Traceable PLATINUM User manual

RECALL MINIMUM/MAXIMUM
1. PressMIN/MAXtoviewtheminimumandmaximum
 temperaturesrecordedsinceturningtheunitonor
 sinceclearingmin/max.
2. PresstheMIN/MAXbuttononcetodisplaythe
 minimumtemperature.Thelowerportionofthe
 displayshows“MIN”indicatingthatthisisthe
 minimumreading.WhileintheMIN/MAXmode,
 selectthedesiredformatwiththe°F/°Cor
 .0/.00/.000/.0000buttons.
3. PresstheMIN/MAXbuttonagaintodisplaythe
 Maximumtemperature.Thelowerportionofthe
 displayshows“MAX”indicatingthatthisisthe
 maximumreading.Athirdpresswillreturnthe
 displaytothecurrentreading.
4. MIN/MAXmaybereviewedatanytime.
5. TocleartheMIN/MAX,placetheunitinnormalmode
 (notreviewingtheMIN/MAX)andpressMIN/MAX
 andCLEARsimultaneously.Youmayalsoclear
 MIN/MAXbyturningtheunitoff.
HOLD FUNCTION
1. PresstheHOLDbuttononceto“freeze”thedisplay
 atthecurrenttemperaturereading.“HOLD”appears
 onthelowerportionofthedisplayindicatingthatthe
 unitisinholdmode.
2. WhileintheHOLDmode,selectthedesiredformat
 withthe°F/°Cor.0/.00/.000buttons.
3. PresstheHOLDbuttonasecondtimetoreturnto
 thecurrenttemperaturereading.“HOLD”willno
 longerappearonthedisplay.
POWER
Donotturntheunitonandoffrapidly.Itmaylockthe
display.Whenturningtheuniton/offthemicroprocessor
maybecomelocked,inoperable,orthedisplaymay
read“888888.”Ifthisoccurs,resetthethermometerby
removingthebattery,waiting15seconds,andreplacing
thebattery.
OPERATION
1. Plugtheprobeintothereceptaclelocatedontheright
 sideoftheunit.
2. PresstheON/OFFbuttontoturntheuniton.
3. Pressthe°F/°Cbuttontochangethedisplay
 betweenFahrenheitandCelsius.
4. Pressthe.0/.00/.000/.0000buttontochangethe
 displaytoreadthedesiredresolution.
5. Usetheprobetomonitortemperaturesinair/gas,
 liquids,andsemi-solids.Placethestainless-steel
 portionofprobeincontactwiththematerialtobe
 measured.Inmostinstancesthedepthoftheprobe
 needstobeapproximately½inch.
6. PresstheON/OFFbuttontoturntheunitoffwhenthe
 thermometerisnotinusetoprolongbatterylife.
HISTORY MODE
Historyprovidesaneffortlessmethodtoobservewhena
temperaturechangetakesplace.Itcontinuouslydisplays
forthepast24hoursstartingwith1hourago.Ifleftonfor
morethan24hours,itdisplaysonlythemostrecent24
hours.Historymaybereviewedatanytime.
1. After1hour,presstheHISTORYbuttononceto
 showthecurrentorfirsthourreading.Thedisplay
 willshow“1”onthefarrighttoindicatethisisthefirst
 reading.Afterapproximatelytwoseconds,thedisplay
 willshowthetemperatureand“min”whichindicates
 thisistheminimumreadingforthefirsthour.After
 approximatelytwomoreseconds,thedisplaywill
 againshow“1”.Thedisplaycontinuestoalternate
 betweenthesetwodisplays.Whileinthehistory
 mode,the°F/°Cor.0/.00/.000buttonsmaybeused
 toselectthedesiredformat.
2. ThesecondpressoftheHISTORYbuttonshowsthe
 maximumtemperatureforthecurrentorfirsthour.
 Afterapproximatelytwomoreseconds,thedisplay
 willshow“1”.
3. WitheachpressoftheHISTORYbutton,theunit
 willscrollthroughall48minimumandmaximum
 readings.
4. Toexitthehistorymode,presstheCLEARbutton
 orMIN/MAXbutton.Aslongastheunitisinthe
 historymode,pressingtheCLEARbuttonalonewill
 notclearthehistory.
5. Toclearhistory,firstexitthehistorymodeandthen
 pressHISTORYandCLEARbuttonssimultaneously.
 Turningtheunitoffdoesnotclearthehistory.
SPECIFICATIONS
Range: -328.00to932.000°F
 -200.00to500.000°C
Resolution: 0.001°,0.01°or0.1°
(userselectable) from-99to932°F/-99to500°C
 0.01°or0.1°
 from-328to-100°F/-200to-100°C
 0.0001°from-9.9999to99.9999°F/°C
Sampling Rate: approximately2timespersecond
Memories: 48MemoriesarestoredintheHistory
 Mode(min/maxforthepast24hours)
 2MemoriesarestoredintheMin/Max
 Mode(min/maxforthecurrenthour)
Probes Supplied:
Model 6412suppliedwithafastresponse,handle-probe.
