DATREND Systems vPad-IV, Operating Manual

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vPad-IV OPERATORS MANUAL
4.7.5 Labor Time
Technician labor time may be entered in hours, minutes or combination. If entered, the labor time will then
be included with the results in the Test Record file. If you do not input a labor time, you will
not be allowed
to save the Test Record file if "Labor time is mandatory" has been set on the More Settings menu of the
app (see Section 4.8.7.4 on page 72 for further details).
4.7.6 Next Test Due Date
This text field is for input of a future date on or before which a scheduled maintenance inspection of the
equipment should be performed. For example, you may choose a due date equal to today's date plus 12
months. If you input a due date at the start of the test, or via the text field on the
Save Test Record menu,
then the date will be shown in the Test Record.
Although you could use the soft keyboard to type a due date, the best way to enter a date is to select it with
the "Choose" button. This will ensure dates appear in the Test Record with a consistent format. Note that
the date selector control of vPad-IV is reset to today's date every time you begin a new test. If you enter a
due date at the start of a test, this setting is maintained until the end of the test and it will then appear in the
due date field of the
Save Test Record menu.
4.7.7 Test Report Title
Information shown by this text field is inserted at the beginning of each Test Record. The report title is
shared by all vPad apps, so any changes made to this field in vPad-IV will be seen in other apps. Typically,
the title is set to the name of an institution, organization or service provider and may include up to 10 lines
of information such as address, phone number, email and so on.
4.7.8 Save Test Setup
When you save a Test Record, you can optionally save the test setup that was used as well. To save the test
setup, check the
Save test setup... checkbox of
Figure 42
before pressing the Save button at the
bottom of the menu. If you check the box and then press the
Save
button, vPad-IV will then prompt you
to enter a name for the test. The name of the test will become the name of the AutoSequence file, which
will be stored in this folder on the tablet:
Datrend/vPad-IV/AutoSequences
Once an AutoSequence file has been saved, you can then recall it for another test performed sometime in
the future. Existing AutoSequences can also be opened and their settings reviewed or modified with the
AutoSequence Editor menu. See Section 4.8.6 on page 67 for further details.
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