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Operator’s Manual for the Coating Thickness 

Measuring Instrument 

 

DUALSCOPE

®

 MP0R  

USB     

DUALSCOPE

®

 MP0RH  

USB 

DUALSCOPE

®

 MP0R-FP   USB 

DUALSCOPE

®

 MP0RH-FP  USB          

ISOSCOPE

®

     MP0R  

USB 

 and 

variants 

 

DKD-K-33101  

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for DUALSCOPE MP0R USB

Page 1: ...Operator s Manual for the Coating Thickness Measuring Instrument DUALSCOPE MP0R USB DUALSCOPE MP0RH USB DUALSCOPE MP0R FP USB DUALSCOPE MP0RH FP USB ISOSCOPE MP0R USB and variants DKD K 33101...

Page 2: ...her com eMail mail Helmut Fischer com 2006 by Helmut Fischer GmbH Co KG Sindelfingen Germany This operator s manual remains the copyrighted property of Helmut Fischer GmbH Co KG All rights reserved Th...

Page 3: ...material 8 5 Evaluation of a test series Statistics function 10 6 Transmitting data to a computer 12 6 1 Transmitting only the current reading 12 6 2 Transmitting all measurement data in the instrume...

Page 4: ...Deleting a calibration Restoring the baseline of the characteristic 20 11 Setting the specification limits 22 12 Deleting the specification limits 24 13 Triggering the group separator 25 14 Service M...

Page 5: ...y nonconductive material the display will show the error note Er6 and then four horizontal bars instead of a reading PLEASE NOTE Do not power up the instrument by pressing a finger on the sensor It ma...

Page 6: ...N key is the key OK Switch the instrument ON by pressing the key OK Switching the instrument OFF Auto Switch Off After a certain time the instrument will switch off automatically OFF when instrument s...

Page 7: ...7 3 Main Menu Functional Overview Select the specific sub menus with or and press key OK...

Page 8: ...be displayed Note when lifting the instrument too early before the beep sound the error note Er6 will appear In this case repeat step 1 The measurement is transmitted automatically to the radio receiv...

Page 9: ...9 Measurement with the MP0R instrument...

Page 10: ...memory when you first press RES and then OK the statistical evaluation will NOT start Statistical evaluation of a test series 1 The display menu shows RES This is the default setting of the instrument...

Page 11: ...tandard deviation mean square deviation of the single readings from the mean value N Number of measurements in the test series MIN Lowest value in the test series MAX Highest value in the test series...

Page 12: ...cable There is a separate operator s manual for the optional radio receiver Prerequisite for all following sub chapters Settings of service menu must be rF 1 e g the radio transmitter is active See ch...

Page 13: ...readings in the memory are then radioed to the PC This is indicated by the flashing radio tower symbol 6 3 Sending the current mean value Prerequisite for following sub chapters of 5 3 Settings of se...

Page 14: ...OK The mean value of the readings in the memory are then radioed to the PC This is indicated by the flashing radio tower symbol 6 3 2 Sending the mean value automatically Prerequisite Service menu set...

Page 15: ...or 2 Press button OK The last reading will be deleted 7 2 Deleting all measurement data from the measurement data memory 1 Select the menu RES with or 2 Press button OK 3 Select the menu DEL with or...

Page 16: ...or performing a normalization Uncoated specimen In geometry and substrate material this specimen should correspond exactly to the parts to be measured Note All readings in the memory will be deleted w...

Page 17: ...urements 4 Press button OK By pressing button OK the mean value of all readings will be calculated and used for normalization Thus a good normalization is possible on rough surfaces as well The mean v...

Page 18: ...the memory will be deleted when performing a calibration Calibrating the instrument Prerequisite Instrument must be turned ON 1 Select the menu with button or 2 Press button OK The message Base for su...

Page 19: ...ion routine will not be interrupted In this case repeat the test series with the calibration foil 6 On the display set the NOMINAL value for the calibration standard e g 75 m Use the arrow key or The...

Page 20: ...red to its original factory condition Note to users of the DUALSCOPE MP0R instrument version with two measurement channels the base line of each of the two measurement channels must be restored separa...

Page 21: ...lue This mean value is set to 0 The display shows 0 00 STD1 that is calibration standard 1 appears on the display 5 Measure at least two times on the uncoated specimen A reading will appear 6 Use butt...

Page 22: ...button OK and MIN appear on the display This means that no values are stored in memory and that the instrument is ready for entering the MIN value i e it is ready to enter the lower specification limi...

Page 23: ...is stage you can enter an offset value using the key or In the measuring mode this offset value will be subtracted automatically from the readings Application example having a given constant thickness...

Page 24: ...sing the key or 4 Press button OK to accept this value into memory The MAX value will be set to zero with this action 0 00 will appear on the display 5 The value can be set to 0 00 using the button or...

