Ashcroft DG25 General Purpose Digital Gauge User Manual

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Light:

Determines how long the back light will remain
ON after any key is pressed in Measurement or
Menu Modes (Note: The timer is reset with any
key being pressed.)

1. While in Menu mode, press

➟

until “LIGHT” is displayed.

2. Press

➟

for timer value to appear;

“ON” refers to the back light remaining
ON at all times unit is powered ON,
“PRESS” designates that the back light
is switched on / off by briefly pressing
the backlight

MENU

➟

whereas, “OFF” in-

dicates the back light will never be illu-
minated. Selecting time values, “1 MIN”
(default), “5 MIN”, “20 MIN”, will activate
the backlight symbol on the LCD display
for the designated minutes.

3. Press

➟

to select back light time

(display will briefly show “DONE”) and
return to Measurement Mode.

Note: In “PRESS” mode; factory has set 1
hour timer to save battery.

Feature: Back light indicator will blink 10 sec-
onds prior to light shut off.

Update:

Utilized to select the rate at which the displayed
pressure value is updated on the screen. This
function is used when rapid changes in pres-
sure cause “flutter” in the display values;
longer intervals will reduce the update rate and
“average” the readings on such applications.

1. In Menu mode, press

➟

until

“UPDAT” appears.

2. Press

➟

to select.

3. Press

➟

to select values for

“1 SEC” (default), “500 MSEC”, or “250
MSEC”.

4. Press

➟

to select value (display will

briefly show “DONE”) and return to
Measurement Mode.

Note: Changing value to anything other than
1 sec may cause a slight zero offset, and it
is recommended that the gauge be fully
vented and re-zeroed before taking accurate
readings. Also, battery life will be reduced
by use of an update rate faster than 1 SEC.

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