Insertion and in-line mass flow meters (132 pages)
Summary of Contents for Sierra Innova-Sonic Portable 210 Series
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INNOVA-SONIC™ PORTABLE INSTRUCTION MANUAL Model 210 Series- Innova-Sonic™ Portable Version IM-210 Rev. E Oct. 2007 Sierra Instruments, Inc., Headquarters 5 Harris Court, Building L Monterey, California, USA 93940 Toll Free: 800-866-0200 (USA only) Phone: 831-373-0200; Fax: 831-373-4402 www.sierrainstruments.com Sierra Europe, European Headquarters...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Table of contents Product Overview............................1 1.1 Introduction ............................. 1 1.2 Theory of Operation ..........................2 1.3 External Features............................. 2 1.4 Technical Specifications.......................... 3 Components..............................3 Installation / Commissioning ........................5 3.1 Battery charging ............................5 3.1.1 Turning the 210 Innova Sonic On ....................
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 5.1.4 Data Analysis and Graph....................... 30 5.1.5 Data acquisition control for the internal SD card................32 5.1.6 Data reading for the SD card......................33 5.2 UFMData Data Analysis and Printing Program ..................33 5.2.1 Data Browsing and Printing ......................
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 8.10 Ductile Iron Pipe Data........................... 82 8.11 Sound Speeds in Various Fluids ......................83 8.12 Sound Speed in Various Pipe Materials....................97...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE Ultrasonic Liquid Flow Meter consists of a flow sensor (two ultrasonic transducers), a flow transmitter and a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The Model 210 INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE Ultrasonic Flowmeter is a state-of-the-art universal transit-time flowmeter designed using SLSI technology and low-voltage broadband pulse transmission.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 1.2 Theory of Operation The transit time measurement theory applies to the 210 INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE Ultrasonic Liquid Flowmeter. Figure 1-1 Typical Transit Time Schematic Diagram The distribution of fluid velocity in a pipe varies with the cross-section, with the flow velocity at the center of the pipe faster than the velocity near the pipe wall.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 1.4 Technical Specifications Table 1-1 Technical Specifications of INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE Flow Meter Performance Flow range 0~±40ft/s (0~±12m/s) ±1% of measured value Accuracy Repeatability 0.3% Pipe size Clamp-on: 1″~200″(25~5000mm) Functional Analog output: 0/4~20mADC (standard) Outputs Relay output, SPST, dry contact closure ,max 1Hz, 1A@30VDC or 0.5A@125VAC...
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable powered by 11.1V batteries. Batteries can be recharged and standby power supply can be connected through the battery recharge port on the panel. Warning Only use the supplied charger to charge the batteries.
Check the packing list and contents to ensure that all necessary and ordered parts are on hand. Should any parts be missing or damaged, please contact Sierra Instruments as soon as possible. Figure3-1 The 210 INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE and Accessories 3.1 Battery charging...
To ensure a faster communication setup, enter the Palm Home Desktop before powering off the Palm. When the Palm is turned on again, it will come back to the Desktop, allowing the user to select the Sierra Instruments 210 Innova Sonic Program.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure3-3 Select the FLOWXXXX device 3.2.1 IF COMMUNICATIONS FAIL IF COMMUNICATIONS FAIL. DO NOT BE ALARMED First, ENSURE the Electronics unit is turned on and the RED power LED is Illuminated. In the event that a Data Window appears asking for a Password, enter the password of 1234. This will unlock the unit and allow communications to proceed.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable On the Palm, you will see “Serial Number Error” Select OK. Palm will search again for Bluetooth Devices. Figure3-4 Warning Message Displayed after a Failed Connection If none are found, you will see “Application Error”.
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Figure3-5 Connection Failed Interface Under the APPLICATIONS ICON select the Sierra 210 program and re-launch it. If this still fails to communicate, repeat the above, but after selecting the Home Button, cycle power to the Palm unit. This will force the Palm into a re-boot sequence. Select the OK button on the screen until the 210 program appears stating that some functions will be unavailable until communications are restored.
Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable booted up, the 210 will automatically launch. Figure3-6 PDA Reset Button If further attempts to establish Bluetooth communications fail, contact Sierra Instruments for assistance. 3.3 Configuring for your application. “The 8 Steps to successful flow measurement.”...
