Manual
5
4 System description
4.1 General description
1.
Integrated sensor
2.
Display
3.
Zero / power button
4.
Battery compartment
4.2 Change the batteries
To change the batteries, please follow these steps:
1. Turn off the device.
2. Remove the cover of the battery compartment on the back of the device.
3. Remove the old batteries and insert 2 new 1.5 V AAA batteries. Observe correct polarity.
4. Close the cover of the battery compartment.
5 Operation
5.1 Take a measurement
To take a measurement, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the device by pressing the power button. The display should
now show “0” and the last
used material (“Fe” / “NFe”).
2. Place the sensor on the surface to be measured.
3. To start a new measurement, just lift the device from the surface, move it to the next measuring
point and place it on the surface again.
Note: You should calibrate the device on a regular basis to make sure the readings stay accurate. See
chapter 5.2 “Calibration” for more details.
5.1.1 Change the measuring unit
You can change the measuring unit from mil to
μm or from μm to mil. To do so, press and hold the power
button for approx. 6 seconds, until
the indication “UNIT” appears on the display. Now release the button.
After that, the measuring unit changes automatically.
