Calibrating The Gauge; Locking & Unlocking The Calibration - Elcometer 456 User Manual

6 TAKING A READING (continued)
DO NOT

• Drag the probe over the coated surface.
• Bang the probe down hard onto the surface.
• Allow the probe to hover over the surface as this could result in
a false reading.

The display will dim if inactive for more than 15 seconds and will go 'black' if
inactive for the period defined in Menu/Setup/Screen Settings/Screen Timeout.
Either press any key, or tap the gauge to awaken it.

The gauge will switch off automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity.

- - - indicates reading outside range of probe.

7 CALIBRATING THE GAUGE

1 Press the Cal softkey.
2 For alternative calibration methods,
select Cal/Cal Method.
3 Select Calibrate and follow the on-
screen instructions.
4 When prompted place the probe on
the centre of the foil(s).

Foils can be stacked.

Not all calibration methods are available for all gauge types see 9 Calibration
Methods.
8 LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE CALIBRATION
To set a calibration lock PIN code:
1 Press the Menu softkey and select
Setup/Calibration Lock.
2 Set the four digit PIN Code using the

softkeys to select 0 to 9

and the  softkey to move from the
first to the fourth digit .
3 Press Ok, Escape to cancel or Adjust
to amend the PIN code.
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The  softkey will appear when the " X " changes to a number.
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