SPECIFICATIONS allows the batteries to act as a digits of the year.
backup power supply Example: 2013 is displayed as 13.
Temperature— in the event of a power outage. 6. Press the SET button, the Range: 32.0 to 122.0 °F / 0.0 to 50.0 When using the AC power supply and °C batteries month will ash. Resolution: 0.1° together, the batteries will need to be 7. Press the or button to Humidity— replaced increment the Range: 0.0 to 99.0% RH periodically to insure they have display to the correct value. Resolution: 0.1% Dew Point— suf cient power to 8. Press the SET button, the Range: -4.0 to 158.0 °F / -20.0 to operate the meter during a power day number will ash. 70.0 °C outage (see the Resolution: 0.1° “Battery Replacement” section). 9. Press the or button to Display Update: 10 seconds increment the Memory Card: Up to 2GB SD / Up to DISPLAY MESSAGES display to the correct value. 4GB SDHC 10. Press the SET button, the time- Data Logging: 1 minute to 720 The following messages may appear of-day hours will minute user alternating in ash. selectable interval place of the time-of-day clock: Sd Indicates that an SD memory card 11. Press the or button to LED visual alarm indicator is increment the Ambient Temperature (TA) inserted; however, data logging is display to the correct value. Battery status indicator turned off. 12. Press the SET button, the time- rEc Indicates that an SD memory of-day minutes Ambient Relative Humidity card is will ash. Dew Point Temperature inserted and data logging is turned on. 13. Press the or button to Time-of-day clock (data logger FuLL Indicates that the SD memory increment the messages will card is full display to the correct value. also alternate here) and data logging if off (no records 14. Press the SET button, the display may will return to AC POWER SUPPLY/BATTERY be written to a full SD memory card) the current temperature/relative POWER Err & Sd Indicates that the SD humidity display. memory card was DISPLAYING °F OR °C The meter may be powered the removed while data logging was With the meter turned on, to toggle following ways: turned on, the display Batteries only the meter is no longer recording data. between reading Fahrenheit or Typical operating time when using Celsius, press and the three (3) each SETTING TIME-OF-DAY/DATE hold the button for 3 seconds. AA alkaline batteries only: 1. Turn the meter on by pressing the When using the data logging function, Up to 1 year in display mode only, no ON/OFF the data logging, button. temperature values recorded will no alarms. match the selected Up to 1 month with data logging on at 2. Press and hold the SET and display unit (°F or °C). a 1 minute buttons recording rate, with no alarms. Higher simultaneously for 3 seconds to enter MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM capacity the MEMORY memory cards require more power to time-of-day/date setting mode (12H operate; or 24H will There are six points that are therefore, larger cards will exhaust ash on the display). automatically recorded the batteries into memory: more rapidly. 3. Press the or button to • Minimum Ambient Temperature AC power supply only select 12 or 24 hour Achieved If the AC power supply is being used time format. • Maximum Ambient Temperature without 4. Press the SET button, the Achieved batteries, in the event of a power • Minimum Ambient Relative Humidity outage, the meter year will ash. Achieved will turn off and data logging will stop. 5. Press the or button to • Maximum Ambient Relative AC power supply and batteries Humidity Achieved together increment the • Minimum Dew Point Temperature Using the AC power supply and display to the correct value. This is Achieved batteries together the last 2 • Maximum Dew Point Temperature all of the LCD segments will appear release the SET button when “SET” Achieved on the display for appears at Minimum and maximum memories approximately 3 seconds indicating the bottom right side of the display in are NOT that the minimum place of the programmable. The minimum value and maximum memories have been time-of-day. recorded into cleared. 