Mastech MS6900 User manual

MS6900
Multi Function Moisture Meter
USER'S MANUAL
To Avoid Possible Electr ic Shock Or
Personal Injury:
• Use th e Meter only a s speci fied in t his man ual or th e
prot ectio n pro vided b y the Met er migh t be impa ired.
Do not p lace the Met er near e xplos ive gas o r vapor.
Read t he Users Man ual bef ore use a nd foll ow all
safe ty inst ructions .
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Limited Warranty And Limitation Of Liability
This M S6900 prod uct fro m Maste ch will b e free fr om
defe cts in mater ial and w orkma nship f or one ye ar from
the da te of purcha se. This wa rrant y does no t cover
fuse s, disposa ble bat terie s, or dam age fro m accident ,
negl ect, misus e, alte ratio n, cont amina tion, or
abno rmal condi tions o f opera tion or h andli ng.
Rese llers are no t autho rized t o exten d any oth er
warr anty on Mast ech's b ehalf . To obt ain ser vice du ring
the wa rranty per iod, co ntact y our nea rest Ma stech
auth orized ser vice ce nter to o btain r eturn a uthoriza tion
info rmation, t hen sen d the pro duct to t hat Ser vice
Cent er with a desc ripti on of the p roble m.
Out of Box
Chec k the Meter an d acces sorie s thoro ughly b efore
usin g the Meter. Co ntact y our loc al dist ribut or if the
Mete r or any compo nents a re dama ged or ma lfunc tion.
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Accessories
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One Us ers Manual
Two AAA Bat tery
Safety Information
WARNI NG
TO REDUC E THE RISK OF FIRE, ELE CTRIC AL
SHOC K, PROD UCT D AMAGE O R PERSO NAL
INJU RY, PLEA SE FOLLOW TH E SAFET Y
INST RUCTI ONS DESCRI BED IN TH E USER
MANU AL. READ THE U SER MAN UALS BE FORE
USIN G THE MET ER.
WARNI NG
DO NOT P LACE TH E METER IN AN Y
ENVI RONMENT OF HIGH PRE SSURE , HIGH
TEMP ERATURE, DUST, EX PLOSI VE GAS OR
VAPOR. TO ENS URE SAFE OPE RATION AN D
LIFE O F THE MET ER, FOLLOW THESE
INST RUCTIONS
Safety Symbols
Impo rtant safe ty mess age
Conf orms to rele vant Eu ropea n
Unio n directiv es
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Warning Symbols
Risk o f danger. Imp ortan t infor matio n.
See Us ers Manual
Stat ement iden tifie s condi tions a nd
acti ons that fai l to foll ow the
inst ructions c ould re sult fa lse
read ing, damag e the Met er or the
equi pment unde r test.
Caut ion
War ning
Hint S uggestio ns or hin ts.
Using The Me ter
WARNI NG
TO AVOID ELE CTRICAL SHOC K AND IN JURY,
COVE R THE MET ER WITH PROT ECTIV E
COVE R WHEN NOT IN USE.
Caut ion
1: Ope rate th e Met er betw een -10 ~50 (14~ 122°F).
2: Avoid sh aking, dro pping o r takin g any kin d of impacts
when u sing or tran sport ing the M eter.
3: To avoid po ssible ele ctric s hock or p erson al injury,
repa irs or se rvi cing no t cover ed in thi s manua l
shou ld be perfor med onl y by qual ified p erson nel.
4: Che ck the termi nals ev ery tim e befor e opera te the
Mete r. Do not op era te the Me ter if th e termi nals ar e
dama ged or one or mo re func tions a re not wo rking
prop erly.
5: Avoid ex ploring th e Meter t o direc t sunli ght to en sur e
and ex tend th e lif e of the Me ter.
°C
6: Do no t place the Me ter in st rong ma gneti c field , it may
caus e false r ead ings.
7: Use o nly the batt eries i ndica ted in th e Tech nical Spec .
8: Avoid ex ploring th e batte ry to hum idity. Rep lace the
batt eries a s soo n as the lo w batte ry indi cator a ppears.
