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89Chapter 15 Advanced Settings
4. Proceed to setting the date, if required.
5. Alternately, press the Esc key to return to the First
Menu Screen. Press Esc again to return to the
measurements screen.
To set the date...
1. Press F3 (SET). The display will change to show six
underscore lines where the new date must be entered.
2. Enter the new date in DD/MM/YY format using the
numeric keypad. If you make a mistake, simply enter
more numbers until the correct time has been entered.
3. Press F4 (SAVE) to save the new time.
4. Proceed to setting the time, if required.
5. Alternately, press the Esc key to return to the First
Menu Screen. Press Esc again to return to the
measurements screen.
Temperature Correction
This feature is only used when the meter and probe are operating
at significantly different ambient temperatures.
This situation can occur when the meter is located indoors and
the probe is outdoors. Either a probe extension cable or a fiber
optic link system is normally used for such applications.
Temperature correction circuitry is used in the probe and there
is a temperature sensor located inside the meter. To achieve the
highest level of accuracy, it is important that the sensor inside
the meter sense the ambient temperature that the probe is
subjected to. If the two components are operating in different
ambient temperature environments, the 8718B can be set to
TIME IS DATE IS
13: 42 __/__/__
2 4HR - FORMAT - DD / MM / YY
SAVE
F1 F2 F3 F4