User guide

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SAFETY, CARE AND MAINTENANCE......................................................................6

QUICK START ......................................................................................................7

PHYSICAL OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................8

Packing List ....................................................................................................8

Gage Description ............................................................................................8

Available Probes.............................................................................................9

LCD DISPLAY ...................................................................................................10

Status Bar .....................................................................................................10

Menu Bar......................................................................................................10

Measurements Area.......................................................................................11

Graphics .......................................................................................................11

Statistics........................................................................................................12

Memory.........................................................................................................13

Sets ...............................................................................................................13

OPERATION OVERVIEW ......................................................................................14

Theory of Operation......................................................................................16

Couplant .......................................................................................................17

Power-up / Power-down ................................................................................17

How to take a measurement...........................................................................18

APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................................19

Select an Existing Application........................................................................20

Edit Application Settings ...............................................................................20

Create a New Application..............................................................................20

Delete an Existing Application.......................................................................20

RECORDING AND DOWNLOADING MEASUREMENTS .............................................21

Creating Batches...........................................................................................21

Annotating Batches........................................................................................21

Viewing and Editing Batches .........................................................................22

Charting Batches...........................................................................................23

Printing.........................................................................................................23

CALIBRATION AND OPTIMIZATION......................................................................24

Overview.......................................................................................................24

Calibration....................................................................................................25

Effects of Temperature ..........................................................................................25

Calibration Interval ...............................................................................................26

Optimization .................................................................................................26

Step 1: Select a “Category”.................................................................................... 26

Step 2: Optimize to a Known Thickness.................................................................27

Plastic Shims.................................................................................................28