Extech Instruments CG206 - Operation; Meter Power; Automatic Power off

CG206‐en‐GB_v1.06/16
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Operation
MeterPower
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Installtwo‘AAA’1.5Vbatteriesintotherearbatterycompartment.Pressthepowerbutton
toswitchthemeterON.ThedisplaywillswitchON.IfthedisplaydoesnotswitchON,installor
replacethebatteries.Whenpoweringup,pleasekeepthemeteratleast10cm(4”)frommetal
objects.Replacethebatterieswhenthebatterystatusiconappearslow,themeterwillgive
inaccuratereadingsifthebatteryvoltagefallsverylow.
Measurements
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BeforeeachmeasurementsessionpleaseperformaZeroCalibrationasdescribedlaterinthis
UserGuide.
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Practicewiththefilmandzeroreferencemetalsubstratestolearnhowthemeteroperates
beforemovingtoaprofessionalapplication.Theheaviermetalsubstrateistheferrous
(magnetic)zerosubstrate(Fe)andthelighter
metalsubstrate(Al)isthenon‐ferrous(non‐
magnetic)zerosubstrate.InAutomode,themeterautomaticallysensesferrousandnon‐ferrous
substrates.
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1. Placeareferencefilm(250µm,forexample)ontheferroussubstrate(FE).
2. Powerthemeteronbypressingthepowerbutton.
3. Placethe
spring‐loadedmetersensoragainstthereferencefilm.
4. Themeterwillemitanaudibletoneindicatingthatthemeasurementhasbeentaken.
5. TheLCDwillshowthereadingatthecenterofthedisplayarea.
6. ForatypicaldisplayseetheDisplaydescriptiondiagram.
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AutomaticPowerOFF
Inordertoconservebatterylife,themeterwillautomaticallyturnoffafterapproximately3
minutes.Todefeatthisfeature,usetheprogrammingmenudetailedinthenextsection(menu
parameterAUTOPOWEROFFunderSET).
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