Summary of Contents for ALLEN FACE & COMPANY D-Meter
- Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL ® D-Meter ALLEN FACE & COMPANY, L.L.C. 338 Arrowhead Dr. Gilberts, IL 60136 Tel: (224) 699-9000 Fax: (847) 844-0325 Web: www.allenface.com © 2022 Allen Face & Company, L.L.C. – All rights reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Re-Calibration Requirements Routine Maintenance Returning Your Unit for Service Notice to Overseas Customers Section II: SETTING-UP & OPERATING the DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE Loading the D-Meter® Download Software onto Your PC’s Hard Drive II-1 Section III: GENERAL OPERATION Recommended Run Pattern III-1 Unit Power-Up &... -
Page 3: Battery Charging, Re-Calibration, & Maintenance
Charging Internal Lithium-ion Battery (International Customers see Page I-3) To charge / recharge the D-Meter’s internal power pack, plug the charger into a 115 volt grounded outlet and plug the charger lead into the socket on the left hand side of the unit. - Page 4 *************************************************************************************** Warning! All liabilities attendant to the use of any D-Meter shall reside entirely with the user. AF&Co does not warrant the accuracy or adequacy of any of the information provided by the D-Meter and will not be liable for any damages suffered as a consequence of any use thereof or reliance thereupon by any party.
- Page 5 CUSTOMERS BATTERY CHARGER REQUIREMENTS The battery charger supplied with your D-Meter is designed to operate on 60 cycle, 115 volt, AC electricity. If your electricity is different, you will have to acquire an appropriate battery charger from your local electronics supplier.
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Page 6: Setting-Up & Operating The Download Software
Loading the D-Meter® Download Software onto Your PC’s Hard Drive NOTE: For the D-Meter Download software to run correctly, you must already have Microsoft Excel® installed on your computer. 1. Uninstall any existing version of the Allen Face download programs. -
Page 7: General Operation
III. GENERAL OPERATION Recommended Run Pattern Select the run pattern to be measured. ASTM E-1155 (see Appendix) requires that measurement lines conform to one of the following two schemes: 1. Runs parallel and perpendicular to the longest slab boundary, where the aggregate run length in each direction is approximately equal, or 2. -
Page 8: The "
Place the unit on the floor at the desired run start point. Make sure that the “START” arrow on the faceplate is pointing in the direction of the run. Make sure the screen on the D-meter is displaying the <OFF> mode." Screen Iii-2 -
Page 9: Check Codes Iii-3
Check Codes Immediately following each display of <PREV RUN> or <ALL RUNS> results, a nine (9) character “Check Code” will now appear. This check code encrypts the pertinent FF/FL and run date information to permit independent confirmation of all reported values. A contractor self-testing his FF/FL numbers, for example, can submit his results (along with the associated check codes) to an owner. - Page 10 The D-Meter Download Program puts the run data directly into Excel, and immediately displays the individual run statistics, graphs, and data lists as soon as all the files have transferred. Each download becomes a new Excel Workbook; each downloaded session becomes a separate Worksheet in that Workbook; and each run becomes a separate Chart on its session’s Worksheet.
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Page 11: Detailed Key & Led Light Descriptions
IV. DETAILED KEY & LED LIGHT DESCRIPTIONS Key Functions 1. POWER Section a. <ON> : Turns power “On” b. <OFF> : Turns power “Off” 2. RECORD Section : Doubles as a “YES” command a. <GO/OK> b. <STOP/ESC> : Doubles as a “NO” command 3. -
Page 12: Detailed Screen Descriptions
Please consult our website www.allenface.com and click on D-Meter Walking Profiler for the current fee charged for this service. In-shop time for routine re-calibrations averages less than 3 days. 6. “Battery: xxxx ”... -
Page 13: Query Screens
QUERY SCREENS 1. “<Void> Clears Runs” : Pressing the <VOID PREV RUN> key at this start-up prompt will initiate memory clearance & unit reset. Pressing the <STOP/ESC> key at this prompt will skip the memory clearance routine and retain all current run records 2. - Page 14 2. “Run Time: hh:mm GMT” : Depending upon context, in military Greenwich Mean Time either: The time the run being reported was recorded, or The run time of the last run recorded in the particular session being reported. 3. “NO Runs Saved” : The memory is empty.
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Page 15: Battery Status Screens
13.“rr Runs fffff.0 ft” : The aggregate length of all “rr” runs in the current session being reported is “fffff.0” feet. 14.”rr Runs FF=###.#” : The aggregate FF number for all “rr” runs in the current session being reported is “###.#” 15.”rr Runs FL=###.#”... -
Page 16: Error Codes
9.“<OK>=Yes <ESC>=NO”: A key other than the <GO/OK> or <STOP/ESC> key has been pressed in response to a query screen requiring a “Yes” or “No” answer. Press the <GO/OK> key for “Yes”, or the <STOP/ESC> key for “No”. ERROR CODES 0 : Fatal RAM test failure during unit start up. -
Page 17: D-Meter Project Management
VI. D-METER PROJECT MANAGEMENT Proper reporting of daily FF and FL results are made easy with the AF&CO’s new Excel sheet report generator. Go to https://allenface.com/projectmgmt/, and download the “Daily FF/FL Report”. Open the “Daily Report” Excel file and customize the blue font fields as desired to create your own standard report template. - Page 18 “approved” floor profile testing devices. The D-Meter fully conforms to the Type II Apparatus requirements set forth in Paragraph 6.1.2 of ASTM E-1155. As far as ASTM is concerned, this fact alone is sufficient to categorize the D-Meter as an “acceptable device”...
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