2. The low alarm limit for the ambient memory is the minimum reading The minimum and maximum temperature achieved since the memories are also will appear. The alarm value last time the memory was cleared. cleared when the meter is turned The maximum off. and “Lo” will ash value recorded into memory is the ALARMS on the display. maximum reading 3. Press the or button to achieved since the last time the Independent High/Low alarms may increment the memory was be set for all display to the desired low alarm cleared. The minimum and maximum readings (ambient temperature, value. memories are relative humidity and 4. Press the SET button. The high maintained over the period since the dew point temperature). Temperature alarm limit for memory was alarm limits the ambient temperature will appear. last cleared. may be set in 0.1° increments. The alarm Relative humidity VIEWING MINIMUM/MAXIMUM alarm limits may be set in 0.1% RH value and “Hi” will ash on MEMORY increments. the display. Each High/Low alarm limit may be Press the MIN/MAX button, the independently 5. Press the or button to display will show enabled/disabled allowing selecting increment the “MIN” at the bottom left side of the of high alarm display to the desired high alarm display indicating only, low alarm only, or both high and value. that the minimum memory values are low alarm 6. Press the SET button. The low being monitoring. alarm limit for the displayed. SETTING HIGH/LOW ALARM ambient relative humidity will appear. Press the MIN/MAX button a second LIMITS The alarm time, the value and “Lo” will ash on display will show “MAX” at the bottom While setting the High/Low alarm left side of the limits, if no alarm the display. display indicating that the maximum limit is desired for the value being 7. Press the or button to memory values displayed, press increment the are being displayed. the MIN/MAX button, “--.-” will appear display to the desired low alarm Press the MIN/MAX button a third on the display value. time to return to indicating the alarm for the value is 8. Press the SET button. The high the current temperature/humidity disabled. alarm limit for display (MIN/MAX Once a high and/or low alarm value the ambient relative humidity will will no longer appear on the display). has been set for appear. The a reading, the alarm will be enabled. CLEARING THE appearing alarm value and “Hi” will ash MINIMUM/MAXIMUM MEMORIES on the display. to the left of the display value indicates that an alarm 9. Press the or button to Clearing the Minimum/Maximum is enabled for that reading. Each memories will increment the readings High/Low set both the minimum and maximum display to the desired high alarm alarm limit may be independently values for all value. enabled/disabled readings to the current display 10. Press the SET button. The low allowing the selection of high alarm readings. alarm limit for the only, low alarm The meter does not have to be in the dew point temperature will appear. only, or both high and low alarm Min/Max The alarm memory display mode to clear the monitoring. value and “Lo” will ash on minimum/ appearing will indicate that either a maximum memories. high alarm, low the display. To clear the minimum and maximum alarm or both high and low alarms 11. Press the or button to memories, are enabled for press and hold the MIN/MAX button that reading. increment the for 3 seconds, 1. Press and hold the SET button for display to the desired low alarm 3 seconds, value. 12. Press the SET button. The high button to increment the value to and no audible alarms will sound alarm limit for while the alarm the desired alarm the dew point temperature will sound is turned off. The alarm sound value. With an alarm value selected appear. The alarm may only be (“- -.-” no longer value and “Hi” will be ashing turned back on by reaching and appearing), the alarm will be enabled. alarm condition and on the display. Each High/Low alarm limit may be pressing the SET button to turn the independently 13. Press the or button to sound back on; enabled/disabled allowing selecting therefore, it is not recommended to increment the of high alarm turn off the display to the desired high alarm only, low alarm only, or both high and value. low alarm alarm sound. The ashing 14. Press the SET button. The data monitoring. and red LED alarm logging rate will are not affected by this setting. ash on the display (see the “ ALARM SOUNDING DATA LOGGER Adjusting Data With an alarm enabled, when a Logger Recording Rate” section). reading being The built-in data logger is capable of 15. Press the SET button to return to measured is outside the alarm limit utilizing SD the current that has been (2GB maximum) and SDHC (4GB temperature/humidity display. set (equal to or lower than the low maximum) alarm set point, or memory cards. VIEWING HIGH/LOW ALARM equal to or greater than the high The sampling rate for the data logger LIMITS alarm set point): may be set to will ash on the display record readings from every 1 minute Once alarm limits have been set, to every 720 follow the steps in next to the minutes in 1 minute increments. A 1 the “Setting High/Low Alarm Limits” measurement that is alarming minute interval section to view (ambient will record 1440 readings/day. A 720 the values that have been set. If no temperature, ambient relative minute interval changes are humidity or probe will record 2 readings/day. desired, do not press the or temperature). will