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Issue 5 Mar 98
Section 3
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MODEL 346 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
SECTION 3 OPERATION
LIST OF CONTENTS
Section
Page
CHANGING CHART CASSETTE TYPE .......................................... 3 - 2
3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 3 - 3
3.2 MECHANICAL OPERATION ................................................ 3 - 3
3.2.1 ROLL CHART REPLACEMENT (MANUAL CASSETTE) .................. 3 - 3
3.2.2 ROLL CHART REPLACEMENT (AUTO TAKE-UP CASSETTE) .......... 3 - 6
3.2.3 Z-FOLD CHART REPLACEMENT ............................................... 3 - 8
PREPARING THE CHART ................................................... 3 - 8
OPENING THE CASSETTE ................................................ 3 - 8
LOADING THE CHART ..................................................... 3 - 9
3.2.4 CHART REVIEW / TEAR-OFF ................................................... 3 - 11
CHART REVIEW ............................................................... 3 - 11
CHART TEAR-OFF ............................................................. 3 - 11
3.2.5 PRINTHEAD (CARTRIDGE) INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT . 3 - 12
PEN PARK ....................................................................... 3 - 12
CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT .............................................. 3 - 12
3.2.6 BATTERY REPLACEMENT ........................................................ 3 - 13
3.3 CONTROL PANEL AND OPERATING DISPLAYS ..................... 3 - 14
3.3.1 MEASURED VALUE DISPLAYS .................................................. 3 - 14
MULTI-CHANNEL DISPLAYS ............................................... 3 - 14
SINGLE CHANNEL DISPLAYS ............................................ 3 - 15
3.3.2 ALARMS ............................................................................... 3 - 15
3.3.3 OPERATOR MENU ................................................................ 3 - 16
SOFTKEY ........................................................................ 3 - 16
VIEW TOTALISER ............................................................. 3 - 16
TOTALISER RESET ............................................................. 3 - 18
PRIMARY CHART SPEED ................................................... 3 - 18
CHART ADVANCE ........................................................... 3 - 18
CHART HOLD .................................................................. 3 - 18
PEN PARK ....................................................................... 3 - 18
ALARM CONFIGURATION ................................................ 3 - 19
BATCH NUMBER ............................................................. 3 - 19
LOG INITIATION .............................................................. 3 - 19
VIEW TIMER .................................................................... 3 - 19
RANGE MAGNIFY ........................................................... 3 - 19
REPLAY HISTORY .............................................................. 3 - 20
ALTERNATIVE CHART SPEED ENABLE ................................. 3 - 20
ALARM MESSAGE PRINT DISABLE ..................................... 3 - 20
VIEW DERIVED VARIABLE .................................................. 3 - 20
DERIVED VARIABLE RESET ................................................. 3 - 21
MESSAGE PRINTING ....................................................... 3 - 21
TIME AND DATE SETTING ................................................ 3 - 21
INSTRUMENT ALARM REVIEW .......................................... 3 - 21
3.4 INTERNAL TRIGGERS AND ACTION EQUATIONS ................ 3 - 22
EXAMPLES: ..................................................................... 3 - 22
3.5 CHART PRINTING (ANNOTATION OPTION REQUIRED) ........ 3 - 23
3.5.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 3 - 23
HIGH SPEED PRINTING .................................................... 3 - 23
3.5.2 ALARM MESSAGE PRINTING ................................................. 3 - 24
3.5.3 INSTRUMENT LOG ................................................................. 3 - 25
3.5.4 CUSTOM MESSAGES ............................................................ 3 - 25
3.5.5 RANGE MAGNIFICATION ..................................................... 3 - 26
3.5.6 TRACE HISTORY.................................................................... 3 - 26
