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PVX-B

Precision Visual Thickness Gauge

Note:

If the user opted to do a setup from scratch for interface-echo (I-E)

mode, a two point calibration must be performed to set the probe zero.

1) Using a set of calipers, physically measure two known thickness locations

on the sample of material.

Note:

The two locations should represent the

desired thickness range being measured. If the range is from .050” - .200”,

then the two known locations should represent this range, or be slightly

outside or inside of this range. A typical example would be to find two

locations at .063” and the other at .247”. These thickness points will satisfy

the required thickness range noted above.

2) Apply a drop of couplant on the transducer. Place the transducer in steady

contact on thickest known location first. Be sure that the reading is stable

and the repeatability indicator, located in the top left corner of the display, is

fully lit and stable. Press the

MENU

key once to activate the menu items tab.

Press the

MENU

key multiple times to tab right, and the

ESC

key multiple

times to tab left, until the

CAL

menu is highlighted and displaying the

submenu items.

3) Use the

and

DOWN

arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items

until

ONE POINT

is highlighted.

4) Press the

ENTER

key to display the

Digits Edit Box

5) Press the

and

DOWN

arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value.

6) Press the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

arrow keys to scroll the digit locations.

7) Repeat steps

5 & 6

until the known thickness value is correctly displayed.

8) Press the

key to calculate the velocity for the

ONE POINT

calibration

and return to the

CAL

menu screen, or press

ESC

to cancel entering the

velocity.

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Summary of Contents for PVX-B

Page 1: ...PERATION MANUAL DAKOTA ULTRASONICS P PV VX X B B Precision Visual Thickness Gauge P N P 195 0002 Rev 1 0 September 2014 www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 2: ...NTS 26 CHAPTER SEVEN USING THE DIGITS B SCAN DISPLAYS 38 CHAPTER EIGHT THRU PAINT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE 51 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF THE PVX B 52 CHAPTER TEN DATA STORAGE SETUP EDIT VIEW GRIDS 57 CHAPTER ELEVEN SETUPS CREATE STORE EDIT RECALL 74 CHAPTER TWELVE USING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE 81 APPENDIX A VELOCITY TABLE 82 APPENDIX B SETUP LIBRARY 84 www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Prod...

Page 3: ...wing Dakota Ultrasonics Corporation 1 1 Disclaimer The PVX B is a full featured precision thickness gauge with a great deal of features and measurement modes allowing a great deal of control over the functionality and electronic performance of the instrument As this provides the user greater control and versatility for a variety of applications it also requires that the user be comfortable with th...

Page 4: ...all specific properties about the transducer setup the display area and predefined scope settings Note Once the transducer has been selected the PVX B will store and recall this setup containing the transducer type every time the PVX B is powered on off This setup will only change if the user physically selects another setup from the list Therefore if you have previously gone through this section ...

Page 5: ...ues Read through the various calibration techniques and select one of the following Known Velocity If the material velocity is known the user may wish to simply enter the velocity number into the PVX B rather than have the PVX B calculate the velocity value using a know thickness The steps for entering the velocity are outlined below Using a Known Material Velocity 1 Press the MENU key once to act...

Page 6: ...the OK key to set the velocity and return to the menu screen or ESC to cancel entering the velocity 8 Finally press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings Known Thickness Sometimes the sound velocity of a material is not known In this case a sample with a known thickness can be used to determine the sound velocity It would be very handy to carry a set of mechani...

Page 7: ...ess the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the CAL menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 3 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until ONE POINT is highlighted 4 Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys t...

Page 8: ... the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings Note CHECK YOUR CALIBRATION Place the transducer back on the calibration point The thickness reading should now match the known thickness If the thickness is not correct repeat the steps above www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 9: ...ess the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the CAL menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until MATERIAL is highlighted 3 Press the ENTER key to display the list of material types 4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the material list until the appr...

Page 10: ... LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the view options 4 Once the view is displayed press the MEAS key to return to measurement mode DIGITS Is a general digital view of the thickness value using a larger font size BSCAN The Time Based B Scan provides the user with a cross sectional view of the material being tested This mode is useful when there is concern regarding the profile of the blind surface...

Page 11: ...ernatively the B ST and B DEP values can be changed using the Digit Edit Box as follows 1 Press the MEAS key once to activate measure menu items Press the MEAS key multiple times to move right and the ESC key multiple times to move left until the either the B ST or B DEP cell is highlighted 2 Press the ENTER key to display the digits edit box 3 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highli...

