microAeth
®
MA Series MA200, MA300, MA350 Quick Start Guide
AethLabs
microAeth
®
MA Series MA200, MA300, MA350 Quick Start Guide
AethLabs
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Operation
You can use the microAeth on-board user interface to operate and congure the
instrument for basic operations.
Turn On:
1) Press and hold only one of the three buttons for 2 seconds. The screen and instrument
will turn on and the AethLabs logo will be displayed.
Turn O:
1) Scroll through menu options to ‘Turn O’. Press the center button to select the ‘Turn O’
option.
On-board Status Indications:
The on-board screen displays status information on the top line that rotates through three
status layouts:
Measurement Status:
A “play”
symbol will be shown if the instrument is sampling and making
measurements.
A “stop” symbol will be shown if the instrument is idle.
Serial Number: Displays the instrument serial number.
Battery: Displays the battery remaining symbol.
Charging: Displays “lightning bolt” charging symbol when the instrument is connected
to an external power source using the 5V barrel jack port and the battery is charging.
Current Attenuation (ATN) value / Tape Advance ATN Threshold: Displays the current
attenuation (ATN) symbol and the current attenuation value out of the tape advance ATN
threshold trigger value for the lowest enabled wavelength that will trigger an automatic
tape advance.
Tape position: Displays the tape position symbol next to the current tape position value
in the top middle of the screen.
Instrument UTC Date / Time: Displays the instrument UTC date and time.
Menu Options:
1) The currently active menu option is displayed on the second line below status
indicators.
2) Scroll menu options to select an operation or a desired setting to congure. With the
desired menu option displayed on the interface, press the center button to manage each
setting.
Press center button to select an
operation or setting to congure
Scroll through menu
options to the left
Scroll through menu
options to the right
During Startup:
The AethLabs logo is displayed followed by the Firmware Version, Serial Port Baud Rate,
and AutoSample setting value.
Measurement Status
Serial Number
Battery
Measurement Status
Measurement Status
Charging
Current Attenuation (ATN) value /
Tape Advance ATN Threshold
Battery
Charging
Active Menu Option
Active Menu Option
Active Menu Option
Tape Position
Instrument UTC Date / Time