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User Guide
Issue 4
29 November 2016
Publication Nº 198.200
Language: English
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Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 About this User Guide 1
1.2 About the LMi 1
3 Electrical Connections 5
5 Advanced Features 13
5.1 Accessing the menu system 13
5.2 Setting a new password 14
5.3 Selecting the anti-tamper feature 15
5.4 Maximum/Minimum register 17
5.5 Programming the Alarms 19
5.6 Silencing an Alarm 25
5.7 Accessing the Alarm setpoints 26
5.8 Setting the internal calibration references (rEF menu) 28
5.9 Using an external source to calibrate the display 30
Contents
LMi Digital Panel Meter User Guide
1 Introduction
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Before installing and using the LMi, refer to the detail label on the top
of the unit. Check that the model code corresponds with your order
and requirements (power supply voltage etc.)
Note
Before fitting the LMi into the panel, make provision for the electrical
connections on the rear of the unit i.e. if there is limited access to the
rear of the panel, make the required electrical connections before
installing the LMi in the panel.
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3 Electrical Connections
WARNING
Switch off the power supply to the LMi before making or altering
any electrical connections to the unit.
All electrical connections to the LMi are made via the two-part PCB connectors
on the rear of the unit. The connectors have screw clamp terminals which
accept cables between 0.5 and 1.5mm diameter.
The connections to your unit will depend on the specific model you have
ordered and your additional requirements (alarms etc.).
Refer to the instrument label and nomenclature (Fig. 2) for details of the
electrical connections for your unit.
The electrical connection layout is given in Fig. 5.
For use as a power supply to a two wire thermometer, refer to Fig. 6.
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5 Advanced Features
The LMi can be set-up to provide temperature information relevant to the
specific needs of your application.
Features include:
• Anti-tamper keypad protection
• Maximum and minimum register (i.e. Peak/valley picker)
• Adjustable alarm settings (optional)
An overview of the menu system is given in Fig. 12.
Each option available in the menu system is explained in this section.
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NOTE
Once the anti-tamper feature has been enabled, the only way to regain
control of the push buttons is to enter the push button re-enable code
(Refer to Section 5.3.1).
1) Access the menu system (Press and simultaneously, enter the
password code if necessary).
2) Use the and/or keys to scroll through the menu options to display
the F.PAn option (See Fig. 13). Press the key.
3) The codE option is displayed. Press the key to display the bttn
option. Press the key.
4) To disable the front panel buttons, use the and/or keys to select
OFF.
To re-enable the front panel buttons, select ON.
5) To exit the menu system completely, press the key repeatedly until
the temperature reading is displayed.
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This section is relevant only if your LMi panel meter is fitted with the
Alarm option.
There are two alarm outputs available on the LMi, Alarm 1 and Alarm 2.
Both alarms have identical set-up parameters but each operates separately.
An overview of the Alarm set-up menu is given in Fig. 15.
NOTE
Fig. 15 shows the alarm set-up menu for Alarm 1 (ALr1). The set-up
menu is identical for Alarm 2 (ALr2).
If the alarms are disabled, the alarm relays will stay in the
position determined by the nE (normally energised) parameter.
(See Section 5.5.4).
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Adjusting the internal calibration settings via the rEF menu requires
the use of an accurate, traceable calibration source. Do not access the
rEF menu if you do not have such a source.
The internal references are used by the meter to calculate readings for the
internal calibrator (cAL) and the analog output option.
An overview of the rEF menu is given in Fig. 27.
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PRODUCT WARRANTY
Thank you for purchasing your new product from Land Instruments International. This Land
manufacturer’s ‘back-to-base’ warranty covers product malfunctions arising from defects in design
or manufacture. The warranty period commences on the instrument despatch date from the Land
Instruments International Ltd. factory in Dronfield, UK.
36 MONTHS WARRANTY
Building upon the reputation for reliability and longevity that System 4 and UNO thermometers
have earned, Land are delighted to be able to provide our customers with an industry-leading
36 month warranty for the following products:-
• SPOT thermometers, accessories and mountings and special instruments based on SPOT.
• System 4 thermometers, processors, accessories and mountings and special instruments
based on System 4.
• UNO thermometers, accessories and mountings and special instruments based on UNO.
• Application-dedicated processors based on LANDMARK® Graphic.
• ABTS/S and ABTS/U
• FTS
• VDT/S and VDT/U
• DTT
• FLT5/A
This 36 month warranty is provided as standard for all orders for the products listed above received from
1st May 2002.
We believe that our customers expect us to set the standard in terms of performance, quality, reliability and
value for money. This 36 months warranty, as a part of an on-going program of continuous improvement,
is just one way in which Land strive to maintain our position as the temperature measurement partner of
choice.
24 MONTHS WARRANTY
The following Land Instruments International products are provided with a 24 months warranty:
• ARC
• FTI-E
• NIR
12 MONTHS WARRANTY
All Land Instruments International products not provided with either a 36 month or 24 month warranty (see
lists above), are provided with a 12 months warranty.
PRODUCT WARRANTY
EXCLUSIONS FROM WARRANTY
It should be noted that costs associated with calibration checks which may be requested during the warranty
period are not covered within the warranty.
Land reserve the right to charge for service/calibration checks undertaken during the warranty period if the
cause is deemed to fall outside the terms of the warranty.
This Land manufacturer’s warranty does not cover product malfunction arising from:-
• incorrect electrical wiring.
• connection to electrical power sources outside the rating of the product.
• physical shock (being dropped, etc.) and impact damage.
• inappropriate routing, support, physical shock & strain protection, etc. of the lightguide (Fibroptic
thermometers only).
• environmental conditions exceeding the IP / NEMA rating of the product.
• environmental conditions outside the Ambient Temperature, Humidity and Vibration rating of the product.
• environmental contamination (solvent vapours, deposition of airborne contamination, cooling liquids of
non-neutral pH, etc.).
• overheating as a result of interruption of water/air flow through cooling jackets or of incorrect installation.
• inappropriate modification of product (drilling holes in thermometer bodies, etc.).
• inappropriate recalibration which results in product calibration being taken outside specification.
• improper resealing of thermometer following parameter adjustment (UNO, FLT5/A, etc.).
• attempted repair by a non-Land-authorised repair centre.
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