Fluke 8502A - Scaling Factor Storage and Use; Calibration Mode Entry

8502A
SCALING
1. Press
SCALING
to
enter this mode
(SCALING LED will come on).
Pressing the switch
a
second time
will
exit
the mode.
2.
Store any currently displayed value as a scaling factor by pressing:
STORE
SCALING
Read tiie value as
long
as
SCALING is held
depressed. Enter the mode by
again depressing
SCALING.
3.
Enter
a
programmed numeric as a scaling
factor
by
pressing:
STORE
^NUMERIC -^SCALING (numbers)
^
ENTER
Press SCALING to enter the mode.
4.
Display
a
stored scaling
factor
by
pressing:
RECALL
SCALING
CALO
1. Enter the Cal mode by
sliding the CAL switch down
(the CAL LED
will
flash).
This
switch will be
found behind
a
small plastic cover which pulls out and
hinges down. Use a small screwdriver or equiv-
alent to
slide
the
switch.
2. To
enter calibration factors for each
range and function, the
optional Calibration Memory
must be
installed. Refer
to
Section 6 for
applicable operating
instructions.
TRIGGER
1. Press TRIGGER to
activate both manual
triggering mode and external
trig^ring operation
(—
08A
Option installed). The 8502A will
now
accept
either:
a. A
manually triggered reading with each
subsequent
depression of TRIGGER, or
b.
An
external trigger applied through the
rear panel connector (part of
Option
—
08A).
Manual
triggering
from the
fropt panel will take precedence if
a simultaneous
external trigger is
received,
2.
Exit manual/external triggering by
pressing RESUME.
3.
When
you
press
a
switch i't is acted upon
immediately, and the
reading is aborted. Thus, if
the
instrument is in manual trigger and a switch
is pressed during the
reading, the 8502A will
halt.
It
will
then be
necessary
to
press TRIGGER again to
take
the
reading.
CE
Use this switch
to
clear
a
numeric entry prior to entry
into memory.
Figure
2-6.
Memory (cont)
2-15