Manual

CF10 ii 6/24/08 Rev. H
CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................1
2.0 QUICK START .......................................................................................................................1
3.0 INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................................5
3.1 Software Installation.......................................................................................................................7
3.2 Hardware Installation....................................................................................................................10
4.0 OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................13
4.1 Sensors..........................................................................................................................................13
4.2 Sensor Handle...............................................................................................................................13
4.3 Screen Display ..............................................................................................................................13
4.3.1 Screen Display........................................................................................................................13
4.3.2 Main Window ..........................................................................................................................14
Movie Window .................................................................................................................................15
4.4 THE MAIN MENU ...........................................................................................................................16
4.4.1 The Main Menu .......................................................................................................................16
4.4.2 File Menu.................................................................................................................................16
4.4.3 Edit Menu ................................................................................................................................19
4.4.4 View Menu...............................................................................................................................19
4.4.5 Record Menu...........................................................................................................................21
4.4.6 Tools Menu .............................................................................................................................25
4.4.7 Window Menu .........................................................................................................................29
4.4.8 Frames Displayed Menu ........................................................................................................29
4.4.9 Help Menu ...............................................................................................................................30
5.0 SENSOR LOADING CONSIDERATIONS............................................................................30
5.1 SENSOR LOADING .......................................................................................................................30
5.2 SATURATION ................................................................................................................................31
5.3 CONDITIONING SENSORS...........................................................................................................31
6.0 CALIBRATION.....................................................................................................................31
6.1 CALIBRATION GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................33
6.2 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE .......................................................................................................33
7.0 SENSOR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ..............................................................38
7.1 REPEATABILITY ...........................................................................................................................38
7.2 LINEARITY.....................................................................................................................................38
7.3 HYSTERESIS .................................................................................................................................38
7.4 DRIFT .............................................................................................................................................38
7.5 TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY......................................................................................................38
7.6 SENSOR LIFE / DURABILITY .......................................................................................................38
8.0 WIRELESS ELF SYSTEM ...................................................................................................39
8.1 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION...................................................................................................39
8.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................39
8.2.1 Power ......................................................................................................................................40
8.2.2 Environmental Conditions.....................................................................................................40
8.3 SETTING UP THE WIRELESS ELF SYSTEM...............................................................................40
8.4 TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................................41
9.0 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.............................................................................................41
10.0 WIRELESS ELF OPERATION...........................................................................................41