Cooper Instruments & Systems Series M4 Digital Force Gage - Manual (Page 7)

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4 HOME SCREEN AND CONTROLS
4.1 Home Screen
No. Name
Description
1 Measurement direction
- indicates a compression (push) direction
- indicates a tension (pull) direction
These indicators are used throughout the display and menu.
2 Peaks The maximum measured compression and tension readings. These
readings are reset by pressing ZERO or by powering the gauge off and
on.
3 Primary reading The current displayed force reading. See Operating Modes section for
details.
4 Load bar Analog indicator to help identify when an overload condition is
imminent. The bar increases either to the right or to the left from the
midpoint of the graph. Increasing to the right indicates compression
load, increasing to the left indicates tension load. If set points are
enabled, triangular markers are displayed for visual convenience. This
indicator reflects the actual load, which may not correspond to the
primary reading (depends on operating mode). The ZERO key does not
reset the load bar. See Operating Modes section for details.
5 Units The current measurement unit. Abbreviations are as follows:
lbF – Pound-force
ozF – Ounce-force
kgF – Kilogram-force
gF – Gram-force
N – Newton
kN – Kilonewton
mN – Millinewton
Note: not all gauge capacities measure in all the above units. Refer to
the capacity / resolution table in the Specifications section for details.
6 Mode The current measurement mode. Abbreviations are as follows:
RT – Real Time
PC – Peak Compression
PT – Peak Tension
See Operating Modes section for details about each of these modes.
7 Number of stored data
points The number of stored data points in memory, up to 50. Displayed only
if Memory Storage is enabled for the DATA key.
8 Battery / AC adapter
indicator
Either the AC adapter icon, battery icon, or no icon will be shown,
depending on power conditions. Refer to the Power section for details.
9 High / low limit indicators
Correspond to the programmed set points. Indicator definitions are as
follows: