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Guide to the Keypad

-- Mode Selector: Phased Array or Conventional Operating Modes

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-- View Select: Frame and/or A-Scan

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-- Gain Increment/Decrement: Press and hold to change between

digital and analog gain

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-- ZOOM View: Expand the display to entire screen

Press again to return to normal view mode

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-- Home Key: Returns the instrument to the phased array

or conventional Home Menu. If held for 3 seconds, automatically

performs a focal law calculation

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-- Freeze Key: Freezes the displayed image(s). If held for 3 seconds,

automatically generates and stores a report

Summary of Contents for Phasor XS

Page 1: ...GE Inspection Technologies Phasor XS Quick Reference Guide 021 247 407 rev 2 2008 General Electric Company All rights reserved We reserve the right to technical modifications without prior notice g ...

Page 2: ...ween digital and analog gain ZOOM View Expand the display to entire screen Press again to return to normal view mode Home Key Returns the instrument to the phased array or conventional Home Menu If held for 3 seconds automatically performs a focal law calculation Freeze Key Freezes the displayed image s If held for 3 seconds automatically generates and stores a report ...

Page 3: ...Power Key On and off Test Key Switches from Home to Knob Menu Function Rotary Knob Rotate the right hand knob to change the value of the selected function Gain Rotary Knob Rotate the left hand knob to change the instrument s gain ...

Page 4: ...oose between PHASED ARRAY and CONVENTIONAL Set units of measurement and operating language by pressing to activate the CONFIG menu Then activate the REGIONAL submenu Press next to UNITS or LANGUAGE and turn the Function Knob to adjust ...

Page 5: ...re accessed as follows Date CONFIG then STARTUP Time CONFIG then STARTUP Display Brightness CONFIG then STARTUP Background Color DISPLAY then BACKGRND Amplitude Color Palette DISPLAY then IMAGE Date and Time Format CONFIG then REGIONAL ...

Page 6: ...pen left position Attach the phased array probe connector the front of the instrument so that the connector s attached cable points upward Then move the release lever to the right connector release knob Orient connector with cable pointing up Phased Array Probe Port ...

Page 7: ...enu Press next to FREQUENCY or NUMBER of ELEMENT or PITCH to input values printed on the probe body Other probe and wedge features are adjusted as follows Probe Part Number PROBE then PRB DAT Probe Serial Number PROBE then PRB DAT Wedge Part Number PROBE then WDGE DAT Wedge Serial Number PROBE then WDGE DAT Wedge Velocity PROBE then WDGE GEO ...

Page 8: ...asured from Probe Index Point to contact surface set to 0 when no wedge is installed Wedge Angle PROBE then WDGE GEO user measured wedge angle set to 0 when no wedge is installed Wedge Front PROBE then WDGE GEO user measured from Probe Index Point to wedge s front edge required to use the origin offset feature Origin Offset PROBE then OFFSET user measured from wedge s front edge to the target ...

Page 9: ...9 Configuring for a Probe and Wedge ...

Page 10: ...arkings on the probe body indicate the location of element 1 and the direction that additional elements are arranged To define the orientation of the probe s elements with respect to the wedge s geometry access PROBE menu then WDGE DAT submenu ...

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Page 12: ...YPE ELECTRNC choose linear WAVE TYPE ELECTRNC shear or longitudinal ANGLE START SCAN PATT constant firing angle for linear First Element APERATURE element where it begins Number of Steps APERATURE number of steps in scan APRERATURE SIZE number of elements in the step APRERATURE STEP number of elements stepped from one step to the next in the linear scan CALC SCAN PATT calculate delay laws ...

Page 13: ... TYPE ELECTRNC choose sector WAVE TYPE ELECTRNC shear or longitudinal ANGLE START SCAN PATT starting angle for sector scan ANGLE STOP SCAN PATT stopping angle for sector scan ANGLE STEP SCAN PATT angular increment between steps First Element APERATURE element where it begins APRERATURE SIZE number of elements in the step CALC SCAN PATT calculate delay laws required with changes in scan definition ...

Page 14: ... the UT menu to set the Pulser and Receiver operation Pulser Voltage PULSER Pulser Width in nanoseconds PULSER 1 probe frequency 2 Receiver Frequency RECEIVER includes filter settings Rectification RECEIVER includes halfwave fullwave and RF ...

Page 15: ...be Positioned GATE POS Gate Starting Point GATE POS Gate Width GATE POS Gate Threshold GATE POS Time of Flight Calculation GATEMODE TOF MODE to Peak or Flank Gate Triggering Logic GATEMODE A gate with positive logic triggers when crossed negative logic triggers when not crossed and also allows gate to be disabled Display or Hide Active Gate GATEMODE ...

