Getting Started; How To Use This Manual; Ten Steps To Launch Your Gauge - GE MFE DMS 2 Operating Manual

1.1

How To Use This Manual

This manual will explain how to set up and operate the DMS 2
and DMS 2E Ultrasonic Thickness Gauges. We suggest that
you start by reviewing this introductory "Getting Started"
chapter. It outlines the most important features of the instrument,
explains what you'll need to know to initially set up your instru-
ment, and introduces the basic steps to follow when recording
data. This chapter also explains how to use the rest of the
manual. Finally, at the end of this chapter you'll find an explana-
tion of the differences between the DMS 2 and DMS 2E
instruments. You'll need to refer to the rest of the manual for
detailed information on the specific features you'll use most.
You'll find the following sections in this chapter:
• Ten Steps to Launch Your Gauge (Section 1.2)
• How the DMS 2 Measures Thickness (Section 1.3)
• Important Features of the DMS 2 (Section 1.4)
• What's in this Manual (Section 1.5)
DMS 2 Operating Manual

1. Getting Started

1.2

Ten Steps to Launch Your Gauge

This quick-start procedure is designed to help you quickly use
the instrument. Most measurement applications and user
preferences will require that you take additional set-up steps
before you can measure and record "live" inspection data.
Even if additional adjustments are required, you'll find it much
easier to make the adjustments and locate information in this
instruction manual after you work through this quick-start
procedure.
Follow these steps to launch your gauge.
Step 1: Install four (4) AA size alkaline batteries in the instru-
ment, as shown in Figure 1-1. (Refer to Section 3.1 for infor-
mation on using rechargeable batteries.)
1. Getting Started
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