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To make moisture measurements, proceed as follows:
•Penetrate one of the side surfaces of the bale with the probe and read the measured
value.
•Due to the active display, you can read the measured value even when slowly
inserting the probe. When the probe is pulled out, the values are not meaningful.
•Moisture values are displayed between 9 and 50 per cent.
•At moisture values below 9 %, the meter displays the letter "L".
•At moisture values above 50 %, the moisture flashes alternately with the letter "H".
•Repeat the measurement at different points in the bale with different penetration
depths to get a better overview of the conditions in the bale.
•The display backlight switches off automatically after 20 seconds without pressing a
key. To reactivate it, press the [Moisture] or [Temperature] key.
•The meter itself switches off automatically after 2 minutes without pressing any key.
To switch the meter back on, press the [Moisture] or [Temperature] key.
•If the word "lobat" appears on the display, the battery voltage is too low, below 8 V,
and the battery must be replaced.
To make temperature measurements, proceed as follows:
•Penetrate one of the side surfaces of the bale with the probe.
•Wait until the temperature value is stable. This can take several minutes. Only read
the value when it no longer changes.
•Note that the probe itself heats up through repeated penetration. Let the probe cool
down accordingly.
•Temperature values are displayed between 0 and 100 °C.
•Repeat the measurement at different points in the bale with different penetration
depths to get a better overview of the conditions in the bale.
5.4 Freeze displayed values (HOLD function)
If you cannot see the display during moisture measurement, for example when you are measuring
a bale on a trailer, you can freeze the currently displayed moisture value for 5 seconds by briefly
pressing the [Moisture] key. During this time, the active display is stopped and the held value is
displayed together with a non-flashing decimal point. After that, the current measured value is
displayed again automatically.
5.5 Averaging
To average several moisture measurements or to count the number of measurements, proceed
as follows:
•Make the first measurement.
•As soon as the measured value on the display is stable, briefly press the [Totalise]
key. The displayed measured value is saved to the memory. The display shows the
number of measurements already in the memory for 5 seconds. After that, the unit
switches back to the automatic display of the moisture.
•Repeat the process as frequently as desired with different measurements in one bale
or measurements in several bales.
