3M user manual Turning on/off and basic operation, Placing the QUESTempº 44/46 on the job site

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Getting Started

Turning on/off and basic operation

Turning on/off and basic operation

To quickly get you started with the QUESTempº 44/46, the following section explains how to turn on the instrument, run, and stop your session.

1.Press the I/O Enter key to turn on. Proceeding the model and revision information displayed on the screen, the main menu will appear.

		Indicator arrow
 VIEW	PRINT	Indicates the selected menu
		option. Then press I/O enter to
SETUP	RESET	select or press up/down arrows
		to select another option

Figure 1-3: Main menu of the QTº44/46

2.Press the I/O Enter key (when view is selected) to access the measurement screens.

•(The Wet and Dry measurements screen will display. See Figure 1-6, page 10 for an example).

3.To view different measurements, press the Up or Down arrow key to toggle through the views.

 NOTE: There are 5-user selectable languages included in the QUESTempº 44/46. If you see the fields such as Wet, Dry, WBGTi, and WBGTo this indicates the measurements are displaying in English.

•To display an alternative language, select Setup from the main menu. Press the Down arrow repeatedly until “English” (or the appropriate language) appears. Then repeatedly press the I/ O enter key to toggle through the languages. Once selected, all menus and measurement screens will change to the selected language. To return to the main menu, press the Run/Stop key.

4.To return to the main menu, press and hold the I/O Enter key (3, 2, 1 countdown will appear) and the main menu will display.

a.To select an option on the main menu, press the up or down arrow until an arrow appears directly in front of the appropriate menu selection and then press I/O enter key.

5.To power off, press and hold the I/O enter key from the main menu.

Placing the QUESTempº 44/46 on the job site

The QUESTempº 44/46 should be placed at a height of 3.5 feet (1.1m) for standing individuals or 2 feet (.6m) for seated individuals. Tripod mounting is recommended to get the unit away from anything that might block radiant heat or airflow. A 1/4"x 20 threaded bushing on the bottom of the instrument allows mounting to a standard photographic tripod. Do not stand close to the unit during sampling.

Before datalogging, allow ten minutes for the sensors readings to stabilize.