Practical Instrument Electronics 311 - Manual (Page 3)

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Configuration
Configure the Calibrator
Move w POWER SWITCH to “SOURCE” or
“READ”.
Setup
Double click the
e DIAL KNOB at any time the
unit is on and the following displays will appear
for 15 seconds:
Turn the e DIAL KNOB to move through the
menu. Press the e DIAL KNOB to toggle
between OFF and ON or to scroll through the
settings.
MODEL 311 V#.##
DOUBLE CLICK
EZ-DIAL KNOB
FOR CONFIGURATION
> EXIT 15
TEMP UNITS °C
RTD Pt 100 a=3850
BACKLIGHT ON
2ND DISPLAY ON
> EXIT 15
STEPS 3
STEP TIME 8
AUTO OFF ON
EXIT MENU - exits this menu immediately and
saves any changes. Menu will automatically exit
after 15 seconds of inactivity (countdown timer is
displayed).
TEMP UNITS - pressing the knob will toggle
between °C and °F.
RTD - pressing the knob will cycle through the
various RTD (Pt, Cu & Ni) at different base
resistances and alpha values.
BACKLIGHT - If BACKLIGHT is ON the
backlight will light all the time the unit is powered
up. For maximum battery life turn the backlight
off when using the calibrator in areas with
enough ambient light to read the display.
2ND DISPLAY - If 2ND DISPLAY is ON the
resistance associated with the RTD temperature
will appear in small digits on the display.
STEPS - pressing the knob will cycle through 2,
3, 5, 11 and 21 steps. The endpoints of the steps
are based on the values stored in the
HI and LO
EZ-CHECK outputs.
STEP TIME - pressing the knob will cycle
through 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 60
seconds.
AUTO OFF - If AUTO OFF is ON, the unit will
turn off after 30 minutes of inactivity to save
battery life. If AUTO OFF is OFF the unit will stay
on until the POWER SWITCH is moved to the off
position.
Note: All settings are remembered even with the
power off. Removing the batteries resets the
values to factory defaults.