OPERATINg INSTRUCTIONS
To measure a moisture level:
1. Remove the protective pin cap.
2. Remove the black rubber protective sleeve from each test
pin.
3. Press the
button to power the meter on. The meter will
sound one beep and the LCD will temporarily illuminate
with a backlight and the following readout: _ _ . _%
4. If you are measuring the moisture content of wood, skip
ahead to Step 5. To measure the moisture content of a
building material, briefly press the
MODE
button. This will
change the display to the following: __ __ . __%
5. Carefully press the test pins into the material whose
moisture level you wish to measure. The level will be
displayed as a percentage if it is within the measurement
range for the selected material:
For wood
, the measurement range of the TS06 is 5 to
50%WME (Wood Moisture Equivalent). A moisture level
lower than 5% will produce the following readout: _ _ _%.
A level higher than 50% will produce a readout of
_ _ _
%
and sound the high moisture level audible alarm. The alarm
will sound for any wood moisture reading above 15.9%.
To silence the alarm, press and hold the
MODE
button.
For building materials
, the measurement range of the
TS06 is 1.5 to 33%WME (Wood Moisture Equivalent). A
moisture level lower than 1.5% will produce the following
readout: _ _ _%. A level higher than 33% will produce a
readout of
_ _ _
% and sound the high moisture level
audible alarm. The alarm will sound for any building
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WOOD
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