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Universal Isolated Transmitter
Swap out a transmitter to diagnose control issues.
The 830 acts as an isolated universal T/C, mV, OHMS, RTD,
FREQ and PRESSURE transmitter. Choose this function to
temporarily replace a transmitter when you suspect the
transmitter is faulty or to diagnose the parameters of the loop.
Move the power switch
w
to READ and Double click the
e
DIAL KNOB and the MAIN menu for the function in use will
appear. Turn the
e
DIAL KNOB until the pointer is at FUNCTION
and press the
e
KNOB until the desired FUNCTION appears.
Turn the
e
DIAL KNOB to move through the menu. Press the
e
DIAL KNOB to toggle the units, range, T/C Type or RTD curve.
Turn the
e
DIAL KNOB to move to the second (or third) menu
page so the word
XXX XMTR appears at the top of the menu.
Turn the
e
DIAL KNOB to move through the menu. Press the
e
DIAL KNOB to toggle between DOWN and UP, OFF and ON, or
to change the MODE setting.
MAIN
> EXIT
FUNCTION
T/C
UNITS
°C
T/C TYPE
K
COLD JUNC
ON
MAIN
> EXIT
FUNCTION
RTD
UNITS
°C
RTD Pt 100 a=3850
MAIN
>EXIT
FUNCTION
V
RANGE
100mV
MAIN
> EXIT
FUNCTION
FREQ
RANGE
20KHZ
MAIN
>EXIT
FUNCTION OHMS
RANGE
400Ω
MAIN
>EXIT
FUNCTION PRESSURE
UNITS
psi