In this example, when the technician sets the calibrator for 300 oF (type K), it measures the ambient

temperature and automatically subtracts 0.865 mV from the output signal, so only 5.229 mV is sent to the transmitter terminals instead of the full 6.094 mV. The transmitters internal reference junction compensation adds the 0.865 mV offset value (thinking it must compensate for a reference junction that in reality is not there) and sees a total signal voltage of 6.094 mV, interpreting this properly as 300 degrees Fahrenheit