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GE Krautkramer USM 35X, Operator'S Manual

The GE Krautkramer USM 35X is a high-performance ultrasonic flaw detector. Ensure optimal operation and mastery of its features with the Operator's Manual, available for free download at manualshive.com. This comprehensive manual provides detailed instructions and insights, enabling users to maximize the benefits of this advanced product.

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Krautkramer  USM 35X

Issue 01, 04/2005

0-1

Contents

1 Introduction ........................................ 1-1

1.1 Safety information ..................................... 1-2

Batteries ...................................................... 1-2

Software ...................................................... 1-2

Defects/errors and exceptional stresses ..... 1-3

1.2 Important information on

ultrasonic testing ...................................... 1-3

Preconditions for testing with
ultrasonic test equipment ............................ 1-3

Operator training .......................................... 1-4

Technical test requirements ........................ 1-4

Limits of testing .......................................... 1-5

Ultrasonic wall thickness measurement ...... 1-5

Effect of the test object’s material .............. 1-5

Effect of temperature variations .................. 1-6

Measurement of remaining wall
thickness .................................................... 1-6

Ultrasonic evaluation of flaws ..................... 1-6

Flaw boundary method ................................ 1-6

Echo display comparison method ............... 1-7

1.3 The USM 35X family .................................. 1-8

The different instrument versions ................ 1-8

Special features .......................................... 1-9

1.4 How to use this manual .......................... 1-10

1.5 Layout and presentation in this

manual ..................................................... 1-11

Attention and Note symbols ...................... 1-11

Listings ..................................................... 1-11

Operating steps ......................................... 1-11

2 Standard package and

accessories ........................................ 2-1

2.1 Standard package ..................................... 2-3

2.2 Recommended accessories ..................... 2-5

Krautkramer  USM 35X

Issue 01, 04/2005

0-1

Contents

1 Introduction ........................................ 1-1

1.1 Safety information ..................................... 1-2

Batteries ...................................................... 1-2

Software ...................................................... 1-2

Defects/errors and exceptional stresses ..... 1-3

1.2 Important information on

ultrasonic testing ...................................... 1-3

Preconditions for testing with
ultrasonic test equipment ............................ 1-3

Operator training .......................................... 1-4

Technical test requirements ........................ 1-4

Limits of testing .......................................... 1-5

Ultrasonic wall thickness measurement ...... 1-5

Effect of the test object’s material .............. 1-5

Effect of temperature variations .................. 1-6

Measurement of remaining wall
thickness .................................................... 1-6

Ultrasonic evaluation of flaws ..................... 1-6

Flaw boundary method ................................ 1-6

Echo display comparison method ............... 1-7

1.3 The USM 35X family .................................. 1-8

The different instrument versions ................ 1-8

Special features .......................................... 1-9

1.4 How to use this manual .......................... 1-10

1.5 Layout and presentation in this

manual ..................................................... 1-11

Attention and Note symbols ...................... 1-11

Listings ..................................................... 1-11

Operating steps ......................................... 1-11

2 Standard package and

accessories ........................................ 2-1

2.1 Standard package ..................................... 2-3

2.2 Recommended accessories ..................... 2-5

Summary of Contents for Krautkramer USM 35X

Page 1: ... 6 Ultrasonic evaluation of flaws 1 6 Flaw boundary method 1 6 Echo display comparison method 1 7 1 3 The USM 35X family 1 8 The different instrument versions 1 8 Special features 1 9 1 4 How to use this manual 1 10 1 5 Layout and presentation in this manual 1 11 Attention and Note symbols 1 11 Listings 1 11 Operating steps 1 11 2 Standard package and accessories 2 1 2 1 Standard package 2 3 2 2 R...

Page 2: ...4 3 Keys and rotary knobs 4 6 Function keys 4 6 On Off key 4 6 Special keys 4 7 Rotary knobs 4 8 4 4 Operational concept 4 8 Setting the functions 4 9 4 5 Important basic settings 4 10 Selecting the language 4 10 Selecting units 4 11 Setting the date 4 12 Setting the time 4 13 4 6 Basic settings of the display 4 14 Selecting the color scheme 4 14 Setting the lighting 4 14 Contents 3 Initial start ...

Page 3: ...Pulse repetition frequency 5 11 5 5 Adjusting the receiver function group RECV 5 11 FINE G Fine adjustment of gain 5 12 dBSTEP 5 12 REJECT 5 12 FREQU Frequency range 5 13 RECTIFY Rectification 5 13 5 6 Setting the gates function groups aGAT and bGAT 5 14 Tasks of the gates 5 14 aLOGIC bLOGIC Evaluation logic of the gates 5 15 aSTART bSTART Starting points of the gates 5 16 aWIDTH bWIDTH Width of t...

Page 4: ...VALUE X value of the probe 5 32 COLOR 5 33 THICKNE Material thickness 5 33 DIAMET Outside diameter of the test object 5 33 5 12Data saving function group MEM 5 34 Storing a data set 5 35 Deleting a data set 5 35 Deleting all data set 5 36 Recalling a stored data set 5 36 5 13Dataset management function group DATA 5 38 TESTINF Storing additional information 5 39 PREVIEW Dataset preview 5 41 DIR Dat...

Page 5: ... 5 55 TIME DATE Setting the time and date 5 56 ANAMOD 5 57 HORN 5 58 EVAMOD Echo evaluation 5 58 5 16Other functions with special keys 5 59 Freeze 5 59 Zooming the echo display 5 59 The key 5 59 5 17Status symbols and LEDs 5 60 Status symbols 5 60 LEDs 5 60 5 18Distance amplitude curve only USM 35X DAC and USM 35S 5 61 DACMOD Activating DAC TCG 5 62 DACECHO Recording reference curve 5 63 T CORR Se...

Page 6: ...lectors 5 76 Transfer correction 5 78 Sound attenuation 5 78 Locks error messages 5 81 Validity of the DGS method 5 81 6 Documentation 6 1 6 1 Printing data 6 2 Preparing the printer 6 2 Preparing the USM 35X 6 2 Printing 6 3 6 2 Documentation with UltraDOC 6 4 7 Maintenance and care 7 1 7 1 Care of the instrument 7 2 7 2 Care of the batteries 7 3 Care of the batteries 7 3 Charging the batteries 7...

Page 7: ...echnical Specifications according to EN 12668 1 8 6 Remote control 8 9 Syntax and timing 8 11 Functions and remote control codes 8 17 Other remote control codes 8 24 Control codes for the rotary knobs function keys 8 26 9 Appendix 9 1 9 1 Function directory 9 2 9 2 EC declaration of conformity 9 7 9 3 Manufacturer Service addresses 9 8 9 4 Spare parts list 9 10 10 Changes 10 1 11 Index 11 1 Conten...

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Page 9: ...Krautkramer USM 35X Issue 01 04 2005 1 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 ...

Page 10: ...com mended by us for the battery operation You can charge the lithium ion battery within the instru ment itself or in an external battery charger If you want to use NiMH or NiCad cells you have to charge them in an external battery charger As soon as you connect the power supply unit to the USM 35X the battery power supply is interrupted If a lithium ion battery is inserted the charging process st...

Page 11: ...and and ob serve this information to avoid any operator errors that might lead to false test results This could result in per sonal injuries or damages to property Preconditions for testing with ultrasonic test equipment This operating manual contains essential information on how to operate your test equipment In addition there are a number of factors which affect the test results A description of...

Page 12: ...nical test requirements The most important ones are the definition of the scope of inspection the choice of the appropriate test method the consideration of material properties the determination of limits for recording and evaluation It is the task of those with overall responsibility for test ing to ensure that the inspector is fully informed about these requirements The best basis for such infor...

Page 13: ...ure ments In other materials e g nonferrous metals or plastics the sound velocity variations may be even larger and thus affect the measuring accuracy Effect of the test object s material If the test object s material is not homogeneous the sound may propagate at different sound velocities in different parts of the test objects An average sound velocity should then be taken into account for the ra...

Page 14: ... plore the boundaries of the flaw and thus determine its area If however the diameter of the sound beam is larger than the size of the flaw the maximum echo response from the flaw must be compared with the maximum echo response from an artificial flaw provided for com parison purposes Flaw boundary method The smaller the diameter of the probe s sound beam the more accurately the boundaries and the...

Page 15: ... larger distances through the material a high cumulative sound attenuation can result even with small attenua tion coefficients There is then a danger that echoes from natural flaws appear too small For this reason an estimate must always be made of the effects of attenu ation on the evaluation result and taken into account if applicable If the test object has a rough surface part of the inci dent...

Page 16: ...e corrected gain enable a field oriented echo amplitude evaluation according to almost all international test specifica tions USM 35X S DGS evaluation mode in addition to multiple DAC curves and TCG DGS curves are stored for all narrow band single element probes amplitude evaluation is carried out either in dB above DAC curve or equivalent reflector size ERS Data Logger option This option is avail...

Page 17: ...asily recognizable reflection geometry when using angle beam probes by the variation of A scan or background color at every deflection point data memory 800 data sets including alphanumeric description documentation possibility via a printer increased calibration range up to 9999 mm steel depending on the frequency range semiautomatic two point calibration pulse repetition frequency variable in te...

Page 18: ... chapter is empty The specifications Technical Specifications according to EN 12668 1 for the USM 35X family can be found in the attachment at the end of this operating manual The Data Logger option which can be applied to all USM 35X versions is described in a chapter of its own at the end of the operating manual All functions refer ring to the Data Logger and the tolerance monitor are described ...

Page 19: ...uracy of the results HNote Note contains e g references to other chapters or spe cial recommendations for a function Listings Listings are presented in the following form Variant A Variant B Operating steps Operating steps appear as shown in the following ex ample Loosen the two screws at the bottom Remove the cover Introduction Layout and presentation in this manual 1 5 Layout and presentation in...

