Control Panel - Thermo Scientific APEX 100 User Manual

APEX Metal
Detector Quick-
Start Guide

Control Panel

The main components of the detector's
control panel are as follows.
• The display panel.
• The three (red, green, and yellow)
indicator lights.
• The green Go button.
• The red Back button.
• The four blue triangular-shaped
navigation buttons.
The Indicator Lights
These give you a quick overview of how the
detector is functioning.
• Red—Flashing once indicates excess
product effect; steady indicates a fault.
• Green—Indicates a product is present
in the detector's search head.
• Yellow—Indicates a contaminant has
been detected in the product.
The Navigation Buttons
These allow you to navigate around the
detector's menus and sub-menus and are
used to increase or decrease numbers and
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select characters and settings in various
menus and input screens.
The Go Button
Press the Go button to select or start one of
the detector's functions.
The Back Button
Press the Back button to stop one of the
detector's functions or to return to the
previous menu screen. Press repeatedly to
return to the Main Menu.
Main Menu
The APEX's Main Menu normally looks like
this.
Product Name
However, if you have enabled the IXR
function (see page 8), the Main Menu looks
like this.
Product Name
Naming the Product
This allows you to name the product you are
testing.
1) Make sure the Main Menu is displayed.
2) Press the Go button and the product-
calibration menu appears.
3) Press the down-navigation button to
highlight the "Edit Product Name"
function.
Edit Product Name
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