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4.0 EASY PROGRAMMING WITH DISPLAY PROMPTS
Section 4 explains the front-panel programmable features (in bold), their display character,
and how to modify the existing setup.
4.1 FEATURES
Frequency Measures the input frequency. Displays in Hz (Scale Factor = 1); can also
display in kHz, RPM (for tachometer application), feet/sec, or other engineering
units.
Period Measures the input period (inverse of frequency) and displays in milliseconds
can also display in seconds, minutes, or other engineering units.
Time Interval Use for pulse width measurement, or for stopwatch applications where reset
after each measurement is desired. Measures the time interval (or average
time interval) between the rising or falling edges of two signals. Displays in
milliseconds (Scale Factor = 1); can also display in seconds, minutes, or other
engineering units.
Frequency Used as an FB/FA frequency ratio meter with FB and FA up to 7 MHz. Ideal for
Ratio b/A monitoring the relative speed of shafts, conveyor belts and other moving
machinery.
Totalize Use for cumulative totals, stopwatch applications, as an up-counting (positive
scale factor) or down-counting (negative scale factor) totalizer.
Scale factor The input may be multiplied or divided by any desired scale factor from -
9.9.9.9.9. to +9.9.9.9.9.9. with a decimal point selected in any position shown.
Offset After measuring the input(s), the meter multiplies or divides the result by
the scale factor and then adds the offset. The offset value can range from -
99999
to 999999 *. Like SCALE, the decimal point is programmable.
Range The decimal point can be selected on any of the six positions F.F.F.F.F.F. or it
can (Display be floating (Auto-range). It should be noted that when a fixed
decimal point is Decimal selected, the meter maintains a meaningful unit of
measurement in the Point) reading. For example, if input frequency is 10 Hz,
function
equals frequency, and fixed decimal point equals 3, the display reads
10.00, not .10.
* The offset is limited to +390000 in units manufactured prior to January 1988 if the scale facto
is positive.