Booting-Up The Software - Mecmesin MultiTest-x Series Operating Instructions Manual

be possible to key in a 'Local Overload' of 50.678N, but the system will only
'remember' 50.7N.)
Note some screens can only be accessed by typing in a password. Information upon
accessing, and operating within, these restricted screens appears in red.
Note also that many menu options selected and all values entered can only be altered
when the system is in 'supervisor mode' (see [1], [4], <8>). It is possible for all
operators to see the settings within such a 'supervisor only' menu. However any
attempt by an operator who does not have supervisor status, to
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toggle an option which has been selected, or
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scroll to a new option, or
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type in a new value
will not be accepted by the keypad. Under such circumstances an operator will have
no choice other that to accept the option already specified by an operator who does
have supervisor status. Titles of sections dealing with such menu options appear in
blue.

Booting-up the Software

When the MultiTest-x is switched on, information including the serial number of the
stand, the version number of the stand and the procedures being loaded will be
displayed. Eventually a screen similar to this,
will be displayed. This 'tare screen' has four options, at least one of which will need to
be selected before testing can begin. (The '860' is the serial number of the loadcell,
and the '8896.4 is one of the numbers stored in the loadcell when it was calibrated)
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Pressing the [1] key will set the value of both load and displacement to zero.
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