ThermoWorks 226-275 4-CHANNEL PRINTING TEMPERATURE RECORDER - PTR Quick Start Guide User Manual

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PTR OPERATION

SWITCHING THE PTR ON OR OFF

The 'On/Off' button switches the PTR on or off. 'Switch off' will be displayed for two
seconds before shut down is complete. The unit cannot be switched off using the
'On/Off' button during a log. The log must be stopped first.

CHANGING INPUT

To scroll through the four inputs, press the 'Input' button. The selected input will be
displayed on the screen. Inputs change in a continuous loop. Up to four inputs can
be selected using the PC software.
DISPLAYING LIMITS
In 'on demand' printing mode the high or low limit for the selected input can be
viewed by pressing the 'Limits' button. When the high or low limit is selected the
temperature value displayed represents the corresponding limit and the name of the
input alternates with 'High Limit:' or 'Low Limit:' respectively.
FEEDING PAPER
Press the Feed button to feed the paper. If there is no paper loaded or the printer
cover is open, 'Paper out' will be displayed for five seconds.

MODES OF OPERATION

The instrument has 3 modes of operation. 'on demand', 'summary' and 'log' modes.
'ON DEMAND' MODE
When the print button is pressed a temperature measurement will be taken from all
selected inputs and a ticket containing the current temperature values will be printed.
If there is no paper loaded or printer cover is open, 'Paper out' will be displayed for
five seconds, but the reading will still be stored. After a ticket has been printed, the
display will show 'Copy' for five seconds. Pressing the 'Print' button during this time
prints a copy of the last ticket. In ‘on demand’ mode all button functions are retained.
'SUMMARY' MODE
When the print button is pressed the alarm limits and the number of alarm activations
per input will be printed. If there is no paper loaded or printer cover is open, 'Paper
out' will be displayed for five seconds, but the reading will still be stored. In 'summary'
mode, all button functions are retained except the 'on/off' button. The LIMITS/START
STOP button is used to start and stop logging. To start logging, press the START