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Page 21: ...Krautkramer USM 35X Issue 01 04 2005 2 1 Standard package and accessories 2 Standard package and accessories 2 ...

Page 22: ...e accessories available for the USM 35X It describes accessories included in the standard package recommended accessories Standard package and accessories This chapter informs you about the standard package and the accessories available for the USM 35X It describes accessories included in the standard package recommended accessories ...

Page 23: ... 061 or USM 35X DAC Compact Ultrasonic Flaw Detector DAC version with LEMO 1 TRIAX connectors 36 062 or with BNC connectors 36 063 or USM 35X S Compact Ultrasonic Flaw Detector DAC TCG and DGS evaluation with LEMO 1 TRIAX connectors 36 064 or with BNC connectors 36 065 Standard package Standard package and accessories 2 1 Standard package Product code Description Order number Ultrasonic testing ki...

Page 24: ...ption Order number UM 30 Transport case 35 654 AC power supply battery charger 102 163 Operating manual in English 48 001 Standard package and accessories Standard package Product code Description Order number UM 30 Transport case 35 654 AC power supply battery charger 102 163 Operating manual in English 48 001 ...

Page 25: ...N Li Ion battery NI2020 10 8 V 6 6 Ah 102 208 DR36 Battery charger for external charging of the Li Ion battery 35 297 NCA 1 6 6 NiCd cells 3 Ah alternatively to Li Ion 25 810 Energy 16 Desk rapid charger for external charging of NiMH or NiCd cells 101 729 UM 32 Protection bag including neck strap 35 655 UD 20 PC cable 25 pin PC 9 pin instrument 32 291 Standard package and accessories Recommended a...

Page 26: ... adapter for connection of an external monitor 35 653 UM 28 D Option Data Logger retrofittable to all versions 35 800 UM 200 W UltraDOC data communication software for USM 35 024 U 100 W UltraDOC 33 829 PZ USM Calibration certificate according to EN 12668 1 35 263 Epson LX Matrix printer for mains operation single sheet and continuous stationary 17 995 Seiko DPU Thermal printer for mains and batte...

Page 27: ...Krautkramer USM 35X Issue 01 04 2005 3 1 Initial start up 3 Initial start up 3 ...

Page 28: ...batteries The battery power is then automatically interrupted Operation using the power supply unit Mains connection The power supply unit is delivered with two different power cables for Euro and USA standard Ð Initial start up Connecting the instrument Connect the USM 35X to the mains socket outlet using the corresponding power supply unit The plug recep tacle is at the top left of the USM 35X P...

Page 29: ...ews Press the two attachment screws of the battery compartment downward in order to loosen them Lift the lid off upward To the right in the open battery compartment you will see two springs and several connection pins Insert the battery into the battery compartment To do this first press the right side of the battery against the springs of the battery compartment Make sure that the socket on the r...

Page 30: ...charge level of battery Check the battery charge before inserting the battery into the instrument The number of LEDs that are on has the following meaning 4 LEDs battery charge 100 76 3 LEDs battery charge 75 51 2 LEDs battery charge 50 26 1 LED battery charge 25 10 1 LED flashing battery charge 10 Power supply Initial start up Close the battery compartment and fasten the attachment screws Checkin...

Page 31: ...on site Charging the batteries You can charge the lithium ion battery either directly in the instrument or by means of an external battery charger You always need an external battery charger to charge standard C cells Internal charging Requirement Lithium ion battery order number 102 208 Power supply charger unit order number 102 163 If a battery is located in the instrument the charging process i...

Page 32: ...g bright dark temperature error auto reversible off off on csharging error permanent External charging Lithium ion batteries can be charged by means of an external battery charger We recommend the battery charger with the order number 35 297 To charge single NiCad or NiMH cells you need the external desktop battery charger with the order number 101 729 Initial start up The charging time is 10 hour...

Page 33: ...es of which one is transmitting and the other one receiving attention should be paid to connecting the transmitter element to the right hand socket trans mitter marked with black circle at the rear of the instru ment case and the receiver element to the left hand socket receiver marked with red circle A Attention If this is not taken into account the consequence would be a mismatching which may le...

Page 34: ...age Basic Initialization is dis played The instrument is initialized and reset to its basic setup dialog language English for more details on how to select the language please refer to chapter 4 A Attention All saved data are deleted Information lines in the startup screen You can enter two lines each with up to 39 characters for information purposes in the startup screen For this use the remote f...

Page 35: ...Krautkramer USM 35X Issue 01 04 2005 4 1 Principles of operation 4 Principles of operation 4 ...

Page 36: ...ct gain setting Special keys for special instrument functions Keys for selecting a function group On Off key 4 1 Operator s controls LED A Gate alarm R Rejection D Dual on Key for changing the operation level Principles of operation Operator s controls Keys for selecting a function Special keys for special instrument functions 4 1 Operator s controls LED A Gate alarm R Rejection D Dual on ...

Page 37: ...f A scan in the normal mode A scan in the zoom mode The zoom mode is activated using the key HNote The screen display always shows the gain and the ad justed dB step value All other functions are locked in zoom mode Principles of operation Screen display 4 2 Screen display The USM 35X has a digital screen for the display of A scan in the normal mode ...

Page 38: ...lected func tion group is highlighted Indicated at the right of the display next to the A scan are the functions of the corresponding function group The display of the functions disappears in the zoom mode Principles of operation Screen display Functions on the display The names of the five function groups are displayed at the bottom of the screen The currently selected func tion group is highligh...

Page 39: ...alue can also be shown in an enlarged display at the top right corner of the A scan setting in the function group MEAS function S DISP H Note You can configure the four positions of the measure ment line for set and measured values as required function group MSEL Please refer to chapter 5 14 section Configuring the measurement line on this sub ject Example of a measurement line Principles of opera...

Page 40: ...ng between operation levels below For selection of the function groups below and For selection of the functions right On Off key For turning the device on or off Principles of operation Keys and rotary knobs 4 3 Keys and rotary knobs Function keys For changing between operation levels below For selection of the function groups below and ...

Page 41: ...oose the increment for the gain setting To freeze the A scan To display a zoomed A scan To transfer the data To record measured values and to save the data Principles of operation Keys and rotary knobs Special keys To directly activate individual instrument functions To choose the increment for the gain setting To freeze the A scan To display a zoomed A scan ...

Page 42: ...u can change between them by pressing the key You will recognize your currently active operating level by the number on the separation line between the first and the second func tion group If the instrument is equipped with the Data Logger option a fourth operating level is added to the existing ones Each operating level contains five function groups First operating level Second operating level Th...

Page 43: ... two adjustment modes by pressing the corresponding key several times The fine adjustment is identified by an asterisk preceding the function value The following functions offer a choice between coarse and fine adjustment Function Function group RANGE BASE MTLVEL BASE D DELAY BASE aSTART aGAT aWIDTH aGAT bWIDTH bGAT S REF1 CAL S REF2 CAL ANGLE TRIG THICKNE TRIG DIAMET TRIG For more details on the ...

Page 44: ...omanian Finnish Czech Danish Hungarian Croatian Russian Slovakian Norwegian Polish Japanese H Note More dialog languages can be added on request If necessary go to the third operating level In the function group CFG1 select the function DIALOG Important basic settings Principles of operation 4 5 Important basic settings Selecting the language Select the language in which the function names should ...

Page 45: ...roup CFG1 select the function UNIT HNote Double assignment of the function DIALOG UNIT icon Toggle between the two functions by repeatedly pressing the corresponding key Set the required unit by means of the right hand rotary knob A Attention Select your units immediately when you start working with the USM 35X because if you change the unit all the current settings are deleted and the basic setup...

Page 46: ...se correctly set values of date Test results may otherwise be falsi fied If necessary change to the third operation level Select the function DATE in the function group CFG2 HNote Double assignment of the function DATE TIME icon Toggle between the two functions by repeatedly press ing the corresponding key Use the left hand rotary knob to select the value that you want to vary e g the day Use the ...

Page 47: ...ime If necessary change to the third operation level Select the function TIME in the function group CFG2 HNote Double assignment of the function DATE TIME icon Toggle between the two functions by repeatedly press ing the corresponding key Use the left hand rotary knob to select the value that you want to vary e g the hour Use the right hand rotary knob to vary the selected value Important basic se...

Page 48: ...ME in the function group LCD Use the right hand rotary knob to choose the required color scheme Setting the lighting Use the function LIGHT function group LCD to set the display lighting You can choose between the default lighting max and a lighting in the economy mode min HNote The economy mode reduces the current consumption and consequently increases the operating time in bat tery operation If ...

Page 49: ...Krautkramer USM 35X Issue 01 04 2005 5 1 Operation 5 Operation 5 ...

Page 50: ...ind an overview of the function groups and their functions on the fold out page Each operating level contains five function groups You will recognize your currently active operating level by the number on the separation line between the first and the second function group First operating level Second operating level Third operating level H Note If the instrument is equipped with the Data Logger op...

Page 51: ...o and the reflector echo or AWS This is where you will find all functions for the classification of flaws in welds accord ing to the AWS D1 1 specification or DAC This is the function group where you can set the functions for the DAC only USM 35X DAC and USM 35X S or JDAC The DAC functions in this function group are modified to allow for a flaw evaluation according to JIS Japanese Industrial Stand...

Page 52: ...ttings for the A scan MSEL This is where you configure your measure ment line You can choose one display for each of the four positions LCD This is the function group where you can set the LCD contrast and backlight as well as the echo display mode on the screen CFG1 Functions for the configuration unit dialog language printer driver and assignment of the key CFG2 Other functions for configuration...

Page 53: ...1 0 dB 2 0 dB 6 0 dB 6 5 20 0 dB H Note The setting 0 0 dB locks the gain in this way preventing any accidental change of setting You can determine the step size of the sixth step using the function dBSTEP in the function group RECV Press to change between the six steps The corresponding step size setting is indicated below the current gain on the screen Operation Setting the gain 5 2 Setting the ...