Page 12: ...atability indicator is represented by six vertical bars and represents how repeatable the measurements are In regular measurement mode the PVX B makes 4 measurements a second In scan mode the PVX B makes 32 measurements a second When the PVX B is idle only the left vertical bar and the underline will be displayed However when the PVX B is making a measurement five or six of the bars should be disp...

Page 13: ...individual tab group names Let s first get familiar with how to move around in these tabs before continuing on to the sub menu functions This procedure is outlined below Activating and Getting Around in the Menu Items 1 Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the desired tab group is high...

Page 14: ...rror by some fixed value Refer to the section on page 29 for an explanation of this important procedure Note This function is only used when using a contact style transducer with a pulse echo contact setup selected All the other transducer types use multiple echo modes and the zero function is not needed Gain Increases or decreases the overall amplitude of the signal Much like turning the volume u...

Page 15: ...allows the user to automatically calculate the velocity by entering a known sample thickness Refer to page 33 for further info Two Point Performs a two point calibration This option allows the user to automatically calculate the velocity by entering a second known sample thickness Refer to page 34 for further info Material Select the material velocity from a chart of basic material types when a kn...

Page 16: ...page 52 for further info 3 6 DATA Menu New Allows the user the ability to create a new alpha numeric grid with custom parameters rows and columns depending on their application reporting requirements Refer to page 57 for further info Edit Gives the user the ability to change parameters of grid that have been previously saved Note Pre defined coordinates cannot be changed once they have been create...

Page 17: ...he ability to backup the setups currently stored in the PVX B to a PC via RS232 port Refer the help section of the DakView software for a complete electronic manual Restore Setups Enables the user the ability to restore the setups currently saved on a PC to an PVX B via RS232 port Refer the help section of the DakView software for a complete electronic manual Backup File Enables the user the abili...

Page 18: ...to the display waveform settings and grid storage locations without having to search through the menu and sub menu items It s important to first get familiar with moving around in the hot functions as follows Getting Around in the Hot Menus 1 Press the MEAS key at any time to return to the primarily measurement mode 2 Press the MEAS key multiple times to tab right through the menu fields and the E...

Page 19: ...HT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations 4 Repeat steps 2 3 to adjust the other hot menu values 5 Press the OK key to set and return to the measure screen or ESC to cancel entering the B ST or B DEP values 3 11 OK Key The primary function of the OK key is confirmation of a change or selection It also toggles the view from B SCAN to DIGITS in previously saved grid location 3 12 ESC Key The ESC k...

Page 20: ...ings This is a quick automatic preset mode that enables the user to change modes and basic settings from the tabbed menus The factory setups serve as the perfect starting point for immediate use or further fine tuning 3 16 ON OFF Key The ON OFF key simply powers the unit either ON or OFF Note Unit will automatically power off when idle for 5 minutes All current settings are saved prior to powering...

Page 21: ... transducer on the disk making firm contact Important Be sure to follow the polarity labels located on the back label of the PVX B Note Rechargeable batteries can be used however they must be recharged outside of the unit in a stand alone battery charger RS 232 Connector Refer to Diagram The RS 232 connector located on the bottom end cap is a 2 pin female Lemo connector It is designed to connect d...

Page 22: ...ractical in a wide variety of materials including metals plastics and glass Materials that are difficult include some cast materials concrete wood fiberglass and some rubber 4 3 Range of measurement and accuracy The overall measurement capabilities based on the wide variety of materials is determined by the consistency of the material being measured The range of thickness that can be measured ultr...

Page 23: ...affected more than others For example dual element mode has larger errors due to changes in temperature of the delay line However multi echo techniques help to minimize these errors The PVX B operates in multi echo modes for a variety of transducer types 4 6 Measurement Modes In this section we will discuss the different measurements modes the PVX B is capable of operating in the transducers requi...

Page 24: ...measured in interface echo mode A is the transducer Point B is the piezoelectric crystal that emits the sound wave C is the delay line most commonly made of acrylic or graphite The delay tip will act as the interface and the measurement will be made starting from the difference of the reflection off the end of the delay tip E The sound will also travel through the delay tip C and test material F a...

Page 25: ...lower frequency transducer Larger diameters offer greater penetration power because of the crystal size for difficult to measure materials Thin Materials Tough Access Areas Use any of the delay line transducers for materials under 1 inch Tough access areas with minimal clearances are perfect applications for our pencil style transducers However the pencil transducer have a very small thickness ran...