Page 16: ... Sector or Linear Scan or both A and Sector or Linear Scan Press to access the DISPLAY menu and determine the measured results displayed as follows Link the A and Sector or Linear Scans Vertical Size VIEW then set ASCAN MODE to BUD Beam Ultrasonic Depth Display Leg Lines DISPLAY then BACKGRND COLOR LEG on Control the On Screen Beam Cursor press two times then Right Knob ...

Page 17: ...und through the test piece Press UT BASE DISPLAY DELAY to adjust the Display Delay Press to set the Gain Increment Value The amount of gain change with each click of the Gain Knob Options include a user defined gain step and a gain knob LOCK Press and hold to switch between analog and digital gain ...

Page 18: ...Boxes RESULTS1 Set Readings in the Large Box RESULTS2 CHOICES INCLUDE BEAM Angular position of the Beam Cursor P A B Peak amp of all beams in scan currently captured by Gate A or B as a of FSH PSA B Soundpath distance of peak beams in scan currently captured by Gate A or B PPA B Projection distance of all beams in scan currently captured by Gate A or B ...

Page 19: ... Amplitude as a of full screen height of the highest echo to cross A Gate or B Gate in the beam selected by the beam cursor SA SB Sound Path distance or duration represented by the highest echo to cross a Gate in the beam selected by the cursor SBA Useful for calibration of the material velocity PA PB Projection distance according to the origin front of the wedge if Probe Origin Offset 0 from the ...

Page 20: ...ted by the A Gate echo DA B Material thickness depth from the testpiece surface volume corrected ZA Depth from surface angle corrected without leg correction according to material thickness OFF No reading will be displayed in the reading box ...

Page 21: ...21 Zero Offset If origin offset 0 measurement are done from the front wedge Top Top Backwall P for origin offset 0 D Z D S Volume Corrected Angle Corrected ...

Page 22: ...22 22 Zero Offset If origin offset is less than or greater than zero Top Top Backwall Origin offset P 0 P 0 D Z D S ...

Page 23: ...ob and a Vertical or Beam Cursor with the Function Knob It also allows the user to display an ORIGIN LINE corresponding to the WEDGE FRONT plus ORIGIN OFFSET if any distances to represent the user defined target location CURSOR 2 Operate a second color coded horizontal cursor with the Gain Knob and a Vertical or Beam Cursor with the Function Knob This menu also allows the user to display an ORIGIN...

Page 24: ...lect up to four READING options that correspond to the intersecting point defined by the intersection of CURSOR 2 s horizontal and vertical components RESULTS1 Display the four READINGS that were operational prior to freezing the display OFFLN DB Change the Gain that s applied to the frozen display FILENAME Launch the data set naming or report generating process ...

Page 25: ...set related functions by pressing to activate the FILES menu A new Data Set is created as follows Press next to ACTION until STORE DATASET appears Press twice next to FILENAME Use the two knobs and the instrument s text entry feature to input the new data set s name Press next to SOURCE DEST until the desired file saving desti nation appears INT MEMORY A limited number of data sets can be stored i...

Page 26: ...ata set creation process An existing Data Set is recalled as follows Press next to ACTION until RECALL DATASET appears Press next to SOURCE DEST until the file s current location appears Press next to FILENAME Turn the Function Knob until the desired data set is listed Press next to ENTER to recall the data set automatically setting the instrument s parameters to the stored configuration ...

Page 27: ... menu An existing Data Set is deleted as follows refer to Card 2 for help in making adjustments Press next to ACTION until CLEAR DATASET appears Press next to SOURCE DEST until the file s current location appears Press next to FILENAME Turn the Function Knob until the desired data set is listed Press next to ENTER to delete the data set press when indicated to confirm the deletion Data sets can no...

Page 28: ...desired Press next to ACTION until STORE DATASET appears Press next to SOURCE DEST until the current data set s storage location appears Make no changes to the name of the active data set Press next to ENTER to complete the data set saving process The existing data set will be overwritten with the modified version ...

Page 29: ...n much the same way as a data set file refer to Card 2 for help in making adjustments Press to access the FILES menu Press below HEADER MEMO or REPORT to determine the report s contents Press next to EDIT then turn the knobs to input header or memo text Make the following settings HDR IN REPORT Set to YES to include a header MEMO IN REPORT Set to YES to include a five line memo PARMS IN REPORT Set...

Page 30: ...ment s text entry feature to input the new report s name Press next to SOURCE DEST until the SD CARD destination ap pears Reports can only be stored on SD cards With the desired data set name input press next to ENTER to complete the data set creation process The SD card display icon will flash Pressing and holding for three seconds will automatically store a report ...

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