1.  At the TANK? prompt, enter a numerical tank designation (1 through 9999), then press the P key.

2.  At the ED/Can 1=E 0=C (Edit or Cancel) prompt, press "1" for Edit.

3.  Select and enter one of the following to indicate tank type:  (1) Horizontal, round tanks with flat ends, (2) Vertical, round tanks, (3) Square or rectangular tanks, or (4) Irregular tanks (see "Programming Irregular Tanks"), then press the "M "key.

4.  Select and enter the reporting units that you wish, as follows:  (1) Inches and US (i.e., pounds per gallon), or (5) Meters and kilograms (i.e., kilograms per liter), (6) Feet & inches & US gallons then press the "M" key.

NOTE: This feature is for output selection purposes only.   All English (standard) measurements will be programmed in inches to the nearest, two places, decimal equivalent 1/8 inch (e.g. 232.12,232.25,232.37).  All metric output will be programmed in meters to mm-precision (7.093M).  If you have selected feet and inches as the output display and your current tank data is in feet and inches, you will need to convert to inches in order to program the HP/MD (e.g. 15’5.25" = 185.25 inches).  This is necessary due to the fact that some companies record feet and inches as feet and tenths of inches (eg.15’5.1") and others in feet and fractions of an inch (eg.15’5 1/8").

5.  The FO/C=1,N=0,E=2 (fiber optic offset calibration) prompt asks if you are ready to calibrate the tank.  This is the process by which you back out the fiber optic cable from the distance measurement so that the unit, effectively, calculates distances from the sensor head to the fluid as opposed to from the enclosure box to the fluid. This step must be completed with all elements of the sensor system installed on the tank. Since each tank will have, at least, some difference in the length of the optical fiber run, this is a necessary step for accuracy.  However, you must complete the balance of the programming before you can accomplish this step.  So assuming that you have not cycled through all the programming for this tank yet, enter "0" for no.  You will see a short section on CALIBRATING FOR FIBER OFFSET that explains the process in detail, later in this manual.

NOTE:  With the exception of this step, all tank programming can be accomplished in the convenience of your shop or office.  It is suggested that you complete all the other steps first, then go to the tank farm to complete this step for all tanks.

NOTE: The display may flash an offset value after you enter the "0" but don’t worry if it does.  This is just a number placed in memory to fill up some space.

6.  At the BEN prompt (Bench Mark), enter the distance from an existing tank mark to the bottom of the tank.  This data item is primarily for those users who have historically inventoried tanks on an outage basis.  People who take inventories on the outage basis know the distance from the benchmark to the bottom because that’s how they eventually arrive at what’s left in the tank (innage).   Most outage measurements are taken from a known point or place (benchmark) at the top of the tank.  This programming feature allows you to preserve that same point with the HP/MD.  If you have no bench mark or are in the habit of recording tank measurements on an innage basis, just enter the highest level that the tank can be filled to express to the closest decimal equivalent 1/8^" inch (e.g. 231.62).  After your data entry press "M" to enter the distance.  At the DIA:  prompt, enter the diameter of the tank, to the closest decimal 1/8 or mm, then press the "M" key.  If you are programming Type 1 tanks, the unit will prompt you for LENGTH.  Enter the length of the tank in inches or meters, then press the "M" key.  If you are programming Type 1 Tanks, the unit will prompt you for Length:  Enter the length of the tank in inches or meters.  If you are programming Type 2 or 3 tanks, the unit will prompt you for HEIGHT.  Height is the level at which you would consider the tank to be full or the maximum height that you would fill the tank to and is measured from the bottom of the tank to the maximum fill level.  Enter this distance in either inches or meters, then press the "M" key.

7.  At the Save? Prompt, enter "1" if you wish to save the previously programmed tank information, and "0" if not.