Page 54: ...t the range for your measurement in RANGE Coarse adjustment from 0 5 mm 1400 9999 mm in even steps Fine adjustment up to 9 99 mm in steps of 0 01 mm up to 99 9 mm in steps of 0 1 mm up to 999 mm in steps of 1 mm HNote The adjustment range for the display range depends on the frequency range setting function FREQU in func tion group RECV Operation 5 3 Adjusting the display range function group BASE...

Page 55: ... set The USM 35X calculates all range and distance indications on the basis of the value adjusted here Select the function MTLVEL If required toggle between coarse and fine adjust ment Adjust the required value by means of the right hand rotary knob D DELAY Display starting point Here you can choose whether to display the adjusted range for example 250 mm starting from the surface of the test obje...

Page 56: ...ave can enter the test object You can compensate for this influence of the delay line in the function P DELAY H Note If the value for P DELAY is not known read the section Calibrating the USM 35X chapter 5 7 in order to deter mine this value Select the function P DELAY Adjust the value for the probe delay by means of the right hand rotary knob Operation Adjusting the display range function group B...

Page 57: ...nd produc es higher and broader echoes high This setting reduces the echo height but mostly also produces narrow echoes with higher resolution Select the function DAMPING Set the required value by means of the right hand rotary knob Adjusting the pulser function group PULS Operation 5 4 Adjusting the pulser function group PULS You will find all functions for the adjustment of the puls er in the fu...

Page 58: ...connection sockets are connected in parallel on Dual mode for the use with dual element TR probes the left hand socket red is connected with the amplifier input whereas the initial pulse is available at the right hand socket black through Through transmission mode for the use with two separate probes the receiver is connected with left red the pulser is connected with right black Select the functi...

Page 59: ...phantom echoes Select the function PRF MOD Adjust the required value by means of the right hand rotary knob 5 5 Adjusting the receiver function group RECV You will find all functions for the adjustment of the puls er in the function group RECV If required go to the first operating level Select the function group RECV HNote Double assignment of the function FINE G dBSTEP icon Toggle between the two...

Page 60: ... the minimum height that the echoes should attain in order for them to be displayed on the screen at all The Reject setting cannot be higher than the lowest threshold setting minus 1 of any gate A Attention You should handle this function with great caution as it may of course happen that you suppress echoes from flaws as well Many test specifications expressly forbid using the reject function Sel...

Page 61: ...ves are displayed above the baseline pos hw positive half wave Only positive half waves are displayed neg hw negative half wave Only negative half waves are displayed rf radio frequency Only applies to the display range up to 50 mm steel Select the function RECTIFY Use the right hand rotary knob to adjust the required setting Operation Adjusting the receiver function group RECV FREQU Frequency ran...

Page 62: ... alarm signal is output via the LED A The gates A and B are independant of one another Gate A can also have the function of an echo start gate The gate chooses the echo for the digital time of flight or amplitude measurement The measured value is indicated in the measurement line H Note Error alarms can be triggered unter certain circum stances These are caused by intermediate conditions in instru...

Page 63: ... the gate is exceeded within the dis played range neg Anticoincidence The alarm LED A is on if the preset response threshold of the gate is not reached within the displayed range a trig Triggering by interface echo When using gate A as echo start gate setting of the evaluation logic for gate B Select the function aLOGIC or bLOGIC Set the required alarm logic by means of the right hand rotary knob ...

Page 64: ...larm if this value is exceeded or not reached de pending on the setting of the aLOGIC bLOGIC function In the RF mode the threshold can be additionally set from 90 to 10 Select the function aTHRSH or bTHRSH Set the required value using the right hand rotary knob Setting the gates function groups aGAT and bGAT Operation aSTART bSTART Starting points of the gates You can fix the starting point of the...

Page 65: ...o jflank or to peak in the USM 35X In principle the peak measurement should be preferred because the measured distances do not depend on the echo height in that case However there are application cases in which the flank measurement is either speci fied or it must be applied for technical reasons e g in many tests using dual element TR probes A Attention In any case the setting of the measuring po...

Page 66: ...of 100 mm 5 via the function group BASE using the calibration block V1 thickness 25 mm 1 which is laid flatwise Set RANGE to 100 mm 5 Set the known material velocity of 5920 m s 233 ms in MTLVEL Set the gate so that it is positioned on the first calibration echo from 25 mm 1 Read the sound path in the measurement line If this value is not equal to 25 mm 1 change the adjust ment for the function P ...

Page 67: ...ge of the screen Select the function group CAL Enter the distances of the two calibation echoes in S REF1 and S REF2 Position the gate function aSTART on the first calibration echo Press to record the first calibration echo The recording of the first calibration echo is con firmed by the message Echo is recorded and the function CAL indicates the value 1 Move the gate to the second calibration ech...

Page 68: ... In that case please check the values of your calibra tion lines and repeat the process of recording the cali bration echoes Example Enter the distances thicknesses of the two calibra tion lines S REF1 20 mm and S REF2 40 mm Position the gate on the first calibration echo Press to record the first calibration echo Operation Calibrating the USM 35X The correct calibration is confirmed by the messag...

Page 69: ...e This causes mode conversions both at beam index sound entry into the material and at the reflection from the backwall which can result in very jagged echoes V path error Dual element TR probes produce a v shaped sound path from the pulser via the reflection from the backwall to the receiver element This so called V path error affects the measuring accuracy You should therefore choose two wall th...

Page 70: ...and the test application Set the function TOF function group MEAS to flank Vary the gain so that the highest echo reaches approximately the full screen height Set the gate threshold to the required height for measuring the sound paths at the echo flanks Select the function group CAL Enter the distances of the two calibration echoes in S REF1 and S REF2 Position the gate function aSTART on the firs...

Page 71: ...se cases 5 8 Measuring General notes Please pay attention to the following notes when mea suring with the USM 35X Condition for measurements is the correct instrument calibration sound velocity probe delay All amplitude measurements are carried out at the highest or the first signal in the gate All distance measurements are carried out at the intersection point of gate and the first echo flank TOF...

Page 72: ...d with a small upward triangle on the corresponding gate bar The point of distance measurement is marked with a small downward triangle Gate threshold at 20 measured sound path 24 44 mm Gate threshold at 80 measured sound path 24 91 mm Operation Measuring The following example shows the dependency of dis tance measurement on the echo waveform i e on the height of the gate threshold and thus on the...

Page 73: ...o chapter 5 15 General configuration You will find the following function REFECHO Storing or deleting the reference echo REFMOD Activating the measurement of dB difference aSTART Positioning the A gate The functions are described in the order in which you need them during your work Operation 5 9 Measurement of dB difference function group REF You can evaluate reflector echoes by means of refer enc...

Page 74: ... a reference echo If necessary confirm the warning message in order to overwrite a stored reference echo The reference echo is now recorded An inverted R is shown in the measurement line Deleting a reference echo You can delete stored reference echoes Select the function REFECHO Turn the right hand rotary knob downward in order to delete the reference echo If necessary confirm the warning message ...

Page 75: ...sured value Position the A gate over the echo Select the function REFMOD Activate the function by means of the right hand rotary knob The dB difference between the reference echo and the reflector echo is now displayed as the measured value Measurement of dB difference function group REF Operation Echo comparison You can compare the echo of any reflector of your choice with the reference echo The ...

Page 76: ...hapter 5 15 General configu ration Rating of welds according to AWS The rating of flaws in welds according to the AWS specifications is based on an evaluation of the signal amplitude In this process the echo amplitude of the flaw echo is compared with the echo amplitude of a known reference reflector In addition the sound attenu ation in the workpiece is also taken into consideration The result is...

Page 77: ...up AWS HNotes Make sure that all instrument options for the special test are calibrated before starting with the rating ac cording to AWS Pay attention to peaking an echo with an amplitude between 45 and 55 screen height A rating is not possible with other amplitudes Apply couplant and couple the probe to the refer ence block 1 Peak the echo from the 1 5 mm side drilled hole Select the function aS...

Page 78: ...INDICA The current gain is saved The USM 35X will automatical ly determine the values of the AWS variables C and D You can then evaluate the rating D using the corresponding requirements from AWS Classification of welds function group AWS Operation Save the current gain using the function INDICA The current gain is saved The USM 35X will automatical ly determine the values of the AWS variables C a...

Page 79: ...und path S and to digitally display them in the measurement line Projection distance PD distance of probe index sound exit point from the position of the flaw projected on the surface Reduced projection distance rPD distance of the probe s leading face from the position of the flaw projected on the surface Depth d Distance between flaw position and surface Operation 5 11 Calculation of flaw positi...

Page 80: ...90 Select the ANGLE function Use the right hand rotary knob to select the required setting X VALUE X value of the probe The function X VALUE enables you to set the X value distance between the probe s leading face and probe index sound exit point of the probe used This value is required for the automatic calculation of the reduced projection distance Adjustment range 0 100 mm 0 40 Select the funct...

Page 81: ...ction for tests on circular curved surfaces for example when testing longitudinal ly welded tubes In order to make the USM 35X carry out the corresponding correction of reduced projection distance and depth you should enter the outside diam eter of your test object in this function If you plan to carry out the flaw position calculation for plane parallel flat test objects the DIAMET function shoul...

Page 82: ...u will find the following functions SET selecting number of a data set RECALL recalling a stored data set STORE storing a data set DELETE deleting a data set The functions are described in the order in which you need them during your work Operation 5 12 Data saving function group MEM You will find all functions for storing recalling and delet ing complete data sets in the function group MEM If req...

Page 83: ... An occupied data set is marked with an asterisk before the data set number You can delete these data sets if you no longer need them Select the function SET Use the right hand rotary knob to set the number of the data set that you want to delete Select the function DELETE Use the right hand rotary knob to set it to on The measurement line will then prompt Delete data set Confirm by pressing the c...

