GE Transport PT878, Abridged Manual

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Initial Setup 2-3
August 2008
Entering the Transducer
Parameters (cont.)
2. Press the [
T
] key to reach the Transducer prompt and press
[ENTER] . A drop-down list of transducer numbers for your chosen
transducer type opens. Scroll to the number engraved on your
transducer body, or scroll to
Special if there is no transducer
number. Press
[ENTER]
to confirm your selection.
Note:
To speed scrolling, you can press the [
X
] key to scroll down
by a page, or the [
W
] key to scroll up by a page.
3.
Complete one of the following steps:
a.
If you entered a transducer number in the previous step, press
[F3] (OK) to confirm your selections and exit the Program
Menu . Otherwise, you can press [F2] (Cancel) or the [ESC] key
to exit the Program Menu without confirming your selections.
Proceed to the next section to enter your pipe parameters.
b.
If you selected Special in the previous step, continue your
programming below.
Special Transducers
If you have Special transducers (see Figure 2-2 on the previous page),
the information required in the following steps will be supplied with
the transducers.
1.
Use the [
T
] key to reach the Frequency prompt. Press
[ENTER]
and
a drop-down list of five frequencies opens. Scroll to the correct
frequency (in MHz) for your transducer, and press
[ENTER]
.
2.
Use the [
T
] key to reach the Tw prompt and press
[ENTER]
. Use
the numeric keys to enter the time delay (in µs) value provided
with your transducer. Press
[ENTER]
to confirm your entry.
3.
Complete one of the following steps:
a. If you are programming a special wetted transducer , press
[F3]
(OK) to confirm your selections and exit the Program Menu .
Otherwise, you can press
[F2]
(Cancel) or the
[ESC]
key to exit
the Program Menu without confirming your selections.
Proceed to the next section to enter your pipe parameters.
b. If you are programming a special clamp-on transducer ,
continue your programming below.
4.
Use the [
T
] key to reach the Wedge Ang prompt and press
[ENTER]
. Use the numeric keys to enter the wedge angle (in
degrees) value provided with your transducer. Press
[ENTER]
to
confirm your entry.