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Under the Utility Tab, you will see the choices for the following; Data Acquisition Table & Graph Configuration Display Output Figure3-7 Main Menu Interface Selecting the Configuration Option will bring up a 1 page synopsis of the currently entered data.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 3.4 ENTERING DATA IN THE PALM MENU In order to input the required data, you must navigate to that data window. Page 37 has all the data windows outlined in a chart format. So, to enter the Pipe Outer Diameter, we need Menu 11. Navigate to Menu 11 by pressing the MENU and “1”, “1”...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable below) MENU 25: READ Transducer Spacing 3.5 Transducer Mounting Methods Four transducer-mounting methods are available. They are respectively: V method, Z method, N method and W method. The V method is primarily used on small diameter pipes (DN100~300mm, 4”~12”). The Z method is used in applications where the V method cannot work due to poor signal or no signal detected.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable The V method is considered as the standard method. It usually gives a more accurate reading and is used on pipe diameters ranging from 25mm to 400mm (1~16”) approximately. Also, it is convenient to use, but still requires proper installation of the transducer, contact on the pipe at the pipe’s centerline and equal spacing on...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable With the N method, the sound waves traverse the fluid three times and bounce twice off the pipe walls ( three beam path distance). It is suitable for small pipe diameter measurement. The measurement accuracy can be improved by extending the transit distance with the N method (uncommonly used).
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Of all flowmeter types, installing an ultrasonic flowmeter is the most convenient. You can start measuring simply by selecting an ;PUMP appropriate measuring point, CHECK VALVE GOOD inputting the pipe parameters at STORAGE TANK...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 3.7 Mounting the Transducers As shown in figure 3-18, the transducers of the INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE are integral within a convenient slide ruler. Magnets are built in the slide ruler. For magnetically conductive pipe materials (such as carbon steel), you can stick the slide ruler directly onto the pipe outside wall to fix it as shown in figure 3-21.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 3-19 The cable and transducer connection point Figure 3-20 The circular connector mating and unmating The upstream transducer cable has red terminal ends and downstream transducer cable has blue terminal ends. See Figure 3-21.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 3-21 Transducer Connection When installing transducers to relatively small pipes {sizes under 8” in most applications}, the transducer spacing displayed in MENU25 may be less than 7.5” (190mm), then we can install the transducers in single slide ruler rack.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 3-24 Installing the transducers to one rack for measurement When finished installing both transducers in a single rack, they should appear as shown in the photo below, Figure 3-25. The oval transducer crystals should be facing each other. They are designed to send signals back and forth to one another, and if they are installed backwards, they will not function.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Note The 2 transducers must be fixed at the front position (i.e. 3 or 9 o’clock position of the pipe) to prevent signal loss which can be caused by sediment along the bottom of the pipe or air bubbles and air pockets along the upper part in the pipe.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Menu 9 1 will provide a display of TOM / TOS ratio. See Figure 3-28. This is a measurement of the actual VS the Calculated Time of Flight for the flow signal. TOM is the Time of Flight Measured, TOS is the Time of “Calculated”...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable not too many air bubbles in the fluid, etc. 5. ENSURE THAT THERE IS INDEED FLUID IN THE PIPE. This has been stated earlier, but on numerous occasions, the instrument is installed, the indications are poor Quality and low Signal Strength, only to have the use begin to suspect the instrument as malfunctioning.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable NOTE: The Relay output is optional. Figure 3-31 Relay output wiring IM-210-E - 24 -...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 4 Functional Technical Data Information 4.1 Key Functions of the Keypad The keypad has the following functions: Table 4-1 Key functions Function Numeric key: 0 Numeric key: 1 Numeric key: 2 Numeric key: 3...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 1) Data,e.g. M11, M12 ; 2) Options,e.g. M14; 3) Display only,e.g. M00, M01. To check the corresponding parameters, visit the data window. To change the numerical value of that window, first press the ENTER key to activate the cursor >, enter the new data value, then press ENT to confirm.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 5. Fluid type 6. Transducer type 7. Transducer mounting methods Follow the procedure below to enter the above-mentioned parameters by keypad shortcuts: 1. Press MENU 1 to enter Window No.11, then enter the pipe outer diameter and press the ENT key.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE Software Usage The INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE software contains two parts: 210.prc that runs on the PDA and UFMData data processing program working under Microsoft Windows operating system. Under normal conditions, to complete all measurement tasks and data acquisition, data browsing and setup guide operations, only the PDA software 210.prc is needed.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 5-1 Main Menu 5.1.3 Data Acquisition To collect data, click “Data Acquisition” menu to enter Data Acquisition mode as shown in Figure 5-2. After inputting the File Name and Time of Acquisition, operators can click the “start” button to enter data acquisition mode.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Time of Acquisition: A period of time in which the data is collected. Input the time manually in minutes. The default time is 120 min. Start Button: Click to start acquisition. During acquisition, this button becomes a “stop” button. If clicked, “stop”...
