User's Manual

AreaRAE Plus & AreaRAE Pro User’s Guide

5.2 Keys And Interface

The AreaRAE Plus/Pro has three keys:

Y/+

MODE

N/-

In addition to their labeled functions, [Y/+], [MODE], and [N/-] act as “soft keys” that control different

parameters and make different selections within the instrument’s menus. From menu to menu, each key

controls a different parameter or makes a different selection.

Three panes along the bottom of the display are “mapped” to the keys. These change as menus change,

but at all times the left pane corresponds to the [Y/+] key, the center pane corresponds to the [MODE]

key, and the right pane corresponds to the [N/-] key. Here are examples that show the relationships of the

keys and functions:

In addition to the functions described above, any of the keys can be used to manually activate display

backlighting. Press any key when the backlighting is off to turn it on. A subsequent key press is required

to carry out an actual function corresponding to that key.

5.2.1 Reverse Direction

Sometimes you want to go back to a previous screen rather than advance through an entire set of screens

before “wrapping around” to that screen again.

To reverse direction:

1. Press and hold [N/-] for 3 seconds.

2. When the arrow changes from pointing to the right to pointing to the left, release your finger.

Now when you press [N/-], you step back through the screens.

To change direction again: Press and hold [N/-] for 3 seconds and then release.

Note: Changing direction does not work with all screens. It works primarily in submenus.