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Dakota Digital operation manual CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge

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CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge

7)Press the OK key to set the velocity and return to the menu screen, or ESC to cancel entering the velocity.

8)Finally, press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings.

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Dakota Digital operation manual CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge

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OPERATION MANUAL Page CHAPTER NINE PULSE-ECHO COATING & COATING TECHNIQUES CHAPTER SEVEN USING THE DIGITS & B-SCAN DISPLAYSAPPENDIX A - SETUP LIBRARY CHAPTER EIGHT THRU PAINT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUEPage CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Disclaimer∙ Telephone 831 ∙ Facsimile 2.1 CMX Overview CHAPTER TWO QUICK STARTUP GUIDEG. Units - The current measurement units being used English, Metric ∙ Alarm Mode ∙ Gain SettingCMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge ∙ Measurement Mode ∙ Differential Mode ∙ High Speed Scan ModeProbe Automatically Recognized 2.2 Auto Probe Recognition2.3 Selecting the Transducer Type Selecting the Transducer Type 2.4 Probe Zero & Calibration Coating Probe Identified Coating Probe Not Identified Performing an Auto Probe Zero Off BlockCoating 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 Calibrate6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted valueSelecting 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 - Menu3.11 OK Key 3.8 XFER transfer - Menu3.9 CLR clear Key 3.10 MEAS measurement mode Key3.16 ON/OFF Key 3.13 Arrow Keys3.14 ENTER key 3.15 MULTI MODE Key3.17 Top & Bottom End Caps Transducer ConnectorsProbe Zero Disk & Battery Cover RS-232 Connector4.3 Range of measurement and accuracy CHAPTER FOUR PRINCIPALS OF ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT4.1 Time versus thickness relationship 4.2 Suitability of materialsModes and temperature errors 4.5 TemperatureNormal temperature range High temperature measurementsEcho-Echo Mode - Thru-Paint E-E Dual Element Transducer showing V-path of signalV-Path Correction Searching for small defectsDual Element Transducer in Echo to Echo mode Pulse Echo Coating Mode - Coating On PECTCoating Mode - Coating Only CT Pulse-Echo Temperature Compensated Mode - Temp Comp PETP Corrosion & Pit Detection in steel and cast materials CHAPTER FIVE SELECTING THE MEASUREMENT MODE 5.1 The setup library5.2 Which mode & transducer do I use for my application? High penetration plastics and castingsThin materials High temperatureThru Paint & Coatings Coating OnlyRestricted 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 Performing an Auto Probe Zero Off Block 6.2 Probe zeroCoating Probe Identified Coating Probe Not IdentifiedPerforming a Manual Probe Zero On Block Coating Probe IdentifiedCoating Probe Not Identified Dakota Ultrasonics Coating Probe IdentifiedCoating Probe Not Identified Using a Known Material Velocity 6.3 Material CalibrationKnown Velocity 5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations Dakota Ultrasonics3 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted valueCMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge One Point Calibration Known Thickness6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted valueTwo 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∙ Measurement Mode P-E, PECT, PETP, E-E, COAT The following is a list of the viewable features on the display∙ Alarm Mode ON/OFF/AUDIBLE ∙ Gain Setting VLOW, LOW, MED, HI, VHI CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge7.2 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 8.2 Using Thru Paint Mode CHAPTER EIGHT THRU PAINT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE8.1 Introduction to Thru Paint Measurement 9.2 Enabling Pulse-Echo Coating Mode PECT & Coating CT The coating modes can be enabled in three different waysCHAPTER NINE PULSE-ECHO COATING & COATING TECHNIQUES 9.1 Introduction to Pulse-Echo Coating Measurement PECTProbe Automatically Recognized PECT only Multi Mode Key Pressed PECT & CT Applied to MetalsNot Applied to Metals Measure Mode Tabbed Menus - PECT & CT Applied to MetalsNot Applied 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 Velocity5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge3 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted valueOne Point Calibration Known Thickness6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value9.6 Two Point Coating Calibration CT Known Thickness 9.5 Introduction to Coating Measurement CTOne Point Calibration 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations Dakota Ultrasonics4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted valueTwo Point Calibration 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations Dakota Ultrasonics4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted valueUsing 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 CHAPTER ELEVEN SETUPS - CREATE, STORE, EDIT, & RECALL 11.1 Introduction to Setups11.2 Opening a Setup 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 14 Finally, press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen 10Press the ENTER key to activate the Setup List BoxCMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge 12 Press the OK key to activate the confirmation 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 LanguageUSB to Serial Converter CHAPTER TWELVE USING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE12.2 Installing DakView 12.1 Computer System RequirementsAccessing and Using the XFER Menu 12.3 Using the XFER menu CMXin/us APPENDIX A VELOCITY TABLEMaterial sound velocity0.2400 0.13103327 TitaniumGn/AGC Velocity APPENDIX A SETUP LIBRARYNum Name Comment