Precision Digital PD6100 - Manual (Page 42)

Model PD6100 Strain Gauge/Load Cell Meter Instruction Manual
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Programming the Meter (prog)
The Program menu contains the Scale and the Calibrate menus.
For strain gauge and load cell applications it is recommended to
calibrate
the meter using the sensor as the input and with ratiometric
operation enabled to compensate for small variation in the excitation
voltage.
It is very important to read the following information, before proceeding
to program the meter:

The meter is factory calibrated prior to shipment to read in millivolts.
The calibration equipment is certified to NIST standards.
 Use the
Scale
menu to scale the input (e.g. 0-100 mV). A calibrated
signal source is not needed to scale the meter.
 The PD6100 is a single input meter with dual-scale capability.
If the dual-scale feature is selected in the Setup menu, the Scale 1 and
Scale 2
menus are enabled for PV1 & PV2 respectively.
The process inputs may be calibrated or scaled to any display value
within the range of the meter.
Program Menu for Single Scale Process
Program Menu for Dual-Scale Applications
Additional parameters, not needed for most applications, are
programmed in the Advanced Features menu; see Advanced Features
Menu
, page 71.