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Dakota Digital CMX operation manual Factory Setup Chart, Restricted access

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CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge

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Measuring materials with extreme curvatures or restricted access, higher frequencies with smaller diameters should be considered. The smallest diameter uses 3/16” crystals with a contact area of .250”. Custom transducers are available on request.

5.3 Factory Setup Chart

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Dakota Digital CMX operation manual Factory Setup Chart, Restricted access

Contents

OPERATION MANUAL Page APPENDIX A - SETUP LIBRARY CHAPTER SEVEN USING THE DIGITS & B-SCAN DISPLAYSCHAPTER EIGHT THRU PAINT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE CHAPTER NINE PULSE-ECHO COATING & COATING TECHNIQUESPage ∙ Telephone 831 ∙ Facsimile CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1 Disclaimer 2.1 CMX Overview CHAPTER TWO QUICK STARTUP GUIDECMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge ∙ Alarm Mode ∙ Gain Setting∙ Measurement Mode ∙ Differential Mode ∙ High Speed Scan Mode G. Units - The current measurement units being used English, MetricProbe Automatically Recognized 2.2 Auto Probe Recognition2.3 Selecting the Transducer Type Selecting the Transducer Type 2.4 Probe Zero & Calibration Coating Probe Identified Performing an Auto Probe Zero Off BlockCoating Probe Not Identified Coating Probe Identified Coating Probe Not IdentifiedPerforming a Manual Probe Zero On Block Coating Probe Identified Coating Probe Not Identified One Point Material CalibrationUsing a Known Thickness 2.5 Zero Coating Performing a Coating Zero 2.6 Coating Calibration Known Coating Velocity Using a Known Coating VelocityKnown Coating Thickness Using a Coating Sample to Calibrate4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locationsSelecting the Measurement View Option 2.7 MeasureAdjusting B-START & B-DEPTH Digit Edit Box as follows B-SCAN DIGITS3.1 Menu Key Operation & Sub Menus CHAPTER THREE KEYBOARD, MENU, & CONNECTOR REFERENCEGetting Around in the Sub Menu Items Activating and Getting Around in the Menu Items3.3 CAL - Menu 3.2 Probe - Menu3.5 TUNE - Menu 3.4 DISP display - Menu3.7 UTIL utilities - Menu 3.6 SETUP - Menu3.9 CLR clear Key 3.8 XFER transfer - Menu3.10 MEAS measurement mode Key 3.11 OK Key3.14 ENTER key 3.13 Arrow Keys3.15 MULTI MODE Key 3.16 ON/OFF KeyProbe Zero Disk & Battery Cover Transducer ConnectorsRS-232 Connector 3.17 Top & Bottom End Caps4.1 Time versus thickness relationship CHAPTER FOUR PRINCIPALS OF ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT4.2 Suitability of materials 4.3 Range of measurement and accuracyNormal temperature range 4.5 TemperatureHigh temperature measurements Modes and temperature errorsV-Path Correction Dual Element Transducer showing V-path of signalSearching for small defects Echo-Echo Mode - Thru-Paint E-ECoating Mode - Coating Only CT Dual Element Transducer in Echo to Echo modePulse Echo Coating Mode - Coating On PECT Pulse-Echo Temperature Compensated Mode - Temp Comp PETP 5.2 Which mode & transducer do I use for my application? CHAPTER FIVE SELECTING THE MEASUREMENT MODE 5.1 The setup libraryHigh penetration plastics and castings Corrosion & Pit Detection in steel and cast materialsThru Paint & Coatings High temperatureCoating Only Thin materialsRestricted access 5.3 Factory Setup Chart6.1 Auto Probe Recognition & Selecting The Transducer Type CHAPTER SIX MAKING MEASUREMENTSProbe Automatically Recognized Selecting the Transducer Type CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge Coating Probe Identified 6.2 Probe zeroCoating Probe Not Identified Performing an Auto Probe Zero Off BlockCoating Probe Not Identified Performing a Manual Probe Zero On BlockCoating Probe Identified Coating Probe Not Identified Dakota UltrasonicsCoating Probe Identified Known Velocity Using a Known Material Velocity6.3 Material Calibration 3 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box Dakota Ultrasonics4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locationsCMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge One Point Calibration Known Thickness4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locationsTwo Point Calibration Basic Material Type Selecting a Basic Material Type CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge CHAPTER SEVEN USING THE DIGITS & B -SCAN DISPLAYS DIGITS VIEW DIGITS 7.1 Display ViewsB-Scan View B-Scan∙ Alarm Mode ON/OFF/AUDIBLE ∙ Gain Setting VLOW, LOW, MED, HI, VHI The following is a list of the viewable features on the displayCMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge ∙ Measurement Mode P-E, PECT, PETP, E-E, COAT7.2 Activating B-Scan View Enabling the B-Scan FeatureStarting depth B -START 7.3 Adjusting the B-Scan Start B-START & Depth B-DEPTHAdjusting the Starting Depth B-START Overall range B-DEPTH Adjusting the Overall Depth B-DEPTH4 Alternatively , press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 7.4 Gain Adjusting the Gain 8.1 Introduction to Thru Paint Measurement 8.2 Using Thru Paint ModeCHAPTER EIGHT THRU PAINT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE CHAPTER NINE PULSE-ECHO COATING & COATING TECHNIQUES The coating modes can be enabled in three different ways9.1 Introduction to Pulse-Echo Coating Measurement PECT 9.2 Enabling Pulse-Echo Coating Mode PECT & Coating CTProbe Automatically Recognized PECT only Not Applied to Metals Multi Mode Key Pressed PECT & CTApplied to Metals Not Applied to Metals Measure Mode Tabbed Menus - PECT & CTApplied to Metals Performing a Coating Zero 9.3 Zero Coating7 Press the ENTER key to display the confirmation screen CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness GaugeUsing a Known Material Velocity 9.4 Coating Calibration PECT Known Velocity3 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locationsOne Point Calibration Known Thickness4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations9.6 Two Point Coating Calibration CT Known Thickness 9.5 Introduction to Coating Measurement CTOne Point Calibration 4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box Dakota Ultrasonics5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locationsTwo Point Calibration 4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box Dakota Ultrasonics5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locationsUsing the Scan Mode CHAPTER TEN ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF THE CMX 10.1 High Speed ScanToggle Alarm on/off 10.2 Alarm Mode3 Alternatively , press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box Setting the Alarm Low LimitToggle Differential on/off 10.3 Differential ModeSetting the Differential Value 11.2 Opening a Setup CHAPTER ELEVEN SETUPS - CREATE, STORE, EDIT, & RECALL11.1 Introduction to Setups Opening a Setup 11.3 Saving a Setup 3 Press the ENTER key to display the Save Setup Parameters List Box Saving a Setup7 Press the OK key to return to the Save Setup Parameters List Box CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge 10Press the ENTER key to activate the Setup List Box12 Press the OK key to activate the confirmation screen 14 Finally, press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screenDeleting a Setup 11.4 Deleting a Saved Setup11.5 Using the Default Setup Using the Default Setup Selecting a Language 11.6 Selecting a Language12.2 Installing DakView CHAPTER TWELVE USING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE12.1 Computer System Requirements USB to Serial ConverterAccessing and Using the XFER Menu 12.3 Using the XFER menu CMXMaterial APPENDIX A VELOCITY TABLEsound velocity in/us3327 0.1310Titanium 0.2400Num Name APPENDIX A SETUP LIBRARYComment Gn/AGC Velocity