Page 26: ... transducers if possible High temperature High temperature applications require a special delay line transducer using a high temperature delay tip with a very low temperature coefficient In other words the delay tip is not absorptive at high temperatures Noisy Material Materials such as titanium stainless steel and aluminum may have inherent surface noise issues that appear close to the initial pu...

Page 27: ... 3 0 0920 in uSec 8 E E PENCIL 1 16T THN 7 0 2330 in uSec 9 E E PEN 1 16 THNPLAS 12 0 0923 in uSec 10 I E PENCIL 1 16T STD 17 0 2330 in uSec 11 E E PENCIL 1 8T STD 3 0 2330 in uSec 12 E E PEN 1 8T THNPLAS 9 0 0923 in uSec 13 I E PENCIL 1 8T STD 13 0 2330 in uSec 14 E E CONT 5M STL 1 4 6 0 2330 in uSec 15 P E CONT 5M STL 1 4 35 0 2330 in uSec 16 P E CONT 5M PLAS 1 4 35 0 0920 in uSec 17 P E CONT 5M...

Page 28: ...case the reference disk mounted to the PVX B is not used This is called two point calibration and is described on page 34 6 1 Selecting the Transducer Type The first step in using the PVX B is to select setup according to the type of transducer and or delay tip length from the list of factory setups There are delay tip lengths of 3 8 and There are also two different pencil style transducer options...

Page 29: ... Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the setup list until the target setup is highlighted 3 Press the ENTER key to display the confirmation screen 4 Press the OK key to select the setup and return to the measure screen or ESC to cancel the selecting a setup www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 30: ...ess the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the list of setups until the appropriate setup is highlighted 5 Press the ENTER key to display the confirmation screen 6 Press the OK key to select the setup and return to the menu screen or ESC to cancel the selection process 7 Press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen Finally in an effort to be sure that the user is aware of this opti...

Page 31: ...nected to the PVX B in pulse echo mode As noted in chapter 3 the probe zero function is a very important and necessary function that must done prior to calibration It should also be done on a regular basis If the PVX B is not zeroed correctly all of the measurements taken may be in error by some fixed value In order to perform a probe zero the PVX B must be in pulse echo mode If echo echo mode was...

Page 32: ...he submenu items 4 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until ZERO TRANSDUCER is highlighted 5 Press the ENTER key to display the confirmation screen 6 Press the OK key to zero the transducer and return to the menu screen or ESC to cancel the zeroing process 7 Remove the transducer from the probe zero disk 8 Press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen 6 3 ...

Page 33: ... zero and velocity The PVX B provides four simple methods for setting the sound velocity outlined below Calibration to a known velocity 1 Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the CAL menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through...

Page 34: ... velocity and return to the menu screen or ESC to cancel entering the velocity 8 Finally press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 35: ...e PVX B s resolution of 0001 0 001mm 2 Apply a drop of couplant on the transducer Place the transducer in steady contact on the known thickness location Be sure that the reading is stable and the repeatability indicator located in the top left corner of the display is fully lit and stable Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ...

Page 36: ...o cancel entering the velocity 9 Finally press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings Note CHECK YOUR CALIBRATION Place the transducer back on the calibration point The thickness reading should now match the known thickness If the thickness is not correct repeat the steps above Two Point Calibration Note Be sure that a probe zero has been done prior to performin...

Page 37: ...ation first Be sure that the reading is stable and the repeatability indicator located in the top left corner of the display is fully lit and stable Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the CAL menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 3 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scr...

Page 38: ...keys to scroll the highlighted value 13 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations 14 Repeat steps 12 13 until the known thickness value is correctly displayed 15 Press the OK key to calculate the velocity for the TWO POINT calibration and return to the CAL menu screen or press ESC to cancel entering the velocity 16 Finally press the MEAS key to return to the measurement scr...

Page 39: ...until MATERIAL is highlighted 3 Press the ENTER key to display the list of Material Types 4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the material list until the appropriate material is highlighted 5 Press the ENTER key to display the confirmation screen 6 Press the OK key to select the material and return to the menu screen or press ESC to cancel the material selection 7 Finally press th...

Page 40: ...The B Scan display is also equipped with a scan bar representing the overall thickness The scan bar gives the user a visual indication when a flaw or defect is passed over during the scan process The scan bar will deflect off of the defect and return back to the overall thickness Visually this is much easier to notice than watching for changes in the digital value displayed Note The following chap...

