Alpha/numeric entry, System menu, Date/time – YSI Professional Plus User Manual

Page 11

Advertising
background image

12

13

alpha/nuMerIc entry

the numeric screens will display numbers only (shown on the left). Alpha/

numeric screens will display numbers across the top and letters along the

bottom rows (shown on the right). Letters appear as a common keyboard

arrangement.

When an alpha or numeric character is required, the screen will show the alpha/

numeric entry screen. to select a character, highlight it by using the arrow keys

to move the highlight box over the desired selection. then, press Enter on the

keypad to confirm the selection. After confirming the selection, it will appear

in the line at the top of the display.

For capital letters or lower case entry, highlight “SHIFt” and press Enter on the

keypad to change the characters from upper to lower case.


to delete the entire line of the current entry, highlight

)

and press Enter on the

keypad. the

!

symbol functions as a backspace key in the alpha/numeric entry

screens by deleting one character at a time. Use the “SPACE” function to add a

space between characters.

When you have finished entering the correct information (16 character max),

highlight <<<ENtER>>> at the bottom of the screen and press Enter

on

the keypad to confirm.

The key cannot be used to escape to the previous menu from

an alpha/numeric entry screen. Instead, use the key to go

back to the previous menu when in alpha/numeric entry screens.

S Y S t E M M E N U

Press System

to access any of the following

menu items.

the System menu will allow you to access the

setup options of the instrument including; Date/

Time, GLP, Language, Radix Point, Logging,

Auto-Shutoff, Backlight, SW (Software)

Version, Serial #, and Unit ID. Any item with

[brackets] shows the current setting inside the

brackets. For instance, in the example at the

left, Radix Point is currently set to [Decimal].

the brackets will also give a quick visual clue as

to what items can be changed.

date/tIMe

Highlight Date/Time from the System menu.

Press enter to select.

Date Format – Highlight and press enter to

open a sub menu for selecting the preferred

date format: YY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YY,

DD/MM/YY, or YY/DD/MM.

Date – Highlight and press enter to use the

numeric entry screen to set the correct date.

Time Format – Highlight and press enter to

open a submenu to select the preferred time

format from 12-hour or 24-hour.

Time – Highlight and press enter to use the

numeric entry screen to set the correct time.

The date and time will need to be reset if a battery

change takes longer than 2 minutes. When this occurs,

the Date/Time menu will automatically appear upon

power up and require you to set the date and time.

i

i

Advertising