D. Blue LOW moisture level
LED
E. MODE button. Toggles
between wood and building
materials measurement
modes
F. Green MID moisture level LED
G. Red HIGH moisture level LED
H. Measurement HOLD button.
Pressed briefly, "freezes" display readings. Pressed
and held, silences beeper until meter is powered off.
I.
button. Press briefly to power meter on; press and
hold for >2 seconds to power meter off.
J. Battery compartment (on back)
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
To measure a moisture level:
1. Remove the pin cap.
2. Remove the black rubber protective sleeve from each test
pin.
3. Press the
sound one beep and the LCD will illuminate with a green
backlight and the following readout: _ _ . _ %
4. If you are measuring the moisture content of wood, skip
ahead to Step 5. To measure the moisture content of a
building material, press the MODE button. This will change
the display to the following: __ __ . __ %
4
button to power the meter on. The meter will
WOOD
BLDG
Fig. 1