Baker Hughes Waygate Technologies CL 5, Operating Manual

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CL 5 3-21
Setting Up the CL 5
Connecting a Probe and Loading a Setup File
Prior to measuring thickness, the instrument must
be properly setup. This chapter explains the steps
that must be taken prior to measurement, to ensure
that the display appearance, ultrasonic settings, and
measurement mode match the desired configuration.
The steps described in this chapter apply to all instru-
ments, regardless of whether or not they incorporate
the A-Scan or Data Recorder options.
Most fundamental instrument parameters are
automatically set to a default value based on the
Setup file selected by the user. The instrument is
supplied with standard Setup files, named to match
the probe for which they are intended. Loading these
standard setup files (or a Custom Setup file like the
ones described in Section 3.5) is the first step to
setting up the instrument.
In preparation for measuring thickness, this chapter
explains how to
• Install a probe and configure the instrument by
loading a Setup file (Section 3.1)
• Set up the instrument display appearance
(Section 3.2)
• Set the instrument‘s Gain and Update Rate
(Section 3.2)
• Calibrate the instrument/probe combination
(Section 3.3)
• Set maximum and minimum alarm values
(Section 3.4)
• Create and Erase Custom Setup Files (Section 3.5)
• Lock and unlock instrument controls (Section 3.6)