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Does the user lose the memory or the time & date setting when changing the battery?

April 26, 2017battery changing lose memory setting time user

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Does the user lose the memory or the time & date setting when changing the battery?

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The stored values and settings remain saved in the meter while you change the batteries or if you store the meter without batteries. The meter has an in built back-up battery. This provides the power when there are no batteries inserted. The back-up battery lasts about 5 years. It cannot be replaced if it is empty. An empty back-up battery has no influence on the functioning of the meter. If the back-up battery is empty (this event is very unlikely, because the back-up battery life time is about 5 years), you still have 10 minutes to change the batteries. Only if more time than this elapses does the meter forget the time and date and dashes appear on the display instead of time and date. In this case time and date has to be set again.