Hint
1: Sen sitivity o f the Met er towa rd temp eratu re and
humi dity will be l ower ov er time . Pleas e calib rate
the Me ter per iod icall y for bes t perfo rmanc e
2: Ple ase keep the o rigin al pack ing for f uture s hipping
purp ose (ex. Cal ibrat ion)
1 . Introduction
1.1 Produc t Des cription
MS69 00 is a materi al mois ture, t emper ature , humidity
all- in-one mul ti func tions M eter. The Me ter is id eal f or
meas uring mois ture of w ood and c oncre te buil dings.
1.2 MS6900 M ult i Function Moisture
Meter Feat ure s:
• Provid e te mperature , hu midity and mo isture measur ing.
Measure se ven kinds of ma te rials throu gh manual mode.
Maximum an d Minimum Moi st ure reading s.
Displa y Ho ld.
LCD Disp la y, mois tu re bar displa y.
Units swit ch.
Backligh t display.
Auto off (when not in u se f or 10 minutes )
Sturdy con struction , ea sy to carry.
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1.3 Components
1.3.1 Figures and Components
Terminals Protective Cover.
LCD Display
On/Off Button:
Press once to turn the
Meter on, press for 1 sec
to turn it off.
Temperature/Moisture Switch:
Switch between Temp:
°C/°F and
Moisture: %/WB/TD;
Backlight Button
Display Test/Hold Button
Switch between testing materials
Maximum/Minimum Display Button
Enter Button.
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The Meter exit switching
mode if “Enter” button
is not pressed in 8 seconds.
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MS 6 9 0 0 Diag r a m
Unit
Test/Hold
Meterial
MAX
MIN
MS6900
Tember Moisture Meter
Unit
Test/Hold
Meterial
MAX
MIN
MS6900
Tember Moisture Meter

4.2 Replac e Bat teries
Foll ow the steps t o repla ce batt eries :
1. Turn o ff t he Meter.
2. Loo se the batte ry comp artme nt door s crew, an d
remo ve the do or fr om the ca se bott om.
3. Rem ove the batt eries a nd repl ace the b atter ies
with n ew batteri es.
4. Rea ttach the ba ttery c ompar tment d oor to th e case
bott om and ti ghten the sc rew.
4.3 Calibr ati on
To ensur e the accura cy of the M eter, Sc hedul ed
cali bration is r ecomm ended a nd shou ld be per formed
only b y qualifie d perso nnel. C alibr ate the M eter
annu ally is reco mmend . Calib ratio n frequ ency can
be hig her or lower t o every t hree ye ars dep end of th e
freq uency of the u sage.
• Accur acy (perfo rm unde r tempe ratur e of 25°C ):
Cond uctivity :±2%
Temperat ure:±2°C (-10°C ~+50° C)
Humi dity:±5% (10…9 0%)
• Samp le Interva l:
Mate rial Moist ure Sam ple Spe ed:24 0ms ;
LCD re fresh time : 1.5s
Temperat ure Sample S peed: 240ms ;
LCD re fresh time 1 .5s
Humi dity Sampl e Speed :240m s ; LCD ref resh ti me 3.5s
• Oper ation Tem perat ure: -1 0~50° C(14~ 122°F)
• Stor age Temperatur e: -40~ 60°C(- 40…14 0°F)
4 Maintenance and Repair
4.1 Repair
Plea se follow th e steps c losel y if the Me ter is no t
func tioning pr operl y:
1. Che ck the batte ries, r eplac e new bat terie s if low
batt ery ind ica tor “ ”ap pears .
2. Fol low Users Ma nual to c onfir m every p roced ure.
3. Bef ore sendin g back th e Meter f or repa ir, incl ude
a desc ripti on of the prob lems en count ered. R emove
the ba tteri es an d pack th e Meter w ell to av oid
poss ible damag e by the de liver y, Ma stech d oes
not co ver the d ama ge due to d elive ry.
4. Rep airs or serv icing n ot cove red in th is manu al
shou ld be perfor med onl y by the au thori zed ser vice
cent er or qua lif ied per sonne l.
• Batt eries: 2×1 .5V AAA
Life o f Battr ies : 200 hrs ( Backl ight off)
• Size : 130×55×2 9mm
• Weight :140g(wi th batt eries a nd prot ectiv e cov er)
• To ensur e accurate r eadin gs, mea sure mu lti loc ations
with t he Mete r.
• To measu re woods, st ick the P robe in t he wood , wait
for at l east 5 se conds to obt ain sta ble rea dings .
• Keep t he Meter awa y from an y heat so urce or p ossib le
temp erature di sturb ance (e x. Hand ).
