Preferences

Date and Time

Date and time must be set in order for events and results to get the correct time stamp for when they occurred. The time is retrieved from one of three available sources:

Manual − the date, time, and time zone are set manually.
NTP − the date and time are retrieved from an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server defined in the user interface.
ToolsNet − the date and time are retrieved from the ToolsNet server.

Set the date and time

Go to Settings in the home menu and select Preferences in the left pane.

In the Date and Time field, set the following parameters:

Parameter	Description
Source	Source to retrieve the time from.
NTP Server 1	IP-address of an NTP server providing date and time for the tool.
Server 1 status	OK/No Status
NTP Server 2	IP-address of an NTP server providing date and time for the tool.
Server 2 status	OK/No Status
Date	Date entered manually if the source is set to manual.
Time	Time entered manually if the source is set to manual.
Time zone	The time zone; either the location or a standard time zone such as UTC (coordinated universal time)

Select APPLY.

Setting Language

The user interface is available in the following twelve languages:

English
Czech
German
Spanish
French
Korean
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Russian
Swedish
Chinese

Change the language

Go to Settings in the home menu and select Preferences in the left pane.
In the Language field, select the language currently in use and choose a language from the list.

The language change will take effect immediately.

Setting the Torque Unit

Torque results are displayed in the chosen unit both after a tightening is performed and when stored in the results list.

Available torque units
Unit	Description
cNm	centinewton metre
dNm	decinewton metre
Nm	newton metre
kNm	kilonewton metre
in·lbf	inch-pound force
ft·lbf	foot-pound force
in·ozf	inch ounce-force
ft·ozf	foot ounce-force
gf·cm	gram-force centimetre
kgf·cm	kilogram-force centimetre
kgf·m	kilogram-force metre

Change the torque unit

Go to Settings in the home menu and select Preferences in the left pane.
In the Torque Units field, select the unit currently in use and choose a unit from the list.

The torque unit change will take effect immediately.

Setting the Temperature Unit

Change the temperature unit

Go to Settings in the home menu and select Preferences in the left pane.
In the Temperature Units field, select the unit currently in use and choose C° or F° from the list.

Setting the Startup Screen

The default screen at startup of the tool is the Home screen. It is possible to change startup screen to the Result screen. A change of startup screen in the settings requires a restart of the tool or a refresh of the user interface.

Change the startup screen

Go to Settings in the home menu and select Preferences in the left pane.
In the Startup Screen field, select the startup screen currently in use and then select Home screen or Result Screen from the list.