Program a Mission: Enter up to 20 alphanumeric characters to describe the
pending mission. The symbol in the lower-left corner of the display indicates whether
letters or numbers are entered. ABC indicates upper case letters, abc indicates
lower case letters and 1 2 3 indicates numbers. Switch between letters and numbers
by pressing the SHIFT button. When entering letters, press the letter button
repeatedly until the desired character is displayed. After 2 seconds the curser will
advance to the next position. Press the up arrow button to move the cursor to the
right, or press the down arrow button to move the cursor to the left. Use the SPACE
(#9) button to insert a space in the description. When the mission description is
complete, press the ENTER button.
Sampling Interval: Use the number buttons to enter the desired sampling interval
(the time between samples). The minimum interval is 1 minute, the maximum is
255 minutes. Press the ENTER button when done.
When Full Instructions: Select the action to take when the datalogger has reached
the end of its storage memory. Select Roll-over (continue to take readings) or Stop.
Use the up/down arrow buttons to scroll. Press the ENTER button when done.
Set Clock: Use the number buttons and the up/down arrow buttons to set the current
date and time. Press the ENTER button when done.
Delay Start: The datalogger will begin recording at the end of the delay time. Use
the number buttons to enter the Start Delay in minutes up to 255 minutes.
Confirm: Press the ENTER button to complete the mission programming, or press
the CANCEL button to abandon. Once finished, remove the datalogger from the
cable and place it where temperatures are to be measured.
Download Data: Select this menu option to store the datalogger contents in the
MFM300, and view at a later time.
View Data: Select this menu option to view the records contained in the datalogger.
The data is displayed in two ways: as a graph of the temperature data points, and as
discrete data at the bottom of the display. Use the up/down arrow buttons to move
the cursor (the short vertical line near the bottom of the display). As the cursor
moves, the temperature, date and time data pointed to by the cursor is displayed
below the cursor line.
When viewing temperature data on the MFM300, up to 16 pages, or screen
views may be shown. Press the MAX button to view the next page. Press the MIN
button to view the previous page. Press the CANCEL button when done and
disconnect the datalogger from the Datalog Reader.
Capture or Store Snapshots
The MFM300 can capture and store data that is currently being measured and
displayed. Select the Capture Snapshots option in the main menu and press the
ENTER button. Select the Take Snapshots option and press the ENTER button to
display the snapshot set up screen. The description, date and time are entered here
using the up/down arrows and buttons. Once set up is complete, a flashing camera
icon appears on the screen.
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