User manual

LT40-EU-EN v1.3 9/13

Operation

PowerON‐OFF 

PressandholdthePowerbuttonforatleast2secondsandthenreleasetopowerthemeter.To

powerthemeterOFF,momentarilypressthePowerbutton.

TakingMeasurements

1. SwitchthemeterONandremovethesensor’sprotectivecovertoexposethelightsensor

dome.ThedisplayshouldswitchON,ifnotcheckthatbatteriesareinstalledandfresh.

2. Themetermeasurestheintensityofthelight(illuminance)thatstrikesthesensordomein

footcandlesandluxunits(1fc=10.76lux),displayingthismeasuredvalueonitsLCD.

3. Positionthemeterandlightsourcesothatthelightstrikesthesensordomestraighton

(perpendicular)withaslittleanangleaspossible.

4. Themeter’sdisplaycanshowavalueupto3999.However,forreadingsthatrepresent

measurementshigherthanthis,themeterusesx10feature(right‐mostdecimalpoint

flashing).Forexample,torepresentameasurementof39,999themeterwilldisplay3999

withtheright‐mostdigitflashing.

AutoPowerOFF

Tosavebatterylife,themeterpowersdownautomaticallyafterapproximately12minutesof

inactivity.

Enable/DisableAutoPowerOff

WhilethemeterisON,pressandholdthePowerbuttonforatleast2seconds(andthenrelease)

todisabletheAutoPowerOFFutility;theClocksymbol

willswitchOFF.ToenabletheAuto

PowerOFFutility,repeatthisprocess.

LUX/FCButton

PresstheLUX/FCbuttontotogglebetweenLuxandFC(foot‐candles)measurementunits.