Spectronics Spectroline AccuMax Series - Quick Guide to AccuMAX Operation

5. OPERATION––QUICK GUIDE
•TO TURN ON METER, press and hold ON/OFF button for two seconds.
•Displays Spectroline
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AccuMAX™ Series splash screen.
•Displays Establishing Sensor Communications when sensor detector is attached.
•Displays Detector Not Found/Try Cycling Power ONLY if sensor detector is NOT connected or detector was
disconnected during operation. Reestablishing connection will shut off meter.
•TO RESTART METER, press and hold ON/OFF button.
•Meter automatically opens in ABSOLUTE DATA/NORMAL MODE DISPLAY (see screen below) ready for
operation.
ABSOLUTE / NORMAL MODE DISPLAY
Detected sensor wavelengths
Operation mode
Data type
Available menu-driven operations,
correspond to keypad buttons
Battery
power bars
UV-A reading
Visible reading
•To change meter display settings, press MAIN to select OPERATION, then press DOWN to select
SETTINGS option (see SETTINGS section).
•For light level reading, press UP to select OPERATION, then press ENTER.
•Shine light directly over sensor of interest (UV or VIS) on dual detector. Meter instantly displays light level for
each wavelength (intensity/unit area).
•Access higher level operations such as autozeroing and integration through menu-driven functions (see
individual sections for details).
•To turn off meter, press and hold ON/OFF button. Displays Shutting Down -NOW- then goes to blank screen.
•Meter will automatically shut off after 60 minutes of inactivity except in integration (INTG) mode. Unless the
meter is at low battery status, all user-selectable parameters will have been saved and used for future meter
operations. Press and hold ON/OFF button to restart meter.
CHOOSING AN OPERATING LANGUAGE
•The AccuMAX is equipped to operate in four languages: English, French, German and Spanish. To access and
choose each language, when the meter is turned on and opens in the screen pictured above, press MAIN to
access the OPERATION/SETTINGS screen.
•Press DOWN to access SETTINGS, then ENTER to access the next screen, which defaults to UNITS and
LANGUAGE.
•Press UP to access the word LANGUAGE, then press ENTER.
•Two words appear on the screen. Each time you press UP or DOWN, the name of the language will change.
When it reaches the language you want to use, press EXIT to set and use the language. The language will
remain in use until you set it to another language.
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