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Gossen Metrawatt GmbH
Initial Start-Up – Setup
5.4 Switching the Instrument Off
Switching the Instrument Off Manually
➭
Press the
ON / OFF | LIGHT
key until
0FF
appears at the display.
Shutdown is acknowledged with a brief acoustic signal.
Automatic Shutdown
The instrument is switched off automatically if the measured value
remains unchanged for a long period of time (maximum measured
value fluctuation of approx. 0.8% of the measuring range per min
-
ute, or 1
C or 1
F per minute), and if none of the keys or the ro
-
tary switch have been activated before a selected period of time
in minutes has elapsed (see “
APoFF
” parameter on page 46.)
Shutdown is acknowledged with a brief acoustic signal.
Exceptions include:
Transmission and memory mode operation, continuous operation
and whenever a dangerous voltage is applied to the input
(U > 55 V AC or U > 70 V DC).
Disabling Automatic Shutdown
The instrument can be set to continuous operation.
➭
Simultaneously press the
and
keys to
this end.
The “CONTINUOUS ON” function is indicated at by means of
the
ON
display to the right of the battery symbol.
The „CONTINOUS ON“ setting can only be undone by changing the ap
-
propriate parameter (device off parameter, see „APoFF “ on page 46),
or by switching off the device manually.
In this case, the parameter is reset to 10 minutes.
➭
ON / OFF
LIGHT
FUNC
ENTER
ON
/ OFF
LIGHT
Auto-Range
8
.
8
.
8
.
8
.
8
Illumination On
000
.
00
ON
/ OFF
LIGHT
Illumination Off
000
.
00
ON
/ OFF
LIGHT
0ff
ON
/
OFF
LIGHT
Long
(1 s)