Quick-Start - Elcometer 331 SH Operating Instructions Manual

1.3 Standards
The Elcometer 331 Concrete Covermeter can be used in accordance with the following National
and International Standards: BS1881:204, ASTM C876, DGZfP:B2, DGZfP:B3, TR60, UN110174
1.4 Conventions in these instructions
A simple menu structure helps you get the most from your Covermeter - see "The menus" on
page 13. There are many references to this menu structure in these instructions.
As an example, the LANGUAGE option which is in SETUP from the MAIN MENU would be shown
in these instructions as:
MENU / SETUP / LANGUAGE
These instructions include images of Elcometer 331 screens with units set to millimetres (mm).
Similar screens will be seen when the Covermeter is set to inches.

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To configure the Covermeter quickly and start taking readings:
1. Charge the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 4
2. Fit search head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 6
or Fit half-cell probe and cables . . . . . . . . . . see page 7
3. Switch on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 9
4. Select language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 11
5. Zero the Covermeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 12
6. To locate a bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 18
7. To measure depth of a bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 22
8. To measure size of a bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 27
9. To measure half-cell potential . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 31
10. To use memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see page 40
For an overview of your Covermeter menus and functions, see pages 13 to 17.
Figure 1. Elcometer 331 Concrete Covermeter
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