Advanced Force Gauge User’s Manual
15
ALARM
Figure 6
Main Menu
The AFG has an audible and visual alarm feature
which can be set to trigger on pass, fail or sample
break criteria.
To set an alarm, press and hold the MENU key until
page 1 of the main menu appears. The cursor arrow
will point to ALARM. Press the ENTER key.
The display will show ALARM OFF and SET.
Press ENTER to change ALARM OFF to ALARM ON.
Press DOWN to move the arrow cursor to SET and
press ENTER.
The display will now show the two limits LIMIT 1
(lower limit) and LIMIT 2 (upper limit) plus the value
they are set to and whether they are in tension
(TENS’N) or compression (COMP’N). A diamond
cursor will indicate which value is selected. Use UP
and DOWN keys to change the value, press and hold
to scroll values. When the correct value is reached
press ENTER to set LIMIT 1. Repeat procedure for
LIMIT 2.
Figure 7
Menu page 1
ALARM sub-menu 1
ALARM sub-menu 2
The alarm limits are not
active below 1% of the
capacity of the gauge.
Compression limits must
have a negative (-) sign
in front of the number.