How to Preset and Change Direction in Mitutoyo Dials?

Learn how to preset values and change direction in dial gauges as well as in digimatic micrometers. This is extremely handy for companies and individuals that use plunger dial gauges in a bore gauge.

How to preset a Mitutoyo digital plunger Dial Gauge?

To preset short press the set button to come to preset mode
When the letter ‘P’ is blinking, press ‘set now’ to set the current preset value on the dial.
To change the value, long-press the set button
Press the mode button, and to go to the next digit press the set button.
One can also change the sign to minus if the application requires it.
Once all the digits are changed the letter ‘P’ shall blink again.
short press the set button to confirm the preset value.

How to set the plunger dial gauge to preset the value using a slip gauge?

Place the slip gauge on the stand
Once the position is set, simply short press the set button and when the letter ‘P’ is blinking, once again press the set button to preset the value.

How to change the direction on the dial?

To view the menu option, press the mode button.
On the dial you will see the letters ‘dir’ or the word ‘direction.’
Press the mode button and it will display the next menu options.
The options available are direction, tolerance, resolution, calibration, and function lock.
To change the direction, press the set button to enter the direction menu.
Press the mode button to change the direction and a small downward arrow will appear to indicate that the direction has now been changed.
Press set to confirm.
Long-press the mode button to exit the menu screen and come to the measurement screen.

How to preset and change directions in the advanced dials of Mitutoyo?

To preset the value on the dial, long-press the preset button.
The options P1, P2, and P3 will be shown, which means in this dial three different preset values can be changed.
To preset the P1 value, press the button which corresponds to edit which is the data button while P1 is blinking
The center button moves to the next digit and the peak and data key (which is the left and right buttons) can be used to increase or decrease the value.
Once the desired value is set, press the button corresponding to exit, and to confirm the value press the button corresponding to OK.
Now the value has been preset.

How to preset a value in a Mitutoyo Micrometer?

Short press the preset button and the letter ‘P’ will be blinking.
Long-press the preset button to enter preset mode.
To change any value, simply short press the preset button or long-press the button to move to the next digit.
Once the last digit has been set, the letter ‘P’ starts to blink again.
Short press the preset button to confirm the value.