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Viewing battery life remaining, Units and temperature – Vaisala HMT140 User Manual

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Battery Usage

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life remaining, the meter records the amount of power used

during transmission relative to the power remaining.

Viewing Battery Life Remaining

The HMT140 Utility displays the estimated battery

expiration and the estimated battery life percentages on the

Status

page.

Note:

The shorter the transmit period, the shorter the

battery life.

CAUTION:When replacing batteries, the meter must be

reset to recognize the new battery status.

To view battery life remaining:

On the Status tab, view the batter meter status in the

Est. Life

field.

To reset the battery meter after installing new batteries:

Note:

To install new batteries, see Battery Replace-

ment on page 49.

1

Turn off the HMT140. Make sure the configuration Cable

is disconnected from the device.

2

Press and hold the SERVICE button.
• Turn the HMT140 on while the SERVICE button is

engaged.

• Wait four seconds. You will hear eight beeps from the

beeper.

3

Release the SERVICE button to complete the battery

meter reset.

4

Confirm that the battery meter is reset. Reconnect the

Configuration Cable to the HMT140 and view the

estimated battery life in the Status tab (it should

indicate 100%).

Units and Temperature

Use the Options menu to set the measurement units you

want to display on screen.

To change display units:

On the Options tab, select Units.