continue to SD CARD SELECTION buttons, simply ash next to the press the SET button to move to the measurement until the measured The supplied 256MB SD memory next value. value returns to card is ready for an in-range condition. immediate use. When utilizing 3rd DISABLE/ENABLE HIGH/LOW The red LED will ash party SD/SDHC ALARM LIMITS cards, insure that they are formatted continuously for the rst 10 as FAT16 or Once alarm limits have been set, seconds, and will then ash FAT32, NTFS format is not follow the steps in supported. SD cards up the “Setting High/Low Alarm Limits” every 10 seconds to 2GB and SDHC cards up to 4GB section to view until the measured value returns to are supported. the values that have been set. Press an in-range Cards over 4GB and MMC/SDXC the SET button condition. cards are not to cycle through the values that have The audible alarm will sound supported. been set. continuously for the The supplied 256MB SD card is An alarm limit may be disabled while rst 10 seconds, and will then capable of storing being displayed 5.9 million readings (over 10 years of by pressing the MIN/MAX button, “- - sound every 10 readings at 1 .-” will appear seconds until the measured value minute intervals). on the display indicating the alarm for returns to an Higher capacity memory cards the value is in-range condition. require more power disabled. When an alarm value is While alarming, the sound may be to operate; therefore, larger cards will disabled, the turned off by exhaust the alarm value previously set will be pressing the SET button (“Off” will batteries more rapidly (see the “AC cleared. appear on the Power Supply/ To enable an alarm that has been display), it is not recommended to Battery Power” section). disabled, while turn off the viewing the disabled alarm (“- -.-”), alarm sound. This will turn off the press the or alarm sound INSERTING/REMOVING SD will appear. data logging must be turned back MEMORY CARD 3. Press the SET button six (6) times on by using to pass through the above procedure. SD card door the alarm set-points, rAtE should If the SD card is removed while data appear on the logging is Lift up here to open SD card door display. turned on, Err and Sd will alternate Proper SD memory card 4. The number ashing is the on the display in place of the clock to indicate that orientation for inserting data logger recording the meter is no To remove the SD memory card: interval (expressed in minutes). Press longer recording data. Insert the SD 1. Turn off data logging (see the the or card to return to “Turning On/Off data logging. Data Logging” section). button to increment the display to The following will cause data 2. Turn the meter off, by pressing the the desired logging to stop/ ON/OFF button. value. turn off: 3. Open the SD card door by lifting up 5. With the desired value on the • Turning the meter off on the bottom display, press the • Low battery power ( ), when using of the door. SET button to return to the current batteries only 4. Push the SD memory card until it temperature/ • Power failure, when using the AC “clicks”, then humidity display. power supply only release to allow the card to be TURNING ON/OFF DATA LOGGING • Removing the SD memory card ejected. Prior to starting data logging: • Changing the time-of-day/date To insert the SD memory card: Make certain that the time-of-day and • Changing the data logger recording 1. Turn the meter off, by pressing the date have rate ON/OFF been set properly (see the “Setting • Changing the High/Low alarm button. Time-of-Day/ settings 2. Open the SD card door by lifting up Date” section). The recorded data will • Changing display from °F/°C, °C/°F on the bottom be time/ • Pressing the RESET button of the door. date stamped using the time-of- Once data logging has been 3. Make certain that the SD memory day/date setting. stopped, it must be card is oriented Make certain that an SD/SDHC turned back on. properly (see image) and insert by memory card is pushing the inserted into the meter (see the DATA LOGGING FILE card until it “clicks”. “Inserting/ FORMAT/STRUCTURE 4. Close the SD card door by Removing SD Memory Card” snapping it shut. section). With data logging turned on (see the 5. Turn the meter on by pressing the Set the desired °F/°C display mode “Turning On/Off ON/OFF button. (see the Data Logging” section), the 6. Turn data logging on, if desired “Displaying °F or °C” section). (see the “Turning meter will write a le to Set the desired data logger recording On/Off Data Logging” section rate (see the SD memory card. The le the “Adjusting Data Logger Recording ADJUSTING DATA LOGGER Rate” created is a standard RECORDING RATE section). text (.TXT) le. To toggle data logging On/Off, press The sampling rate for the data logger