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Megohmmeter Models 6528/6529
2.8 Alarm Buzzer
To enable/disable the audible Alarm buzzer in Insulation mode:
1. Turn the rotary switch to
OFF
.
2. Press and hold down the
SET-UP
key for >2s turning the rotary switch to any position. The LCD
momentarily
displays
ConF
to indicate the insturment is in configuration mode.
3. The
symbol appears on the display. If this is set to
ON
, press
►
to select
OFF
. When you
restart the instrument, the Alarm Buzzer
will be disabled.
2.9 Permanent Mode
To help prolong battery life, by default the instrument’s auto-off is activated and turns off the display if
it is idle for 10 minutes. Press the
TEST
button to awaken the instrument.
To deactivate auto-off:
1. Turn the rotary switch to
OFF.
2. Press and hold down the
SET-UP
key for >2s turning the rotary switch to any position. The LCD
momentarily
displays
ConF
to indicate the insturment is in configuration mode.
3. Press
▲
until
P
appears. If this is set to
OFF
, press
►
to select
ON
.
When you restart the instrument, the auto-off is deactivated and the
P
appears on the LCD indicating
the Permanent mode is active.
2.10 Backlight (BL)
To help prolong battery life, by default the instrument’s Backlighting mode is deactivated (or auto-off of
backight is activated) and after 2 minutes the backlighting is switched off.
If you want the backlighting to stay on at all times:
1. Turn the rotary switch to
OFF
.
2. Press and hold down the
SET-UP
key for >2s while turning the rotary switch to any position.
The LCD momentarily displays
ConF
to indicate the insturment is in configuration mode.
3. Press
▲
until
appears. If this is set to
OFF
, press
►
to select
ON
. The next time the instrument
is switched on, automatic switching off of the backlighting will be deactivated and the backlighting
will stay on at all times once the
key has been pushed while the instrument is actively on.
2.11 Firmware Version
To display the firmware version number currently running on the instrument:
1. Turn the rotary switch to
OFF
.
2. Press and hold down the
SET-UP
key for >2s while turning the rotary switch to any position. The
LCD will display
ConF
.
3. Press
▲
until
SOFT
appears; the firmware version appears in the primary display.
2.12 Alarm Functions and Indicators