User Manual 2900 Series Electronic Indicator starrett.
900 Indicator User Manual Table of Contents Guidelines for Indicator Care.......................................................................... 2 Operating Instructions.................................................................................... 3 Indicator Components, Dimensions & Layout................................................. 3 Button Functions............................................................................................
2900 Indicator User Manual Operating Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Install batteries (included with indicator). Lightly clean the contact point. Secure the indicator to an appropriate holding device. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the indicator on. Select the unit of measure (inch or millimeter) by pressing the IN/mm button. (Not applicable to metric indicator models). Place the indicator perpendicular to the reference surface being measured.
2900 Indicator User Manual Button Functions LOCK, RES, LIMITS and PRESET, printed in yellow, are used in conjunction with the SHIFT 5 button. 6 & 12 2&7 To engage press the SHIFT button first. The SET icon will appear on the bottom left corner. Then press the button for the desired function. 4&8 3, 9 & 10 1 & 11 1 2 3 Power button. Press and hold for 4 seconds. Plus/Minus sets the direction of the reading Half a second after releasing the ZERO button the display will zero.
2900 Indicator User Manual 2900 Indicator Models, Feature Level, Resolution & Range Cat. No. EDP Description Resolution Range 2900-1 09980 Basic English/Metric .00005"/.001mm .5"/12mm 2900-2 09981 Basic English/Metric .0001"/.001mm .5"/12mm Standard English/Metric with Selectable Resolution Advanced English/Metric with Selectable Resolution .0005"/.0001"/.00005" .5"/12mm .01mm /.001mm .0005"/.0001"/.00005" .5"/12mm .01mm /.001mm Basic Metric .001mm 12mm .01mm /.001mm 12mm .01mm /.
2900 Indicator User Manual Setting the PRESET Function* 1. To set a value, press and hold the ZERO/ABS button until the ABS icon appears in the upper right corner of the LCD (right). The values can be SET to: +/-99.99999" or +/-9999.999mm. 2. Press the SHIFT/SET followed by the PRESET button. The SET and PRESET icons will appear in the lower left corner of the LCD. The PRESET icon will be flashing (middle right). 3. To move from the PRESET icon to a digit, press the SHIFT/SET button.
2900 Indicator User Manual 6. Press the SHIFT/SET button to capture the minimum value. The LIMIT icon will stop flashing. 7. Press the LIMITS button. The MAX LIMIT icon will appear on the LCD (right). 8. Press the SHIFT/SET button. The LIMIT icon will flash on/off. 9. Adjust the spindle to the desired maximum value. 10. Press the SHIFT/SET button to capture the maximum value. The LIMIT icon will stop flashing. 11. Press the LIMITS button. The LIMIT and the SET icon will remain on.
2900 Indicator User Manual Displaying MIN/MAX/TIR Values** (TIR is “Total Indicator Reading”) Pressing the MIN/MAX/TIR button displays the MIN/ MAX/TIR values most recently measured. Press once for MIN (above right), twice for MAX (middle right) and three times for TIR (lower right). Press a fourth time to exit. The MIN/MAX/TIR values may be zeroed by pressing the SHIFT/SET button.
2900 Indicator User Manual Data Output Connection To connect an output cable, remove the two small Phillips screws as shown below. Then, remove the output port cover. Plug in the cable and secure it with the same screws that held the cover. Orient the data cable plug as shown below. When not using output, replace the data cover to protect the electronics Battery Replacement Remove the two Phillips screws that secure the battery drawer as shown below.
2900 Indicator User Manual Appendix A: Technical Specifications Power Requirements and Current Consumption Battery 2 – CR2032 Lithium Coin Cells Capacity 240 mAh Automatic Sleep Time 30 minutes of non-use SPC Serial Output 18 ASCII Characters 1 Space character 2 Status characters indicating the operating mode BLANK Normal mode OL Displacement outside Lower Limit OU Displacement is outside the Upper Limit MN Displacement is minimum peak displacement stored MX Displacement is minimum peak displacement store
2900 Indicator User Manual Appendix B: Serial Output Connector Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 GND – Signal return Serial Receive Data Input (RX/RQST) Serial Transmit Data Output (TX/DATA) Remote Zero – Special Order Only State Change High to Low Serial Input Voltage Level Specification Logic “0” Vin < 1.30 Volts Logic “1” Vin > 1.98 Volts Serial Output Voltage Level Specification Pin 2 Pin 4 Pin 1 Pin 3 Minimum Maximum Low Level Vss Vss +0.25 @ -1.5mA Load High Level Vdd –0.25 @ 1.
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