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4. Measuring Thickness
Step 6: The SEND selection (located in the IO/CFG
Submenu of the TG Secondary Menu) must be set to
DATAREC. This will allow the readings to be sent to the on-
board data recorder when
default selection (Chapter 6).
Step 7: When the probe is coupled and a thickness value is
displayed, press to send the thickness reading to the
selected file position location in the open data file. You'll note
that the value that was shown in the thickness window when
you pressed is now stored in the selected data-file
location.
NOTE: Thickness measurement and its accompaning A-
scan can be stored in the data file position. See Section
3.4.5 to adjust the
Step 8: The instrument automatically assumes that the next
location will now be the active location. If you wish to change
the way the instrument automatically makes the next
location active, refer to section 5.2.5 to change the Auto-
Advance setting. Also, if you wish to search for a file location
by name and select it as active, refer to Section 5.2.4.
Continue to take measurements and send the thickness
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is pressed. This is the
function.
readings to the data file. Note that if you wish to indicate
that a location wasn't physically accessible (and therefore
that there's no thickness measurement information to be
sent to that specific location in the data file), you can enter
an Obstruct (OBST) note in the data file. This is done by
pressing while the desired file location is selected.
Deleting a Single Reading within a DR File
When a reading is recorded in the data recorder, the data
recorder navigation system will automatically advance the
focus of the data recorder to the next location. If the user
determines that the number stored in the previous location is
incorrect, they can choose one of two methods to erase and
re-record a different value.
The preferred method for deleting the previous reading(s)
requires activating the FILE NAVIGATION mode, then
selecting DELETE PREV as shown in Figure 4-5. The
previous reading will be deleted and will become the active
file location. Repeatedly select DELETE PREV to continue
deleting previously stored readings in this manner. This
method is not available when a CUSTOM 3D or 4D file type
is active.
The following is an alternative method for deleting one or
more thickness readings:
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