Checkline Series-3 User Manual

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Series 3 Digital Force Gauges

User’s Guide

Select Off for the backlight to be off upon powering on the gauge.

Select On for the backlight to be on upon powering on the gauge.

Select Auto for the backlight to be on upon powering gauge, but will shut off after a period of inactivity (as
defined in the Automatic Shutoff sub-section). The backlight will turn on again when activity resumes.
The length of time of inactivity is programmed in minutes via the Set Minutes parameter. Available
settings: 1-10, in 1 minute increments.

Note: If the AC adapter is plugged in, the gauge will ignore these settings and keep the backlight on.
Selecting the On or Off setting in the Backlight menu will manually turn the backlight on or off as if the
Backlight key were pressed.

11.3 LCD Contrast
The contrast of the display may be adjusted. Select LCD Contrast from the menu. The screen will appear
as follows:

Press ENTER to modify the contrast. Select a value from 0 to 25, 25 producing the most contrast.

11.4 Beeps
Audible tones can be enabled for all key presses and alerts, such as overload, set point value reached,
etc. The Set Point alert can be configured to be either a momentary tone or a continuous tone (until the
load is restored to a value between the set points). To configure the functions for which audible tones will
apply, select Beeps from the menu. The screen will appear as follows:

11.5 Initial Mode
This section is used to configure the initial mode upon powering on the gauge. To access this parameter,
select Initial Mode from the menu. The screen will appear as follows:

BACKLIGHT

Off
On
*

Auto

Set Minutes

BEEPS

Keys

* Alerts
Set Points
* Momentary
Continuous

LCD CONTRAST

Set Contrast