Dakota Ultrasonics MINI--MAX User Manual

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4) Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key

multiple times to tab left until the AUTO menu is highlighted and

displaying the submenu items.

5) Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu

items until APROX LEN is highlighted.

Note: This is the approximate physical length of the cal standard currently

being measured. This tells the MINI-MAX where to turn on the receiver and

look for an echo. The area scanned will be +/- 5% from the approximate

length. For this example, 3” & 6” cal bars are used. Start with the 3” cal bar

first. Note: If the glass block is being used as the standard, use the 1” side.

6) Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box.

7) Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value.

8) Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations.

9) Repeat steps 7 & 8 until the APPROX LEN value is correctly displayed.

10) Press the OK key to set the Approximate Length and return to the

menu screen, or ESC to cancel entering the Approximate Length.

Note: Alternatively, the Approximate Length can be entered from the

main measurement screen using the ALEN measure menu item. This can

be accessed by pressing the MEAS button on the keypad multiple times

until the ALEN field is highlighted.

11) Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu

items until AUTO SET is highlighted.