Operating Instructions - Starrett EC799 Manual Del Usuario

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

• Install the battery that comes with the instrument. (See
item "Installation / Replacement of battery").
• If the display is off, a quick push of the "zero - on/off"
button (12) will activate the display. A one-second push
of the same button will also zero the tool at any position
of the slide. A three-second push of the button will shut
the display off.
• To select the measurement unit needed, press the "IN/
mm" button (13). When an RS-232 cable is installed
in the output slot of the EC799B, the in/mm function is
disabled and the button becomes a send button. A one-
second push of this button will also active the display
with no loss of position.
• To move the slide (5) loosen the slide locking screw (8).
Use the thumb roll (11) to move the slide.
• Clean the measuring faces with a lint-free cloth or chamois.
External measurement: close the jaws and press the
"zero" button (12) to reset the display to zero (Fig. 1A). Put
the part to be measured as close as possible to the scale
(6) (Fig. 1B) and adjust the measuring faces (1) to the part
surface (Fig. 1C). Do not apply excessive pressure when
measuring (Fig. 2).
Internal measurement: close the jaws and press the "zero"
button (12) to reset the display to zero (Fig. 3A). Introduce
the internal measuring jaws (2) as deep as possible inside
the part and adjust the measuring faces to the part surface
(Fig. 3B). To obtain the measurement of an internal diameter
see Fig. 3C and to obtain the measurement value inside a
slot see Fig. 3D.
Depth measurement: close the jaws and press the "zero" button
(12) to reset the display to zero (Fig. 4A). Keep the depth measuring
rod (3) perpendicularly to the part bottom (Fig. 4B and 4C).
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