Page 25: ...processed Below is a description of the various options for triggering the radio transmission of a group separator of the MP0R instrument General prerequisites The setting of the GS menu option in Ser...

Page 26: ...Page 9 and the subsequent automatic deletion of the data of the block in the measurement memory 2 Manual triggering of the group separator without creating a block Prerequisite Block size 0 Obtain an...

Page 27: ...FREE will be displayed 5 Select the desired service menu number using only service menues 1 2 3 4 and 10 are active 6 Press button OK repeatedly to select the menu points Set their current setting us...

Page 28: ...olution 2 high resolution Block length Block length determines how many single readings are collected to a block If block formation and the RES mode are active the mean value of the block is displayed...

Page 29: ...certain group of MP0R instruments which are assigned to common radio receiver This allows to distinguish this certain group from other instrument groups with radio transmission Instrument number withi...

Page 30: ...n unit UN m NILS mils Measuring program r 00 display of coating thickness reading r 01 display of the normalized probe output signal Xn normalized countrate for service purposes only r 02 display of t...

Page 31: ...s with magnetic induction method only NF measurements with Eddy current method only Radio transmission rF I radio transmission ON rF 0 radio transmission OFF Radio transmission in the continuous mode...

Page 32: ...ted to the PC Group separation GS I Group separation ON GS 0 Group separation OFF Auto switching off OFFI short switch off time approx 1 minute OFF2 long switch off time approx 5 minutes Display light...

Page 33: ...service menu 3 FrL0 Continuous mode ON call service menu 5 Continuous mode OFF call service menu 5 again Note At the end of the operation with the MP0R instrument always switch OFF the continuous mode...

Page 34: ...ce dpt Er4 Overflow of the data memory Delete the data memory Er5 Cannot determine value for substrate material Perform calibration on coating using a suitable calibration standard The selected calibr...

Page 35: ...ements correctly e g do not hover with the instrument over the specimen before or after the measurement or do not lift off the instrument from the specimen too swiftly after the measurement Er7 contin...

Page 36: ...same specimen Replace calibration standard Perform all measurements correctly with the instrument placed squarely on the specimen or the calibration standard Er12 Calibration standards measured in wro...

Page 37: ...bration If this error occurs repeatedly Contact customer service Er15 Not able to save the master characteristic Probe may be defective Contact customer service Er17 Not enough readings Thus not able...

Page 38: ...cessing the measurement memory or EEPROM Contact customer service Er28 Internal instrument error Not able to compute measurement Contact customer service Er29 A locked function has been called or Set...

Page 39: ...049 604 063 Part no US version MP0R USB 604 051 MP0R FP not available 604 066 Coatings that can be measured test methods NF Iso Fe Non magnetic coatings or isolating coatings on steel or iron Magnetic...

Page 40: ...1000 m 2 39 mils 2 1000 2000 m 40 78 mils up to 3 0 100 m 0 4 mils 1 m 100 500 m 4 20 mils 1 500 1200 m 20 48 mils up to 2 Repeatability precision based on Fischer standards 0 50 m 0 2 mils 0 5 m 50 1...

Page 41: ...directional transmission of measurement data to an external computer cf order information next chapter Transmitting power 25 mW standard USB data communication Bi directional communication from MP0R i...

Page 42: ...2 MP0RH FP 604 053 Part no US version MP0RH USB 604 055 MP0RH FP not available Coatings that can be measured test methods NF Iso Fe Nonferromagnetic or isolating coatings on steel or iron Magnetic ind...

Page 43: ...es NF Iso Fe 0 7000 m 0 275 mils Iso NF 0 2000 m 0 80 mils Trueness based on Fischer standards NF Iso Fe 0 50 m 0 2 mils 2 m 50 2000 m 2 80 mils 4 2000 7000 m 80 275 mils up to 6 Iso NF 0 50 m 0 2 mil...

Page 44: ...m 0 2 mils 1 m 50 2000 m 2 80 mils 2 2000 7000 m 80 275 mils up to 3 Iso NF 0 50 m 0 2 mils 0 5 m 50 1000 m 2 40 mils 1 1000 2000 m 40 80 mils up to 1 5 Weight 60 g 2 12 oz without batteries Dimensio...

Page 45: ...nsmission of measurement data to an external computer cf order information next chapter Transmitting power 25 mW standard USB data communication Bi directional communication from MP0R instrument to a...

Page 46: ...S USB 604 066 incl standard accessories Radio receiver USB RS232 868 MHz 604 044 DUALSCOPE MP0RH USB 604 052 Item Part no DUALSCOPE MP0RH US USB 604 055 Radio receiver US USB RS232 915 MHz 604 045 Car...

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