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3.3 Buttons description and operation
3.3.1 Power ON/OFF and Reset button
•WhentheinstrumentisOFF,toturnitONpressandholdthe‘Power ON/OFF
/ Reset’ buttonuntiltheunitturnson(inapproximately1second).
•WhentheinstrumentisON,toturnitOFFpressandholdthe‘Power ON/OFF
/ Reset’buttonuntilthedisplayturnsOFF(inapproximately3seconds).
•WhentheinstrumentisON,pressmomentarilythe‘
Power ON/OFF / Reset’
buttontoresettheMaximumandMinimumandcapturevalues.
Note:To extend battery life, theTA500 will automatically turn OFF after 3 minutes
ofbeingidle(i.e.nobuttonpressedandnoinputsignal).Turningtheunitoff
manually,whennotinusewillprolongbatterylife.
3.3.2 Ignition System button
•Press the ‘Ignition System’ button to select the ignition system measuring
modethatmatchestheignitionsystemusedintheenginebeingdiagnosed,
asexplainedbelow.Theselectedsettingwillbeshownonthedisplay.
• SPW (Spark Plug Wire): Use this setting for all ignition systems equipped
withhighvoltagesparkplugwires(e.g.: Conventionaldistributor,magneto,
distributorlessorwastesparkignitionsystems).
• COP (CoilOnPlug):Usethissettingforignitionsystemsinwhichtheignition
coilismountednearordirectlyontopofthesparkplug.
3.3.3 Engine Cycles button
Engine
Cycles
•Pressthe‘Engine Cycles’ buttontoselectthenumberofcyclesfortheengine
undermeasurement.Eachtimethebuttonispressedthenumberofcycles
willchangebetween2cycles,4cycles,andDISsettings.Theselectedsetting
willshowonthedisplay.
•ForSPW(SparkPlugWire)measurementsmode,itcanbesetto:2or4
cyclesorDIS(Distributorlessorwastesparkignitionsystem).
•ForCOP(CoilonPlug)measurementmode,itcanbesetto:2or4cycles.
3.3.4 Main Function / Calibrate button
•Pressthisbuttontochangewhichmeasurementisshowninthemain(large)
display. There are three measurements to choose from: RPM, spark burn
time, and spark KVolt. Every time this button is pressed momentarily the
measurementchangesfromonefunctiontothenext.
•Pressandholdthisbuttonforthreesecondstostarttheautomaticcalibrationof
theunittotheCOPmoduletypebeingmeasured.Whilecalibrating,thedisplay
willash“CAL”andwillreturntonormalaftertheprocedureiscompleted(in
about3seconds).CalibrationisdisablewheninSPWmode.
MAX
MIN
Cycles
Burn
Time
Cycles
KVolt
Peak Voltage
Burn
Time
MAX
MIN
Cycles
KVolt
Spark
Burn Time
Cycles
mS
Spark
MAX
MIN
Cycles
Burn Time
Cycles
KVolt
mS
Peak Voltage
KVolt
Function
Main
CalibrateCalibrate
Function
Secondary
Capture
Function
Secondary
Capture
Function
Secondary
Capture
Function
Main
CalibrateCalibrate
3.3.5 Secondary Function / Capture button
• Press this button momentarily to change what is displayed in the two
secondary displays.The are two possible choices: the two measurements
notshowninthemaindisplayortheMaximumandMinimumreadingsofthe
maindisplay.
•Pressingandholdingthisbuttonforthreesecondsenables‘Capturemode’,
whichmeasuresandholdsthemaximumreadings.Toexitthismodepress
the
‘Secondary Function / Capture’buttonmomentarilyagain.
3.3.6 Main and Secondary Functions display combinations
Fig.3-ExamplesofMainandSecondaryFunctionscombinations
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