Checkline CTM - Manual (Page 7)

Now that you’ve seen a simple operation, we’ll explain the softkey functions.
Figure 5 shows the softkeys available during normal operation.
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Normal mode softkeys
Zero Press this softkey to zero the force display. You would usually press
this at the beginning of a series of tension tests but would not need
to do it for every test unless there is some zero drift.
Clear Press this softkey and you are prompted to clear the Peak read-
ing or the Average. Make your choice by pressing the appropriate
softkey and that value is cleared from memory.
Mode Press the Mode key to scroll through the fi ve display modes. These
are explained below:
Live Tension Mode: The display shows the live tension.
Dual Peak Mode: The display shows the live tension on the top dis-
play and the peak force achieved on the bottom display. To clear the
peak remove any force on the CTM, press the Clear softkey and
follow the prompts.
Average Capture Mode: This mode shows the live tension in the
top display and the average of all captured readings on the bottom
display. To capture a reading and add it to the average, press the
Avg softkey when a force is applied to the CTM. Follow the prompts
to add (or not) the reading to the average.
Temperature Mode: This mode shows the live tension in the top
display and the current temperature in the bottom display. Also
shown is whether the reading is in Fahrenheit or Centigrade and if
the temp is one that was Entrd (entered) manually.
You can enter the temperature in one of two ways; let the CTM de-
termine the ambient temperature automatically or key in a tempera-
ture manually. Instructions for entering the temperature are under
the Temp softkey description.
2.31 Top level softkeys
2.3 Softkey Functions
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About Press this softkey to see the following information:
Device - Press this softkey to show a list of information about the
CTM, such as -- serial number, capacity rating, hardware and
software revision levels. Press any key to return to the previous
softkey set.
Calib - Press this softkey to show Calibration Points and the cali-
bration information for the current wire size. Follow the on-screen
prompts.
O. Load - Press this softkey to show an audit count of the number
of times the unit has been overloaded beyond 125% of capacity.
Press any key to return to the previous softkey set.
Zero - Press this softkey to show the deadload anaylsis of the
CTM. Press any key to return to the previous softkey set.
Ntwrk - Not used in the CTM.
Test Press this softkey and the following softkeys appear:
Batt - Press this softkey to test the battery level.
A-D - Press this softkey to display the A to D counts.
Disp. - Press this softkey to perform a test of the display pixels.
Keys - Press this softkey to test the keypad.
Comm - Not used in the CTM.
Ntwrk - Not used in the CTM.
Confi g This is a password protected menu. See section 3.0.
Press the ESC key to return to the normal operating mode. If you made
changes to the confi guration of the unit, you are prompted to save them or
abort the changes. Do so and the unit returns to normal operation mode.
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