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End Pass
When the user presses the green "End Pass" menu button,
the pass is scored, a snapshot of the weld is taken, and the
percentages of the weld containing discontinuities are calcu-
lated. If the user has inserted a USB device, pressing
"End Pass" also automatically saves a student report to
the USB memory device at the front of the weld
machine. If no USB memory stick is present a red circle
with a cross through it will appear on the USB icon in the
upper right hand corner of the screen. This also indicates
that the student report has not saved. Allow 10 seconds
after pressing the "End Pass" button to allow time for the file
to be saved. Student reports are not saved internally on
the VRTEX
360. If the file is not saved on the USB device
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at the time of the weld, and another weld is made, the previ-
ous weld data will be lost.
Score
On the upper right of the screen, a score for each parameter
is calculated. The closer each parameter is to the ideal
value, the higher the score will be (out of 100). The total
score at the bottom of the scoring section is calculated as
an average of each parameter. To achieve the maximum
score, the weld must be made on the entire length of the
coupon.
Student Report
The student report is a PDF file that captures the graph, dis-
continuities, bead render, score and other information about
the weld. This PDF file can be printed or archived from
another computer to track student progress. Example of
PDF below shows students record.
Peak and Background Current
These welding parameters are shown on the LASER
screen when the student is using the STT welding
process. These settings cannot be modified but are indi-
cated on the system to allow the student to become
familiar with the terms.
Instructor Mode
Overview
The Instructor Mode gives users the option of viewing the
Weldometer
, using the tolerance editor and setting other
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preferences. In order to access instructor mode, the
user must first go back to the login screen.
OPERATION
This can be done on most screens by pressing menu,
logout, and selecting yes. Then the user must place the
key into the turn key slot at the front of the weld machine
and rotate the key 90 degrees to the right. Selecting the
orange back menu button brings the system out of the
instructor mode.
Instructor mode includes the following:
• Options
• Update
• License Information
Options
The options screen in the instructor mode allows the
user to change the volume of the user interface
sounds and welding sounds. Move the joystick left
and right and then hit the select button to choose the
volume. A volume of 0 will mute the sound, while a
volume of 10 is the loudest.
Update
Overview
The update screen in the instructor mode allows the
user to update their software or to update specific
configuration files from the USB memory device in the
front of the weld machine. Clicking on this brings up
two options:
Update Software
Update Configuration File
Software
Selecting this option loads a newer version of the soft-
ware if one is available on the USB in the front of the
machine. Updating to a different version may shut
down or restart the system.
After updating, the system may need to be shut down
and restarted for changes to take effect.
Configuration File
Selecting this option loads any configuration changes
from the USB in the front of the machine. This is
used for part replacement.
VRTEX
360
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• Weldometer
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• Tolerances
INSTRUCTOR MODE
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