Getting Started; Fitting The Batteries; Battery Condition - Elcometer 456 Operating Instructions Manual

2 GETTING STARTED

2.1 Fitting the batteries

1. Open battery compartment cover; press down in
direction of arrow using thumb nail.
2. Insert 2 x LR03 (AAA), alkaline dry batteries taking
care to ensure correct battery polarity (Figure 2).
3. Close battery compartment cover.
Rechargeable batteries can be used but they will only
have 25% to 30% of the life of alkaline batteries.

2.2 Battery condition.

Symbol Battery condition/action required
100%
66% to 100%
33% to 66%, replacement recommended.
16% to 33%, replacement required.
<16%, gauge beeps every 10 seconds and
symbol flashes - immediate replacement
required.
5
automatically.
6
Figure 2. Fitting batteries -
ensure correct battery polarity
loud beeps, gauge switches off