Reading a Thermometer Display (ºF)
Degrees/Units
Temperature is measured by
degrees in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Thermometers can be set to
either. Stick to one type of
measurement. Temperatures for
storing vaccines are different for
Fahrenheit and Celsius.
40. 5
OUT
MIN
ºF = degrees in Fahrenheit. (Use ºF log.)
ºC = degrees in Celsius. (Use ºC log.)
MAX
38.2 43. 1
Temperatures
Record these numbers on temperature logs.
OUT
MIN: Coldest
temperature
since reset
MIN
40. 5
Don’t forget to record the:
CURRENT:
Temperature now
MAX
38.2 43. 1
MAX: Warmest
temperature
since reset
Minus sign.
5º is very
different
from -5º.
- 5.0
F
5
Numbers after
F
the decimal
.1
point.
A freezer is OK at 5.0ºF,
but is TOO WARM at 5.1ºF.
5º
4º
3º
2º
1º
0º
-1º
-2º
-3º
-4º
-5º
Settings
IN/OUT:
Thermometers with this
option must be set to “OUT”
to measure temperatures
inside the storage unit.
OUT
MIN
40. 5
MAX
38.2 43. 1
MIN-RESET
LO ALM SET
MAX-RESET
HI ALM SET
MODE
RESET/MEMORY CLEAR:
Press button after every recording.
This clears previous MIN and MAX
temperatures and resets them to
the same as CURRENT.
MIN
MIN
MODE/ALARM:
Refrigerator
Press button to see LO and HI alarm
settings. Set alarm to trigger when
temperature is TOO COLD or TOO WARM.
LO
Turn alarm on.
Press button again to see MIN and MAX.
MAX
40. 5 40. 5
HI
34. 9 46. 1
Freezer
LO
-58. 1
HI
5. 1
Refer to the product guide for more information.
For data loggers, refer to additional instructions at EZIZ.org/assets/docs/IMM-1206.pdf.
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