Page 84: ...d data set You can recall a stored data set your instrument will then be provided with all the test relevant technical features that existed at the moment of the setup A frozen display of the stored A scan appears A Attention If a saved data set is loaded the current instrument setup is lost If necessary save the current instrument setup to a new data set before loading a saved data set Select the...

Page 85: ...en When the loading process is completed the function RECALL is automatically reset to off HNote The gate for surveying the echo can be moved in the recalled A scan However as the evaluation is made in the frozen A scan the measurement resolution is only 0 5 of the adjusted calibration range Data saving function group MEM Operation Use the right hand rotary knob to set the number of the data set t...

Page 86: ...aset name and the storage date of each data set DIR This function enables you to display a list of all stored data sets including the corre sponding dataset names SETTING This is where you will see a list of func tions including all settings of the current data set Dataset management function group DATA Operation 5 13 Dataset management function group DATA The USM 35X offers comprehensive function...

Page 87: ... additional information for an already stored data set overwrite the already saved additional information of a data set Use the right hand rotary knob to select and acitvate the function TESTINF The table will now show the additional information saved for the currently select ed data set Use INFO 3 and to select the field SET Use the right hand rotary knob to view the additional information for ot...

Page 88: ...ore selecting a new dataset number all changes in the current data set are lost Select the required field Use the left hand rotary knob to mark the required character position Use the right hand rotary knob to select the charac ter for this position You only need the right hand rotary knob to enter the numerical values in FLAWLEN X POS and Y POS H Note You cannot edit the field SET The number of t...

Page 89: ... to view the A scans of all stored data sets Select the PREVIEW function Use the right hand rotary knob to set the function to on The A scan and the name of the first data set are displayed Viewing other data sets Select the SET function Use the right hand rotary knob to select the number of the required data set Select the RECALL function Use the right hand rotary knob to set the function to on T...

Page 90: ...ovides you with an overview of all set functions of the current data set Select the SETTING function Use the right hand rotary knob to set the function to on The list of the currently set functions is displayed Turn the right hand rotary knob to have other lines displayed The list is advanced by one line each If necessary press one of the keys or to go back to the currently active A scan Operation...

Page 91: ...ase look up the function groups CFG1 and CFG2 for more functions for the general instrument setup please refer to chapter 5 15 General configuration If required go to the third operating level Select the function group MEAS Configuring the USM 35X for a test application Operation 5 14 Configuring the USM 35X for a test application Besides the default settings for the instrument opera tion you have...

Page 92: ...tersection of the monitor gate with the rising flank of the highest echo in the gate measured soundpath 19 44 mm amplitude 94 AAttention The highest echo in the gate does not have to be the echo for which the sound path has been measured This may lead to false echo evaluation Configuring the USM 35X for a test application Operation TOF Selecting the measuring point The sound path measurement in th...

Page 93: ...maximum of the first echo in the gate even if there are further signals with higher amplitudes in the gate measured soundpath 19 44 mm amplitude 33 Configuring the USM 35X for a test application Operation In order to identify the points of measurement and to avoid misinterpretation two indicators were introduced per gate The first triangle pointing downwards indicates the position of the measured ...

Page 94: ... for gate B Sb a ba Difference of single measurements for sound path gate B gate A Ha Ha Echo height gate A in screen height Hb Hb Echo height gate B in screen height Ha dB ha Echo height gate A in dB Hb dB hb Echo height gate B in dB R start Rs Range start R end Re Range end La La Number of legs in gate A Lb Lb Number of legs in gate B Lc Lc Number of legs in gate C Only for flaw position calcula...

Page 95: ...t application General Alarm Al Choice of gates for alarm triggering gate A B or A B H Note If you use the Data Logger option values for the C gate as well as a few special values for the Data Logger are added to the existing ones see chapter Option Data Logger Select the function S DISP Use the right hand rotary knob to select the required value for the zoomed display H Note You can likewise confi...

Page 96: ...elop echo dynamics The echo envelope is shown as a dotted line addi tionally to the A scan peak b maximum display You can use this function to record and document as well as to save if required the peaked maximum echo display With the B gate active the A scan with the highest echo amplitude recording of maximum display is shown as a dotted line additionally to the live A scan when peaking an echo ...

Page 97: ...ou can choose the reading for one of the four possible positions of the measurement line for direct measured value display during the test If required go to the third operating level Select the function group MSEL Functions of the function group MSEL MEAS P1 MEAS P2 MEAS P3 MEAS P4 Measured values at positions 1 to 4 Configuring the USM 35X for a test application Operation afreeze bfreeze automati...

Page 98: ...ions for the display screen itself and for the echo display If required go to the third operating level Select the function group LCD H Note Double assignment of the function FILLED VGA Toggle between the two functions by repeatedly pressing the corresponding key Operation All measured values which have also been described for the zoomed display of the function S DISP are availabe to you at each p...

Page 99: ...s reduced and the operating time is extended in battery operation Select the function VGA Use the right hand rotary knob to set the function to on or off SCHEME You have a choice between four color schemes The color scheme determines the color of all displays and that of the background You cannot vary the colors of gates because they are fixed as follows Gate A red Gate B green Gate C blue Configu...

Page 100: ...verview of the position of echoes You have a choice between a dimensionless ten divi sion scale and a scale showing the real position of the echoes The following settings are possible measval Display of measured values snd pth Display of sound path scale div Display of a dimensionless scale Select the function SCALE Use the right hand rotary knob to set the required display mode Configuring the US...

Page 101: ...o functions by re peatedly pressing the corresponding key DIALOG Selecting the language In this function you can select the language for dis playing the function names on the screen and for the test report The following languages are available German English default setting French Italian General configuration Operation 5 15 General configuration More functions for the basic configuration of the U...

Page 102: ...e USM 35X If you change the unit all current settings are deleted and the basic setup is loaded Select the function UNIT Use the right hand rotary knob to select the required unit To avoid any accidental deleting of values the measurement line will display a safety prompt Change unit If you are sure that you want to change the unit of measurement press the corresponding key of the function UNIT An...

Page 103: ...otary knob to select the required printer COPYMOD Assignment of the key When the key is pressed data are output to the RS232 interface and transferred to a printer or a PC You can use the function COPYMOD to choose the data to be transferred when the key is pressed You have the following setting options hardcpy Hardcopy of the screen contents report Test report with A scan all relevant settings fo...

Page 104: ...ry press on the key prints out the next hardcopy on the same page three or four hardcopies depending on the printer H Note Please also refer to chapter 6 Documentation Select the function COPYMOD Use the right hand rotary knob to set the required assignment for the key TIME DATE Setting the time and date You have to check the current date and time and if required set them so that these data are co...

Page 105: ...guration ANAMOD You can output results of measurements at the analog output for external further processing Use the function ANAMOD to configure the analog output in case there is no echo in the evaluation gate and the analog voltage has been selected for the sound path at the output You have the following setting options lo volt The analog output supplies 0 volt hi volt The analog output supplies...

Page 106: ...ious methods to choose from REF default setting Evaluation using the measurement of dB difference available for all instrument versions AWS Rating of welds according to AWS DAC only USM 35X DAC and USM 35X S Evaluation using the Distance Amplitude Curve JISDAC only USM 35X DAC and USM 35X S Evaluation using the Distance Amplitude Curve according to JIS Z3060 2002 DGS only USM 35X S Evaluation usin...

Page 107: ...up The functions are not accessible in this mode except for the gain It can still be set by means of the left hand rotary knob HNote You cannot switch on the zoom function with gate widths smaller than 0 5 mm 0 02 5920 m s Press the button in order to change to the zoom mode Press the button one more time in order to return to the normal mode The key You can use this key to save measured values an...

Page 108: ...s H Note If you are using the Data Logger option you ll find more status symbols see chapter Option Data Logger LEDs Symbol Description A Gate alarm R Function REJECT is active D Function DUAL pulser receiver separation is active H Note Error alarms can be triggered unter certain circumstanc es These are caused by intermediate conditions in instru ment operation occuring when the instrumet is used...

Page 109: ...litudes for the evaluation of discontinuities without any further correction The reference block should be made of the same material as the test object You will find the functions for the distance amplitude curve in the function group DAC If required select the setting DAC in the function group EVAMOD first If required go to the third operating level Select the function group CFG2 Switch the funct...

Page 110: ...ntil TCG can be switched on Select the function DACMOD Use the right hand rotary knob to select the DAC setting If there is a DAC stored it will now be active Select the TCG setting The TCG function is activated so that the DAC becomes a horizontal recording threshold This means all reference echoes recorded are brought lifted or lowered to the same echo height Use the right hand rotary knob to se...

Page 111: ... 80 screen height 0 3 dB The function DACECHO is set to 1 to indicate that the first reference echo has been successfully recorded Simultaneously the status symbol R appears reference echo stored Peak the next reference echo and repeat the record ing process for other curve points The number in the function DACECHO is increased by 1 with each recording H Note If the message Echo is not valid appea...

Page 112: ...tivity correction This function enables you to compensate for the trans fer losses in the material under test This correction is necessary if test object and reference block have differ ent surface qualities You have to find out the adjustment value for the com pensation of transfer losses by experiments The gain is varied accordingly in this connection the curve line remains the same Select the f...

Page 113: ...urve must already be recorded It only applies to the same probe that was used when recording the curve Not even another probe of the same type must be used The DAC only apply to the material corresponding to the material of the reference block All functions affecting the echo amplitude must be set the same way as they were when the curve was recorded This applies in particular to the following fun...

Page 114: ...lect the setting JDAC in the function group EVAMOD first If required go to the third operating level Select the function group CFG2 Switch the function EVAMOD over to the setting JDAC Go to the second operating level DAC according to JIS Z3060 2002 only USM 35X DAC and USM 35S Select the function group JDAC H Note Double assignment of the functions DACMOD BOLDLI and T CORR OFFSET Toggle between th...

