Claas BA-1383 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 4

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Automatic power-off delay adjustment
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Averaging length for moisture measurement (= the number of most recent moisture
results to be calculated in the displayed average and high moisture estimate)
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Display backlight brightness (NOTE: affects battery life)
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Display contrast (adjust this if it is difficult to read the display)
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Remaining battery capacity display
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Calibration. Quick calibration of moisture measurement (may improve measure-
ment accuracy). See chapter 9.2.
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Device information (this could be important upon communication with customer ser-
vice)
6 Usage
A large number of measurement results may be stored in the internal memory of the device.
You may store results for 64 different bales. Results are saved for the calculation of average
moisture and high moisture estimate and for saving on a personal computer using the USB
port. The type of each bale (e.g. hay or straw
You may choose not to store results in the memory, but it is important to select the correct
bale type to ensure proper operation and accuracy.
Accurate measurement of moisture requires bale temperature to be known. However,
temperature measurement is much slower than moisture measurement, as hay is a thermal
insulator that very slowly warms up or cools down a strong metal probe. Pushing into dense
bales also warms up the probe due to friction. Therefore, temperature should be measured
separately, before moisture measurement.
Power on by pressing the l key. The meter will start with either moisture or temperature
measurement mode depending on which state it was previously. The display will show the
following information:
Temperature measurement display:
Moisture measurement display:
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The selection of bale types may change with geographical location and the selection may grow with
updates.
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1. Bale number (= memory slot number)
2. Bale type
3. Result of the latest temperature measurement ("---C" or "--
-F", if there is no result yet).
4. MIN: Lowest temperature stored in memory
5. MAX: Highest temperature stored in memory
6. MEM: Latest temperature stored in memory (NOTE: when
starting moisture measurement, this value may be chosen to
be used as bale temperature for temperature compensation of
moisture.
1. Bale number (= memory slot number)
2. Bale type
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) is selected before measurement can start.