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 5-4 Load Data “Analyze” page: Click “Analyze” button to enter Data Analyze page as shown in Figure 5-5. This table shows the analysis results of the flow rate and flow velocity in the “Data Table”.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Data Curve Graph page displays curves of flow rate, flow velocity, net totalizer for the current file. Different curves are shown in different colors, which are indicated by the boxes with filled-in colors. Below the boxes are curve names that the boxes indicate.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 5-7 Data acquisition control for SD card “File name”: the file name for the acquisiotion data, input the name on the line. If user dose not input a name, the system will create a “xxxxxxxx” format file name automatically. “x” indicates numbers. The 1-4 digit indicate the current month and date, and the last four digit indicate the current time.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Flowmeter data are stored under the 210 directory of the PDA. You can set the PDA to “Driver Mode” and connect it with your PC. Note information about connect with your TungstenTX_handbook_CS.pdf in the PDA CD-ROM.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Click “Graph” button in the data table to enter the Graph display page as shown in Figure 5-8. This page allows you to display and print loaded data by graphs intuitively. Users can adjust the color of the curve or change display unit as required.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Dev: Deviation of flow rate and flow velocity; UPmax: Maximum upwards variable rate of flow rate and flow velocity; DPmax: Maximum downwards variable rate of flow rate and flow velocity; Figure 5-9 Data Statistical Analysis Page at PC Terminal 5.2.4 Configuration Information Display...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 5-10 Configuration Information Display Flowmeter Serial Number: Displays flowmeter serial number; Fluid Type: Displays fluid type being measured; Pipe Outer Diameter: Displays pipe outer diameter; Pipe Inner Diameter: Displays pipe inner diameter;...
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable “Page Setup”: Sets the paper settings for printing, such as Paper Size, Paper Direction, etc. “Print Preview”: Previews the printing contents. As shown in Figure 5-12, the “Edit” submenu has the following functions: Figure 5-12 Edit Menu “Copy”: Copies the selected region.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 6 Windows Display Codes 6.1 List of Windows Display Codes Flow Rate/Net Totalizer 48~54 * For expansion Flow Rate/Velocity CL Mode Select Flow Rate/POS Totalizer CL 4mA or 0mA Output Value Flow Rate/NEG Totalizer...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable MENU Display explanation This section will cover individual menu displays indepth. Flow Rate/Net Totalizer MENU 0 Flow 0.1154 m3/h *R +97×1m3 Displays flow rate and net totalizer. If the net totalizer has been turned off (refer to M34), the net totalizer value displayed is the total prior to its turn off.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable System Error Codes MENU 0 *R-------------- System Normal Displays the working condition and the system error codes. More than one error code can occur at the same time. The explanations of error codes and detailed resolution methods can be found in “Troubleshooting” chapter.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 97 mm Input pipe inner diameter in this window. If the pipe outer diameter (or perimeter) and pipe wall thickness has been entered, press [▼] to skip this window. Note: Input either pipe wall thickness or pipe inner diameter.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 6. Polystyrene 7. Polyester 8. Polyethylene 9. Ebonite 10. Teflon 11. Other Item 11 “Other” is available to input other materials that are not included in the previous list. Once the “Other” is selected, the relevant liner sound velocity must be inputted in Window M17.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable MENU 2 Fluid Sound Velocity 1482.9m/s Input fluid sound velocity in this window. It can only be used when item “Other” is selected in Window M20, i.e. it is unnecessary to input when it is one of the fluids listed in Window M20. The instrument uses default value.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Note The actual spacing must be identical to the value displayed in Window M25. Initial Parameter Setups and Save MENU 2 Parameter Setups [26 Entry to SAVE Load and save parameters in this window. 18 groups are available to load and save by three methods: 0.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable the range of 30 to 40 should also be entered in this window to ensure no measurement when the pipe is empty. It should be understood that the instrument is NOT designed to function correctly on an empty pipe.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable The totalizer multiplier acts as the function to increase the totalizer indicating range. The totalizer multiplier can be applied to the positive totalizer, negative totalizer and net totalizer at the same time. The following options are available: 0.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable NEG. Using the UP or DOWN Arrows, select the desired totalizer you wish to reset, then press ENT. Manual Totalizer MENU 3 Manual Totalizer Press ENT When Ready The manual totalizer is a separate totalizer. Press ENT to start, and press ENT to stop it. It is used for flow measurement and calculation.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable with will adjust the instruments “Zero Point” resulting from different pipe mounting locations and parameters as compared to the flow calibration laboratory. The measuring accuracy at low flow is consequently enhanced. Press [ENT], wait approximately 45 seconds.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable “Lock” the instrument. Once the system is locked, any modification is prohibited in the system, but parameters are still readable. “Unlock” by the password only. The password is composed of 1 to 4 numbers.(Please contact us if the password is forgotten.)...
