OPERATINg INSTRUCTIONS
To measure a moisture level:
1. Remove the protective pin cap.
2. Remove the black rubber protective sleeve from each test
pin.
3. Press the
sound one beep and the LCD will temporarily illuminate
with a backlight and the following readout: _ _ . _%
4. If you are measuring the moisture content of wood, skip
ahead to Step 5. To measure the moisture content of a
building material, briefly press the MODE button. This will
change the display to the following: __ __ . __%
5. Carefully press the test pins into the material whose
moisture level you wish to measure. The level will be
displayed as a percentage if it is within the measurement
range for the selected material:
For wood, the measurement range of the TS06 is 5 to
50%WME (Wood Moisture Equivalent). A moisture level
lower than 5% will produce the following readout: _ _ _%.
A level higher than 50% will produce a readout of
and sound the high moisture level audible alarm. The alarm
will sound for any wood moisture reading above 15.9%.
To silence the alarm, press and hold the MODE button.
For building materials, the measurement range of the
TS06 is 1.5 to 33%WME (Wood Moisture Equivalent). A
moisture level lower than 1.5% will produce the following
readout: _ _ _%. A level higher than 33% will produce a
readout of
audible alarm. The alarm will sound for any building
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button to power the meter on. The meter will
_ _ _
% and sound the high moisture level
BLDG
_ _ _
%