Thestainlesssteelportionoftheprobeiscapableof
measuringtemperaturesthroughtheentirerange(-328to
932°F/-200to500°C)
Model 6413suppliedwithafastresponse,bullet-probe
withPTFEcable.Thesensorand cablearecapableof
beingsubjectedtotemperaturesof-148to392°F/-100
to200°C
BUTTON DESCRIPTION
ON/OFF Turnsunitonandoff.
°F/°C: Selects°Fahrenheit/°Celsius
.0/.00/.000/.0000 Selectsdecimalpointondisplay
HISTORY Displayshistorymemories
HOLD/CLEAR Presstoholdreadingalsousedin
  conjunctionwithHISTORYor
  MIN/MAXbuttonstoexitthemodeor
  clearreadings.
MIN/MAX Displaysthehighestandlowest
  temperaturesrecordedforthecurrent
  hour.
DISPLAY MESSAGES
▲Appearingindicatestemperatureisrising.
▼Appearingindicatestemperatureisfalling.
“LLL” Displayedwhenthetemperaturebeing
  measuredisbelowtherangeoftheunitorwhen
  thereisanopenprobeornoprobe.
“HHH” Displayedwhenthetemperaturebeing
  measuredisabovetherangeoftheunitor
  whenthereisashortedprobe.
“BAT” Displayedwhenthebatteryislowandneedsto
  bereplaced.SeeBatterysectionforbattery
  replacementinstructions.
RECEPTACLES
Thereceptacleontherightsideoftheunitisforthe
probe.Theupperleftsidereceptacleisforanaccessory
ACAdaptor.Thelowerleftsidereceptacleisforthe
accessoryDataAcquisitionSystemdatacable.
DATA OUTPUT
Inordertousethedataoutput,theAccessory Data
Cable Cat No. 4099isrequired.SeeAccessoriessection
fororderinginformation.
Withtheaccessorydatacableattached,totogglethe
RS232outputon/off,pressandholdthe°F/°Cand
.0/.00/.000/.0000simultaneously(2320indicates
RS232outputis“on”,232FindicatesRS232output
is“off”).
BATTERY
If“BAT”appearsonthedisplay,itindicatesthe
batteriesarelowandneedtobereplaced.Toreplace
thebattery,slidethebatterycoverlocatedontheback
oftheunitawayfromtheunit.Removetheoldbattery
andreplaceitwithanew9-Voltalkalinebattery.Usean
alkalinebattery,NOTaregularorheavydutybattery.
Properlyconnectthebattery.Replacethebatterycover.
Incorrectlyinstalledbatteriesmaydamageelectronics.
ALL OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES
Ifthisthermometerdoesnotfunctionpropertyforany
reasonpleasereplacethebatterywithanew9-Volt
alkalinebatteryBatterysection,above).Lowbattery
powercanoccasionallycauseanynumberof“apparent”
operationaldifficulties.Replacingthebatterywithanew
freshbatterywillsolvemostdifficulties.

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PLATINUM
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INSTRUCTIONS
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ACCESSORIES
Cat. No. 6422 Replacement Handle-Probe
Fastresponse,handle-probe.Thestainlesssteelportion
oftheprobeiscapableofmeasuringtemperatures
throughtheentirerange(-328to932°F/-200to500°C).
Cat. No. 6423 Replacement Bullet-Probe
Fastresponse,bullet-probewithPTFEcable.The
sensorand cablearecapableofbeingsubjectedto
temperaturesof-148to392°F/-100to200°C.
Cat. No. 4236 AC Adaptor
AllowsforcontinuousACoperation.
Cat. No. 4099 Data Acquisition System Accessory
Powerfulandeasytousecomputerdatacapture/data
loggingprogramworkswithTraceable®Instrumentswith
computeroutput.Recordsintervalreadingsfrom1to
10,000seconds;displaysminimum/maximumreadings;
andutilizesanalarmmodethatpermitstheusertobe
notifiedvisually,audibly,andbyemailwhenanalarm
istriggered.Dataisstoredtoafilethatcanbeprinted
inanyreportorspreadsheetformat.Networkingserver/
clientcapabilityallowsthecaptureddatatobemonitored
onaremoteworkstationand/orbyemail.Itisdesigned
toworkwithWindows®98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.
IncludesaCD,datacable(suppliedUSBandserial
connections)thatplugsintotheinstrumentandcomputer.
WARRANTY, SERVICE, OR
RECALIBRATION
For warranty, service, or recalibration, contact:
CONTROL COMPANY
4455 Rex Road
Friendswood, Texas 77546 USA
Ph. 281 482-1714
Fax [phone]
E-mail [email protected]
www.control3.com
Control Company is ISO 9001
Quality-Certified by DNV and
ISO 17025 accredited as a
Calibration Laboratory by A2LA.
Cat. No. 6412 and 6413