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable mode 4-20mA, the output current is indicated as velocity. With accuracy better than 0.1%, The CL output of INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE is fully programmable and can be set to various output modes such as 4~20mA or 0~20mA. Use Window M55 to select the output mode.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 0.0000 Displays CL current output. The display of 10.0000mA indicates that CL current output value is 10.0000mA。 If the difference between displaying value and CL output value is too large, the current loop then needs to be re-calibrated accordingly.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable High FO Flow Rate Enter the high FO flow rate, i.e. the corresponding flow value when frequency output signal is at highest FO frequency. For instance, when the high FO frequency is 3000Hz, high FO flow rate is 1000m3/h (when the...
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable RELAY Output Setup 4. AO Over 100% RELAY Output Setup 5. FO Over 120% RELAY Output Setup 6. Alarm #1 RELAY Output Setup 7. Alarm #2 RELAY Output Setup 9. POS Int Pulse RELAY Output Setup 10.NEG Int Pulse...
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Date Totalizer MENU 8 Date Totalizer 00 00-07-18------ > 4356.78 m3 This window makes it possible to review the historical flow data totalizer for any day for the last 64 days, any month for last 64 months and any year for last 5 years.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable transmit time (Time of Flight Suspected) according to user’s requirement. This is in essence an “Actual VS Theoretical” comparison. Normally the ratio should be 100±3%. If the difference is too large, the user should check if the parameters are entered correctly, especially the sound velocity of the fluid and the installation of the transducers.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable This function makes it possible to view the total working hours since the INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE left the factory. The figure on the right indicates that the total working hours since the flowmeter left the factory is 113 hours 2 minutes 8 seconds.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable +000000E+00m/s Displays flow velocity, which equals to the contents of Vel after issuing command M01 Shortcut Key for POS Total Flow +Total POS Total Flow: +0029383E-2m3 Displays positive total flow, which equals to the contents of POS after issuing command M02.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Please Wait Displays the communication condition between the PDA and the Flowmeter. This window Displays ”OK” if the connection has been made correctly. If not, it displays “Failure”, and you should check the Bluetooth Communications.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 6.8 Scale Factor Scale factor refers to the ratio between “actual value” and “reading value”. For instance, when the measurement is 2.00, and it is indicated as 1.98 on the instrument, the scale factor reading is 2/1.98. This means that the best scale factor constant is 1.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 6.13 Check Flow of Every Day/Month/Year Window M82 allows you to read flow data history and the operating state of the instrument in the past 64 days. 00 00-07-21 -------- 2 key and select sub item No.0 “Day”. Then, the Press MENU character is displayed as shown in right.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 7 Troubleshooting With a highly reliable design, the INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE has a very low failure rate. However, problems may occur due to unskilled operation, setting errors or measurements made in an extremely undesirable working condition.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Corresponding display on Code Cause Solution M08 menu System Normal *System operates normally SCPU Fatal Error * Hardware failure * contact the company Signal Not Detected * No signal received * Make sure the transducer is * A poor contact between close to the pipe.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable 8 Appendix Install INNOVA SONIC PORTABLE Software on PDA Note: Read this section before reinstalling the PDA program. To install communication software (take Palm DeskTop V4.1 as an example) using the HotSync Manager of the PDA , follow the following steps: 1....
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 8-3. Select a User Name and Sync File 210.prc and Dctp.pdb Click the HotSync icon of the PDA or press the HotSync key on the sync jack and install the application according to the clue.
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure8-5 The Application Icons Displayed on the PDA After Installation When not using the PDA for a extended period of time, or there is not enough battery charge, please recharge it in time.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 8-6 UFMData Setup Interface Step 2: Select an installation directory. Click “Next” to accept the default directory. If you want to change the installation directory, click “Browse” to select a directly and click “next” to continue to the next step, as shown in Figure 8-7.
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Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Figure 8-8 Select UFMDataProgram Folder Step 4: Click “Finish” to finish installation, as shown in Figure 8-9. Figure 8-9 Finish UFMData Installation IM-210-E - 68 -...
Sierra Instruction Manual Series 210 Innova-Sonic™ Portable Sound Velocity and Viscosity of Common Liquid Liquid Velocity of Viscosity Velocity of Viscosity Sound Liquid Sound (m/s) (m/s) 1482 Glycerin 1923 Water 20℃ 1180 1543 0.55 1250 Water 50℃ 0.80 1554 0.39...
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