Dakota Digital operation manual Chapter Two Quick Startup Guide, CMX Overview

CHAPTER TWO

QUICK STARTUP GUIDE

Turn the CMX on and off using the switch located on the bottom right corner of the keypad. When CMX is initially turned on, a flash logo and blinking lights will be displayed, followed by attempting to identify the transducer(probe) currently plugged into the gauge. The CMX is equipped with an “Auto Probe Recognition” feature that attempts to identify special transducers with this built in feature. If the CMX doesn’t find a transducer equipped with this feature, the user will be advanced to a list of transducers requiring the user to select a specific transducer type. The following sections outline each scenario. Note: This section is primarily written as a basic startup guide only.

2.1 CMX Overview

In order to understand how to operate the CMX, it’s best to start off with an understanding of what it is we’re looking at exactly. The CMX has a lot of great features and tools that will prove to be a huge benefit for the variety of applications you’re constantly facing on a continual basis. Let’s have a brief look at the screens you’ll be looking at most often:

A.Repeatability/Stability Indicator – This indicator should be commonly used in conjunction with the digital thickness values displayed. When all the vertical bars are fully illuminated and the last digit on the digital thickness value is stable, the CMX is reliably measuring the same value 3 to 200 times per second, depending on which measurement mode and features are enabled.

2