Sekonic LITEMASTER PRO L-478 Series - Checking The Battery Capacity; Cautions about Changing the Batteries During Measurement; Auto Power off Function

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2-4. Checking the Battery Capacity
Whenthepoweristurnedon,thebatterypowerindicatorisdisplayedattheupperleft
oftheLCD.
 Fullbatterypowerremaining.
 Sufcientbatterypowerremaining.
 Lowbatterypowerremaining.Havesparebatteriesready.
 Whentheindicatorblinks,replacebatteriesimmediately.
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When the batteries are out of power and the meter is turned ON, the LCD screen will appear and then turn off immediately.
This is an indication that the batteries are depleted and they should be replaced immediately. Having spare batteries on hand
is recommended.
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When the meter is continuously used at room temperature, the battery life with alkaline batteries will last 10 hours
(based on our testing).
2-5. Cautions about Changing the Batteries during Measurement
1) Alwaysturnoffthepowerbeforereplacingbatteries.
2) IfanunexpecteddisplayappearsontheLCDduringbatteryreplacementor
measurement,ie.settingsotherthanselected,orifthemeterdoesnotrespond
whenabuttonispressed,removethebatteries,waitatleast10seconds,andthen
re-installthem.
2-6. Auto Power OFF Function
Tosavebatterypower,themeterwillautomaticallyturnoffveminutesafterthelast
buttonispressed.
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All settings and measurements are saved in memory even after the meter has automatically turned off. When the power
is turned ON, they will be displayed again.
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Default Auto Power OFF is 5 minutes. Select longer time in Custom Setting. (See P51 for details).
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To prevent battery drain during transport, the meter will switch OFF after approximately one mnute if the Power
Button
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is held down continuously.