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LaMotte 5 Series pH Meter User Manual

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2.8 Switching the Meter On

1. Press

the

ON/OFF key. All LCD segments will display

momentarily as the meter performs a self-diagnostic test. The
meter will display “- - -“ if the meter has not been calibrated or if
the meter has been reset.

2. Press

the

MODE key to choose the desired measurement mode.

3. If a temperature probe is not connected, either 25.0°C (factory

default) or the last calibrated temperature value will be
displayed. If a temperature probe is connected, the current
measured temperature will be displayed.

4. “Or” (Over range) indicates the reading exceeds the maximum

measurement range.

Ur” (Under range) indicates the reading is under the minimum
measurement range (see Section 7 Specifi cations).

3. CALIBRATION

3.1 pH Calibration

The meter is capable of calibrating up to 3 pH values using USA or NIST
(nSt) pH buffer standards or 2 pH values with Low Ionic (Pb) pH buffer
standard. All new calibration values will automatically override existing
data.

USA group

4.01, 7.00, 10.01

NIST group

4.01, 6.86, 9.18

Pb group

4.10, 6.97

For the best results perform at least a 2-point calibration at room
temperature (25 °C) using standard buffers. Begin with pH 7.00 (USA
group), pH 6.86 (NIST group) or pH 6.97 (Pb group).