Taking A Reading - Elcometer 456 Operating Instructions Manual

4 TAKING A READING

4.1 BEFORE YOU START
Have you calibrated the gauge?........ see Cal and follow the steps on page 8
Do you require statistics? .................. press Stats.
Do you want to save readings? ......... press Batch.
Have you selected units (µm, etc)? ... press Menu/Setup/Units
1. Hold the probe by the sleeve
2. To take a reading, bring the probe down onto the surface whilst holding it perpendicular
3. For subsequent readings, lift the probe off and then replace onto the coated surface
DO
• Hold the probe by the probe sleeve
• Gently place the probe onto the surface
• Allow the sleeve to make contact with the
surface - to improve accuracy
The display will dim if inactive for more than 15 seconds and will go 'black' if inactive for the period defined
in Menu/Setup/Display/Screen Timeout.
The gauge will switch off automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity
- - - indicates reading outside range of probe
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
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