and hold Once data logging has started, may be set to the SET button for 6 seconds (each record readings from every 1 minute the lename created time this is to every 720 is based on the start date (month and performed, it will toggle from on/off minutes in 1 minute increments. A 1 day number) and from off/on): minute interval and time. OFf rEc indicates that the data will record 1440 readings/day. A 720 logging function is off. Example: Start 11/28/2013 at minute interval ON rEc indicates that the data will record 2 readings/day. 16:48, will create a le logging function is on. 1. Press and hold the SET button for with the name “11281648.TXT”. While data logging is occurring, the 3 seconds, clock section will The maximum size per le is release the SET button when “SET” alternate between displaying the time appears at 30,000 records. During and rEc. the bottom right side of the display in If the meter is turned off, the data continuous data logging, once place of the logging will clock. the maximum le also be turned off. When the meter 2. The low alarm limit for the ambient is turned on, temperature size has been reached, a new USB port on the computer. The Hook & Loop - Self adhesive hook and loop le is automatically rst time the USB mounting tape is supplied with the created utilizing the same le card reader is plugged in to the meter. Peel off the computer, drivers protective backing. 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Low battery power can The le created is a xed occasionally cause File Open All Files (*.*) locate width data le that may and select the an number of “apparent” be read utilizing any computer le Open Fixed Width operational dif culties. application capable Next place column Replacing the batteries with new of reading “.TXT” les fresh batteries will breaks at 10, 20, 27, 34, and 44 (Word®, Excel®, NotePad, solve most dif culties. Finish WordPad, etc). The text le is structured as PLACEMENT/MOUNTING OPTIONS ERROR CODES follows: Bench Stand - The meter is supplied E02 Indicates that the value being Header Column Position with a bench measured is DATE (YYYY-MM-DD) stand that is a part of the back of the below the measurement range of the ................................... 1-10 meter. To meter TIME (HH:MM:SS) use the bench stand, locate the small (too low). ...................................... 12-20 opening at E03 Indicates that the value being Tair (?)1 (ambient temperature) the corners on the back of the meter. measured is .................... 21-27 Place your above the measurement range of the RH(%) (ambient relative humidity) ngernail into the opening meter (too high). ................ 28-34 E04 Indicates that the temperature DP (?)1 (external/probe temperature) and ip the stand out. To sensor has ............ 35-44 close the stand, simply snap it shut. been damaged. 1This will show either F or C depending on the value that Wall Mount - Set a screw into the E11 Indicates that the humidity was selected to be displayed on the meter wall at the location sensor has when data desired. The head of the screw will been damaged. logging was started. need to slip E32/E33 Indicates that the meter has into the receptacle on the back of the been damaged. READING THE DATA FILE(S) meter, do not FROM THE SD BATTERY REPLACEMENT set the screw ush to the CARD wall. Once the screw has An erratic display, faint display, no 1. Remove the SD memory card from been set properly, hang the meter in display, or the meter place by sliding appearing on the display are all (see the “Inserting/Removing SD the receptacle on the back of the indicators that the Memory Card” meter over the batteries need replacement. section). head of the screw. If the AC power supply is not being 2. Insert the SD memory card into the Magnet - A magnet is supplied with used when the supplied USB the meter. Peel batteries are being replaced, the SD card reader. (If the computer the protective paper off the adhesive meter will turn off being used has tape on the once the batteries have been a built-in SD card reader, the USB magnet. Press the magnet onto the removed. The meter card reader is back of the and data logging will need to be not required.) thermometer and mount on any metal turned back on once 3. Plug the USB SD card reader into surface. the batteries have been replaced. an available If the AC power supply is being used when the batteries are being replaced, the meter will continue to function without interruption. Remove the battery cover located on the back of the meter. Remove the exhausted batteries and replace them with three (3) new AA alkaline batteries. Make certain to insert the new batteries with the proper polarity as indicated by the illustration in the battery compartment. Replace the battery cover.