OPERATION MANUAL
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CHAPTER NINE PULSE-ECHO COATING & COATING TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER SEVEN USING THE DIGITS & B-SCAN DISPLAYS
APPENDIX A - SETUP LIBRARY
CHAPTER EIGHT THRU PAINT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Disclaimer
2.1 CMX Overview
CHAPTER TWO QUICK STARTUP GUIDE
G. Units - The current measurement units being used English, Metric
∙ Alarm Mode ∙ Gain Setting
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
∙ Measurement Mode ∙ Differential Mode ∙ High Speed Scan Mode
Probe Automatically Recognized
2.2 Auto Probe Recognition
2.3 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 Block
Coating Probe Identified
Coating Probe Not Identified
Performing a Manual Probe Zero On Block
Coating Probe Identified Coating Probe Not Identified
One Point Material Calibration
Using a Known Thickness
2.5 Zero Coating
Performing a Coating Zero
2.6 Coating Calibration
Known Coating Velocity
Using a Known Coating Velocity
Known Coating Thickness
Using a Coating Sample to Calibrate
6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box
5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value
Selecting the Measurement View Option
2.7 Measure
Adjusting B-START & B-DEPTH
Digit Edit Box as follows
B-SCAN
DIGITS
3.1 Menu Key Operation & Sub Menus
CHAPTER THREE KEYBOARD, MENU, & CONNECTOR REFERENCE
Getting Around in the Sub Menu Items
Activating and Getting Around in the Menu Items
3.3 CAL - Menu
3.2 Probe - Menu
3.5 TUNE - Menu
3.4 DISP display - Menu
3.7 UTIL utilities - Menu
3.6 SETUP - Menu
3.11 OK Key
3.8 XFER transfer - Menu
3.9 CLR clear Key
3.10 MEAS measurement mode Key
3.16 ON/OFF Key
3.13 Arrow Keys
3.14 ENTER key
3.15 MULTI MODE Key
3.17 Top & Bottom End Caps
Transducer Connectors
Probe Zero Disk & Battery Cover
RS-232 Connector
4.3 Range of measurement and accuracy
CHAPTER FOUR PRINCIPALS OF ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT
4.1 Time versus thickness relationship
4.2 Suitability of materials
Modes and temperature errors
4.5 Temperature
Normal temperature range
High temperature measurements
Echo-Echo Mode - Thru-Paint E-E
Dual Element Transducer showing V-path of signal
V-Path Correction
Searching for small defects
Coating Mode - Coating Only CT
Dual Element Transducer in Echo to Echo mode
Pulse Echo Coating Mode - Coating On PECT
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 library
5.2 Which mode & transducer do I use for my application?
High penetration plastics and castings
Thin materials
High temperature
Thru Paint & Coatings
Coating Only
Restricted access
5.3 Factory Setup Chart
6.1 Auto Probe Recognition & Selecting The Transducer Type
CHAPTER SIX MAKING MEASUREMENTS
Probe Automatically Recognized
Selecting the Transducer Type
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
Performing an Auto Probe Zero Off Block
6.2 Probe zero
Coating Probe Identified
Coating Probe Not Identified
Coating Probe Not Identified
Performing a Manual Probe Zero On Block
Coating Probe Identified
Coating Probe Not Identified
Dakota Ultrasonics
Coating Probe Identified
Known Velocity
Using a Known Material Velocity
6.3 Material Calibration
5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations
Dakota Ultrasonics
3 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box
4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
One Point Calibration
Known Thickness
6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box
5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value
Two 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 Views
B-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 Gauge
7.2 Activating B-Scan View
Enabling the B-Scan Feature
Starting depth B -START
7.3 Adjusting the B-Scan Start B-START & Depth B-DEPTH
Adjusting the Starting Depth B-START
Overall range B-DEPTH
Adjusting the Overall Depth B-DEPTH
4 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 Mode
CHAPTER EIGHT THRU PAINT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE
9.2 Enabling Pulse-Echo Coating Mode PECT & Coating CT
The coating modes can be enabled in three different ways
CHAPTER NINE PULSE-ECHO COATING & COATING TECHNIQUES
9.1 Introduction to Pulse-Echo Coating Measurement PECT
Probe Automatically Recognized PECT only
Not Applied to Metals
Multi Mode Key Pressed PECT & CT
Applied to Metals
Not Applied to Metals
Measure Mode Tabbed Menus - PECT & CT
Applied to Metals
Performing a Coating Zero
9.3 Zero Coating
7 Press the ENTER key to display the confirmation screen
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
Using a Known Material Velocity
9.4 Coating Calibration PECT Known Velocity
5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
3 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box
4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value
One Point Calibration
Known Thickness
6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box
5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value
9.6 Two Point Coating Calibration CT Known Thickness
9.5 Introduction to Coating Measurement CT
One Point Calibration
6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations
Dakota Ultrasonics
4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box
5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value
Two Point Calibration
6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations
Dakota Ultrasonics
4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box
5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value
Using the Scan Mode
CHAPTER TEN ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF THE CMX 10.1 High Speed Scan
Toggle Alarm on/off
10.2 Alarm Mode
3 Alternatively , press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box
Setting the Alarm Low Limit
Toggle Differential on/off
10.3 Differential Mode
Setting the Differential Value
11.2 Opening a Setup
CHAPTER ELEVEN SETUPS - CREATE, STORE, EDIT, & RECALL
11.1 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 Setup
7 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 Box
CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge
12 Press the OK key to activate the confirmation screen
Deleting a Setup
11.4 Deleting a Saved Setup
11.5 Using the Default Setup
Using the Default Setup
Selecting a Language
11.6 Selecting a Language
USB to Serial Converter
CHAPTER TWELVE USING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE
12.2 Installing DakView
12.1 Computer System Requirements
Accessing and Using the XFER Menu
12.3 Using the XFER menu CMX
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APPENDIX A VELOCITY TABLE
Material
sound velocity
0.2400
0.1310
3327
Titanium
Gn/AGC Velocity
APPENDIX A SETUP LIBRARY
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