General Tools General Tools DWS350SSQ Manual

DELUXE

FAST RESPONSE

WATERPROOF

DIGITAL STEM

THERMOMETER

USER’S MANUAL

DWS350SSQ

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Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly

before using this product.

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing General Tools &
Instruments’ DWS350SSQ Deluxe Fast Response
Waterproof Digital Stem Thermometer. Please read
this user’s manual carefully and thoroughly before
using the product.

The DWS350SSQ is ideal instrument for spot­checking the temperature of food, liquids, laboratory
solutions and specimens, soil, and ambient or forced
air. It responds 10 times more quickly than the
average stem thermometer.

KEY FEATURES

• Rugged, food-safe stainless steel probe

• Waterproof and dishwasher-ready

• °F/°C switch

• Min/Max memory + data hold

• Fast response

• Plastic sheath with metal pocket clip

• One button calibration

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

The DWS350SSQ comes in a white box along with
this user’s manual. An “LR44” button battery is
preinstalled in the battery compartment.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

To begin, carefully remove and discard the clear
plastic film protecting the entire oval control panel.
Then pull the thermometer from its sheath and press
the

ON/OFF

1/2 in. (13mm) into the solid or liquid material whose
temperature you wish to measure. To measure the
temperature of an airstream, place the tip of the
probe in the middle of the stream.

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button. Insert the tip of the probe at least

At the factory, the DWS350SSQ was set to display
temperature in °C.

To switch to °F

, press the

°C/°F

button. The thermometer will “remember” your last
selection when it powers off and will resume using
that unit upon restart. So if you always use the same

°C/°F

unit, you will never have to press the

button

again.
To extend battery life, the DWS350SSQ has an Auto

Power Off (APO) feature that automatically powers
off the thermometer if no front-panel button is
pushed within any span of 10 minutes.

To hold a measurement

HOLD

the

button. An Hwill appear in the upper right

(“freeze” the display), press

corner of the LCD. To release the hold and resume

HOLD

real-time readings, press the
The

H

will disappear.

To display the highest temperature value

button again.

measured
since the MIN/MAX memory was last reset or the
thermometer was powered off, press the

MIN/MAX

button once. The value will appear for 5 seconds,

MAX

along with the term

in the upper right corner of
the LCD. After 5 seconds, the display will resume
showing real-time temperature values.

To display the lowest temperature value

measured
since the MIN/MAX memory was last reset or the
thermometer was powered off, press the

MIN/MAX

button twice. The value will appear for 5 seconds,
along with the term

MIN

in the upper right corner of
the LCD. After 5 seconds, the display will resume
showing real-time temperature values.

To reset the MIN/MAX memory
MAX/MIN
MAX

button for >3 seconds with either

appearing on the LCD. This will produce a

, press and hold the

MIN

or

display of “- - -._ F” or “- - -._ C” for 3 seconds,
after which the LCD will resume showing real-time
temperature values.

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