3 Technical Specif ication
3.1 Measur eme nt Specification:
• Elec tric Condu ctivi ty (Res istan ce Sens or)
Rang e: 0.0~60. 0%;
• Temperat ure (Tempera ture Se nsor) R ange:
-10. 0~50.0°C ( 14.0~ 122.0 °F)
• Unit s:
Mate rial Moist ure: %
Envi ronment Hu midit y: %,WB , TD
Envi ronment Temper ature : °C, °F
• Mate rials Mois ture Ra nge:
Mate rial 1: Beec h, Spru ce, Lar ch, Bir ch, Che rry,
Wal nut 8.5 ~60.0%
Mate rial 2: Oak, Cedar, Ma ple, Ash Tr ee,
Citi group, Tamaris k 6.8~5 3.4%
Mate rial 3: Smoo thing C ement , Concr ete
Mate rial 4: Anhyd rite Sc reed
Mate rial 5: Ceme nt Mort ar
Mate rial 6: Lime M ortar, P laste r
Mate rial 7: Bric k
• Reso lution:
Mate rial Moist ure:0 .1%
Temperat ure : 0.1°C, 0.1°F
Humi dity: 0.1%
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2.3 Measur e/H old
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To hold the re adings, pr ess “Ho ld” but ton til l the Hold is
disp layed on the t op righ t corne r.
To cancel ho ld of the read ings, p ress “H old” bu tton
agai n till the Hol d indic ator di sappe ar, the Me ter will
now sh ow current r eadin gs.
2.4 Maximu m/M inimum
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To show the ma ximum of the m oistu re read ings,
pres s “MAX/ MIN” butto n till “M AX” is di splay ed.
To show th e minimum of t he mois ture re ading s, pres s
“MAX /MIN” b utton till “ MIN” is d ispla yed.
To show cu rrent mois ture re ading s, pres s “MAX/ MIN”
butt on till t he LC D does no t displ ay “MAX ” nor “MI N”
In “MA X” or “MI N” mode, if th e “MAX/ MIN” bu tton is
not pr essed for 5 mi nutes , the Met er will s witch b ack
to cur rent mo ist ure rea dings .
2.5 Switch b etw een Functions
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°C “°F ”,
Pres s “Unit” but ton to sw itch be tween f uncti ons
“ ”, “%”, “ WB” and “TD ” (Symb ols fla sh).
Pres s “Enter” bu tton to c onfir m selec tion. I f no
sele ction is con firme d in 8 seco nds, th e Meter w ill
exit s witching m ode.
2.6 Backli ght D isplay
• Pres s the backli ght but ton ( ) to tu rn on the
back light, pre ss agai n to turn i t off. The back light
will t urn off if itsel f when tu rn of the M eter.
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2.7 Others
• If the L CD display i s dim or no t displ ay clea rly,
repl ace a new batt ery.
2 .Using The Meter
2.1 Power On /Of f
• When t he Meter is off, p ress “O n/Off” bu tton to t urn
on the M eter. The Meter w ill dis play as i n Figur e 2-1-1
and sh ows the curr ent tem perat ure hum idity.
• When t he Meter is on , press “ On/Off” b utton t o turn
off the Me ter. The Meter wi ll auto matic ally tu rn off if
not in o peration f or 10 min utes.
2.2 Choosi ng Ma terials
Pres s “Materia l” butt on to cho ose fro m mater ials 1 to
7 and re peat. Choo se prop er numb er corr espon dingly
as fol low:
1: Bee ch, Spruce , Larch , Birch , Cherr y, Walnut
2: Oak , Cedar, Mapl e, Ash Tree , Citig roup, Tamar isk
3: Smo othing Cem ent, Co ncret e
4: Anhy drite Scre ed
5: Cem ent Mortar
6: Lim e Mortar, Pla ster
7: Bri ck
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1.3.2 LCD Display Panel
Curr ent Temperatur e
Temperat ure Unit
Curr ent Moistu re
Mois ture Unit
Mate rial
Mate rial Label
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Maxi mum/Mini mum
Mois ture Readi ngs Dis play
Mois ture Unit
Simu lated Mois ture Ba r
Meas ure/Hold
Low Ba ttery Indi cator
0.9~ 24.5%
0.0~ 12.2%
0.7~ 9.2%
0.5~ 11. 1%
0.0~ 17.8%
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