RESET HEAT INDEX DANGER SETPOINT (OPTIONAL)
The SAM800HI/SAM800IND monitor is factory-set to sound a visual and
audible alarm when the Heat Index exceeds 82°F. To change this
setpoint:
1) With the unit powered off, press and hold the
ON/OFF
button for at
least 3 seconds. Doing so will cause the display to show the following
terms, all flashing:
82.0, °F
and
HEAT IDX
.
2) Press the
UNIT
button to decrease the setpoint by 0.1°F per press, or
the
MODE
button to increase the setpoint by the same amount. You can
press and hold either button to make large changes quickly.
3) When the primary display shows the new Heat Index
DANGER
setpoint
that you want, press the
HOLD
button to save the setting. The beeper
will sound to confirm that the setting was saved. The unit will then
power on in the last selected display mode.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
REAL-TIME DISPLAY MODES
To monitor ambient temperature, RH, Heat Index and/or Dew Point in
real time
, begin by pressing the
ON/OFF
button to power on the unit. The
unit will power on in the last selected display mode.
To change display modes
, press the
MODE
button. Ambient temperature
is always shown on the secondary (lower) readout. Pressing the
MODE
button cycles the value shown on the primary (upper) display from Heat
Index (
HEAT IDX
) to
RH%
to Dew Point (
DP
), and then back to Heat Index.
To hold (“freeze”) any pair of readings
on both displays, press the
HOLD
button.
Hold
will appear on the top line of the LCD.
To release the hold
,
press the
HOLD
button again. The
Hold
indication will disappear.
To change the temperature unit
to or from °F (the factory default) or °C,
press the
UNIT
button.
DISPLAYING MIN/MAX READINGS
The SAM800HI/SAM800IND monitor can display the lowest and highest
ambient, Dew Point and Heat Index temperatures and/or RH values
recorded during a measuring session. A measuring session begins when
the unit is powered on and ends when the unit is powered off. However,
the Min/Max memory can be reset at any time.
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