Page 41: ...he DISP menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until VIEW is highlighted 3 Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the view options Once the appropriate view is displayed press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 42: ...e above indicate a repeatable signal If the PVX B is displaying a reading from memory the repeatability indicator will be replaced by the text MEM B Battery life indicator Fully charged batteries will appear filled in solid Note The diagram shows the batteries at approximately 50 C Thickness reading Digital readout of thickness inches or millimeters D Large Digits Large readout of thickness inches...

Page 43: ... These fields allow quick control of some of the fine adjustments needed to control the display settings measurement modes and grid memory control All of these fields can be adjusted without having to activate the tabbed menu items and searching through a variety of menus to make adjustments B Scan View B Scan The B Scan displays a time based cross section view of test material This view is common...

Page 44: ...y irregular bottom surface The B Scan is displayed from right to left at a rate of 15 screens per second F Measurement Labels The measurement labels are calculated and displayed based on where the left side of the display has been set B ST and the overall viewable area B DEP of the display Note The gray hash marks break the display up into 5 segments or quadrants The measurement labels correspond ...

Page 45: ...r measuring tank walls with a total thickness of 300 and your B ST has been set to 0 000 you might consider setting your B DEP value to something like 0 400 to cover the entire thickness range being tested You might also consider B DEP as a zoom feature for both the B Scan and Scan Bar Why Because the larger the overall thickness range view B DEP the smaller the noticeable shifts in the Scan Bar a...

Page 46: ...he highlighted value 5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations 6 Repeat steps 4 5 until the B DEP value is correctly displayed 7 Press the OK key to return to the measurement screen or ESC to cancel entering the B DEP The user can also access and adjust the B DEP range from the tabbed menus However this method is a more tedious than making the adjustments using the Hot Me...

Page 47: ...e Bscan Depth 9 Finally press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings Starting depth B ST The starting B ST or starting depth is the starting thickness value Often times this value will simply be set to zero in order to start measuring at 0 000 The only time this value will be set to something other than zero is if the user needs to zoom in even closer When will ...

Page 48: ...ess the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations 6 Repeat steps 4 5 until the B ST value is correctly displayed 7 Press the OK key to return to the measurement screen or ESC to cancel entering the B ST The user can also access and adjust the B ST from the tabbed me...

Page 49: ...keys to scroll the value When the correct BSCAN START is being displayed proceed to step 8 4 Alternatively press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 5 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations 7 Repeat steps 5 6 until the BSCAN START number is correctly displayed 8 Press the OK key to set the BSCAN ...

Page 50: ...w do I know when to lower the gain If the reading becomes sporadic and won t settle down or resolve on a thickness value the user can assume that the material is either very noisy aluminum or granular cast iron This would be a good time to change the PVX B to low gain setting and see if the reading settles down and become stable How do I know when to increase the gain Often times the user will be ...

Page 51: ...orrectly displayed 7 Press the OK key to return to the measurement screen or ESC to cancel entering the GAIN The user can also access and adjust the gain from the tabbed menus However this method is more tedious than making the adjustments using the Hot Menus The procedure using the tabbed menus is outlined below Adjusting the Gain using the Tabbed Menus 1 Press the MENU key once to activate the m...

Page 52: ...ys to scroll the highlighted value 6 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations 7 Repeat steps 5 6 until the Gain value is correctly displayed 8 Press the OK key to set the Gain and return to the menu screen or ESC to cancel entering the Gain 9 Finally press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Produ...

Page 53: ...en adjusted according to the transducer type and for overall optimization Since the PVX B doesn t have a scope for fine adjustments these setups cannot be altered For specific applications where the standard factory setups are not successful contact Dakota Ultrasonics to send samples to the factory to create a custom setup The PVX B can be programmed with custom setups created with our PVX scope 8...

Page 54: ...ing the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until LANGUAGE is highlighted 3 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the available language options 4 Press the OK key to set the Language and return to the menu screen or ESC to cancel selecting the Language 5 Finally press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings...

Page 55: ...nd DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until SCAN MODE is highlighted 3 Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle the SCAN MODE on off 4 Press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen 9 3 Alarm Mode The Alarm Mode feature of the PVX B provides the user with a method of setting tolerances or limits for a particular application requirement This feature may be used for inco...

