8 TAKING A READING (continued)
8.4 TAKING A READING: AUTO REPEAT MODE (T)
1
Press and hold the measure softkey for approximately 3 seconds
to switch the gauge on.
2
Perform the calibration procedure if required - see Section 6
'Calibration' on page en-12.
3
Press Menu/Measurement Mode/Auto Repeat Mode
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4
Use the
between 10 and 180, press 'Set' to save.
5
Place the gauge on the test surface, press the measure softkey
twice to begin taking readings, slide the gauge across the test
surface. A reading is displayed on screen for each geometry
selected via Display/Display Geometry - see Section 4.8
'Geometry Selection' on page en-8.
4
If the user has chosen to view 'Selected Statistics', 'Run Chart' or 'Bar
Graph' - see Section 4.7 'Setting Up the Reading Display' on page en-7,
pressing the
each individual geometry.
6
Press the measure softkey again to stop taking readings.
9 BATCHING - MODEL T
The Elcometer 480 Model T gauge can store 40,000 readings in up to
2,500 batches and has the following batching functions:
Batch/New Batch; Create a new batch
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Batch/New Batch/Fixed Batch Size; Pre-define the number of
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readings which are stored in a batch. The gauge will notify the
user when the batch is complete and ask if another batch is to be
opened, these batches are then linked when transferred to
ElcoMaster .
Batch/Open Existing Batch; Open an existing batch.
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Batch/Review Batch; Review the readings, statistics, batch
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information, Limit Standard information, a graph of all readings -
see Section 10 'Reviewing Batch Data' on page en-18 for further
information.
Batch/Review Batch/Batch Graph; View the readings within the
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batch as a column bar graph - see Section 10 'Reviewing Batch
Data' on page en-18 for further information.
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Readings are taken for all geometries (20° , 60° and 85° , Haze and % Reflectance at 20° , 60° and 85° ) but
only readings for the geometries selected are displayed. The user can change this selection at any time.
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