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CG206‐en‐GB_v1.06/16

ZEROCalibration

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ThecustomershouldperformaZeroCalibrationbeforeanymeasurementsaretaken.

PreparingforZEROCalibration

1. Cleantheprobetipandthesubstrate(grease,oil,metalscraps.

Theslightestimpuritywillaffectmeasurementandwilldistortreadings.

2. SwitchthemeterONata10cm(4”)minimumdistancefromanymetal.

3. Setthemetertothecorrectsubstratetype,FEorNFE.

4. The

meterisnowreadyforcalibration.

ZeroCalibration

ZEROCalibrationfromtheProgrammingMode

1. Fromthenormalmeasurementmode,presstheLEFTbutton(SEL)toaccessthemenu.

2. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttontoscrolltoCALIBRATIONmode. 

3. PressLEFT(SELECT)toopenthe CALIBRATIONparameter.

4. Scrollto‘CALZEROOFFE’or‘CALZEROOFNFE’

5. PresstheLEFTbutton(SELECT)and‘FECAL’or‘NFECAL’shouldbedisplayedonthe

LCD’slowerlevel.

6. PressthesensoragainsttheFEorNFEzeroreferencesubstrateandwaitforthebeep.

7. PresstheLEFTbutton(OK)toacceptthecalibrationvalueorpresstheRIGHTbutton

(CANCEL)toabortthecalibration.

8. Ifthemeterdidnotread0.0youcantryagainor“Set”theZeroreferencebypressing

andholdingtheZERObuttonuntilthemeterbeeps.

9. WhentheZerocalibrationiscomplete,themeterisreadytomakemeasurements.

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NotethattheusercandeleteZEROCalibrationdatabyselecting‘DelZEROofFE’or‘Del

ZEROofNFE’fromtheCALIBRATIONmodeintheProgrammingmenu.

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ZEROCalibration–RelativeMode

1. Thismodecanbeusedtosetazeropointonreferencesubstrateoronaknown

thicknessofmaterial.

Forarelativemeasurement,anythicknessgreaterorlesserwillbereferencedtothisset

value.

2. PressthesensoragainsttheFEorNFEzeroreferencesubstrateoronaknownthickness

valueofmaterial.

3. PressandholdtheZERObuttonuntilitbeepstosettherelativezerocalibrationto0.0.

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Extech Instruments CG206 User Manual

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