YSI ProODO - Manual (Page 8)

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MaIn dIsplay
Press and hold the Power key for two seconds to turn the instrument
on. The instrument will briefly display two splash screens then go directly
to the main run mode screen. The first time the instrument is powered
up, you will need to set the date and time. Follow the instructions under
the Setup | System | Date/Time section of this manual.
The display at the left shows the run mode
(main display) with temperature in °C,
barometric pressure in mmHg, DO in % and
mg/L as the reported parameters. The date,
time and battery level are indicated at the
bottom of the screen. The logging preference
of Log One Sample at a time is indicated at
the top of the screen.
This screen also shows the message line
towards the bottom of the display above the
date and time. In this case, it doesn’t show
a message. However, messages will appear
frequently to indicate successful calibrations,
saved configuration changes, etc.
A USB symbol will show up on
the bottom of the display when connected
through USB with the communications saddle. The instrument will display full
battery power when it is receiving power through the USB connection.
Contrast – the contrast adjustment can be accomplished
by repeatedly pressing the backlight key and the
left or right arrow key at the same time.
Menu layout
Press Esc at anytime in the menus to escape back to the Run screen. The
left arrow can be used to go back to the previous menu in all screens
except alpha/numeric entry screens. You must use Esc to get out of the alpha/
numeric screens if you want to exit before finishing or without saving changes.
Functions that are enabled appear as a circle with a dot . Disabled functions
appear as a circle only . In addition, some options appear as an empty box
P
or a box with a check mark Q .
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alpha/nuMerIc entry
The numeric screens will display numbers only (shown above, left). Alpha/
numeric screens will display numbers across the top and letters along the
bottom rows (shown above, right). Letters appear as a common keyboard
arrangement.
When an alpha or numeric character is required, the display will show the alpha/
numeric entry screen. To select a character, highlight it by using the arrows to
move the highlight box over the desired selection. Then, press Enter on the
keypad to confirm the selection. After confirming the selection, it will appear
in the line at the top of the display.
For capital letters or lower case entry, highlight “SHIFT” and press Enter on the
keypad to change the characters from upper to lower case.
To delete the entire line of the current entry, highlight
) and press Enter on the
keypad. The ! symbol functions as a backspace key in the alpha/numeric entry
screens by deleting one character at a time. Use the “SPACE” function to add a
space between characters.
When you have finished entering the correct information (16 character max),
highlight <<>> at the bottom of the screen and press Enter on the
keypad to confirm.
The key cannot be used to escape to the previous menu from
an alpha/numeric entry screen. Instead, use the key to go
back to the previous menu when in alpha/numeric entry screens.
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