Your First Measurement / Modes - Aaronia NF-5030S Manual

5.0 Your first measurement / Modes

To explain the use of SPECTRAN, we will measure its own power supply.
During this procedure, you will get to know the 3 different operation modes
of SPECTRAN, as well as the important HOLD feature and the panning
approach:
It is really very simple, just follow the following instruction step by step:
For easier orientation, we will now briefly show the most important aspects of the
SPECTRAN display:
Now we're ready for making measurements of SPECTRAN's own power supp-
ly. First, plug the power supply into a power socket. Now, you can measure the
magnetic field of the power supply as follows:
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How to prepare SPECTRAN for measurement:
Remove the protective film from the display. Should
you not yet have charged the integrated battery, you
can also operate SPECTRAN with the included
power supply
Next, press the on/off switch located in the
lower left corner.
SPECTRAN is now switched on and will perform a
brief calibration procedure.
BARGRAPH (trend display when Reflev is not in Auto-mode)
Depending on signal strength, the half-circle will grow or shrink. A very
handy function for quickly changing levels!
MODE status field (MinMax and HOLD)
Displays the detector and mode which is used. Possible values are:
MIN MAX and HOLD (advanced HOLD mode).
INFO display
Displays the current physical unit and various menu information.
DISPLAY MODE status field
Displays the current operation mode of SPECTRAN. Possible values
are: SPECTRUM (spectrum analysis), EXPOS.-LIMITS (exposure
limits) and AM / FM (audio output).
MAIN display
Displays signal strength or voltage in T, G, V/m, A/m or V.
MARKER block (1 to 3)
Displays frequency and signal level or voltage of the strongest signals.
Up to three markers can be displayed simultaneously.
GRAPHICS display (here: spectrum display)
This highly versatile display field can provide a multitude of textual and
graphical information (spectrum or exposure limit display, menus).
(further information on page 51).
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