Selecting And Adjusting The Maximum Temperature And Power: Tmax And Pmax; Selecting The Units Displayed: Celsius Vs. Fahrenheit Vs. Kelvin - THORLABS TC200 User Manual

Temperature Controller

5.6.4. Selecting and Adjusting the Maximum Temperature and Power: TMAX and PMAX

Changing the TMAX or PMAX Values
1. While in the Main Screen display, press the MODE keypad three times.
2. The screen will now display the TMAX and PMAX values.
3. The cursor will be flashing over the "T" for the TMAX value.
4. Adjust the TMAX value using the UP or DOWN arrow keypads. TMAX is adjustable from 20.0 C to
205.0 C.
5. Press the SELECT Key to move the cursor to the "P" for the PMAX value.
6. Adjust the PMAX value using the UP or DOWN arrow keypads. PMAX is adjustable from 0.1 Watts to
18.0 Watts.
7. Press the MODE keypad to escape to the next Mode screen (Units Select) without making any changes to
the current parameters.
8. Alternatively, press the ENTER keypad to accept any changes made to the TMAX or PMAX values, and
then advance to the next mode screen (Units Select).

5.6.5. Selecting the Units Displayed: Celsius vs. Fahrenheit vs. Kelvin

The Main screen and Mode screens display various information regarding the output temperature. These values
can be displayed as °C, °F, or K, depending on the user's preferences.
Changing the Format of the Temperature Display
1. While in the Main Display screen, press the MODE keypad four times.
2. The screen will now display the Display Units Selection menu with the text "CELSIUS", "KELVIN", and
"FAHRENHEIT".
3. The cursor will be flashing over the "C" in CELSIUS.
4. Pressing the ENTER keypad at this time will select Celsius and advance you to the next Mode screen
(NORMAL vs. CYCLE Mode).
5. Otherwise press the SELECT keypad to move the cursor to the "K" for KELVIN.
6. Pressing the ENTER keypad at this time will select Kelvin and advance you to the next Mode screen
(NORMAL vs. CYCLE Mode).
7. Otherwise press the SELECT keypad to move the cursor to the "F" for Fahrenheit.
8. Pressing the ENTER keypad at this time will select Fahrenheit and advance you to the next Mode screen
(NORMAL vs. CYCLE Mode).
9. Pressing the MODE keypad at any time will advance you to the next Mode screen without changing the
display format.
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