4.Proceed to setting the date, if required.
5.Alternately, press the Esc key to return to the First Menu Screen. Press Esc again to return to the measurements screen.
To set the date...
1.Press F3 (SET). The display will change to show six underscore lines where the new date must be entered.
T I M E 
I S 
D A T E 
I S 
1 3 : 4 2_ _ / _ _ / _ _
2 4 H R - F O R M A T - D D / M M / Y Y
S A V E
F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 |
2.Enter the new date in DD/MM/YY format using the numeric keypad. If you make a mistake, simply enter more numbers until the correct time has been entered.
3.Press F4 (SAVE) to save the new time.
4.Proceed to setting the time, if required.
5.Alternately, press the Esc key to return to the First Menu Screen. Press Esc again to return to the measurements screen.
Temperature Correction
This feature is only used when the meter and probe are operating at significantly different ambient temperatures.
This situation can occur when the meter is located indoors and the probe is outdoors. Either a probe extension cable or a fiber optic link system is normally used for such applications. Temperature correction circuitry is used in the probe and there is a temperature sensor located inside the meter. To achieve the highest level of accuracy, it is important that the sensor inside the meter sense the ambient temperature that the probe is subjected to. If the two components are operating in different ambient temperature environments, the 8718B can be set to
Chapter 15 Advanced Settings | 89 |