Page 115: ...ss IV amplitude curve H Select the function DACMOD Use the right hand rotary knob to select the DAC setting If there is a DAC stored it will now be active Select the TCG setting The TCG function is activated so that the DAC becomes a horizontal recording threshold This means all reference echoes recorded are brought lifted or lowered to the same echo height Use the right hand rotary knob to select...

Page 116: ... the selected echo is the highest of the echo sequence within the gate range Press to record the first reference echo The instrument gain will automatically change until the DAC echo in gate A reaches 80 screen height 0 3 dB The function DACECHO is set to 1 to indicate that the first reference echo has been successfully recorded Simultaneously the status symbol R appears reference echo stored H No...

Page 117: ...ppears in the measurement line Press the key in order to delete the last echo or press another key in order to cancel the process of deleting In order to delete the complete DAC turn the right hand rotary knob upward clockwise The message Do you want to delete all DAC echoes appears in the measurement line Press the key in order to delete all echoes or press another key in order to cancel the proc...

Page 118: ...mine the distance from the registration curve The default setting 6 0 dB generates four other curves at 12 dB 6 dB 6 dB and 12 dB from the registration curve and additionally two other curves at 18 dB and 24 dB The setting 0 generates only the registration curve and the two fixed curves Any setting different from 0 generates four other curves at a set distance from the original curve For a better ...

Page 119: ...ation Measuring with DGS Using the DGS function Distance Gain Size you can compare the reflecting power of a natural flaw in the test object with that of a theoretical flaw circular disk shaped equivalent reflector at the same depth A Attention You are comparing the reflecting power of a natural flaw with that of a theoretical flaw No definite conclusions may be drawn on the natural flaw roughness...

Page 120: ...alue probe The following probe parameters affect the curve shape element or crystal diameter frequency delay length delay velocity You can adjust these parameters on the USM 35X S in such a way that you can use the DGS method with many different probes and on different materials H Note Before setting the DGS function the instrument must first be calibrated because all functions affecting the DGS e...

Page 121: ...e DGS evaluation mode T CORR OFFSET Setting the transfer Activating the multi curve correction display mode Default settings for the DGS measurement In the next step the DGS menu is called enabling to select the corresponding probe and to set the other DGS parameters Select the function DGSMEN Use the right hand rotary knob to call the DGS menu Operation Evaluation according to the DGS method only...

Page 122: ...ransducer predefined with pro grammed probes REFECHO type of the reference reflector used BW backwall SDH side drilled hole FBH flat bottom hole REFSIZE size of the reference reflector ATT REF sound attenuation in the reference block ATT OBJ sound attenuation in the test object AMPLCOR value for the amplitude correction This is required whenever you are using an angle probe and the quadrant echo f...

Page 123: ... to start by optimizing the echo of the reference reflector in this case the backwall echo from the test object Continue by positioning the gate on the reference echo Select the function DGS REF and use the right hand rotary knob to switch the function on The message Do you want to change the DGS reference echo appears Evaluation according to the DGS method only USM 35X S Operation Example Recordi...

Page 124: ...ery echo situated within the gate can be immediately evaluated The measurement line has been configured in such a way that the sound path S the echo height in dB referred to the DGS curve the equivalent reflector size ERS of the flaw echo and the calibration range are displayed The measured value to be zoomed in the A scan is chosen by means of the function S DISP in the func tion group MEAS ERS w...

Page 125: ...n result is now the value exceeding the curve in S DISP Gt is a special case the value displayed is the DGS test sensitivity with which the maximum of the specified curve is at 80 This value serves for the purpose of checking and doc umenting Evaluation according to the DGS method only USM 35X S Operation S DISP Ha Crv the evaluation result is now the value exceeding the curve in Evaluation accord...

Page 126: ...aken into consideration when evaluating reflectors The DGS curve now includes the effect of sound at tenuation An active sound attenuation correction is indicated in the measurement line by a highlighted A The sound attenuation in the reference block can only be set prior to recording the reference echo Therefore an error message is displayed here if an attempt is Evaluation according to the DGS m...

Page 127: ...ding to at least 1 5 times the wave length used and the distance must be 1 5 times the near field length The USM 35X S will check these con ditions if you aim to use a side drilled hole as reference reflector and will issue an error message if required The table on the next page indicates these minimum data for the existing probes in steel Conditions for the use of side drilled holes as reference ...

Page 128: ... 5 8 12 MB 4 S 1 5 2 3 15 23 MB 5 S 1 2 1 8 20 30 MWB 2 1 6 2 4 15 23 MWB 4 0 8 1 2 30 45 SWB 2 1 6 2 4 39 59 SWB 5 0 7 1 1 98 147 WB 1 3 3 5 0 45 68 WB 2 1 6 2 4 90 135 Evaluation according to the DGS method only USM 35X S Operation Probe Wavelength Minimum Diameter Near Field Length Minimum Distance in steel side drilled hole in steel in steel mm mm mm mm B 1 S 6 0 9 0 23 35 B 2 S 3 0 4 5 45 68 ...

Page 129: ...ed out using the same probe which was also used for recording the reference echo Another probe of the same type can be used after recording a new reference echo Echo amplitudes for reflector distances smaller than half of the probe s near field length are subject to heavy variation for physical reasons due to interfer ence phenomena effecting the area Thus evaluation results may fluctuate more as ...

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Page 132: ... 38400 and 57600 Word length 8 data bits fixed Parity none fixed Stop bits 2 fixed In order to ensure a perfect communication set the printer to the parameters of the USM 35X Preparing the USM 35X You decide on the type of printout by assigning the key If necessary go to the third operating level Select the function group CFG1 Select the function PRINTER and then use the right hand rotary knob to ...

Page 133: ...can transfer to a PC by means of a suitable program capable of receiving and storing data Printing If you have connected prepared and activated the printer just press the key The report is printed out If you have selected the setting special press the key again for each A scan that you want to print out Documentation Printing data Use to select the function COPYMOD and then use the right hand rota...

Page 134: ...rt All data can be further processed using commerical word processing or DTP programs You will receive information about the reliable use of the program in a detailed operating manual Documentation with UltraDOC Documentation 6 2 Documentation with UltraDOC The special application program UltraDOC from GE Inspection Technologies enables you to remote control the USM 35X and to include instrument s...

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Page 136: ...d instrument cleaners water a mild household cleaner or alcohol no methyl alcohol A Attention Do not use any methyl alcohol solvents or dye pen etrant cleaners The plastic parts can be damaged or embrittled by this Maintenance and care Care of the instrument 7 1 Care of the instrument Clean the instrument and its accessories using a moist cloth Only use the following recommended instrument cleaner...

Page 137: ...of the battery charger may cause explosion hazard Charging of partially discharged NiCd batteries If batteries are only partially discharged less than 50 of operating time the full capacity is not reached by normal charging Start by fully discharging the batteries You can use the discharging function of the charger for this For more details please read the notes on the operation of the battery cha...

Page 138: ...se leak proof batteries and remove them from the instrument after turning it off HNote Used batteries are special waste and have to be disposed of according to legal requirements In the interest of environmental protection we recom mend that you only use rechargeable batteries Maintenance and care Care of the batteries The charger identifies defective batteries In that case replace the batteries b...

Page 139: ...ally no maintenance A Attention Repair work may only be carried out by members of authorized Service staff of GE Inspection Technologies Maintenance Maintenance and care 7 3 Maintenance The USM 35X requires basically no maintenance A Attention Repair work may only be carried out by members of Maintenance ...

Page 140: ... find an instrument overview as well as guidelines and notes for recycling and waste disposal of the components Recycling Maintenance and care 7 4 Recycling General view of the device In the following you find an instrument overview as well as guidelines and notes for recycling and waste disposal of the components Recycling ...

Page 141: ...d in brass thread insert 4 Stainless steel Handle complete 5 Aluminium Rotary control button 6 PC Holder for handle 7 Stainless steel Ratchet disk 8 PC Housing lower part 9 Aluminium Div mounting brackets Recycling Maintenance and care No Recycling material code Description 1 Lithium ion battery Battery inside the battery compartment at the bottom of the instrument In order to open the compartment...

Page 142: ...ng you find guidelines and notes for removing materials components which must be removed and treated separately Recycling Maintenance and care Materials for separate disposal In the following you find guidelines and notes for removing materials components which must be removed and treated separately Recycling ...

Page 143: ...ery compartment Can easily be removed after opening the battery cover 4 LCD display Fluorescent lamps of the LCD display contain trance amounts 0 0 5 mg of Mercury Hg Recycling Maintenance and care No Recycling material code Description 1 In order to remove the LCD Display the upper housing has to be withdrawn first After loosing 6 screws on the bottom side and one further in battery compartment t...

Page 144: ...h can disturb several recycling pro cesses and materials components for which benefits can normally be achieved Recycling Maintenance and care Further materials and components In the following you find notes for dismantling materials components which can disturb several recycling pro cesses and materials components for which benefits can normally be achieved Recycling ...

Page 145: ...CB 3 Aluminium Two rotary control buttons 4 Stainless steel Handle rubber tube can be removed 5 PC Lower housing and battery cover Recycling Maintenance and care No Recycling material code Description 1 PC Brass Upper equipment cover Polycarbonat PC with pressed in brass thread insert 2 Circuit boards Circuit board in lower housing under it battery PCB 3 Aluminium Two rotary control buttons 4 Stai...

Page 146: ...olycarbonat PC with pressed in brass thread insert Circuit boards 0 33 Under LC display unit subtotal 0 49 Materials components through which benefits can normally be achieved Stainless steel 0 18 Handle ratchet disk Aluminium 0 15 Rotary control button mounting sheets PC 0 42 Lower housing holder for handle battery cover Rubber 0 05 O Rings rubberbase rubber tube of handle keypad sealing subtotal...

