Operation Manual
11
2-4. Checking the Battery Capacity
When the power is turned on, the battery power indicator is displayed at the upper left
of the LCD.
Full battery power remaining.
Sucient battery power remaining.
Low battery power remaining. Have spare batteries ready.
When the indicator blinks, replace batteries immediately.
<
•
When the batteries are out of power and the meter is turned ON, the LCD screen will appear and then turn o immediately.
is is an indication that the batteries are depleted and they should be replaced immediately. Having spare batteries on hand
is recommended.
•
When the meter is continuously used at room temperature, the battery life with alkaline batteries will last 10 hours
(based on our testing).
•
Due to temperature and length of time stored, the batteries included with this meter may have a shorter live span.
2-5.
Cautions about Changing the Batteries during Measurement
1) Always turn o the power before replacing batteries.
2) If an unexpected display appears on the LCD during battery replacement or
measurement, ie. settings other than selected, or if the meter does not respond
when a button is pressed, remove the batteries, wait at least 10 seconds, and then
re-install them.
2-6. Auto Power OFF Function
To save battery power, the meter will automatically turn o ve minutes after the last
button is pressed.
<
•
All settings and measurements are saved in memory even after the meter has automatically turned o. When the power
is turned ON, they will be displayed again.
•
Default Auto Power OFF is 5 minutes. Select longer time in Custom Setting. (See P56 for details).
•
To prevent battery drain during transport, the meter will switch OFF after approximately one mnute if the Power
Button is held down continuously.