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1. Power on the instrument.
2. While the operation mode selection screen shows, do one of the
actions that follow:
• Select BASIC or ADVANCED.
• Wait 10 seconds. The instrument will start in the selected
operation mode.
Change the operation mode
Only permissions in the Advance Operation mode allow a user to
change the operation mode. To change operation mode from Advanced
to Basic mode:
1. On the Counter Navigation screen, push SYSTEM.
2. Select the Custom tab.
3. Select BASIC MODE.
4. Push RETURN to restart the instrument.
Configure the system
System settings control how data is measured and stored, user
permissions and other system-wide parameters. System settings can be
configured as part of instrument commission, or changed later for
different applications.
Set the time and date
Time and date will need to be set at initial commissioning.
1. On the Counter Navigation screen, push SYSTEM.
2. Select the Basic tab.
3. Select the Time field. Use the numeric keypad to enter the current
time in the HH:MM:SS format, then confirm.
4. Select the Date field. Use the numeric keypad to enter the current
date in the YYYY-MM-DD format, then confirm.
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Set the sleep mode and backlight timeout
Sleep mode and backlight time are active during battery use. When the
instrument is connected to AC power, sleep mode and backlight are not
active.
During sleep mode the instrument goes into hibernation after a period of
inactivity to conserve power. All subsystems are shut down. The time
value for sleep mode is in minutes.
The backlight setting turns off the LCD backlight after a period of
inactivity to conserve power. The time value for the backlight setting is in
seconds.
1. On the Counter Navigation screen, push SYSTEM.
2. Select the Basic tab.
3. Select the Sleep Time field. Enter the length of idle time before sleep
mode begins, then confirm. The range is 1 to 30 minutes.
Note: Enter 0 to disable sleep mode.
4. On the Basic tab, select the Backlight Timeout field. Enter the length
of idle time before the user interface backlight turns off, then confirm.
The range is 5 to 300 seconds.
Note: Enter a value of less than 5 seconds to disable backlight timeout.
To bring the instrument out of backlight timeout, use a finger or a
stylus to make the user interface touchscreen active.
Set the Alarm Reasons option
To capture data about why alarms occur, the Alarm Reason option is set
as Required or Optional. In both Required and Optional mode, the user
is prompted to select from preset alarm reasons for the alarm event. All
users can enter alarm reasons. Only administrators, factory-level users
or users with System Settings permissions can disable or change the
Alarm Reasons option.
To enable or disable Alarm reasons:
1. On the Counter Navigation screen, push SYSTEM.
2. On the Units and Alarms tab, push
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