JDC Electronic SA Geos 11 - Manual (Page 10)

down to confirm your setting, the instrument is than activated and
displays the standard screen.
Remark: Setting the date and time may also be carried out at a later
stage. Please refer to Section on ‘Special Modes’; ‘Date and Time’.
Instantaneous State
(The instrument remains turned on for only 5 seconds)
This state allows you to see the current measured values at a glance,
while saving the battery.
When the instrument is off, pressing the button briefly
lights up the instrument, while the message displayed,
meaning instantaneous, flashes on the upper block (see
opposite). The instrument displays the default screen.
A second brief pressure on the button displays the date
(analogous day, month, hours, and seconds). By pressing
briefly on the button, the day of the week can be displayed instead of
, and the year instead o f the time.
With the third push of the button or after 5 seconds, the instrument turns
off.
Normal State (on)
When the instrument is in the OFF or instantaneous state,
keep pressing the
button down for 2 seconds. The
instrument displays the default screen.
Switching the Instrument off
In order to manually turn off the instrument, keep any of the buttons
down for 3 seconds; the stop screen is displayed and a countdown takes
place on the large block: 3, 2, 1, 0, followed by the deactivation of the
instrument. The middle block indicates the time before the automatic stop
(new parameters may be entered, as shown under Section ‘Other’;
‘Automatic stop’). On the other hand, the
message means
that the instrument is in the permanent operating state. Following a
manual stop, the instrument sets itself back by default in the auto-stop
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