The 

standard operation mode

 displays the measured turbidity to full  

resolution of the meter. 

EPA

 mode displays the measurements rounded to 

the reporting requirements of the 

EPA and Standard Methods 

compliance monitoring programs. 

d)  To change mode, turn off the unit and hold the 

CAL 

button while pressing 

the READ button to turn the unit on. The meter will then turn on in the 
opposite mode it was previously in. 

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