Page 147: ...al 0 20 Total 2 20 Mounting material cables 0 16 clamps screws Total weight incl battery 2 36 Special notes none Materials components which cannot be separated into mono materials by destructive mechanical processes Recycling Maintenance and care Recycling material code Weight Description approx kg Composite materials Membrane keypad 0 20 Foil aluminium glass spring steel stainless steel subtotal ...

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Page 150: ...ces are located at the instrument front The fol lowing figure gives an overview of the position of inter faces Interfaces Interfaces and Peripherals 8 1 Interfaces The USM 35X presents different interfaces for the con nection of external units and for the data exchange All interfaces are located at the instrument front The fol lowing figure gives an overview of the position of inter faces Interfac...

Page 151: ...ng 3 RS 232 serial interface 9 way Sub D socket 4 I O analog interface 8 way LEMO 1 B socket 5 RGB OUT VGA interface 10 way LEMO 1 B socket 6 12V DC Mains connection socket 4 way LEMO 0 B socket Interfaces and Peripherals Interfaces 1 BNC or LEMO 1 TRIAX socket for the connection of the transmitter probe black ring 2 BNC or LEMO 1 TRIAX socket for the connection of the receiver probe red ring 3 RS...

Page 152: ...r sorting and other control purposes Error alarms can be triggered under certain circumstances These are caused by intermediate con ditions in instrument operation occuring when the in strument is used i e when function parameters are changed Possible alarms occuring during instru ment operation setting of functions are to be ig nored I O interface View of the 8 way LEMO 1 B socket Interfaces and ...

Page 153: ...ssigned black 6 TDR input TTL active high blue 7 Analog output amplitude or time of flight output 0 5 V green selectable via remote control code see chapter 8 4 Remote Control 8 GND ground brown UM 25 analog cable 35 268 I O interface Interfaces and Peripherals Contact assignment of the LEMO 1 B socket Contact Description Signal direction Level Colour UM 25 1 SAP output TTL white 2 alarm A output ...

Page 154: ...S 232 6 DSR input RS 232 7 RTS output RS 232 8 CTS input RS 232 9 unassigned H Note Switch off the instrument before connecting a cable to the RS 232 socket or before withdrawing any plugs RS 232 interface View of the 9 way Sub D socket Interfaces and Peripherals 8 3 RS 232 interface The USM 35X has a RS 232 interface for remote con trol and documentation report printout Contact assignment of the ...

Page 155: ...l display will be synchronous as soon as the VGA output has been deactivated The interface is a 10 way socket type Lemo 0 B The standard contact assignment makes it suitable for all VGA output units Use the VGA adapter UM 31 order number 35 653 in order to connect a VGA output unit H Note Before you are able to use the RGB interface you have to activate the function VGA in the function group LCD f...

Page 156: ...munication parameters on the PC are identical to those of the instrument The data transmission parameters are as follows Baud rate 0 no transmission 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 and 57600 Word length 8 data bits fixed Parity none fixed Stop bits 2 fixed The baud rate can be set in the function BAUD R in the menu CFG1 from the third operating level The settings on the USM 35X app...

Page 157: ...The program Crosstalk can for example be used as remote control program under DOS In Windows based systems it is possible to use e g the Terminal program After the remote control program has been started and the program interface has been configured the com mands are input via the keyboard of the computer In this connection please observe the following differen tiation Interrogation of a value or ...

Page 158: ... resolution of 0 1 means The USM 35X transmits the value of a function multi plied by the factor of 10 The entry of a value must be done multiplied by the factor of 10 Example Setting of the gain to 51 5 dB ESC db 515 RETURN A resolution of 1 means The USM 35X transmits the value of a function without multiplication The entry of a value must be done with out any multiplication Example Setting the ...

Page 159: ...llows With ESC escape ASCII CHR 27 star ASCII CHR 42 AB remote code of an instrument function CR carriage return ASCII CHR 13 _ Space ASCII CHR 32 n Bytes function value of function AB ETX end of text ASCII CHR 3 LF line feed ASCII CHR 10 Interfaces and Peripherals Remote control Syntax and timing The syntax and timing of the communication with the instrument is as follows ...

Page 160: ... keyboard or send the CR command closing the remote command The instrument will now return a blank then the related function value which may consist of several Bytes then the end of text character and finally the carriage return and the line feed character Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Transmission timing As soon as the instrument has received the ESC command is will return the which t...

Page 161: ...m resolution here DW 5000 means 50 00 mm Example Request reading at position 2 in the measurement line Remote code of measurement position 2 is E2 evalu ation 2 E2 10 81 means 10 81 mm here sound path of the echo in gate A had been displayed Please note that all readings are shown in that applicable decimal format where the decimal separator is a dot Interfaces and Peripherals Remote control Examp...

Page 162: ...Key in ESC DN Space Weld inspection B 45 2 CR in order to enter the dataset name DATNAME Weld inspection B 45 2 All alphanumerical entries may have a maximum length of 24 characters In case the string length exceeds 24 characters it will auto matically be cut to 24 characters With the other alpahnumerical fields in the TESTINF table you may easily describe the dataset Remote control Interfaces and...

Page 163: ...s fer is part of the software UltraDOC Actual dataset 0 from the instrument to the PC v1 vn describes the software version of the USM bytes b1 bn contain the instrument setting including A scan In order to store this information you must write the transferred bytes v1 vn CR LF b1 bn into a file Interfaces and Peripherals Remote control Transfer of datasets A total of 800 datasets complete instrume...

Page 164: ...nstruments waits for the reception of the bytes v1 vn CR LF b1 bn The instrument now checks whether received dataset is compatible with the current software version of the instrument and whether the dataset is valid correct checksum Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Dataset file from the PC to the instrument s dataset 1 Remote control ...

Page 165: ...ption Data Logger on this subject Read only functions are marked with R Remote control Function Code Range Default Resolution aLOGIC AM 0 off 1 1 pos 2 neg AMPLCOR AC 25 to 25 dB 0 0 1 ANAMODE AQ 0 0 volt 1 5 volts ANGLE PA 0 90 0 0 1 A SCAN AS 0 stndard 1 1 compare 2 envelop 3 peak b 4 afreeze 5 bfreeze 6 cfreeze aSTART AD 0 9999 mm 35 0 01 0 250 1 500 0 001 aTHRSH AT 10 90 40 1 90 10 additionall...

Page 166: ...fault Resolution BOLDLI DV 0 off 1 L 2 M 3 H 4 U 5 T 6 a bSTART 2D 0 9999 mm 85 0 01 0 250 3 500 0 001 bTHRSH 2T 10 90 30 1 90 10 additionally with rf bWIDTH 2W 0 1 9999 mm 40 0 01 0 004 250 1 500 0 001 CAL CA read only COLOR CH 0 off 1 1 2 2 COMMENT CO alphanumerical input Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Function Code Range Default Resolution ATT OBJ AO 0 100 dB m 0 0 1 ATT REF AR 0 100...

Page 167: ... 7 0 01 0 120 1 400 0 380 0 001 only for probe 0 D DELAY DD 10 1024 mm 0 0 01 0 3 40 0 0 001 DELALL EX 0 off 1 on DELETE EA 0 off 1 1 on DEL VEL VV 1000 15000 m s 2730 1 only for probe 0 DGS CRV DU 0 5 35 mm 3 0 0 01 0 02 1 400 0 1 0 001 DGSMENU T5 0 off 1 on DGSMOD DS 0 off 1 1 on DGS REF DR 0 off 1 1 on Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Function Code Range Default Resolution COPYMOD CM 0...

Page 168: ...f 1 on Function Code Range Default Resolution DUAL DM 0 off 1 1 on EVAMOD EM 0 DAC 1 1 DGS 2 REF 5 JISDAC FILLED FI 0 off 1 1 on FINE G FG 10 30 0 1 FLAWIND FB alphanumerical input FLAWLEN FL 0 999 mm 0 0 01 0 40 0 0 001 FREQU FR 0 0 5 4 MHz 1 1 2 20 MHz 2 0 8 8 MHz 3 0 2 1 MHz GAIN DB 0 110 dB 30 0 1 HORN HO 0 off 1 1 on Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Function Code Range Default Resolu...

Page 169: ... 1 high Remote control Function Code Range Default Resolution PRBFREQ XF 0 5 10 0 MHz 0 04 PRBNAME PN alphanumerical input PREVIEW T2 0 off 1 on PRF MOD PF 10 steps 0 step 1 1 1 step 2 2 step 3 3 step 4 4 step 5 5 step 6 6 step 7 7 step 8 8 step 9 9 step 10 PRINTER PR 0 Epson 1 1 HP Laserjet 2 HP Deskjet 3 DPU 41x 4 HP Laserjet 1200 series 5 HP Deskjet 1200 series Interfaces and Peripherals Functi...

Page 170: ... 0 001 RATINGR BD 1101 1101 db 0 1 RECALL RD 0 off 1 1 on Function Code Range Default Resolution RECTIFY RF 0 full w 1 1 pos hw 2 neg hw 3 rf REFECHO RC 0 no ref 1 ref stored REFECHO RE 0 BW 1 1 SDH 2 FDH REFMODE RO 0 off 1 on REFRNCER BB 0 1101 dB 0 1 REFSIZE RS 0 5 10 mm 3 0 01 REJECT RJ 0 80 0 1 SCALE SE 0 measval 1 snd pth 2 div Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Function Code Range Def...

Page 171: ... Defdpth 41 class 42 DAC dB 43 LOC 44 Gr dB Function Code Range Default Resolution SETTING T4 0 off 1 on SET ND 1 800 1 1 S REF1 R1 0 5000 mm 50 0 01 0 200 2 0 0 001 S REF2 R2 0 5000 mm 100 0 01 0 200 4 0 0 001 STO INF SC 0 off 1 1 on STORE SD 0 off 1 1 on SURFACE SU alphanumerical input T CORR DC 24 24 dB 0 0 5 TESTINF T1 0 off 1 on THICKNE TH 1 9999 mm 25 0 01 0 05 400 1 0 001 Remote control Int...