Page 56: ...to tab left until the UTIL menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until ALARM STATUS is highlighted 3 Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle the ALARM STATUS on off audible 4 Continue on to the next section Setting the Alarm Lo Limit www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupp...

Page 57: ...o step 7 3 Alternatively press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations 6 Repeat steps 4 5 until the ALARM LO value is correctly displayed 7 If only one limit will be used press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking readings Otherwis...

Page 58: ... the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box 4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value 5 Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations 6 Repeat steps 4 5 until the ALARM HI value is correctly displayed 7 Press the OK key to set the ALARM HI value and return to the menu screen or ESC to cancel entering the ALARM HI value 8 Press the MEAS key to return t...

Page 59: ...If the user attempts to store a grid in the PVX B when the memory is full the PVX B will respond with an error message indicating that the memory is unable to store the new grid The PVX B can store a total of 12 000 readings with a corresponding waveform stored with every reading The waveform stored with the reading will depend on what view the PVX B was in at the time it was saved For example if ...

Page 60: ... arrow keys to scroll through the new Grid List Items until NAME is highlighted 5 Press the ENTER key to activate the Alpha Edit Box 6 Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to highlight the appropriate alpha characters 7 Press the ENTER key to select a character and advance to the next field of the Grid Name 8 Use the CLR key to backspace if necessary 9 Repeat steps 6 8 until the Grid Name is comp...

Page 61: ...until NOTE is highlighted 2 Press the ENTER key to activate the Alpha Edit Box 3 Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to highlight the appropriate alpha characters 4 Press the ENTER key to select a character and advance to the next field of the Grid Note www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 62: ...inates are horizontal across the top and numeric coordinates are vertical down the side Therefore to define the top left corner of the grid there will be an X Y coordinate Where X is an alpha column location across the top and Y is a numeric row location down the side Use the same logic when choosing the lower right corner Setting the Top Left Coordinate 1 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll ...

Page 63: ...return to the Grid List Items screen or ESC to cancel the selection and return to the Grid List Items menu Setting the Lower Right Coordinate 1 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the new Grid List Items until LOWER RIGHT is highlighted 2 Press the ENTER key to activate the Coordinate Edit Box www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 64: ...ction and return to the Grid List Items menu Note If there is not enough memory available to create the grid an error message box NOT ENOUGH MEMORY will be displayed Press the OK or ESC key to return to the Grid List Items menu It may be necessary to free some memory in the PVX B at this time Refer to page 67 for more information on Deleting a Grid www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products On...

Page 65: ...ng a reading 5 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the new Grid List Items until INCR DIR is highlighted 6 Use the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to toggle the Increment direction NONE NORTH EAST SOUTH or WEST 7 When the correct Increment direction is displayed continue on to the next section Saving the Grid www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 66: ... to scroll through the new Grid List Items until CREATE NEW GRID is highlighted 2 Press the ENTER key to accept the grid parameters and activate the confirmation screen 3 Press the OK key to save the New Grid or the ESC key to cancel the New Grid setup and return to the DATA menu www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 67: ...s the MEAS key once to activate measure menu items Press the MEAS key multiple times to move right and the ESC key multiple times to move left until the COL or ROW cell is highlighted 2 Press the ENTER key to display the Grid View Box 3 Press the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the target cell cursor to the desired storage location 5 Press the ENTER key to save the current reading in t...

Page 68: ...wing Stored Readings B Scans 1 Press the MEAS key once to activate measure menu items Press the MEAS key multiple times to move right and the ESC key multiple times to move left until the COL or ROW cell is highlighted 2 Press the ENTER key to display the Grid View Box 3 Press the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the stored readings and corresponding display view Notice as the cursor is...

Page 69: ...AS key at any time 10 5 Deleting Grids Files Deleting One or All Files from Memory Deleting One File 1 Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the DATA menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until DELETE O...

Page 70: ...urn to the measurement screen Deleting All Files 1 Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the DATA menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until DELETE ALL FILES is highlighted www GlobalTestSupply com Fin...

Page 71: ...SC key to abort 5 Press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen 10 6 Editing a grid File Once a grid has been created and saved to memory the user can edit the Comments or Increment Direction at a later time The following procedures outline this process Editing a Grid www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 72: ...OWN arrow keys to scroll through the Edit options until NOTE or INCR DIR is highlighted Note If editing the INCR DIR simply use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys to scroll NONE NORTH EAST SOUTH or WEST Proceed to step 10 5 Press the ENTER key to activate the Alpha Edit box Only used when editing the NOTE 6 Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to highlight the appropriate alpha characters 7 Press the E...

