Center 374, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...374 Data Logger THERMOMETER SE 374 ...

Page 2: ...ower ON OFF Backlight Operation 4 6 2 REC button 4 6 3 T1 T2 button 4 6 4 MAX MIN mode 4 6 5 Data Hold mode 5 6 6 Selecting temperature units 5 6 7 Connecting to a computer 5 6 8 External DC 9V power supply jack 5 6 9 Using the offset to compensate for probe errors 5 7 Data Logger 6 8 Setting the Time 7 9 Power Preparation 7 10 Testlink SE 374 Software 8 11 Maintenance 16 ...

Page 3: ...fore attempting to operate or service the meter Use the meter only as specified in this manual otherwise the protections provided by the meter may be impaired ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS Altitude up to 2000 meters Relatively humidity 90 max Operation ambient temperature 10 to 50 C MAINTENANCE CLEARING Repairs or servicing not covered in this manual should only be performed by qualified technician Perio...

Page 4: ...re 40 to 60 C 40 to 140 F Storage humidity 10 to 75 RH Dimensions 197mm L 65mm W 36mm H Weight Approx 285g Standard Accessories Instruction manual 9V Battery windows software carrying case USB cable Optional Accessories AC adapter Accuracy is specified for ambient temperatures between 18 C 64 F and 28 C 82 F The above specifications do not include thermocouple error 5 SYMBOL DEFINITION BUTTON LOCA...

Page 5: ...mocouple input 7 DATA HOLD button 2 Display screen 8 C F button 3 Power ON OFF and Back light button 9 PC Interface 4 REC button 10 External DC 9V power supply jack 5 T1 T2 button 11 Tilt stand 6 MAX MIN button 12 Battery Compartment ...

Page 6: ... power off will be automatically disabled under the following 2 circumstances When connecting to PC When data logger function is on process 6 1 4 Disabled auto power off 1 Turn off the unit 2 Press and hold button and keep holding button 3 Press to turn on the unit 4 The LCD shows the initial information and then enters main function 5 Release button 6 Make sure the auto power off symbol disappear...

Page 7: ...erial interface Use the USB cable standard accessory to connect with a computer 6 8 External DC 9V power supply jack Connect the AC adapter optional accessory to use external power 6 9 Using the offset to compensate for probe errors You can adjust the readings of thermometer to compensate for the errors against a specific thermocouple 1 Plug the thermocouple into the input T1 terminal 2 Turn off t...

Page 8: ...y 1 Press button to start data logger storing the measured values in built in memory 2 REC symbol lights up on LCD screen 3 Press REC button again to stop recording Note During recording period most of the buttons are disabled such as the etc All other settings must be made before starting the data logger function Note When the memory is full 16000 recorders FULL symbol will blink on the LCD scree...

Page 9: ... 7 5 When finish press CLOCK button to exit SETUP mode Note To abort during the process press power button to exit SETUP mode Note An internal backup battery supplies power for the clock 9 POWER PREPARATION 9 1 Battery Loading Remove the battery cover on the back and insert one 9V battery 9 2 Battery capacity indicator When operating the unit on batteries periodically check this indicator to deter...

Page 10: ...n resolution 1024X768 or above 10 4 Install SE 374 and USB 120 connector driver 1 We recommend close all other application before installing SE374 2 Insert setup CD disk to CD disk drive to display install screen You may also run mainsetup exe in the directory of the CD 3 Click Install to begin installation 4 It will install USB 120 connector driver first 5 While installing it will show this windo...

Page 11: ...roller COMx is in the list the connector is ready to work see Fig 8 Fig 10 Fig 11 10 5 Tutorial Quick Start to Use TestLink SE374 1 Recording real time data in waveform 2 Power on the 4 Channel Thermometer first and connect it to a PC RS 232 serial port wit the cable USB 120 3 Start SE374 program 4 If the connection is successful the panel will display the same value as the 4 Channel Thermometer I...

Page 12: ...e dialog window for you to choose the file name and file type to save There are three types of file name you can choose binary file ghf text file txt and EXCEL format file csv The ghf file use much fewer disk space to save the data than the other two file format but it can only be used in TestLink SE374 Text file can be opened by TestLink SE374 and any other word processor program like word notepa...

Page 13: ...m tool bar 7 In reference to Data Logger see DataLogger 10 8 Main Menu File Oepn Retrieve files from the disk Save Save the active window when the caption bar is highlighted data to the disk Print Print the data of the acitve window graph or list Printer Setup Select printer File Exit Terminates TestLink program View Control Panel By opening the Panel Window the user can control meter via the butt...

Page 14: ...er connected to PC and select DataLogger from main menu or click Datalogger icon from tool bar to load recorded data from the meter and there will be a progress indicator to show the loading progress If error occurs just click DataLogger again After the data was loaded the left hand side will show how many data sets were loaded and detail information for each data set start data start time recordi...

Page 15: ...e Graph Graph Tool Bar Display or hide Statistic1 Display or hide Statistic2 Normal cursor When selected the mouse cursor will become a cross sign when moving to the graph click on the graph to mark a cross sign on the graph This is available only when Split option is unchecked And all the mark you make will exist with T1 When selected the mouse cursor will become a I sign when moving to the graph...

Page 16: ...ATALOGGER THERMOMETER 14 Seperate the four channel Combine the four channel Graph Customization Change the Y axis extention Note When the Split is unchecked graph will use T1 as the Y axis display range ...

Page 17: ...nnected 4 Channel Thermometer to PC serial port and turned meter power on but it still show NO CONNECTION Answer It could be that all com port are occupied by other application close all other application If it still don t work Restart your computer and run TestLink SE374 again When program start it will search automatically all com port to check connected 4 Channel Thermometer You can check the c...

Page 18: ... from some of the notebook PC system 5 How to zoom the graph Answer Press the left mouse button and drag the cursor to select the new extents then release the mouse button 6 When I setup the real time sampling with a fast rate eg 1 sec Some of the sampling data might be lost Answer This might be caused by slow response time of the PC interface For better result the user may close the panel window ...

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