Page 172: ...log output setting 0 amplitude 1 time of flight DA A scan amplitudes transferred as binary data DV Send the DAC points in tics and dB DAC read only E1 Read value form measurement line position 1 E2 Read value form measurement line position 2 E3 Read value form measurement line position 3 E4 Read value form measurement line position 4 E5 Read value displayed in the A scan EL Send the contents of th...

Page 173: ...ho at 80 read only SL Scroll home selection of the first function in every function group and of the left function group in every function group line TF Freeze on off 0 off 1 on Code Function description TZ Zoom on off 0 off 1 on UD Send data set as binary data UR Read data set as binary data Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Code Function description EV Read alarm LED status 0 no alarm 1 ...

Page 174: ...K decrement dB STEP P 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 3 2 0 4 6 0 5 6 5 20 FREEZE F off on ZOOM Z off on COPY C off on Function Key Code Range ENTER R off on level 10 1st 2nd operation level Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Control codes for the rotary knobs function keys Function Key Code Range Left hand G increment rotary knob G decrement gain Function Key Code Range ENTER R off on level 10 1st 2nd o...

Page 175: ...RECV 7 aGAT 8 bGAT 9 CAL 5 REF DAC 6 DGS JDAC TRIG 7 MEM 8 DATA 9 Function Key Code MEAS 5 MSEL 6 LCD 7 CFG1 8 CFG2 9 Function Key Code first 1 second 2 third 3 fourth 4 Remote control Interfaces and Peripherals Function Key Code BASE 5 PULS 6 RECV 7 Function Key Code MEAS 5 MSEL 6 LCD 7 Remote control ...

Page 176: ...SC DB RETURN 580 Read dB setting ESC DB RETURN 580 Read dB setting ESC DB RETURN 580 Read dB setting ESC E3 RETURN 50 74 Read sound path ESC F RETURN Disable A scan freeze With these measures you ensure that sufficient time has passed in order to completely execute the previ ous command display freeze before transferring the sound path Finally check your remote control se quence to see that the me...

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Page 178: ...T REF DGS Sound attenuation in the reference block ATT OBJ DGS Sound attenuation in the test object aWIDTH aGAT Width of the gate A BAUD R CFG1 Baud rate for serial port transmission bLOGIC bGAT Evaluation logic in the gate B BOLDLI JDAC Selection and emphasizing of registration curve bSTART bGAT Starting point of the gate B bTHRSH bGAT Starting point of the gate B bWIDTH bGAT Width of the gate B ...

Page 179: ...e for DGS evaluation mode DGSMENU DGS Activating Deactivating the DGS menu table for selecting the probe and further DGS settings DGSMODE DGS Activating Deactivating DGS evaluation mode DGS REF DGS Recording of DGS reference echo DIALOG CFG1 Selecting the language DIAMET TRIG Change between plane parallel and circular curved test components DIR DATA Dataset directory DUAL PULS Separation of pulser...

Page 180: ...MEAS P2 at four positions of the MEAS P3 measurment line MEAS P4 MTLVEL BASE Setting of the material sound velocity OBJECT DATA Object description OFFSET DAC JDAC Offset for multiple DAC OPERAT DATA Name of the operator P DELAY BASE Compensating for the probe delay line POWER PULS Setting the power of the initial pulse PRBFREQ DGS Probe frequency PRBNAME DGS Probe name PREVIEW DATA Dataset preview...

Page 181: ...FSIZE DGS Size of the reference reflector REJECT RECV Suppression of unwanted or spurious echo indications SCALE LCD Choice of display mode for the measurement line SCHEME LCD Choice of a color scheme for the screen display S DISP MEAS Zoomed display of a selected parameter SET MEM Number of the data set SETTING DATA Display of a function list S REF1 CAL Reference echo 1 for calibration S REF2 Ref...

Page 182: ...r inch VGA LCD Activating Deactivating the VGA output X POS DATA X position coordinate Function directory Function Function group Description X VALUE TRIG Entry of the distance between probe index sound exit point and leading face of the angle beam probe Y POS DATA Y position coordinate Appendix Function Function group Description STORE MEM Saving the data set SURFACE DATA Condition of surface T C...

Page 183: ...ions EN 55011 1998 Class A Group 2 and EN 61000 6 2 1997 EN 61000 6 4 1997 The conformity of the above mentioned product with the regulations of the directive 73 23 EEC amended by the directive 93 68 EEC is proven by the observance of the standard specification EN 61010 1 2001 EC declaration of conformity Appendix 9 2 EC declaration of conformity We declare that the USM 35X conforms to the followi...

Page 184: ...ep the shipping container for any repairs possibly required which cannot be made on the spot Manufacturer Service addresses If there is anything special that you would like to know about the use handling operation and specifications of the instruments please contact your nearest GE Inspection Technologies representative or directly GE InspectionTechnologies GmbH Service Center Robert Bosch Str 3 D...

Page 185: ...Phone 44 845 130 3925 Fax 44 845 130 5775 USA GE Inspection Technologies LP 50 Industrial Park Road USA Lewistown PA 17044 Phone 1 717 242 03 27 Fax 1 717 242 26 06 Manufacturer Service addresses Appendix France GE Inspection Technologies Scs SAC Sans Souci 68 Chemin des Ormeaux F 69760 Limonest Phone 33 47 217 92 20 USA GE Inspection Technologies LP 50 Industrial Park Road USA Lewistown PA 17044 ...

Page 186: ...9 10 Issue 01 04 2005 Krautkramer USM 35X Appendix 5 33 24 25 34 32 23 31 4 35 Spare parts list 9 4 Spare parts list Appendix 5 32 23 31 Spare parts list 9 4 Spare parts list ...

Page 187: ...Krautkramer USM 35X Issue 01 04 2005 9 11 Appendix Spare parts list 10 2 53 3 11 6 30 38 54 Appendix Spare parts list 10 11 ...

Page 188: ...9 12 Issue 01 04 2005 Krautkramer USM 35X Appendix Spare parts list 1 51 26 28 52 29 21 27 20 7 36 8 22 9 Appendix Spare parts list 1 51 21 27 ...

Page 189: ...6 020 22 2 Spacer 8 mm 102044 6 020 23 2 Spacer sleeve 34809 6 020 24 2 Rotatable knob 36059 6 630 25 1 Handle 35253 6 540 26 1 Mounting bracket 35612 6 600 27 1 Mounting bracket LCD 35621 6 600 28 1 Mounting bracket LCD inverter 35622 6 600 29 1 Cover 35631 6 600 30 2 Contact plate 35633 6 600 31 2 Ratchet disk 34796 6 600 32 2 Holder for handle 35301 6 640 16 Pressure devices 18672 7 820 33 1 Se...

Page 190: ...9 14 Issue 01 04 2005 Krautkramer USM 35X ...

Page 191: ...Krautkramer USM 35X Issue 01 04 2005 10 1 Changes 10 Changes 10 ...

Page 192: ...s and additions made at short notice and not yet included in the operating manual If none exist the chapter remains blank Changes This chapter contains information about changes and additions made at short notice and not yet included in the operating manual If none exist the chapter remains blank ...

Page 193: ...Krautkramer USM 35X Issue 01 04 2005 11 1 Index 11 Index 11 ...

Page 194: ...cal entries 8 14 Analog output 5 57 8 5 ANAMOD 5 57 ANGLE Angle of incidence 5 32 Anticoincidence 5 15 aSTART 5 25 Starting point of gate A 5 16 aTHRSH Threshold of gate A 5 16 aWIDTH Width of gate A 5 16 B Backlight 5 52 BASE function group 5 6 Basic settings 4 10 Batteries 1 2 Care 7 3 Charging the NiCd batteries 7 3 BAUD R 5 55 Index A a trig Triggering by an interface echo 5 15 A Scan Setting ...

Page 195: ... 53 Changes 10 1 Changing a function value 8 14 Codes Codes for function keys 8 26 Function codes 8 17 Remote control 8 9 Coincidence 5 15 Configuration 5 53 For test applications 5 43 Connecting a probe 3 7 Controls 4 2 COPYMOD 6 3 8 9 Assignment of the COPY key 5 55 D D DELAY Display starting point 5 7 DAC function group 5 61 DACECHO Recording reference curve 5 63 5 68 Index bGAT function group ...

Page 196: ...h 5 31 DGS evaluation USM 35S 5 71 DIALOG Selecting the language 4 10 DIALOG Selecting the language 5 53 DIR Directory of stored data sets 5 38 DIR Dataset directory 5 41 Display 4 3 Display range 5 6 Display starting point 5 7 Distance amplitude curve 5 61 according to JIS Z3060 2002 5 66 Double assignment 4 9 DUAL Pulser receiver separation 5 10 Index DACMOD Activating DAC according to JIS 5 67 ...

Page 197: ...Freeze function 5 59 FREQU Frequency range 5 13 Frequency range 5 13 Function directory 9 2 Function groups 4 4 4 8 5 3 Functions 4 4 Function directory 9 2 Overview 5 2 Setting the functions 4 9 Special keys 5 59 G Gain 5 5 Fine adjustment 5 12 Incrementation 5 5 Gate setting 5 14 Gates 5 14 Starting point 5 16 Width 5 16 Index E EC declaration 9 7 Echo display 5 51 Enlarged echo display 5 59 Zoo...

Page 198: ...es RS 232 interface 8 6 Interface echo 5 15 Interfaces I O interface 8 4 J JDAC function group 5 66 K Keys 4 6 Special keys 5 59 L Language 4 10 LCD Color scheme 4 14 LCD function group 5 50 Lemo socket 8 5 LIGHT LCD backlight 5 52 Limits 1 5 Line 4 5 M MAGNIFY Gate spreading 5 48 Index H HORN Acoustic alarm 5 58 I K Keys 4 6 Special keys 5 59 L ...

