1. to adjust or set in advance, before actual use or operation
Usage: transitive verb; technical/mechanical contexts

Examples

• The technician will preadjust the equipment before the experiment begins.
• You can preadjust the camera settings to match the lighting conditions.
• The manufacturer preadjusts all instruments to factory specifications.
• We preadjusted the thermostat so the room would be at the right temperature by morning.
• The software allows you to preadjust multiple parameters at once.