GE MFE DMS 2 Operating Manual page 23

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1. Getting Started
When you've completed this second part of the file
creation process, press
CREATE FILE. Follow the on-screen instructions to
confirm your selection. This will complete the file creation
process.
Step 10: Now, press
point, you're ready to record thickness data and store that data
into the newly created data file (TRIAL1).
You can now use the instrument to record thickness
measurements. Data will be stored in the data file titled
TRIAL1. Now that a data file is active, the display screen
will look like the one in Figure 1-8.
Apply couplant to the test piece you're using, just as you
did in Step 6 . Once again obtain a thickness reading and
probe-coupled indication (by adjusting the GAIN if
necessary).
When your instrument registers a thickness reading, press
. This is store this thickness reading in the active
point in your data file. (Section 3.4.5 explains how you
can also store an A-scan at this data point.
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below the selection labeled
to return to the Test Mode. At this
Note that after the thickness measurement is sent to the
data file, the next file position (remember, you created a
linear file with 8 positions) becomes active. Simply press
again to send the next thickness reading to the
data file.
Also note that the "active" position in the data file is
indicated with a heavier grid (Figure 1-8). To change the
active file position, you must first enter the file navigation
mode by very briefly pressing
NAVIGATION will appear near the bottom of the screen, as
will the symbol
. Press
position within the file (in the Spreadsheet View, you can
also move horizontally by pressing
. The title FILE
below
to change
).
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