Page 199: ...le DAC 5 65 5 70 Operating levels Overview 5 2 Operator training 1 4 Operator s controls 4 2 P P DELAY Probe delay 5 8 Power supply 3 2 PREVIEW Dataset preview 5 38 PRF MOD Pulse repetition frequency 5 11 PRINTER Selecting the printer driver 5 55 Printer Preparing 6 2 PRINTER Printer for test report 5 51 Printer connection 8 8 Printing 8 9 Printing data 6 2 Index Maintenance 7 5 Manufacturer 9 8 M...

Page 200: ...7 RECTIFY 5 13 RECTIFY Rectification 5 13 RECV function group 5 11 Recycling 7 6 Reduced projection distance 5 31 REFECHO 5 25 REFMOD 5 25 Registration curve 5 70 REJECT 5 12 Remote control 8 9 Reset 3 8 Rotary knobs 4 6 S S DISP 4 5 S DISP Zoomed display of reading 5 46 Safety information 1 2 SCALE 5 52 Screen 4 3 Semiautomatic calibration 5 19 5 22 Index Probe connection 3 7 Probe delay 5 8 Prob...

Page 201: ...elocity 5 47 Switching on off 3 8 Symbols In this manual 1 11 LED 5 60 Status symbols 5 60 Syntax 8 11 T T CORR Sensitivity correction DAC 5 64 Sensitivity correction JDAC 5 70 Transfer correction DGS 5 78 TCG 5 62 Registration curve 5 70 Temperature 1 6 Test report 6 3 Test requirements 1 4 TESTINF Additional information for stored data sets 5 38 THICKNE Material thickness 5 32 Index Sensitivity ...

Page 202: ...ng 8 12 TRIG function group 5 31 U Ultrasonic testing 1 3 UNIT Units of measurement 5 54 Units 4 11 W Wall thickness 1 6 Waste disposal 7 6 Width of the gates 5 16 X X position 5 40 X VALUE Of the probe 5 32 Z Zoom mode 4 3 Index Threshold of the gates 5 16 TIME Setting the time 5 56 TOF Selecting the measuring point 5 44 Transfer correction DGS 5 78 W Wall thickness 1 6 Waste disposal 7 6 Width o...

Page 203: ...Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 USM 35X USM 35X DAC USM 35X S GE Inspection Technologies USM 35X S_TM036060001_D 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 ...

Page 204: ...uency Pulse Repetition Frequency Hz 20 4 1000 20 PRF Mode Manual automatically linked to range in 10 steps PRF step Hz 4 100 1 5m 1 5m Operating Modes Operating Modes Operating Modes Operating Modes Single dual mode through Characteristics of Transmitter Pulse Characteristics of Transmitter Pulse Characteristics of Transmitter Pulse Characteristics of Transmitter Pulse Pulse voltage Ó V 346 315 28...

Page 205: ...G low POWER low Pulse rise time Ç ns 5 33 6 27 7 21 Pulse duration Æ ns 34 3 38 1 41 9 Effective output impedance Í Ý 38 48 58 Pulse voltage Ó V 153 139 125 1000 Hz DAMPING high POWER low Pulse rise time Ç ns 6 21 7 31 8 40 Pulse duration Æ ns 25 1 27 9 30 7 Effective output impedance Í Ý 24 30 36 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Tec...

Page 206: ...equency Frequency spectrum 3dB MHz 0 2 20 3dB Frequency ranges MHz 0 2 1 MHz Filter 4 Lower frequency range MHz 0 177 0 197 0 216 Upper frequency range MHz 1 138 1 265 1 391 Center frequency MHz 0 473 0 498 0 523 Bandwidth Ú MHz 0 962 1 069 1 175 Maximum frequency MHz 0 394 0 526 0 657 Dynamic range dB 110 Noise level Ù nVÛ 1 80 Gain for 80 SH dB 24 0 25 0 26 0 Minimum input voltage µ áVæ 60 90 12...

Page 207: ...Frequency ranges MHz 0 8 8 MHz Filter 3 Lower frequency range MHz 0 676 0 752 0 827 Upper frequency range MHz 9 843 10 937 12 030 Center frequency MHz 2 723 2 867 3 010 Bandwidth Ú MHz 9 167 10 186 11 204 Maximum frequency MHz 2 041 2 722 3 402 Gain for 80 SH dB 24 0 25 0 26 0 Minimum input voltage µ áVæ 130 165 200 Maximum input voltage Væ 40 Dynamic range dB 105 Technical specifications accordin...

Page 208: ...ynamic range dB 100 Noise level Ù nVÛ 1 80 Deadtime after transmitter pulse ás 5 us 1nF 125 Ohm 0 5 4MHz Receiver input impedance Single probe combined transmitter and receiver Single mode Rmax Ý 338 Rmax Rmin Ý 338 Rmin Cmax ã pf 52 Cmax Cmin â pf 52 Cmin Dual probe separate transmitter and receiver Dual mode Ý 511 Ý 511 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications ac...

Page 209: ...s Negative Halfwave yes Positive Halfwave yes RF yes To 50 mm steel Suppression Suppression Suppression Suppression yes Adjustable 1 80 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Description Description Description Description Symbol Symbol Symbol...

Page 210: ...rement points Measurement points flank peak jflank JIS Z3060 Magnifier Magnifier Magnifier Magnifier yes Display of A scan on full screen width Alarm Alarm Alarm Alarm LED horn Horn switchable Interface echo start Interface echo start Interface echo start Interface echo start yes Control of Gate B by Gate A Switch output Switch output Switch output Switch output yes See interfaces Technical specif...

Page 211: ...lay jitter Amplitude 2 0 2 Amplitude Position 1 0 1 Position Measurement resolution Measurement resolution Measurement resolution Measurement resolution Sound path mm 0 01 1 0 01 0 to 99 mm 0 1 100 mm to 999 mm 1 ab 1000 mm Amplitude 0 5 ç è ç ns 100 ç è ns 250 Following an interface echo Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical sp...

Page 212: ... measurement Unit of measurement Unit of measurement Unit of measurement mm inch Linearity of time base Linearity of time base Linearity of time base Linearity of time base 0 5 0 0 5 Trigonometry Trigonometry Trigonometry Trigonometry Angle of incidence 0 90 Resulation 0 1 Increments 0 1 Increments X value mm 0 100 Distance index point to probe front edge Object thickness mm 1 9999 To calculate So...

Page 213: ...litude in dB yes to gate threshold to reference REF for USM 35X DAC S to reference curve Amplitude in curve yes Only USM 35X DAC and S for gate A B to reference curve Amplitude as ERS yes Only USM 35X S for gate A Alarm yes For Gate A B Evaluation curve DGS yes only for USM 35X S Test sensitivity yes only for USM 35X S Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications accor...

Page 214: ...s Auto freeze A scan Compare yes Echo dynamic yes Echo envelope Peak Freeze yes For Gate B Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom yes A scan on full screen width Status information Status information Status information Status information yes Dialog languages Dialog languages Dialog languages Dialog languages 20 Function lock Function lock Function lock Function lock yes In zoom mode Technical specifications accordin...

Page 215: ...erence reflectors SDH BE FBH Attenuation correction yes Transfer correction yes Quadrant correction yes DAC Mode DAC Mode DAC Mode DAC Mode yes Only USM 35X DAC and S display of curve Curve yes Evaluation curve TCG yes Depth compensation Additional curves 4 Curve offset dB 0 1 14 Additional curves JIS DAC yes Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN...

Page 216: ...ds 9 6 alphanumerical 3 numerical Memo No of characters 24 Date and time yes Measurement results Measurement results Measurement results Measurement results Sound path TOF yes For Gate A and B Trigiometric values selectable Amplidute selectable Hardcopy yes Format PCX Function list yes Test Report yes Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1...

Page 217: ...output Amplitude Gate A or B U V 0 5 Corresponding to 100 SH Time of flight Gate A or B U V 0 5 Corresponding to gate width Max switch current mA 0 5 Max switch current Output impedance Ý 100 Output impedance Linearity 0 5 0 0 5 8 Bit 1 2 LSB Rise time V ás 2 5 Rise time Fall time V ás 2 5 Fall time Hold time ms 8 250 Depending on PRF Digital input Digital input Digital input Digital input Technic...

Page 218: ...ata Redable about RS232 Time of flight yes Time of flight Amplitude yes Amplitude Alarms yes Alarms A Scan yes A Scan Trigger TTL Remote control Remote control Remote control Remote control RS 232 VGA output VGA output VGA output VGA output yes Horizontal frequency kHz 31 3 Vertical frequency Hz 85 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Te...

Page 219: ...3 8 Li Ionen Battery 6 NiCD NiMH Cells Voltage range with power supply V 9 5 13 Power consumption VA 5 5 8 Min ECO Max FULL Low battery warning yes Status display Environmental Protection IP 66 Shock resistivity Shock resistance according to DIN IEC 68 6 ms 60g shocks per axis Vibration Vibration resistance according to DIN IEC 68 1 150 Hz 2g 20 cycles per axis Technical specifications according t...

Page 220: ...w battery display Statussymbol Amplitude 10 C 2 0 2 0 5 Time of flight 1 0 1 0 5mm Change in amplitude over time base position with battery c Types of Sockets Types of Sockets Types of Sockets Types of Sockets Probe connection Lemo BNC On order I O interface Lemo 8 pin RS 232 DSUB 9 pin External power supply Lemo 4 pin VGA output VGA output VGA output VGA output Lemo 10 pins Case Case Case Case Pl...

Page 221: ...tion Technologies USM 35X S_TM036060001_D 19 Documentation Documentation Documentation Documentation Technical reference manual Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Description Description Description Description Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol ...

Page 222: ...e procedure Software update procedure Software update procedure Download via RS 232 Options Options Options Options Data logger Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Description Description Description Description Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol ...

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Page 224: ... to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 USM 35X S_TM036060001_D 22 GE Inspection Technologies Picture 2 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Technical specifications according to EN 12668 1 Picture 2 ...

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