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keyboard. Enter Length in cms, full scale value FS and zero offset OS as above. Press Enter to
confirm, and continue or escape to quit as necessary.
Press ESCAPE on the meter to quit.
!To enter labels.
The labels are simply available to identify the sensor being measured, if more than one sensor is
being used with the HydroSense. The label is offloaded with the sensor readings, whether by the
meter display, or via the RS232 socket to a PC.
a) via the meter keyboard (only numbers can be entered)
Press 6 - Set Parameters, press 4 - Edit Labels.
For each sensor in turn, enter its number (No), for example, 00 for the first sensor, 01 for the second
sensor etc. Press NEXT to pass to the next entry. Then enter the required set of numbers for the label.
Press ENTER to make these factors the 'current' ones - which means that this label will now be used
to display / record values from the sensor currently plugged into the meter.
Repeat for each sensor. To check the entries, press 6 - Set Parameters and press 2 - Browse Labels.
Press NEXT to scroll through the entries you have made.
b) via the PC (numbers and letters can be entered)
Firstly run the Skye Lynx Standard communications software. Connect the HydroSense meter to the
PC using the datalead.
On the meter, press 6 - Set Parameters and press 0 - Lbls - RS232edt. Press ENTER to proceed.
A message will appear on the PC screen asking you to enter the label number (No), use the PC
keyboard. The currently set label will be displayed, press Enter to edit, and then type in your new
label. Press Enter to confirm, and continue or escape to quit as necessary.
Press ESCAPE on the meter to quit.
!To enter sensor units.
This operation must be done via the PC, as letters cannot be entered using the meter's keypad.
Firstly run the Skye Lynx Standard communication. Connect the SpectroSense meter to the PC using
the datalead.
On the meter, press 6 - Set parameters, press 5 - Set IP's/Units and press 2 - Dif. Amp Units. Press
ENTER.
The currently held units are displayed on the PC screen, press Enter on the PC keyboard to change.
Type in the new units (maximum 3 letters), press Enter to confirm.
Press ESCAPE on the meter to quit.
!Your meter is now ready to use.
To display sensor readings Press 1 - Read / Record. Press NEXT to display the numbers of the
factors and labels currently being used by the meter. To change the factors and labels, simply type in
the number you require, using NEXT to continue, and finally press ENTER to make the new values
current.
HydroSense Setup (cont)
