Olympus Magna-Mike 8600, User Manual

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DMTA-10026-01EN, Rev. D, January 2015
Table of Contents v
4.1 Probe Types ................................................................................................................ 61
4.2 Probe Cable Connections ......................................................................................... 64
4.2.1 Connection to the Magna-Mike 8600 .......................................................... 64
4.2.2 Connection to the 86PR-1, 86PR-2, and 86PR-3 Probes ............................ 65
4.3 Replaceable Wear Tips for 86PR-1 and 86PR-2 Probes ....................................... 65
4.4 Wear Tip Replacement ............................................................................................. 66
4.5 Proper Target Selection ............................................................................................ 67
4.5.1 Standard Target Balls ..................................................................................... 68
4.5.2 Magnetic Target Balls .................................................................................... 69
4.5.3 Target Disks .................................................................................................... 70
4.5.4 Target Wires .................................................................................................... 70
4.5.5 Calibration Accessory Kits ............................................................................ 72
4.6 Calibration Frequency .............................................................................................. 74
4.7 Calibration ................................................................................................................. 75
4.7.1 Selecting a Target and Wear Tip .................................................................. 77
4.7.2 Calibrating ...................................................................................................... 78
4.7.3 Saving and Recalling a Calibration File ...................................................... 83
4.8 Measurements ........................................................................................................... 84
4.8.1 Other Factors Affecting Accuracy ............................................................... 87
4.8.2 Maintaining Accuracy ................................................................................... 88
4.8.3 Q-CAL .............................................................................................................. 88
4.8.4 Periodic Verification ...................................................................................... 89
4.8.5 Traceability ...................................................................................................... 89
5. Using Special Functions ........................................................................... 91
5.1 Activating and Configuring a Differential Mode ................................................. 91
5.2 Using the Minimum/Maximum Thickness Mode ................................................ 93
5.3 Using Alarms ............................................................................................................. 95
5.4 Using a Strip Chart View ......................................................................................... 97
5.5 Locking the Instrument ............................................................................................ 99
6. Configuring the Instrument ................................................................... 103
6.1 Configuring Measurement Parameters ............................................................... 103
6.2 Configuring System Parameters ........................................................................... 105
6.3 Activating the Software Upgrade Mode .............................................................. 106
6.4 Configuring Communications .............................................................................. 107
7. Using the Datalogger ............................................................................... 111
7.1 Datalogger Functions ............................................................................................. 111
7.2 Creating a Data File ................................................................................................ 113
7.2.1 Data File Types ............................................................................................. 114