Page 73: ...hlight SAVE CHANGES and the OK key to activate the confirmation screen 11 Press the OK to save the changes or the ESC key to cancel editing the grid parameters 12 Press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen 10 7 Changing the active grid Open www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 74: ...edures outline this process Changing the Active Grid 1 Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the DATA menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until OPEN is highlighted 3 Press the ENTER key to display the...

Page 75: ... 5 Press the ENTER key to activate the confirmation screen 6 Press the OK key to load the grid from memory 7 Press the MEAS key to return to the measure screen www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 76: ...ed setups These setups can be bi directionally transferred to and from a PC Therefore the user can save as many setups as necessary for all of the individual applications This saves a great deal of time and knowledge for future inspections of the same job or project This feature also eliminates error between two or more users during the setup and calibration process 11 2 Opening a Setup The PVX B ...

Page 77: ...and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the SETUP menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until OPEN is highlighted 3 Press the ENTER key to display the Setup List Box 4 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the setups until the target setup is highlighted www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Pr...

Page 78: ...an potentially save time and reduce error between users It is sometimes necessary to rename a previously saved setup or add additional comments about a particular setup The setup name may have been entered incorrectly or the user needs to use the setup for a completely different project An inspectors name or other comments about the project may also be required for additional documentation purpose...

Page 79: ...tab left until the SETUP menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu items 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu items until SAVE is highlighted 3 Press the ENTER key to display the Save Setup Parameters List Box 4 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the Name and Note parameters www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 80: ... List Box 8 If both parameters will be edited repeat steps 4 7 9 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll to and highlight SAVE SETUP 10 Press the ENTER key to activate the Setup List Box 11 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the setups until the target location to save the Setup is highlighted 12 Press the OK key to activate the confirmation screen 13 Press the OK key to save the Se...

Page 81: ...orrupted and the user does not have access to a computer to re load the factory setups back into the PVX B This gives the user the ability to load and modify a basic setup as follows Using the Default Setup 1 Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the ESC key multiple times to tab left until the SETUP menu is highlighted and displa...

Page 82: ...lears the probe zero value Important Note If interface echo or echo echo modes are being used be sure to do a two point calibration which also sets the probe zero before measuring 4 Press the OK key to return to the measurement screen www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 83: ... is needed Contact Dakota Ultrasonics pt N 402 0510 12 2 Installing DakView The latest version of DakView can be downloaded directly from our website and saved to your desktop The DakView file is an executable file that will invoke the installer software when double clicked At the end of the installation the USB converter driver installation will automatically begin Be sure your USB converter cabl...

Page 84: ...20 5893 Cast Iron 0 1800 approx 4572 Lead 0 0850 2159 Magnesium 0 2300 5842 Mercury 0 0570 1448 Molybdenum 0 2460 6248 Monel 0 2110 5359 Nickel 0 2220 5639 Nylon 0 1060 approx 2692 Platinum 0 1560 3962 Plexiglas 0 1060 2692 Polystyrene 0 0920 2337 PVC 0 0940 2388 Quartz glass 0 2260 5740 Rubber vulcanized 0 0910 2311 Silver 0 1420 3607 Steel 1020 0 2320 5893 Steel 4340 0 2330 5918 Steel Stainless ...

Page 85: ...ess Gauge 83 Tin 0 1310 3327 Titanium 0 2400 6096 Tungsten 0 2040 5182 Uranium 0 1330 3378 Water 0 0580 1473 Zinc 0 1660 4216 Zirconium 0 1830 4648 www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 86: ...ec 7 I E GRAPHITE PLASTIC 3 0 0920 in uSec 8 E E PENCIL 1 16T THN 3 0 2330 in uSec 9 E E PENCIL 1 16T THK 12 0 2330 in uSec 10 I E PENCIL 1 16T STD 9 0 2330 in uSec 11 E E PENCIL 1 8 THIN 3 0 2330 in uSec 12 E E PENCIL 1 8 THK 9 0 2330 in uSec 13 I E PENCIL 1 8T STD 13 0 2330 in uSec 14 E E CONTACT STEEL 6 0 2330 in uSec 15 P E CONTACT STEEL 33 0 2330 in uSec 16 P E CONTACT PLASTIC 38 0 0920 in uS...

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