Cooper Instruments & Systems WTM 502 Wire Tension Meter - Manual (Page 8)

To exit the check-tension mode, press any softkey to display the softkey labels, then press
the Mode softkey to scroll to the next mode. The next mode is the first mode that was
described, live tension mode.
Avg Press the Avg softkey to add a displayed tension to the average of other entered readings.
Follow the onscreen prompts.
Press the Right Arrow key to move to the next set of softkeys.
Units
Press this key to set the WTM 502 for displaying:
• Force in lbf, kgf or N
• Size of wire in inches or millimeters
• Temperature in Fahrenheit of Centigrade
Temp
Press this softkey to choose the source of the temperature reading, the WTM 502 itself
(Meter), outside input (Input) or None. If you choose Input, you are prompted to enter the
temperature. When finished, press the Enter softkey to accept this value.
Next you are prompted to choose Fahrenheit or Centigrade as the temperature unit. When
your choice is highlighted, press the Enter softkey.
An annunciator shows when temperature has been manually entered. See example below:
TEMPERATURE DISPLAY MODE
Setup Press the Setup softkey and you will see these choices; Off, PtFmt, Misc, About, and Test.
These are described below:
Off Press this softkey to enable or disable the auto-shutdown function. If you choose Yes,
you are asked to set a period of time in minutes. Next, press the Enter softkey to accept
this value. You are then asked to set the shutdown type; Fixed, No Load, or No Change.
These are described below;
Fixed – The unit will shutdown after the set number of minutes no matter what happens.
No Load – The unit will shutdown after the set number of minutes only if there is no load on
the unit. This prevents shutdown in the middle of a test.
No Change – The unit will shutdown if there has been no keypad activity or change in
tension after the set number of minutes.
Auto-off can preserve battery life.
PtFmt
Not currently used.
Misc
Press this softkey to set the following:
Flash – Enables or disables the momentary blinking of the display to acknowledge a key
press.
Zero – Enables the use of the Zero softkey to clear a peak tension value.
Contr – Press this key to adjust the contrast of the LCD display. Press the Up soft key to
lighten the contrast. Press the Down soft key to darken the contrast.
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