Getting Started; Power Supply; Preparation - PCE Instruments PCE-VT 3700 Bedienungsanleitung

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Getting started

4.1

Power supply

Three AA-batteries are used to power the vibration meter. The battery compartment is on the
back of the device. The device should be turned off before the batteries are replaced. In order to
replace the batteries, the two screws which hold the cover in place need to be removed.
Afterwards the cover can be removed so the batteries can be inserted in the compartment. The
compartment can then be closed by installing the cover and fastening the two screws.
The current battery level is displayed in the top right corner of the screen. If the battery charge is
insufficient for proper operation of the device the device automatically powers off and the screen
below is shown on the display.
4.2

Preparation

Connect the sensor with the spiral cable to the vibration meter before turning it on. The knurled
nuts should be tightened to ensure proper connection. In order to turn on the device, the ON/OFF
button needs to be pressed until the screen backlight turns on and the start-up screen is shown.
The start-up screen is shown for about 2 seconds and the device automatically switches to the
measurement screen afterwards. The device is turned off by pressing the ON/OFF
the screen backlight turns off. The following icon is displayed on the start-up screen if date and
time need to be set:
Fig. 3 Automatic power off
Fig. 4 Set date & time
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