Dillon EDXtreme (Old) - Manual (Page 16)

16 EDxtreme User Instructions
3 EDX Operation
3.1 Display Modes
The EDX has several display modes accessible by pressing the Mode soft key. See
Figure
3.1 .
The first display mode when you power up is the live force measurement mode.
Press the Mode soft key and the display changes to peak measurement mode. This
mode shows the peak force applied to the EDX since the last peak clearing action.
Delete the peak reading by pressing the Clear soft key.
Press the Mode soft key again and the display shows live force and peak readings
simultaneously.
Press the Mode soft key again and the display returns to the force measurement mode.
3.2 Force Measurement
Follow these steps to perform a gross force measurement.
1. Turn on the unit with the On/Off key.
2. Remove any weight from the EDX.
3. Zero the EDX by pressing the ZERO key.
4. Apply the force to the EDX and read the gross force on the display.
You can change the units of measure of the display by pressing the Units soft key. See
the note below. Zero reference is maintained after instrument power off and will be
recalled with the next power-on. Zero reference may be lost if battery power is
removed.
Power up display modes may be configured. See Config>Mode section.
Unit of measure can be changed only if multiple units are enabled in the Configuration
menu.